This Month…
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path”
–Buddha
Summer Saturday Meditation Schedule for June, July, and August
Saturday meditation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 am. All are welcome.
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Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
Sabbatical, Potluck, and Birthday Celebration
Sarah Bender, Sensei, will be on sabbatical during the month of August. We wish her a lovely month!
Sarah also celebrates her birthday in August and so will we! Help us wish Sarah a very happy birthday on Sunday August 25th, during our All Sangha Summer Vegetarian POTLUCK Picnic. An RSVP is always appreciated (click here).
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Time: 3:00 pm – ?
Location: Liz Cramer’s house at 533 Crystal Hills Blvd, Manitou Springs, (719) 659-3608
Work in the Room
Join us for Work in the Room August 17th with Andrew Palmer, Sensei, during our Saturday morning sit.
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Time: 6:00 – 8:00 am
Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
Dharma Talk
Join us for a Dharma talk on Monday, August 19th with Andrew Palmer, Sensei, during our regular Monday-night meditation.
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Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
Newcomer Orientation
Monday, August 12th at the Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level). This for anyone who would like a brief orientation to meditation, our tradition, or our Sangha and customs. Following the orientation, you’re invited to join us for meditation at 6:10 pm.
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Time: 5:45 pm
Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
Sutra Study and Discussion
Join us for sutra study and discussion each Monday in August with Andrew Palmer, Sensei.
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Time: 5:30 – 6 pm
Location: Shove Chapel (downstairs).
Precepts Study
Precepts Study continues: The meetings of the group that will be studying and practicing our Bodhisattva Vows together will be:
- August 4, 11, 18, 25*
- September 1, 8, 15
Meetings will be at Creek Bend Zendo, led by Sarah Bender, Sensei and Andrew Palmer, Sensei. If you are interested in this study please know that you are very welcome and encouraged to enter in at this time. Contact Sarah Bender if you have questions.
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Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm, *exception: August 25 will be from 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place
Steering Committee Meeting
The next Steering Committee meeting is August 14th at Liz Cramer’s house. Contact Liz Cramer if you’d like more information.
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Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Location: 533 Crystal Hills Blvd, Manitou Springs
Looking Ahead…
September: Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei, September 19-22
October: Fall All Sangha Meeting, October 20
December: December Retreat, December 4-8
About Dana
We depend on the generosity of our members to support the work of our sangha. Donations are gratefully received in the Dana bowl in the alcove of the meditation hall in Shove Chapel. Also, everyone is invited to contribute flowers for the altar and cookies for Community Nights.
“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.“
We now accept PayPal donations. You can get to the SMS PayPal link on the SMS web site at: https://www.smszen.org