Buddha—“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
Important! Summer Schedule Changes for June, July, and August
Saturday meditation changes to 6:00 – 8:00 am. Work In The Room changes to 6:10, 6:30, 7:10, and 7:30 am.
Work in the Room
Join us on June 15th for Work in the Room with Sarah Bender, Sensei, during Saturday meditation. More information on scheduling and the organizer contact to follow in a separate email.
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Times: 6:10, 6:30, 7:10, and 7:30 am.
Location: Shove Chapel at Colorado College
Dharma Talk
Join us for a dharma talk on Monday, June 17th with Sarah Bender, Sensei and June 24th with Andrew Palmer, Sensei, during our regular Monday-night meditation.
Newcomer Orientation
Monday, June 10th at the Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level). This for anyone who would like a brief orientation to meditation, our tradition, or our Sangha and customs. Following the orientation, you’re invited to join us for meditation at 6:10 pm.
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Time: 5:45 pm
Location: Shove Chapel Dharma Hall (main level)
Sutra Study and Discussion
Join us for sutra study and discussion each Monday in May with Sara Bender, Sensei and Andrew Palmer, Sensei.
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Time: 5:30 – 6 pm
Location: Shove Chapel (downstairs).
Precepts Study
One of our members expressed a desire to formally take refuge in the Bodhisattva Way during our September 2013 meditation retreat. Others, while not necessarily wishing to formally take refuge, have expressed a desire to study and practice our 16 Bodhisattva Vows, or precepts, together. When this happens, we try to organize a series of meetings that will work for as many of those interested as possible. It’s always a bit tricky, the scheduling!
We have tentatively set a string of Wednesday evenings for this series (below). However, what we’d like to do is to invite you to an initial meeting at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, June 19 at the Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place. This will be a chance to explore how we might take up together, for the first time or again, this very powerful practice. If you are interested, but Wednesdays just won’t work for you (even one), please let us know.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact Sarah Bender, sembender@gmail.com, or Andrew Palmer, remlapa@gmail.com.
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Initial Meeting: 6:30 pm, Wednesday June 19th
Location: Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place
Steering Committee Meeting
The next Steering Committee meeting is Jun 12th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. For more information, please contact Liz Cramer.
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Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Location: 530 Custer
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Looking Ahead…
July: Meditative Retreat, “The Great Matter in Midsummer” with Andrew Palmer, Sensei, July 19-20 at the Woman’s Club at Colorado College. This is a non-residential retreat; please Contact Clay Taylor for more information.
September: Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei, September 19-22
October: Fall All Sangha Meeting, October 20
December: December Retreat, December 4-8
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.
“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.“
We now accept PayPal donations. You can get to the SMS PayPal link on the SMS web site at: https://www.smszen.org/donate.html or by selecting the donate icon: