The storehouse of treasuresopens of itself.You may take them and use themany way you wish. Eihei Dogen A note from Sarah Bender Dear Friends, Here we are in the deep green of summer, the flourishing, earth full of sun’s summer…
July 2020 Newsletter
Author: SMS Editor
Ecodharma Meeting Tue June 16, 6:30pm – Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter Ecodharma and racial injustice: “If we don’t tend to the particulars, we don’t tend the whole.” ~ Roshi Sarah Our big blue Earth. It holds each of us, and all of us together, as one seamless body. What…
Refuge in the Bodhisattva Way This Week and Beyond
Refuge in the Bodhisattva WayWhat is this for us, right now?We’ll explore together this Monday and A Refuge Group is forming: First Meeting Thursday, June 11th via Zoom, 6:30 PM Dear Springs Mountain Sangha and friends, Each time we meet as…
June 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friends of Springs Mountain Sangha, Our Winter into Spring practice period certainly became one unlike any before! A number of you have expressed a new appreciation of the way your practice has met this time with you, in you, for…
Movie Night Discussion rescheduled to Thurs June 4th
Movie Night SeriesGrave of the Fireflies & My Neighbor Totoro RESCHEDULED TO THURS June 4th 6:30pmPlease watch movie prior to next Thursday night discussion at 6:30 pm.Facilitated by Jeff Wagner jjusafa23@gmail.com Join us as we watch and discuss the 1988…
Month of May SMS Zoom Online Meetings and Meditation
May Online Meeting Updates As communicated earlier, we are changing the links for our regular meditations and gatherings. This is to protect our members while we are meeting online. Please use the following links or Zoom Meeting IDs and Passwords.…
Companions of the Way Retreat May 8-9 2020
COMPANIONS OF THE WAYONE-DAY ON LINE RETREAT FRIDAY MAY 8, 8-9 PM MDTSATURDAY MAY 9, 10AM – 3 PM MDT SARAH BENDER, ROSHITENNEY NATHANSON, SENSEI; MEGAN RUNDEL, SENSEI Friday, May 88-9 pm MDTZoom ID 825-5609-8152Zoom Pass ****** Saturday, May 910 am – 3 pm MDTZoom ID 891-1533-2003Zoom…
Earth Day, Arbor Day, and Onward!
Happy Earth Day, Everyone! Buddhas and Ancestors realize the vast sky and the great earth. When they appear in their noble body, their vastness has no inside or outside. When they appear in their true body, there is not even…
May 2020 Newsletter
Lingyun was wandering in the mountains and became lost in his walking. He rounded a bend and saw peach blossoms on the other side of the valley. This sight awakened him and he wrote this poem: …
Movie Night This Week!
Movie Night This Week! The Seventh Samuri Join us as we discuss Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking 1954 film, “Seven Samurai” in a two-part series. This film explores themes of community solidarity, camaraderie, and the “trickster” archetype. Please note that this deeply engaging…