Held during our One-Day Sit on September 21st, this wonderful ceremony acknowledged Ryushin Kate's life of practice with the transmission ceremony of Menjuhai ("Face to face, Bowing in Completion"). 

After a peaceful day of sitting with the theme of "opening to joy" featuring a warm and insightful talk by Seiu Hannah, Kate formally shared that she was ready to take this step. Nomon Tim formally declared “The Dharma Gate of face-to-face transmission between Buddha and Buddha, Ancestor and Ancestor, is now realized.” The ceremony culminated with a wonderful Dharma talk by Ryushin Kate.

Although the ceremony is named, "completion of practice", Kate reminded us that in reality, "there is no completion--our practice continues on forever...."

We thank you, Kate, for the deep and insightful talk and for your many years of deep heart practice.