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Friday, October 30, 2020

Mel Weitsman stepping down ceremony

On October 24th, Berkeley Zen Center abbot Mel Weitsman had a stepping down ceremony after many decades being head and then abbot of that group. View a video of that ceremony.

snatched this from SFZC Sangha News which added: Over 200 people attended the livestreamed Stepping Down Ceremony for Sojun Mel Weitsman at Berkeley Zen Center on October 24. If you missed the ceremony you can view it on YouTube. And while you’re there, watch Sojun’s Zazen Instruction from September 2020.

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