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…
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,…
Springs Mountain SanghaWeek of January 17, 2022 Dear Friends, This week we’ll have several different kinds of encounter with the Dharma. On Monday evening we’ll commemorate the life, leadership and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s important that…
Dear Friends, This morning I watched the coy moon climbing through the pine boughs, as sunlight crept up from behind the farther treeline, light meeting light across the darkness of dawn, and was grateful for this daily ritual, in the midst…
VOICES OF THE FEMININE, WITHIN AND AROUND US Winter Study Series with Sarah BenderSaturdays beginning January 8, 10-noonon the SMS Zoom January 8, 15, 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 12 A series of gatherings exploring expressions of female perspectives both within and…
Morning Star Lights the World Retreat Springs Mountain Sangha Bodhi Day Sunday December 5th, 2021 In recent times, it seems that something internally has come to a stop, and we as individuals and a culture are witnessing the…
Dear Friends, From this morning’s meditation, Out beyond the pink geraniums, Bare branches in morning sun Sky innocent as a baby’s belly. How to let in this grace? How…
Ceremony for the Beloved Dead 6:10 PM MST, Monday, November 1 On this evening, in lieu of our usual sutra service, we’ll hold a ceremony to remember and express our love for those who have died, those we have cared for…
Dear Friends, Our Sitting Alone, Together retreat concluded just Sunday afternoon (the anniversary of our Refuge Retreat of last year!), and for me, it continued into packing, pulling the little blue kayak up into the house, washed and ready for…
JOIN US WEDNESDAY EVENING October 27, 6:00-7:30 Arizona/Pacific, 7:00-8:30 Mountain Open Source Koan Ancestors Series continues with Megan Rundel Sensei Laywomen of the Way This week I’ll be taking up some koans and stories about women practitioners in China who were…