Last night was a New Year’s Eve unlike any other. I certainly have spent New Year’s eve before unencumbered by the fervor of loud music and flowing booze but never quite to the extent I did for a couple of hours at the Buddhist Sangha (community) to which I have been attending for about a year now. Though I look forward to the Monday evening meditation and discussion, I was very hesitant to go there last night. Firstly, I had envisioned a night with my kids including games, m