May 17, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us for a celebration of Sangha Day and Buddha’s Birthday at Boundless Mind Temple! Everyone is welcome and families with little ones and children are especially encouraged to attend.
We will celebrate Sangha Day with zazen and kinhin (seated and walking meditation), and a gentle altar-offering craft led by BZC sangha member Elizabeth Englander in the zendo, before we transition outside for a simple and joyful Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony, and a picnic in the courtyard (weather permitting).
Childcare will be provided from 9:15 AM–11:00 AM EST. BZC will supply muffins and baked goods (with gluten-free options). Please bring your own picnic lunch and blankets for sitting outside.
Updated Schedule:
09:00 AM — Doors open
09:15 AM — Childcare will be provided from 9:15 to 11am EST
09:25 AM — Han (wooden board calling people to meditation)
09:40 AM — Zazen (seated meditation)
10:10 AM — Kinhin (walking meditation
10:20 AM — Zazen
10:50 AM — Soji (temple cleaning practice)
11:20 AM — Altar offering craft (led by Elizabeth Englander)
11:50 AM — Orientation to Buddha’s Birthday Celebration
12:00 PM — Ceremony in courtyard
12:40 PM — Picnic
Image: Buddha’s Birthday Altar at Boundless Mind Temple courtyard, 2024, courtesy of Michelle Perkowski.