Author: SMS Editor

2015 Autumn Meditation Retreat

Springs Mountain Sangha announces their Autumn Meditation Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei October 14-18, 2015 The Abbey in Canon City Register Now!  Realizing things as they truly are, touching deep into the core of what sustains us, fully opening heart…

Money, Sex, War, Karma

SMS Book Group Money, Sex, War, Karma  by David Loy * Please note date change* Dr. Loy was a professor Ethics/Religion and Society at Xavier  University and a Zen teacher in the lineage of Koun Yamada.   He has written many…

Group Koan Practice at Shove Chapel

Group Koan Practice at Shove Chapel Monday, August 2015 This Monday, at Shove Chapel, we’ll have one period of meditation followed by a group Koan discussion. From Joan Sutherland’s “Acequias and Gates”: “Koans are a spiritual practice in the sense…

SMS/WMS Summer Gathering

SMS/WMS Summer Gathering Sunday August 30 at the Catamount Center Woodland Park, CO Noon to 4:00 pm The  Catamount Center will be the destination for an informal gathering of Springs Mountain Sangha and Wet Mountain Sangha members. Soaking up the beautiful surroundings…

September 2015 SMS Newsletter

Ongoing Events   Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs. 5:15 Dharma Study and Discussion before…

August 2015 Newsletter

August 2015 Newsletter Ongoing Events Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs.…

Buddhism and the 12 Steps

Buddhism and the 12 Steps Meeting Wednesdays at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm 417 Prairie Road CSC 80909 (parking on the side off of St. Vrain and in the front) Join us in celebration of the deep interconnection of Buddhism and…

Deep Listening this Monday at Shove

Springs Mountain Sangha invites you to join us for an evening of Deep Listeningwith Jane Rigler (Ph.D., music) & Mary Jane Sullivan (Ph.D. philosophy, film, poetry)Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado CollegeMonday, July 6, 20156:00 to 8:00 PM. Everyone is welcome Deep Listening…

July 2015 Newsletter

Ongoing Events Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs. Dharma Study and Discussion: Each Monday 5:15 pm,…