Ongoing Events
Zen Threads: To be announced
Dharma Talks:
November 16 Sarah Bender, Sensei
November 23 Andrew Palmer, Sensei
Work in the Room:
November 21st with Sarah Bender, Sensei)
Buddhism and the 12 Steps
Where: 417 Prairie Rd. CSC 80909 Parking on the side off St. Vrain and in front of house. For more information contact: Jacque Minehart jqmi
THIS MONTH
David Hinton
Author of Hunger Mountain
will speak Monday night Oct. 26
7:30 P.M. Max Kade Theater
3rd floor Armstrong Hall
We will bow to the opportunity as Zen practitioners to hear this poet speak and will have one simple sit at 6:10. This to gather together and then make our way to David Hinton’s talk.
(Andrew Palmer Sensei’s Dharma Talk is
cancelled due to this event)
NOVEMBER
All-Sangha Meeting
Nov.15 at the Woman’s club.4:30 to 7:30 P.M.
The primary purpose of the meeting is to get to know one another better, share a meal and share ideas about where we want to go with the sangha. What kind of community do we want to become?
This is a catered meal and an R.S.V.P. would be greatly appreciated. Please R.S.V.P. to …
Multi Sangha Vegetarian Harvest Pot Luck
For all Springs and Pueblo Buddhist communities, families, friends!
Let’s get together and share a meal!
When: Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m
Where: The Woman’s Club (20 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs)
To roughly balance our offerings, please consider bringing a dish according to the first initial of your last name. But if this doesn’t work for you, bring what does.
Please bring a dish that will serve roughly 6-8 people.
G-M SALAD
N-S MAIN COURSE
T-Z DESSERT
No RSPV is needed, but! Your presence in this first event is deeply desired. We can anticipate information and some discussion around the upcoming multi day David Loy events coming to Colorado Springs early December.
contact Sarah at sembender@gmail.com
Sunday afternoon Koan exploration with Sarah Bender Sensei
When we take up some questions our ancestors have asked, stories they’ve told to point to the territory of freedom—-when we hold these in our hearts and minds of today and bring our lives into play with them, something new, fresh, utterly creative can happen— come join in this exploration.
The Autumn deepens, the days shorten, and our heart-minds naturally turn inward. I invite you to hold this period of time as a practice period.
It’s a chance to wonder about your life; to see with a fresh eye, as the leaves drop, the roots, branches and seeds of this time for you. What is falling away? What seems to be steady at the moment, continuing? What may be ready for a fallow time, or sailing through the edges of your awareness, calling?
It’s also a chance to let this community of practice support your own resolve for awakening. In our times together, we get to do this: to encourage each other, to celebrate each other, to learn from each other. To befriend each other.
So the invitation is to spend a little time setting yourself an intention for practice during this period. Actually writing it down may help you.
November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
During each Session we explore what’s happened practicing with the Koan from the last week, bringing in observations and questions about our practice and letting the Koan serve as a lens for these observations. Then, we introduce and begin to work with a new Koan to take with us into the following week.
No previous koan experience is required; all are welcome
No fee; suggested donation $10
Questions: sembender@gmail.com
LOOKING AHEAD
Author and Teacher
David Loy
A Day’s retreat with Author/Teacher David Loy: “A Buddhist response to a world in Crisis”
Professor David Loy speaks and writes about modern Buddhism’s potential potential as a powerful response to this Question.
Saturday December 5,2015
9;00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M.
The Women’s Club 20 Mesa Road
Colorado Springs CO.
Vegetarian Lunch is Provided
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND IS LIMITED
Registration fee is $30.00
Please Contact the Registrar:
Steve Milligan at steve_milligan08@comcast.net
We ask that all who wish to register have read Professor Loy’s book “MONEY, SEX, WAR AND KARMA”
(Sponsored by Springs Mountain Sangha and Bhodimind Center)