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 Monday’s meditation, with Sarah Bender Sensei: Shove Chapel Downstairs, from the north entrance. .
5:15 discussions on Mondays at Shove Chapel will focus on supporting an ongoing practice in all of its aspects. Anyone is welcome to join in. sembender@gmail.com .
Dharma Talks:
March 20 Sarah Bender, Sensei
March 27 Andrew Palmer, Sensei
Work in the Room: Saturday morning, March 18th 6:30 to 8:30 AM with Sarah Bender, Sensei
Individual meetings (up to 20 minutes) with a teacher, which we call “Work in the room,” are opportunities to sit face to face and take up what is most alive for you.
It is also possible to form an individual student-teacher relationship, and these can be very powerful in nourishing our practice. Ask a teacher if you’d like to know more about this.
To schedule an appointment for March 18, please contact Sarah Bender, Sensei (sembender@gmail.com)
Steering Committee Meeting: Thurs. . March. 9th, 5:30 -7:30 pm at Linda Hodges house. Steering committee meetings are open to the entire sangha. Contact: Linda Hodges (hikerhodges@gmail.com) for more information.
Buddhism and the 12 Steps
For more information contact:
Jacque Minehart jqminehart@yahoo.com
March
SMS Spring Practice Period
March 4 to April 23
As the days begin to lengthen and the earth warms towards Spring, we can support each other in intensifying practice to nourish what is ready to come forth.
Springs Mountain Sangha designates a period of time as a practice period, and offers several kinds of support for anyone who is wishing to deepen their commitment to or their exploration of the Way.
You may want to make a formal commitment to the practice period, or you may prefer to structure your own, on your own.
Here are some scheduled opportunities
One Day Retreat
Right Under Our Feet March 4th
(registration now closed)
Nothing Hidden Koan Retreat
Offered by Wet MountainSangha
March 10-11, 2017 with Andrew Palmer, Sensei
at The Center for Inner Peace, Pueblo
For more information contact Andrew at alpsensei@gmail.com
or visit www.wetmountainsangha.org
Sunday Afternoon Koan Series
with Sarah Bender, Sensei
We’ll take up the sayings and koans of Master Linji, founder of the
koan school of Zen in which we practice.
At Creek Bend Zendo
March 12 and 19, April 2 and 9
3:00 to 5:00 PM
contact Sarah Bender: sembender@gmail.com
AND
Thursday Evenings
Frank Actis and Liz Cramer, discussion leaders
When: March 16, 30, and April 13
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Where: Shove Chapel (side chapel)
Contact: Liz Cramer
elizabeth.cramer51@gmail.com
or (719) 659-3608
Looking Ahead
Residential Meditation Retreat April 19-23
with Senseis Sarah Bender and Andrew Palmer
Franciscan Retreat Center
Colorado Springs
The retreat will begin with supper April 19, end early afternoon April 23
For more info or for registration form:
Steve Milligan
steve_milligan08@comcast.net
For the registration form:
https://www.smszen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apr17reg.doc
cost: $500 (double), $600 (single)
registration deadline April 5th will be firm
Opportunities for Engagement
In the wider community (not sponsored by SMS)
Mindfulness Classes for Youth
For more information, see www.webofconnection.com
or contact Ayya at dhammadhira@gmail.com
Awakening the Heart Mind and Body
An eight-week class with Karen Recktenwald, starting Thursday, Feb. 2
For more info please see the following links or email rectenwaldkaren@gmail.com:
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Desert Sunrise Retreat in Tucson with Tenney Nathanson, Sensei
Registration is now open for Desert Rain’s “Desert Sunrise Retreat” in Tucson March 1 – 5, 2017. Please visit
http://www.desertrainzen.org/residential-retreats.html and click on “Retreat Brochure and Registration Form.” This year, the retreat will be held at the Redemptorist Renewal Center at Picture Rocks: http://desertrenewal.org/ .
About Dana
We depend on the generosity of our members to support the work of our sangha. Donations are gratefully received in the Dana bowl in the alcove of the meditation hall in Shove Chapel. Also, everyone is invited to contribute flowers for the altar and cookies for Community Nights.
We now accept PayPal donations. You can get to the SMS PayPal link on the SMS web site at: https://www.smszen.org/donate.html or by selecting the donate icon: