Dear Sangha and Friends, Here we are, at the end of our two month practice period, which seems such an odd transition, given that many of us have laid down during this time patterns of practice that we’ve found supporting us…
May 2021 Newsletter
Author: SMS Editor
Ox and You Retreat, April 30-May 2
Register now forSprings Mountain Sangha Weekend Integrative Retreat Friday evening, April 30 through Sunday, May 2, 2021with Sarah Bender, Roshi Our Ox and You retreat is just around the bend. Your early registration really helps with the planning, and makes for a…
Practice Period April 11
Practice Period Week of April 11 Welcome to the sixth week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoom link for appropriate eventsAll times are MDT Heron Dreams: words from Roshi Sarah Dear Friends, …
Practice Period March 28
Practice Period Week of March 28th Welcome to the fourth week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoom link for appropriate eventsAll times are MDT Heron Dreams: words from Roshi Sarah Hello to…
Dharma Talk Monday Evening with Tenney Nathanson, Sensei, Poetry Reading on Sunday
Tenney Nathanson is a Sensei with the Open Source Dharma Talk Monday March 29th6:10 pm MDTDuring Evening Meditation Book of Serenity 37 YANGSHAN’S KARMIC CONSCIOUSNESS Guishan asked Yangshan, “Suppose someone asks you out of the blue, ‘Sentient beings only have endless karmic…
April 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Perhaps those words, from China long ago, are the simplest expression I’ve met of what it is to create sacred space. You don’t have to know what bird, what song. This evening, with such hard news of deaths…
Practice Period Week of March 21st
Welcome to the third week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoom link for appropriate eventsAll times are MDT Heron Dreams: words from Roshi SarahDear Friends, Spring! The equinox came at 5:37 AM, here in Boston, and I…
Spring Koan Meditation Series Beginning Saturdays, 4:00pm MDT
Spring Koan Series with Sarah Bender, Roshi Saturdays, March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17 and 24, 20214:00 PM MDT All are welcome!To join the email list and have the weekly selections sent to you,please contact Sarah Bender, Roshi at sembender@gmail.com…
Open Source Zen Spring Retreat Evening Talks open to all
~Open Source Meditation Retreat~The Secret Of The Stream Bed With: Sarah Bender, Andrew Palmer, Tenny Nathanson, and Megan Rundel Evening talks during the retreat are open to everyone. If you would like to join us on Friday and Saturday evening, please be in place by 6:30 PM Mountain time for…
Practice Period Week of March 8th
Welcome to the first week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoomlink for appropriate events Sixteen Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath, Mary Kay Carlson The Period opens with a Dedication Ceremony Monday Night March 8th 6:00pm led by Sarah…