Dear Bodhisattvas, Here begins Springs Mountain Sangha’s 2017 practice period, March 4 to April 23! You might see it as a time of rededication to awakening, the way and our companions. Or it may be something else for you.…
Practice Period 2017
Category: Teachers
Thoughts and reflections from our teachers.
Nothing Hidden: A Koan Retreat with Andrew Palmer, Sensei
One day the poet Huang Tingjian was visiting his teacher Huitang. Huitang said, “You know the passage in which Confucius says, ‘My friends, do you think I’m hiding things from you? In fact, I’m hiding nothing from you.’…
Work in the Room February 25
Jingqing said about a conversation with one of his students, “One drop is just black ink. Two drops and a dragon is born.” Work In The Room with Sarah Bender, Sensei Saturday, February 25 Meditation will need to be…
Introduction to Zen Starts This Thursday
A Clear Eye, an Open Heart Introduction to Zen with Sarah Bender, Sensei Resident Teacher, Springs Mountain Sangha when and where… Thursdays, 7:00 to 8:30 PM January 26, Feb. 2 and 9, Feb. 23 Sacred Grounds (downstairs, Shove Memorial Chapel at Colorado College)…
Work in the Room this Saturday
Jingqing said about a conversation with one of his students, “One drop is just black ink. Two drops and a dragon is born.” Work In The Room with Sarah Bender, Sensei Saturday, January 21 I’ll be offering Work In The…
Tomorrow, Monday, January 9: Community Night at Shove Chapel
Tomorrow, Monday, January 9: Community Night at Shove Chapel Dear Ones, Here’s 2017! And it certainly enters with a bang. Many of us are noticing how vitally important our practice is in meeting this time of radical change. Fortunately, a…
Introduction to Zen – a four session course
A Clear Eye, an Open Heart Introduction to Zen with Sarah Bender, Sensei Resident Teacher, Springs Mountain Sangha when and where… Thursdays, 7:00 to 8:30 PM January 26, Feb. 2 and 9, Feb. 23 Sacred Grounds (downstairs, Shove Memorial Chapel at Colorado College)…
Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra Study and Practice – begins this Sunday
Starts this Sunday! Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra Study and Practice Dear Friends, Happy New Year! This January and February, Springs Mountain Sangha will be spending some time with the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. Perhaps the most widely used religous…
Day of Meditation, Dec 10, 2016
What Light? This Light! A day of meditation in community With Springs Mountain Sangha and Sarah Bender, Sensei Saturday, December 10, 2016 9 AM to 5 PM at Creek Bend Zendo vegetarian lunch included $50 (no one turned away…
Standing at the Blue Cliff DVD
Standing at the Blue Cliff : The Enlightenment Talks A limited edition DVD Scenes from an extraordinary retreat with two Zen masters, and a chance to support our ongoing work. In Autumn 2012, Zen koan masters John Tarrant and Joan…