For our ongoing schedule please see our website at smszen.org Practice Period, which begins February 28 with our “Lotus in the Fire” weekend integrative retreat and stretches through our May 6-10 meditation retreat. This is a time of deep inquiry in our…
Tough as Dragon Girl, Quick as Lingzhao: Koans for Stepping off a Pole A Meditation Retreat with Springs Mountain Sangha May 6 – 10, 2020 Pueblo Mountain Park Beulah, CO The deadline for registration is Friday, April 3 at which…
Lotus in the Fire Integrative Retreat at Creek Bend Zendo with Sarah Bender, Roshi Friday February 28th – Sunday March 1st, 2020 Reminder: Registration closes Friday, February 21 Lotus in the Fire Integrative Retreat at Creek Bend Zendo with Sarah…
Lotus in the Fire Integrative Retreat at Creek Bend Zendo with Sarah Bender, Roshi Friday February 28th – Sunday March 1st, 2020 The lotus flower rising right up in the fire to bloom, delicate and moist, as we must, delicate and…
January Saturday, January 25: Lunar New Year Ceremony February Saturday, February 1: Zen Threads Talk by Will Holtz at 8:00 AM, during the morning meditation at Shove Chapel Monday, February 3: Sutra NightMonday,…
Lunar New Year Ceremonywith Sarah Bender, RoshiJanuary 25, 2020 Dear Friends, As we have passed the turning of the decade, and started step by step building the path which will become 2020, a time of freshness, starting anew, and re-dedication…
Foundations of Zen Practice in the Open Source Koan Zen Tradition An Introduction by Experiencewith Sarah Bender, Roshi Thursday Evenings 7-8:30 January 23 and 30, February 6, 20 and March 5 Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado College How to start…
~Support The Dream~ “Come to the table of freedom and meet life at its origin” ~Sarah Bender, Roshi Tickets purchased directly from Colorado College are now sold out, but SMS has on hand 10 tickets. Please contact Percy Pellerin at percy.pellerin@gmail.com…
Dear Springs Mountain Sangha, This week we’ll gather to walk across the threshold into a new year, in several ways: At our Monday evening meditation tomorrow, we’ll hear a Wayfaring Mind Talk from one of our members,…
Wishing everyone joy and peace. We look forward to being together this coming year. There will be Wednesday morning meditation, January 1st: 06:30 – 07:30 AM Starfish, by Mary Oliver “…-what I wanted was to be willing to be afraid.…