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…
Zen Threads Rescheduled April 13, 2019 (from this Saturday April) by John Harder John will be talking about his early influences on his interest in Zen. John is a LCSW with a private practice in Pueblo, CO. (He is also a…
Jizo Bodhisattva, or Ksitigarbha, Earth-Store, “protector of children and guide through the underworld,” as we sometimes chant, is often met at the doorways to Buddhist temples, witnessing the comings and goings of all of us, our lives, our heart-minds. Just…
“The Heart of the One Who Asks” MahaSangha Open Source Retreat June 9-14 Pueblo Mountain Park, Beulah CO Chiyono was widowed at 32 and couldn’t get over her grief. She came to the teacher Bukko and asked, “What is Zen?”…
Dear SMS, For this Monday’s Community Night, we’ll have a discussion of our customs and rituals in the Open Source Zen tradition, and in Springs Mountain Sangha. Lately, and happily, there’s been some lively discussion about the “forms” of our…
Dear Bodhisattvas, This Monday, February 4 during our regular Monday evening service, we’ll be holding a ceremony for the Lunar New Year. This is a moment in the cycle of the year when we can begin to…