Sitting Alone, Together Support for your personal retreatTuesday, October 19 through Sunday October 24 Open to Everyone Dear Friends, It was very difficult, though necessary, to make the decision to cancel our October retreat. It’s a time when many of…
Dear Friends, It’s a stormy morning in Voglers Cove. White capped waves even here in the cove, the small boats bouncing on their moorings, the high tide pushing seaweed into bumper-shaped mounds; and the huge elms across the street rattling…
Tomorrow,Wednesday,Encounters with Great Master Ma In the first sessions of our series we’ve been hanging out with intimate encounters at the beginnings of Zen: Bodhidharma with Emperor Wu and with Huige, who became his student; the illiterate “jungle dog” Huineng who…
Dear Friends, This image from inside a dandelion blossom ready to go, but not yet gone–still there, catching droplets–reminds me of this time, and of this koan about the Pang Family, our early ancestors in the Zen tradition. The Layman was…
This Wednesday,Megan Rundel, Sensei on Bodhidharma Bodhidharma is the First Ancestor of Zen, and a teacher who has always had a lot of power for me. Early in my practice I acquired a woodcut image of Bodhidharma in which he…
Please join us for a weekly study and practice series exploring the teachings of many of the ancestors of our Zen tradition from China and Japan. Each Wednesday evening this fall, we will take a deep dive into the life,…
Sangha Social White Pie Restaurant Outdoor Patio, Colorado SPrings Sunday, August 15, 5 PM We will be gathering at White Pie Restaurant, Colorado Springs location on their Outdoor Patio at 5 PM on Sunday. Please join us for some good…
KOAN INQUIRY TOGETHER, TOMORROW SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 10:00 AM to NOON Zhaozhou’s Three Turning Words A mud buddha can’t cross through water, A gold buddha can’t cross through a furnace. A wooden buddha can’t cross through fire. Friends, One…
“In the morning we entangle eyebrows, in the evening our shoulders rub. Who is it?” -Daito Kokushi The 2021 Open Source Autumn Retreat is fast approaching. It will begin Tuesday evening, October 19th and end Sunday evening, October 24th New news! …
Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking about twirling, and refuge. When I was a little girl I loved to twirl, and I loved to swing on the wooden seated swing under the tall tall tree in the woods behind the house. …