Classes and gatherings to study the Dharma together
Guest Speaker AyyaDhammadiraMonday, December 10th Instead of Community Night we will have Sister Ayya Dhammadira speak. Preceding the talk we will meditate. Following her talk will be a discussion. About Ayya Dhammadhira Contemplating the impermanent nature of life led Sister…
Good morning Bodhisattvas! After people expressed a desire for Buddhist films at the recent All Sangha Meeting and, in honor of Bernie Gassman who recently left this world, we are going to watch The Big Lebowski. All are…
Work In The Room with Sarah Bender, Roshi Saturday, November 17 Sarah will be offering Work In The Room this Saturday morning during meditation- a time for individual meetings with a teacher. You don’t have to know what you’ll talk about.…
“There is an ocean of bright clouds, there is an ocean of solemn clouds.” Dogen This Monday, November 12! Because…….SNOW! Some of you were not able to attend the All Sangha…
Zen Threads Talk – Shove Chapel Saturday November 3 Once a month we invite a community member to give a brief talk at 8:00 AM during our Saturday morning meditation. (Meditation starts at 6:30 AM.) These are personal expressions…
Go straight on the narrow mountain road with 99 curves An Introduction to Zen Zen, a meditation-centered Buddhist tradition, starts and ends with your very life. We will explore the unexpected curves and bumps that are the very essence…
Sumi-e Workshop with Tei Kobayashi September 6 and 7, 2018 One year ago Tei gave several days of Sumi-e/calligraphy teachings at Bemis Art School when she hung her works in the FAC. She is returning to collect them and has…
In August, we will be taking up the book Ending the Pursuit of Happiness by Barry Magid. Mr. Magid is a Zen teacher and a psychoanalyst. He is therefore is able to bring both perspectives to bear on the problem of…
The Practice of Refuge; Community Nights beginning this Monday, Feb. 12 6:00 PM, Shove Chapel Dear Sangha, Starting this Monday, we’ll be refreshing our practice of precepts recitation in community. As part of this winter’s practice period, we’ve been…
THE PRACTICE OF LOVE AND RAGE AS TOOLS FOR LIBERATION A Talk by Lama Rod Owens March 1, 2018 Naropa Univeristy, Boulder, CO You’re invited to join SMS Action! members as we carpool to Naropa University in Boulder, the…