2013 Winter Solstice Ritual & Celebration
Date: December 21, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Rockridge Meditation Community
5463 College Ave, Oakland, Ca
Suggested Donation: $45 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
RSVP: janandillana@sbcglobal.net or call 510-759-8758
Winter Solstice marks a time of death and letting go. Unlike Autumn when trees and plants let go so that the fruit of their and our labor can be offered into the world. Winter's letting go is a surrender to the starkness, the simplicity that accompanies death.
Winter initiates an inner knowing that you can't take anything with you on your final journey. It encourages you to find an internal peace with what is. In Winter, you learn to accept that whatever is done is done and what is not is not. It is a time of naturally turning inward toward the darkness and quiet of the soul world.
It is simple. It is clear. You are surrendered!
This Solstice Ritual is an opportunity to come together as a community and acknowledge the ending of this year in a manner that has meaning and healing for you.
Every New Year millions of people make resolutions to do things differently in the coming year. Cultures from around the world understand that the Solstice is an opportunity to spiritually turn the wheel of dharma and end the year consciously so that you might begin anew.
In this afternoon together, we will offer you a purification ritual, Koan meditation, a death/release ritual and snacks & good cheer.
As we consciously join in celebrating the conclusion of 2013, we will also take time to acknowledge this precious life. May each of us cultivate balance and harmony in our lives so that all may sow the seeds of joy and peace.
This Winter Solstice Ritual is dedicated to celebrating community and the simple joys of living and offering that to your life, your world and your future.
Please bring an item to place on a dark altar and one for a light altar.
I look forward to sharing this day with you!
Illana Berger
RSVP: janandillana@sbcglobal.net or call 510-759-8758
Time: 1:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Rockridge Meditation Community
5463 College Ave, Oakland, Ca
Suggested Donation: $45 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
RSVP: janandillana@sbcglobal.net or call 510-759-8758
Winter Solstice marks a time of death and letting go. Unlike Autumn when trees and plants let go so that the fruit of their and our labor can be offered into the world. Winter's letting go is a surrender to the starkness, the simplicity that accompanies death.
Winter initiates an inner knowing that you can't take anything with you on your final journey. It encourages you to find an internal peace with what is. In Winter, you learn to accept that whatever is done is done and what is not is not. It is a time of naturally turning inward toward the darkness and quiet of the soul world.
It is simple. It is clear. You are surrendered!
This Solstice Ritual is an opportunity to come together as a community and acknowledge the ending of this year in a manner that has meaning and healing for you.
Every New Year millions of people make resolutions to do things differently in the coming year. Cultures from around the world understand that the Solstice is an opportunity to spiritually turn the wheel of dharma and end the year consciously so that you might begin anew.
In this afternoon together, we will offer you a purification ritual, Koan meditation, a death/release ritual and snacks & good cheer.
As we consciously join in celebrating the conclusion of 2013, we will also take time to acknowledge this precious life. May each of us cultivate balance and harmony in our lives so that all may sow the seeds of joy and peace.
This Winter Solstice Ritual is dedicated to celebrating community and the simple joys of living and offering that to your life, your world and your future.
Please bring an item to place on a dark altar and one for a light altar.
I look forward to sharing this day with you!
Illana Berger
RSVP: janandillana@sbcglobal.net or call 510-759-8758
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"Koan meditation is a way of showing up for your own life. You sit or work or talk and don’t add anything to it. You don’t criticize anything your mind offers. You don’t need to assess or improve the moment. And if you are criticizing the moment or your own state of mind, you don’t criticize that. In that way compassion appears. That way you show up for your own life."
"The ancient wisdom of Zen koans tells how to make room in your life for the unaccountable. You don’t have to worry your way through a predicament; it’s more like when you hear music and your body just dances. Koans are a great treasure that anyone can bring to life. They can show how to be at home in the universe including your own skin and situation." "Suffering is basically the thought, “This isn’t it.” Reasons to be unhappy can be very convincing. There is nothing wrong with worrying, scheming and hanging on for dear life, but it’s a narrow life. There is another way to live—you can live down a level where the obstacles are gates and the richness of life is already present." — John Tarrant |
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