Category: Koans

Postings regarding Koan Gatherings or Koan Study

Koans for this Sunday, Nov. 9

November 4, 2014:   Dear Friends, Here’s a selection from Acequias and Gates to accompany you and your koan this week: When it’s time to get up off the cushion, take the koan with you. Carry it around in your…

Opening the Koan

October 20, 2014 Opening the Koan All you bodies of awakening, A couple of suggestions for this week’s koan practice: On Sunday afternoon we’ll be taking up this: The parts in parentheses are from me.    What is Zen? (“The…

Koans for Practice Period

October 22, 2014   Body of the Way Practice Period Dear Bodhisattvas, Last week’s meditation retreat at the Abbey in Canon City, under big old trees that turned deeper and deeper shades of gold as we sat, was also blessed…

April 2014 Koan Series

Our Spring Koan Series will begin this Sunday, April 20 (Happy Easter!) from 3:00 to 5:00 PM 7528 Jenkin Place Colorado Springs, 80919 The remaining sessions will be April 27, May 4, 11 and 18. Each session will be led…

Winter Koan Series, February 2013

Winter Koan Series Begins this Sunday, 6 January led by Sarah Bender and Andrew Palmer 3:00 to 5:00 PM Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place Everyone is welcome to attend. No previous koan experience is expected. Suggested donation is $10.…