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: …
May 2020 Newsletter
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Monthly Newletters
April 2020 Newsletter
Springs Mountain Sangha invites you to join us during our Winter-Spring Practice Period, which began February 28 with our “Lotus in the Fire” retreat and extends through our May 6-10 meditation retreat. What will this mean in a time when…
March 2020 Newsletter
For our ongoing schedule please see our website at smszen.org Practice Period, which begins February 28 with our “Lotus in the Fire” weekend integrative retreat and stretches through our May 6-10 meditation retreat. This is a time of deep inquiry in our…
February 2020 Newsletter
January Saturday, January 25: Lunar New Year Ceremony February Saturday, February 1: Zen Threads Talk by Will Holtz at 8:00 AM, during the morning meditation at Shove Chapel Monday, February 3: Sutra NightMonday,…
January 2020 Newsletter
Wishing everyone joy and peace. We look forward to being together this coming year. There will be Wednesday morning meditation, January 1st: 06:30 – 07:30 AM Starfish, by Mary Oliver “…-what I wanted was to be willing to be afraid.…
December 2019 Newsletter
December Saturday, December 7 Bodhi Day Retreat 9 AM to 9 PM at Creek Bend, 7528 Jenkin Place Registration deadline is Saturday, November 30th This retreat celebrates awakening: that of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, our own, and the awakening…
November 2019 Newsletter
For our ongoing schedule please see our website at smszen.org Upcoming event this Sunday!Faces of Death NOVEMBER Saturday November 2:Ceremony for the Beloved Dead The Great Wheel of the Seasons This is one of the ceremonies our founding teacher, Joan Sutherland,…
October 2019 Newsletter
Ongoing 5:15 Dharma Downstairs: before Monday night meditation, at Shove Chapel. Every Monday evening, in the Sacred Grounds downstairs room from 5:15 to 6:00, some of us meet for informal Dharma conversation, led this month by sangha members as Sarah is away. She returns home…
Springs Mountain Sangha September 2019 Newsletter
Ongoing 5:15 Dharma Downstairs: before Monday night meditation, at Shove Chapel. Every Monday evening, in the Sacred Grounds downstairs room from 5:15 to 6:00, some of us meet for informal Dharma conversation, led this month by sangha members as Sarah is away, except for September…
August 2019 Newsletter
Ongoing 5:15 Dharma Downstairs: before Monday night meditation, at Shove Chapel. Every Monday evening, in the Sacred Grounds downstairs room from 5:15 to 6:00, some of us meet for informal Dharma conversation, led this month by sangha members as Sarah is away. Anyone is welcome…