Author: SMS Editor

January 2024 Newsletter

Springs Mountain Sangha, January 2024 Dear Sangha, I was down with a cold this week, and had the good fortune to be able to just rest a lot and take care of it.  The funny thing was, it took five…

December 2023 Newsletter

Springs Mountain Sangha, December 2023 Overview of December Offerings Sunday, Dec. 3, noon All Sangha Meeting – Zoom; help dream the sangha forward Monday, Dec. 4, 6 PM,  on Zoom and in person at Shove Chapel   Meditation, Sutra Service, conversationTuesday, Dec. 5…

November 2023 Newletter

Springs Mountain Sangha, November 2023 All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of November Offerings Wednesday, Nov. 1 was the final session of our Fall Open Source Koan SeriesThursday, Nov. 2 —–Final Session of our 2023 Refuge Series  Monday,…

October 2023 Newletter

Springs Mountain Sangha, October 2023 Overview of October Offerings Monday, October 2, 6 PM,  on Zoom and in person at Shove Chapel:                       Meditation, Sutra Service, conversation Tuesday, October 3, 6:15 PM, on Zoom: Steering Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 4, 11,…

September 2023 Newsletter

SPRINGS MOUNTAIN SANGHA SEPTEMBER 2023 Words from Sarah Bender, Roshi; written August 30th Dear Friends, Tonight is the night of the full moon, a blue moon (second in this month!)  and it’s a time when many Buddhists celebrate Ullambana,  a…

August 2023 Newsletter

In the deep of Summer! All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of August Offerings(all online for this month)  Ongoing Meditation Schedule, Zoom except Monday Eves Sundays: Candlelight Meditation 8 to 8:30 PM (Meditation,evening dedication)Mondays: Meditation and evening starting at…

Meditation Retreat March 24-27, 2022

Springs Mountain Sangha Branches of Light Online Meditation Retreatwith Sarah Bender, Roshi March 24-27, 2022 Taking part in the Gathering We and everything we perceiveare interwoven and not interwoven,and this interweaving continues on and onwhile each thing stands in its…

February 2022 Newsletter

Photograph and Watercolor by Susan Rogers’ sister-in-law, Leslie H. Carson Dear Friends, The word that comes first this month is breathe.  It arises as I look at the two images above, each beautiful in its own way. The photo, on the left,…