Lunar New Year’s Eve: Evening of Mindfulness (Tết)

Tết, short for Tết Nguyên Đán, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring and the New Year based on the Vietnamese calendar, which is mostly based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar.

The Vietnamese New Year involves many traditions to do with starting fresh and beginning the new year with good fortune and intention. It’s thought that your actions during Tết will reflect how the rest of your year will go. So celebrating mindfully is important.

For our evening of mindfulness, we will have a Year-End Dharma talk in Vietnamese by Venerable Phước Tịnh, a be-in (performances), and the Lunar New Year ceremony.

Important Information

When days of mindfulness are full, we invite you to continue checking back on the Eventbrite link above, as when cancellations occur more space will open up for folks to register to attend. We do not keep a waiting list for these events.

If you have registered and need to cancel, if you have an Eventbrite account, you can cancel through your account. If you do not have an Eventbrite account, please let us know about your need to cancel by emailing our registration office.

We ask that all guests please observe our dress code. Out of respect for our monastic brothers and sisters, please wear sleeves that cover the shoulders (short sleeves are acceptable), shirts that cover the midriff, and long pants or long skirts that are loose-fitting and cover the knees at all times. Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, nor tight-fitting clothing. We kindly ask friends to dress modestly for the duration of their time with us and to share this information with anyone attending the event with you. 

Donations. For participation in the Day of Mindfulness, a donation is greatly appreciated to keep the monastery open and able to receive guests. You will find donation boxes in the meditation and dining halls or you can donate online.

Scheduled events occur rain or shine.

Schedule:

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Gate open to receive registered visitors

3:00 PM – Walking Meditation

4:15 PM – Dharma talk in Vietnamese by Venerable Phước Tịnh (translation provided)

5:30 PM – Vegetarian Dinner

7:00 PM – Be In

9:00 PM – Lunar New Year’s Eve Ceremony

10:00 PM – Evening of Mindfulness concludes