九月二十五日星期天，波士頓菩提禪堂在Castle Island舉辦了因疫情暫停兩年的戶外禪修活動！
With excitement, Boston Bodhi presented the Castle Island Outing on 9/25, Sunday. The event was postponed for 2 years due to the pandemic. Beginning early in the morning, volunteers came to the location with joy and great anticipation to make preparation.
一大早義工師兄師姐們就滿懷著歡喜期待的心情來到活動現場，為今天的活動做好萬全的準備！
Beginning early in the morning, volunteers came to the location with joy and great anticipation to make preparation.
海風吹來陣陣秋意，伴隨著絲絲寒意。但大夥們的熱情卻沒有受到絲毫的影響！每個人臉上都露出開心燦爛的笑容！時隔兩年的戶外禪修活動又一次讓新老同修們聚會在這風光明媚的Castle Island，真是令人欣喜萬分！
As the sea breeze blew, Fall is in the air. Although there was a slight chill, it did not affect the enthusiasm. Everyone was smiling. After a 2 year hiatus, everyone was delighted to come together at the beautiful Castle Island.
活動在深受全球同修們喜愛的八卦內功中展開！在老師的帶領下大家開開心心的一起走八卦，輕鬆歡愉的氣氛也感染了路過的行人，紛紛加入走八卦的行列！
We began with Energy Bagua which all Bodhi practitioners enjoy. Everyone happily practiced Energy Bagua under the guidance of teachers. Passersby felt the great vibe and joined us.
走完八卦收功後，也到了午餐時間！同修們邊吃著義工師兄師姐們準備的豐盛餐點，邊閒話家常互聊近況，好不熱鬧啊！午餐之後幾位同修迫不急待的分享他們的禪修受益見證！在分享的同時，禪堂也準備了令人期待和驚喜的抽獎活動！每位獲獎的同修都開心的表示真是不虛此行！既健身又可欣賞美景還有禮物呢！
After Energy Bagua, it was time for lunch. Practitioners enjoyed the marvelous dishes prepared by volunteers while having a great time catching up. Later, practitioners shared testimonials about their experiences and benefits of Bodhi Meditation. During the testimonial sharing time, the center presented lucky draw/raffle and everyone was thrilled. Winners all said what a great event this was. It was good for health while enjoying the pretty view plus presents!
以下是幾位同修的分享：
陳師姐：
最近我因為幫兒子帶寶寶，左大腿十分酸痛！沒想到，今天和大家一起走完八卦後，大腿疼痛消失了！走八卦的效果太好了！非常高興參加了這次的戶外禪修活動！
黃師兄：
走進菩提前，我有十幾年嚴重的花粉症，不分四季整天鼻涕不停！需要藥物控制！2016年，開始修練八卦內功，一年後我的花粉症基本上消失了！持續走了兩年左右，我不再需要吃花粉藥，基本上也跟「綿綿不斷」的鼻涕說再見了！之後我每天堅持八卦，如今我已走八卦四年！非常感恩師父讓我不再為花粉過敏傷腦筋了！
我82歲的母親，她之前有嚴重的頭暈，三個月左右，頭暈消失了，心情也變開朗了，身心靈都獲得提升，也更加的健康了！她也是每天堅持走八卦，至今6年。感恩師父的妙法讓我們受益良多 !
此外還有多位新同修是第一次學習八卦內功！其中兩位本來他們只打算走20分鐘，沒想到走著走著居然走了45分鐘！另外一位從巴西來的新朋友，修練了大光明修持法後，感到身心輕鬆愉快並表示以後會常來禪堂修練！
活動的尾聲，大夥們在大光明修持法的身心靈洗滌下吉祥圓滿！同修們紛紛表示，能來風景優美的海邊禪修，真是令人身心舒暢！神清氣爽！大家很開心的表示今天收穫豐盈，滿載而歸！並紛紛相約明年Castle Island見！
感恩所有老師和義工師兄師姐們的努力和付出，圓滿了這次的活動！
Below are the testimonials from practitioners:
Dharma Sister Chen:
I have been helping my son to take care of his child recently. My left leg has been in pain. After today’s Energy Bagua practice, I am amazed that the pain is gone. The result is great! I am very delighted to join this outing.
Dharma Brother Huang:
Before coming to Bodhi, I suffered from severe allergy. I would be sneezing year-round and had to take medicine. In 2016, I started to practice Energy Bagua. After a year of Energy Bagua practice, my allergy is basically gone! After persistent practice for 2 years, I no longer take allergy medicine and said goodbye to sneezing. I have kept up with Energy Bagua practice for 4 years. Very grateful to Grandmaster for helping me with allergy.
My 82 year old mother was suffering from severe dizziness. She has been practicing Energy Bagua for 6 years. After she started to practice Energy Bagua for 3 months, the dizziness has disappeared. She has become much happier and healthier. Her body, mind and spirit have all been transformed.
Grateful to Grandmaster for bringing us so many benefits.
Also, we had new participants who joined the practice for the first time. Two individuals were only going to try 20 minutes but they were surprised that they did it for 45 minutes. In addition, a new participant from Brazil felt at ease and joyful after practicing the Meditation of Greater Illumination. He mentioned that he would come to the center often.
As the activity came to a close, our bodies and hearts were full of positive energy as we practiced the Meditation of Greater Illumination. Everyone talked about how comfortable and relaxing it was to practice by the ocean. It cleared the mind and body. Everyone was delighted to attain so much in one day. Let’s do this again next year!
Grateful for the effort and dedication of all Teachers and volunteers to make this activity a success.
