Someone asked an old teacher, “What is meditation?” “It’s not meditation.” “Well then, what is it?” “It’s alive.” Dear SMS, For this evening’s talk, I’ll be exploring with you this odd word we use, “discipline.” What’s that? Often, I think…
Dear Sangha, Amazing….here we are, already four weeks into our practice period. I hope you are finding this a time of renewal, of encouragement—a time to meet your own life, this one you have, all over again, and stop,…
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…
Saturday, January 30: 9 AM to 3 PM (brown bag lunch) 20 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs (AKA The Woman’s Club) Includes an introduction to Zen Instruction and practice in seated and walking meditation, Discussion of spiritual practice in this Buddhist tradition,…
These sessions meet at 7528 Jenkin Place. Most will be led by Sarah Bender. Andrew Palmer will be joining us as he can, and will facilitate at least two of the sessions. We will take up each of our…
A full half-day Buddhist free meditation gathering is being held New Year’s Day sponsored by the Springs Mountain Sangha. Meditators of all traditions are invited to join with us for 25 minute periods of simple sitting observing silence. Friday January…