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Universal Teachings For Everyday Living Page 3
New Year’s Eve Party
An open invitation is extended to Oneness Newsletter
readers to join in our annual New Year’s Eve Potluck
gathering on December 31. One highlight is a hot sake
toast at midnight. Another highlight is everyone takes
turns striking a bell for a total of 108.
New Year’s Eve bell ringing is a traditional Japa-
nese Buddhist ritual that focuses awareness on the 108
“bonno” or human “limitations” such as anger, greed, ig-
norance, envy, hatred, arrogance, etc.
Everyone should write down a bonno to work on
for the year 2001. This could be a bad habit, attitude,
grudge, etc. We will have a “Bonno Burning” where
you throw your bonno paper into the fireplace as a state-
ment of your wish to get rid of that bonno.
Festivities begin from 8:30 p.m. at Reverend Koyo
and Adrienne Kubose’s home: 8334 Harding Avenue,
Skokie, Illinois. Harding Avenue is one block east of
Crawford, and the house is ½ block south of Main Street.
Please RSVP by December 28, 2000. Call (847)
677-8211 and let us know what kind of pot-luck dish
you will be bringing.
Any Year 2001 Resolutions?
By Rev. Koyo Kubose
In last year’s Winter issue, I invited readers to share their
Year 2000 resolutions with me as part of a procedure to
help them actualize their resolutions. The 3-part proce-
dure consisted of sending me: (1) a Statement of Inten-
tion (stating clearly what one desired to accomplish); (2)
an Action Plan (detailing exactly how one planned to
verify or measure one’s success); and (3) subsequent
Progress Reports (specifying an accountability or report-
ing schedule).
In last year’s article, I also said, “If desired, be anony-
mous— don’t use a return address, use a code name, etc.
I will just put everything in a file labeled ‘Year 2000
Resolutions.’ Unless requested otherwise, my role will
not be to offer advice but simply be the repository of an
accountability procedure to facilitate your resolution.”
Several people participated in the Year 2000 Reso-
lution program. Most people sent in quarterly progress
reports and consensus feedback was that the program
was helpful. One person wrote, “Are you going to con-
tinue this, to have ‘Year 2001 Resolutions?’ I find it ef-
fective; this is the longest I can remember keeping
new year’s resolution. Maybe you could let us know in
the next Oneness Newsletter?”
Okay, no problem! I will be glad to receive your
ourselves and go forth confidently into the New Mil-
lennium! By the way, my Year 2000 resolution to do
of the Eightfold Paths is Right Endeavor;
May I be strenuous, energetic, and per-
Natalie Goldberg.)
Dial the Dharma
Call to hear a recorded 2-3 minute teaching.
Tapes changed daily.
When a person’s willing
and eager, the Dharma is
always on his side.
Enthusiasm is like having
two right hands.
Every calling is great
when greatly pursued
sayings to add a little flavor to life
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