Classes and gatherings to study the Dharma together
“Is Anything Missing From This Moment?” An Introduction to Zen Meditation Hakuin Ekaku, the eighteenth century Zen teacher said that the benefits of Zen Practice have their source in meditation. This time together, beginning with a Friday evening and…
Koans in Manitou Springs, with Andrew Palmer Sensei Recently, Sunwater Garden Spa opened in Manitou and every week a variety of meditations from a variety of traditions will be offered. Andrew will be leading one of them, offering koan…
May 19, 2015 Smokebrush Foundation for the Arts presents BUDDHA DAY Saturday MAY 30th, 2015 • from 1 to 4pm Meditations • Chanting • Koan Practice • Food and Socializing • Events for Kids Sweetwater Spa 514 El Paso Blvd,…
May 15, 2015 A NOTE FROM SARAH BENDER Dear SMS, As I see it, a practice community is a pretty amazing organic being: a collection of individuals, each embodying a universe, coming together to support each other in the project…
May 1, 2015 Happy May Day! The next three days hold a number of chances to get together with your practice community: for meditation, conversation, party, koan inquiry, sutras, Dharma study. Packed! Here’s the scoop: Tomorrow, Saturday: 6:30 to 8:30…
April 28, 2015 Spring Gathering of the Sangha This Saturday! May 2 In many parts of the world, the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, is marked at or near the full moon of the fourth lunar month. This year, that’s May 3.…
April 10, 2015 Save the date! Gary Snyder at Colorado College Wednedsday, April 22, 2015, 7 pm at Richard F. Celeste Theater, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. 2015 Daniel Patrick O’Connor Lecture: “The…
April 4, 2015 Blood moon—– a brief total eclipse before dawn this morning in the brisk, fresh air, our brief snow melted and the green things springing up. Pasque flowers are blooming, forsythia, too. And with Passover and Easter, we…
March 30, 2015 For your enjoyment, and for tonight’s 5:15 discussion: from Acequias and Gates, p. 39 Our lives are the creative medium of the koan; they help us see how to participate in making the world. They also…
March 29, 2015 A Gentle Reminder of Two Special Events Wayfaring Mind Talk Pat Komarow Rocky Mountain Insight Dharma Teacher and Administrative Director, will offer a Wayfaring Mind Talk for us on Monday March 30, 2015 during the evening meditation.…