JAN TAKES A VOW
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
Jan Howell, a full time resident at the abbey, is the first person to begin training for ordination.
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Her special day, November 15 began with a beautiful sunrise.
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After breakfast the first ritual of the day was Jan getting her hair cut and shaved by some of her Dharma friends.
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She then donned on her new trainee outfit and a small group of us escorted her to the meditation hall for the ceremony.
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There Venerable Chodron lead a beautiful ceremony explaining the 8 precepts plus celibacy for life Jan was about to take and how significant it was for Jan, the abbey and all sentient beings. |
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