DESERT SUNRISE RETREAT WITH TENNEY NATHANSON SENSEI MARCH 6-11, 2018 REDEMPTORIST RENEWAL CENTER AT PICTURE ROCKS | TUCSON, ARIZONA A splendid branch issues from the old plum tree in time, obstructing thorns flourish everywhere – Keizan (The Record of…
Ongoing Events Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm for anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs. 5:15 Dharma Study and Discussion before…
Dear Bodhisattvas, We would like to offer you a formal introduction and welcoming to SMS Action! We vow to save all beings, but how? Where do we begin? What causes really matter to us? What is absolutely vital to our…
Dear Springs Mountain Sangha, On the eve of Thanksgiving, I find my heart full of gratitude for you. That you come together, week in and week out, and have done so for twenty years! That you give so generously…
November Notes! Sarah will be heading out of town Monday November 20th so there will be no dharma talk. There will be two simple sits. November 28th is the deadline for our Lit by A Star Retreat, December…
Lit by a Star Retreat with Sarah Bender Roshi December 8 and 9, 2017 In early December, on one of the short days, one of the long nights, we gather to commemorate the awakening that gave the Buddha that…
Dear Bodhisattvas! November is a rich month for us with both our regular schedule and special offerings – several of which were omitted in the newsletter. Apologies offered! Celebration of Sarah Bender’s Roshi Transmission November 4th Time: 2-4:00…
Roshi Celebration Sarah Bender Roshi of the Pacific Zen School “Noble servant in the Temple of Heron Dreaming” You are invited to a celebration by Springs Mountain Sangha honoring Sarah Bender Roshi’s receipt of transmission in the Zen…
Zen Threads with Rory Lowe Saturday, October 7th Please join us for this time when a sangha member shares what is on her/his heart / mind. The talk is given during the last period of the sit at 8:00. Come…
SMS Fall Retreat Monday, October 23 to Sunday, October 29, 2017, with Sarah Bender, Roshi @ The Abbey in Canon City $695 Full-time double occupancy, $100 per day Part-time Single room (if available) $755 Registration Deadline: October 9…