Mid Autumn Festival
In the Chinese Lunar calendar, the two biggest celebrations align with the start of Spring for the New Year and the peak of Fall for mid Autumn. It's as if our ancestors preferred these short-lived phases of harmony, ease, and stability over the peaks, pits, and extremes of Summer and Winter.
As for the poetry of the moment, enjoy this fleeting feeling of equanimity. In the Spring, we get the sensation of rising to the occasion, but in Autumn, it's more like sinking into your favorite sofa, or slipping into your PJ's for the night. This is a great time for gratitude - you know, the warm fuzzy kind.
To make this make sense, look at boring as a blessing. If your day to day doings are ordinary and dull, then see yourself as fortunate and privileged. Try to find the divine within that which is otherwise flat, drab, and bland. If we can simplify our sights, God just might come into view.
⧠The Mid Autumn Moon Party â§
Clean Up: Don't wait for Spring to clean.
Host Family: Neighbors, friends, and familiars.
Eat and Drink: There is so much to be grateful for.
Give Gifts: Fruits, preserves, and fancy crafts.
Thank your Teachers: It's the tradition.
Middle Path
Contents
ã»Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
ã»Flavor of the Month: New month, new monthly tea club sample!
ã»The Daoist Calendar: Special holidays and how to observe them.
ã»Learning Courtesy: Hijinks and harmony of Gretchen and Grace.
ã»Potent Points: Remember this segment? Shifu made a new one!
ã»Final Fortune Cookie: Big wit and wisdom from a tiny little idiom.
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