Dear Sangha members and friends, Here it is March, and the third New Year of the new year (Losar) has been celebrated, so I figure the New Year is well and truly launched and it’s time to send word to…
SMS Winter-Spring Practice Period, 2020
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Koan of Here and Now—-a couple of links
Hello again, It turns out that Joan’s article wasn’t all that easy to find, so for those of you who haven’t found it yet, here’s the location:https://joansutherlanddharmaworks.org/Detailed/186.html and here’s the link to the talk I gave on Monday night: https://www.smszen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SarahBender-Dharma-Of-Clouds-And-Stones-Aug-19-2019.mp3…
May 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 by Sarah Bender and sangha members. Anyone is welcome to join…
Memorial Service for Jacque Minehart Friday, 4 PM April 5, 2019
Dear Ones, Our memorial service for Jacque Minehart, a sangha member whom we loved dearly, will be held in Shove Chapel tomorrow, Friday, April 5, at 4:00, with a reception to follow. You are all welcome to attend. There will be…
Work in the Room with Sarah, this Saturday
Work In The Room with Sarah Bender, Roshi Saturday, January 19 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.…
Work in the Room this Saturday
Jingqing said about a conversation with one of his students, “One drop is just black ink. Two drops and a dragon is born.” Work In The Room with Sarah Bender, Sensei Saturday, May 20 I’ll be offering Work In…
Teachers’ Talks at Maha Sangha Retreat
An invitation to members and friends of Springs Mountain Sangha . . . Talks by Open Source teachers during the Maha Sangha Retreat (6/19 – 6/25) will be at 7 PM each evening, with sitting starting at 6:30. We’ll…
Remembering our Sangha friend, Lucinda Lawrence
Remembering our Sangha friend, Lucinda Lawrence Our long-time Sangha member and dear friend, Lucinda Lawrence passed away this last week. She often attended our retreats and gatherings, driving down from Denver, until she was unable to make the trip due to…
Sanctuary
Dear Friends, Today is a tough day in Colorado Springs. We are grieving for neighbors and police officers who are dead, injured, or traumatized by a shooting at Planned Parenthood; and for the man who shot. In the midst of a time of thanksgiving, of gratitude…
Way Faring Mind Talk by Clay Taylor – Monday Evening November 30, 2015
WAYFARING MIND TALK A gentle reminder that this Monday, Nov. 30 we’ll have a talk by Clay Taylor. Clay is a sangha member, and also a Dharma teacher in the Soto Zen lineage. Clay will be talking on Loss,…