For Tibetan Buddhists, this week marks Losar, the brand new yr — a time to wash home, cherish household, make choices, ponder the previous yr and welcome the brand new.
Losar is likely one of the most essential days within the Tibetan Lunar calendar, a day of group apply and celebration, and an opportunity to precise appreciation for the lecturers, teachings, and the essential goodness that binds all beings collectively.
Typically falling across the second new moon after the winter solstice, the custom originated hundreds of years in the past within the pre-Buddhist Bon interval and is now celebrated world wide, together with in lots of Buddhist facilities in North America.
2025 is designated because the yr of the Wooden Snake, historically related to flexibility, private development, and renewal, inviting us to welcome new beginnings.
Joyful Losar!
