Classes and gatherings to study the Dharma together
VOICES OF THE FEMININE, WITHIN AND AROUND US Winter Study Series with Sarah BenderSaturdays beginning January 8, 10-noonon the SMS Zoom January 8, 15, 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 12 A series of gatherings exploring expressions of female perspectives both within and…
Ceremony for the Beloved Dead 6:10 PM MST, Monday, November 1 On this evening, in lieu of our usual sutra service, we’ll hold a ceremony to remember and express our love for those who have died, those we have cared for…
JOIN US WEDNESDAY EVENING October 27, 6:00-7:30 Arizona/Pacific, 7:00-8:30 Mountain Open Source Koan Ancestors Series continues with Megan Rundel Sensei Laywomen of the Way This week I’ll be taking up some koans and stories about women practitioners in China who were…
Tomorrow,Wednesday,Encounters with Great Master Ma In the first sessions of our series we’ve been hanging out with intimate encounters at the beginnings of Zen: Bodhidharma with Emperor Wu and with Huige, who became his student; the illiterate “jungle dog” Huineng who…
This Wednesday,Megan Rundel, Sensei on Bodhidharma Bodhidharma is the First Ancestor of Zen, and a teacher who has always had a lot of power for me. Early in my practice I acquired a woodcut image of Bodhidharma in which he…
Please join us for a weekly study and practice series exploring the teachings of many of the ancestors of our Zen tradition from China and Japan. Each Wednesday evening this fall, we will take a deep dive into the life,…
KOAN INQUIRY TOGETHER, TOMORROW SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 10:00 AM to NOON Zhaozhou’s Three Turning Words A mud buddha can’t cross through water, A gold buddha can’t cross through a furnace. A wooden buddha can’t cross through fire. Friends, One…
Tenney Nathanson is a Sensei with the Open Source Dharma Talk Monday March 29th6:10 pm MDTDuring Evening Meditation Book of Serenity 37 YANGSHAN’S KARMIC CONSCIOUSNESS Guishan asked Yangshan, “Suppose someone asks you out of the blue, ‘Sentient beings only have endless karmic…
Spring Koan Series with Sarah Bender, Roshi Saturdays, March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17 and 24, 20214:00 PM MDT All are welcome!To join the email list and have the weekly selections sent to you,please contact Sarah Bender, Roshi at sembender@gmail.com…
Welcome to the first week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoomlink for appropriate events Sixteen Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath, Mary Kay Carlson The Period opens with a Dedication Ceremony Monday Night March 8th 6:00pm led by Sarah…