New Year’s Eve All-Night Meditation Vigil (Online & In-Person)
Beginning at 7 pm on New Year’s Eve, Clear Mountain will host an all-night meditation vigil to celebrate the past year and set our aspiration together for the future.The evening, held in-person at Fauntleroy Church, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, and online via Zoom and YouTube livestream, will feature meditation, monastic teachings, and traditional chanting of 108 Itipi So homages. Though the gathering will continue through the night, participants may leave at any point. There will also be a space to rest or nap for those who need rather than driving back in the early hours of the morning; just bring a blanket and a sleeping pad or cushion!
Those unable to attend in-person are also welcome to tune in via Zoom or YouTube livestream. Text for traditional “Itipi” chanting may be found here & a video for practice here. To participate in chanting, use this online Chanting Book.
Schedule
7 pm: Welcome and chanting
7:30 – 8 pm: Sitting meditation
8 – 8:30 pm: Giving of precepts (optional) and Dhamma Talk
8:30 – 9:30 pm: Sitting and walking meditation
9:30 – 10:30 pm: Traditional chanting of 54 rounds of Itipi So homage to the Triple Gem (Round 1).
10:30-11 pm: Dhamma talk
11 pm – Midnight: Traditional chanting of 54 rounds of Itipi So homage to the Triple Gem (Round 2).
12 – 12:30: Monastic and community reflections
(Suggested entry & exit point)
12:30 – 2:00: Coffee and shared conversation about community members’ Dhamma practice over the previous year, and hope for the next.
2 – 4: Sitting and walking meditation
4 – 4:30 am: Morning chanting
(Suggested entry & exit point)
4:30 – 5:30 am: Sitting and walking meditation
5:30 – 6 am: Cleanup
6 am: Monastics receive alms in front of church.
What to Bring
A cushion to sit on if you want, though chairs will be available, a blanket if you run cold, and your love of practice! You may also bring a sleeping pad and sleeping bag if you wish to sleep there, rather than driving home in the early hours.
Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777227234?pwd=B34iA6nB9wnalGo8XWUiQuenaUZNbb.1
Meeting ID: 857 7722 7234 / Passcode: 185764
Date
- Dec 31 2024 - Jan 01 2025
Time
- 7:00 pm - 6:00 am
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Dec 31 2024 - Jan 01 2025
- Time: 10:00 pm - 9:00 am
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Speakers
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Ajahn KoviloAjahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born monk who, having been introduced to meditation through the Goenka tradition, first entered the monastery in 2006. After receiving full ordination from Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro at Abhayagiri Monastery in California in 2010, he spent the next decade training at monasteries in the Ajahn Chah tradition in America and Thailand. In 2020, after a year practicing at a Pa Auk Sayadaw monastery, Ajahn Kovilo enrolled at the Dharma Realm Buddhist University (DRBU) to study Pali and to better understand Mahāyāna practices. Having graduated from DRBU in 2024, Ajahn Kovilo has now joined the Clear Mountain community in person.
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Ajahn Nisabho
After finishing college in 2012, Ajahn Nisabho left his native Washington to go forth as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. He received full ordination the following spring under Ajahn Anan, a senior disciple of renowned meditation master, Ajahn Chah, and spent the following years training in forest monasteries throughout Thailand, Australia, and the US. While staying with some of the lineage’s most respected teachers, he grew to believe the Thai Forest Tradition’s balance of communal life with solitary forest dwelling, careful adherence to the monastic precepts, and focus on meditation represented a faithful embodiment of the original Buddhist path. Moreover, his time with contemporary masters such as Ajahn Anan, Ajahn Pasanno, and Ajahn Jayasaro, convinced him that such a path could yield great fruit in the heart even amidst the complexities of modern life.
In 2020, after nearly eight years in robes, Ajahn Nisabho returned to the Northwest hoping to help establish a refuge of Dhamma and practice near Seattle.
