Happy Bodhi Day (December 8th in Japan)

Bodhi day is the day that Siddhartha Gautama attained Enlightenment making him the first Buddha, according to the Buddhist traditions.  Celebrated on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month it is now celebrated in Japan on the 8th of December.  It is said that he was sitting under a bodhi tree at the time.  While this is not as popular a day of celebration as the day of his birth (celebrated on two different days) it is still a day to reflect on the world and meditate on how we are all connected.  Happiness through truth is one of the underling principles of the faith.

One source says that a way to celebrate is by taking a tree in the home and decorating it with multi colored lights and beads that represent how we are all interconnected.  Of course meditation is always welcome in any Buddhist ceremony.

This seems like a great holiday to get back on track, I have been absent for a very long time but plan to be committing much more time to this project.  I have been doing a number of things in the background to make this a better and more consistant endevor, so hope you will come along with me on this and would love to hear any feedback you may have, holidays I may be missing or information on them, things I can do to make this better.  While this project is something I love I want to make it something that others will enjoy as well and maybe learn a thing or two, I know that every person who finds this blog will have their own traditions they hold dear, please share with the rest of us.

Have a great Bodhi Day!

Jeffrey