Ongoing Events
Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs.
5:15 Dharma Study and Discussion before meditation:
Construction is complete, and the downstairs of Shove Chapel is lovely and inviting! Our 5:15 discussion time will resume this coming Monday. Topics are variable. Come on down and check it out.
Zen Threads: No Zen Threads Talk in December
Dharma Talks:
December 28 Andrew Palmer, SenseiWork in the Room
December 19:
Andrew Palmer, Sensei
Where: 417 Prairie Rd. CSC 80909 Parking on the side off St. Vrain and in front of house. For more information contact: Jacque Minehart jqmin
DECEMBER
David Loy
On December 4th and 5th, Springs Mountain Sangha together with the Bodhi Mind center will be hosting David Loy. He is a renowned teacher in the field of Buddhist activism. He is the author of many books. Most recent are A New Buddhist Path: Enlightenment, Revolution and Ethics in the Modern World; and, Money, Sex, War and Karma. In addition to being a professor of ethics and religion at various universities, including the Naropa Institute, he is a Zen teacher in the lineage of Koun Yamada. There will be a public talk on Friday December 4th, and an all day workshop on Saturday December 5th.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Tuesday Dec. 8th. From 2 P.M. ET-3P.M. ET
A VIGIL
Monday, Dec. 14, 7 PM at All Souls Unitarian Church, Colorado Springs
730 N. Tejon (719) 633-7717
Join places of worship across the nation, the Washington National Cathedral, the Newtown Foundation and Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of more than 50 national denominations and faith-based organizations, to remember those who have lost their lives to gunfire, pray for those whose lives have been forever changed because of the loss of a loved one, and to educate one another on proven strategies to reduce gun violence. For more information about this initiative: http://
Nonviolent Communication Class
Sunday, Dec. 6th:
A one-day communication class based on the Nonviolent Communication model developed by Marshall Rosenberg
For Registration Information:
http://nvctrainingsource.com/