May Online Meeting Updates As communicated earlier, we are changing the links for our regular meditations and gatherings. This is to protect our members while we are meeting online. Please use the following links or Zoom Meeting IDs and Passwords.…
COMPANIONS OF THE WAYONE-DAY ON LINE RETREAT FRIDAY MAY 8, 8-9 PM MDTSATURDAY MAY 9, 10AM – 3 PM MDT SARAH BENDER, ROSHITENNEY NATHANSON, SENSEI; MEGAN RUNDEL, SENSEI Friday, May 88-9 pm MDTZoom ID 825-5609-8152Zoom Pass ****** Saturday, May 910 am – 3 pm MDTZoom ID 891-1533-2003Zoom…
Happy Earth Day, Everyone! Buddhas and Ancestors realize the vast sky and the great earth. When they appear in their noble body, their vastness has no inside or outside. When they appear in their true body, there is not even…
Lingyun was wandering in the mountains and became lost in his walking. He rounded a bend and saw peach blossoms on the other side of the valley. This sight awakened him and he wrote this poem: …
Movie Night This Week! The Seventh Samuri Join us as we discuss Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking 1954 film, “Seven Samurai” in a two-part series. This film explores themes of community solidarity, camaraderie, and the “trickster” archetype. Please note that this deeply engaging…
Updates on 2020 Residential Retreats Spring 2020 Retreat Canceled, April 5 Zoom Retreat Well Attended! The SMS retreat scheduled for May 6-10, 2020 at Pueblo Mountain Park has been cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Those who have registered and…
Important Changes! There has been quite a bit of press lately about uninvited trouble-makers disrupting online meetings, including meditations and online gatherings such as ours. This has happened to other Zen Sanghas we know, as well as to educational Zoom…
Which Life Is This?Which Life Is This? A One-Day Open Source Online RetreatSunday, April 5, 9 am – 5 pm PST, 10 am – 6 pm MST Sarah Bender, Roshi; Andrew Palmer, Sensei;Tenney Nathanson, Sensei; Megan Rundel, Sensei Free by…
Open Source Meetings Online, Spring 2020Practicing with Open Source Companions Baling asked, “What is the sword sharp enough to cut through a hair that blows against it?” He answered himself, “Each branch of coral holds up the moon.” In this…
Hello Everyone, With considerable help from our member Frank Actis, we are rolling on our new meeting platform, Zoom. People are seeming really happy to be able to continue to meet in this way. It’s amazing how intimate a space, how…