At the beginning of the New Year, everything is renewed. To send off the old and welcome the new, making arrangements for a good start is essential! The San Francisco Bodhi Meditation Center has prepared an auspicious prayer and blessed feast for the guests, to collectively welcome the arrival of good luck in the New Year.
Before the Buddha, we offer a stick of incense, a chant of the Buddha’s name, and a heartfelt wish born from kindness. When sincerity is present, the results may be beyond imagination!
We receive the empowerment and blessings of the Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Guanyin Bodhisattva, the embodiment of compassion, is the mother of all beings in the world. With a thousand eyes, she watches over the world, and with a thousand hands, she helps all living beings. Today, we are fortunate to receive the blessings of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin statue personally blessed by Grandmaster JinBodhi, filled with extraordinary and compassionate energy!
Bring along your beloved items, purify them through incense, and imbue them with positive energy.
As we ring in the New Year, we send the top ten wishes of San Francisco’s people before the Buddha, carried by the sound of the New Year bells.
The beginning of the year, with the rising sun, heralds infinite hope and possibilities. A good start is half the success. We wish that all beings can fulfill their wishes and receive all the auspicious blessings they desire in the new year!