“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world above, below, and across, unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.”
….Buddha
Holiday Updates
There will be no meditation sits on Wednesday, December 25th and January 1st.
Dharma Study and Discussion
Join us for study and discussion each Monday before meditation, with Sarah Bender, Sensei or Andrew Palmer, Sensei (roughly alternating).
We’ll be taking up the broad topic, “Living Practice,” and will divide it as follows:
- Meditation Practices
- Practices of Silence
- Practices of the Voice
- Practices of Movement
- Study (of teachings ancient and modern)
- The Realm of the Sacred
- Community Practice
- The intimate world of family and friends
- The wider world of work, society and culture
- Generosity and Service
- This Very Body
- Creative Expression
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Time: 5:15 – 6 pm (please arrive on time if you can, but join us late if you can’t)
Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
To Listen With a Living Ear – A Bare Beginning
An Encounter with Zen Practice with Sarah Bender, Sensei.
All are welcome. No previous experience needed.
strange world, and we become deafened with a truth beyond the horizons of our everyday lives.”
Noirin Ni Riain, “Listen with the Ear of the Heart”
Bring your lunch. We’ll eat together.
Suggested donation: $10.
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Date/Time: Saturday, January 25 – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Side Chapel at Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado College
Koan Study in Community with Sarah Bender, Sensei
All are welcome. No previous experience with koans is necessary.
Suggested Donation: $10 per session
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Dates: Sundays, Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place, Colorado Springs
Work in the Room (WITR)
Sarah Bender will offer WITR this month on Saturday, January 18 during our 6:30 to 8:30 am. Our Saturday WITR is a 20-minute appointment to meet individually with the teacher regarding your practice or any questions. To make an appointment, please contact Liz Cramer.
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New Year’s Eve
Join us for meditation 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM (2014!), at which time we will ring in the New Year with 108 bells, celebrate and share refreshments. Contact Linda for more information.
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Date: December 31
Time: 9:00 pm – 12:00 am
Location: Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place, Colorado Springs
Newcomer Orientation
Monday, December 9th at the Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level). This is for anyone who would like a brief orientation to meditation, our tradition, or our Sangha and customs. Following the orientation, you’re invited to join us for meditation at 6:10 pm.
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Time: 5:40 pm
Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
Dharma Talks
Join us for Dharma talks on Monday, January 20 with Sarah Bender, Sensei, and on Monday, Jan 27 with Andrew Palmer, Sensei, during our regular Monday-night meditation.
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Time: Meditation at 6:10 pm; Dharma Talk starts about 6:45
Location: Shove Chapel (downstairs).
Next Steering Committee Meeting
The next Steering Committee Meeting is Tuesday, January 7th, 6:30 – 8:30. Please contact Liz for information or questions..
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DateTime: December 10th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Liz Cramer’s house
Looking Ahead…
January
Weekend Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei: Which is the True Qian?
Friday Evening, February 7 and Saturday, February 8, Location TBD
Feb-March
- Sutra Study with Sarah Bender, Sensei: Wed. eve., 6:30 to 8:30 Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 ; and March 2, 9 at the Creek Bend Zendo
- Spring Meditation Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei, March 31 to April 6 at the Abbey in Canon City
July
Meditation Retreat, details TBA
Fall Meditation Retreat
October 15 to 19 at the Abbey at Canon City