The vow ceremony was beautiful and moving. We had just spent three days with Acharya Arawana Hayashi and thirty others (5 came up from Florida to hear her teachings) and the Boddhisattva vow ceremony was the culmination of the weekend. Four of us took vows; seven others took Refuge vows. The big excitement was to hear what name Arawana had chosen for us. When my name was called I walked up and we bowed to each other as she handed me a paper with my new name she had chosen for me in both Tibetan and English done in calligraphy. Was I ever surprised when she read out loud - Jinpa Mepung or Generosity Bonfire! It must be my red hair or something. :) Anyway, it's something to live up to.Here are other photos of the weekend so you can see my "community". They are all wonderful, thinking, fun people!
My good friend Phyllis who you've probably heard me speak of is on the right.
And on the left is my
other good friend Janet!
