A00113 - A Most Profound Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial
After walking down from the mountain top, the attendees quietly convened in the Big Hall. The Big Hall is the size of a high school gymnasium. It had an arched semi-circular ceiling supported by eight foot tall walls. The side walls had extensive glass panels and the doors were left open to accommodate the overflow crowd. The floor of the Big Hall was a hardwood floor. However, while one might expect the floor to have chairs. The only chairs were the ones lining the walls and located outside on the surrounding sidewalks. As for the center of the Big Hall, the floor was covered by hundreds of individual brown mats with individual pillows on each one. Each of these mats and pillows were labeled with the phrase "Ocean of Peace". As the crowd came in, these individual brown mats were soon occupied first by the brown clothed monks and nuns and then by the more limber attendees. Soon all were seated on these mats, most assuming the lotus position in what for the next hour