Springs Mountain Sangha, January 2024 Dear Sangha, I was down with a cold this week, and had the good fortune to be able to just rest a lot and take care of it. The funny thing was, it took five…
January 2024 Newsletter
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Monthly Newletters
December 2023 Newsletter
Springs Mountain Sangha, December 2023 Overview of December Offerings Sunday, Dec. 3, noon All Sangha Meeting – Zoom; help dream the sangha forward Monday, Dec. 4, 6 PM, on Zoom and in person at Shove Chapel Meditation, Sutra Service, conversationTuesday, Dec. 5…
November 2023 Newletter
Springs Mountain Sangha, November 2023 All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of November Offerings Wednesday, Nov. 1 was the final session of our Fall Open Source Koan SeriesThursday, Nov. 2 —–Final Session of our 2023 Refuge Series Monday,…
October 2023 Newletter
Springs Mountain Sangha, October 2023 Overview of October Offerings Monday, October 2, 6 PM, on Zoom and in person at Shove Chapel: Meditation, Sutra Service, conversation Tuesday, October 3, 6:15 PM, on Zoom: Steering Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 4, 11,…
September 2023 Newsletter
SPRINGS MOUNTAIN SANGHA SEPTEMBER 2023 Words from Sarah Bender, Roshi; written August 30th Dear Friends, Tonight is the night of the full moon, a blue moon (second in this month!) and it’s a time when many Buddhists celebrate Ullambana, a…
August 2023 Newsletter
In the deep of Summer! All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of August Offerings(all online for this month) Ongoing Meditation Schedule, Zoom except Monday Eves Sundays: Candlelight Meditation 8 to 8:30 PM (Meditation,evening dedication)Mondays: Meditation and evening starting at…
January 2023 Newsletter
SMS JANUARY NEWSLETTERWELCOME 2023! Dawn of a new day in a new yeardeep winter, still of snow coming soonthe mountain, the bare trees simple in grey lightbody, mind, heart appearalong with the kitchen light, the teakettle, the hungry cata world…
December 2022 Newsletter
I would hold fastthis heart that wandersanswering every cloudand steady itlike the cloud-bearing mountain Saigyō All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of December Offerings Thursday, December 1, 7 PM: Zoom: Movie Night Discussion – The Conspiracy Sunday, December…
November 2022 Newsletter
All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of November Offerings Saturday, November 5, 8 AM: Zoom: Zen Threads Talk, Sarah Bender, RoshiSaturday, November 5, 3 PM, Hybrid: All Sangha MeetingSunday, November 6, 3 PM, Hybrid: Koan SeriesMonday, November 7, 6…
October 2022 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Just a couple of words late at night from Boston. Early tomorrow, off northward to Nova Scotia. Family, ocean, and reflection of several kinds are present, and the tenderness that the image above evokes for this most beautiful…