A loss in our family

Dear Friends, Last night, December 21 at 11:40, our dear friend and long-time sangha-mate, Steve Milligan, stopped breathing. Steve had cancer; it kept sapping his strength and wouldn’t be turned back. He died a very quiet death, at age 73,…

Retreat Update: Turn, Turn, Turn

A note from Sarah Bender:Dear Friends and Companions, I hope this finds you all well and rolling….with the punches?  In the autumn leaves?  Both?   In Colorado Springs we’ve had a hot, dry, smoky and yet gloriously golden week.  Each…

Fall Koan Series!

KOANS UNDER THE OCTOBER SKYThis Saturday afternoon, at 4:00 in Creek Bend Zoomdo—- KOAN MEDITATION , collectively. What’s a koan, what is koan meditation, and why do it both alone and together?Especially, why do this now, in our wild time…