December 31, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Please join us on Sunday, December 31st, for our New Year’s Eve Sit and Celebration at the Millerton Zendo.
The evening will begin with a period of temple cleaning at 8:45 PM EST, followed by a traditional Japanese noodle soup. At 10:30 PM EST, we’ll sit three periods of zazen, the third of which will go until just past midnight. During the last period, we’ll sound 108 bells that will ring in the New Year. This is a joyous and peaceful way to mark this transition in community.
The full schedule is as follows:
8:30 PM Doors open
8:45 PM Temple Cleaning
9:30 PM Japanese Noodle Soup & Clean up
10:30 PM Zazen
11:00 PM Kinhin (walking meditation)
11:10 PM Zazen
11:35 PM Kinhin
11:45 PM Zazen (with 108 bells)
Please register (below) by December 31. Pricing exemption requests are due November 24. (See more info under Equitable Pricing below) This event will be limited to 25 participants, so please register early.
Please note that no walk-ins will be allowed.
At BZC, we are committed to making our classes, workshops, and retreats accessible to all. To support this, we offer an equitable pricing model based on a sliding scale, reflecting our intention to move towards equity within our sangha and acknowledge historical contexts of wealth.
Determining Your Rate: Please refer to our Equitable Pricing Model to find the registration rate that best fits your circumstances.
Financial Assistance: No one will be turned away due to financial constraints. If you are unable to pay the lowest rate, please use this form to request a pricing exemption. Note that exemption requests are due at least one week prior to the event start date unless stated otherwise.
Questions? If you have any questions or concerns about registration, please contact us at info@brooklynzen.org.
We depend on the generosity of our community to continue our work. You can donate to BZC here or via Paypal at paypal@brooklynzen.org. If you’d like to support a specific dharma teacher or practice leader, you can do so here.
We ask that all participants be fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks are optional. Please see the BZC Covid Protocol for more information.
Millerton Zendo is located at 1 John Street, Millerton, NY. Parking is available behind the building.
Please see our cancellation policies here. To request a refund, please email info@brooklynzen.org.