Year-end Retreat, New Year's Day
The last week of 2009 and the first hours of 2010 saw a whirlwind of activity at the Hazy Moon: our five-day Year-end Sesshin, a mini-retreat on Dec. 31 for beginning meditation students, our dramatic New Year's Eve observances, and a festive party in the wee hours of January 1.______________________________________________
In late October, about 10 members of the Hazy Moon joined an equal number from our Mexican sangha at the Black Scorpion Zen Center, the Hazy Moon's sister temple, for a week-long sesshin. Claudia Hosso Politi, sensei--resident priest at the Scorpion--made everyone feel welcome. The powerful retreat concluded with an observance of the Day of the Dead, followed by an outing to the historic cemetery in the center of nearby Tepoztlan.______________________________________________