NEW YEARS EVE – DECEMBER 31, 2007
The night before the end of the Lam Rim retreat Venerable Chodron leads us all from the meditation hall to the garden. There we circumambulate the Buddha statue with candles reciting the Vajrasattva mantra to help us purify negative karma generated in the past year (as well as lifetimes). As we gather around the statue, each of us shares our aspirations for the New Year. It was an inspiring night for all!

The group slowly makes its way through the darkness, the candles lighting our path.
 Venerable leads us through the snowy night.
 The group is cast in a bright orange light giving the appearance of not being very solid at all.
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