Ongoing May 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.
Dharma Study and Discussion: Each Monday 5:15 pm, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall downstairs.
Dharma Talk: May 19th, Sarah Bender, Sensei
Work in the Room: May 21, Sarah Bender, Sensei (contact TBD)
Memorial Day May 26th Shove Chapel: There will be a simple sit and no dharma talk
Steering Committee Meeting: May 6th 6:30 – 8:30 at Liz Cramer’s house 533 Crystal Hills Blvd. Contact: Linda Hodges (hikerhodges@gmail.com) for updated information
And also, in This Month of May…
Spring Koan Series April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18 with Sarah Bender, Sensei and Andrew Palmer, Sensei: Everyone is welcome to attend. No previous koan experience is expected.
Time: 3 to 5 PM
Place: 7528 Jenkin Place
Suggested dana $10.
Contact Sarah Bender (sembender@gmail.com)
2nd Annual Buddha Day Celebration
What: A celebration of practice and tradition by the Pikes Peak Buddhist Community
When: Saturday May 10, 1:00-4:00 PM
Where: Manitou Bindu 503 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs
Contact: Liz Cramer (elizabeth.cramer51@gmail.com) for information and for volunteering.
Events May 29-30 Mark Your Calendars!
On Thursday, May 29th there will be a modern mandala opening exhibit at the Cornerstone Art Center. As part of this, Professor David Gardiner and Sarah Bender, Sensei will be giving an interactive talk: Revealing the Mandala’s True Colors: Healing by Opening into the Depths of Inclusiveness.
On Friday, Judith Simmer-Brown* will be speaking in coordination with the exhibit in the Film Screening Room CAC . On Saturday, she will be speaking to our Buddhist Sanghas at 1:00 PM (place to be determined).
* Judith Simmer-Brown is professor and past Chair of Religious Studies at Naropa University and a prominent Buddhist scholar in the Shambala Buddhist tradition. Her book publications include: Meditation and the Classroom: contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies; Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism; and, Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists Comment on the Rule of St. Benedict. (More information to follow.)
Looking Ahead…
July 9-12: Summer Meditation Retreat with Wet Mountain Sangha and Andrew Palmer, Sensei at The Center for Inner Peace, Pueblo, CO. More details to come.
October 15-19, Fall Meditation Retreat
Location: Abbey at Canon City with Sarah Bender, Sensei
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.