Image by John Harder Dear Bodhisattvas, Tonight an icy cold wind is knocking around the branches outside; and the bright, pale moonface high above looks a bit anxious, peering down at us earthlings. What are we up to? It’s…
Dear Bodhisattvas, We would like to offer you a formal introduction and welcoming to SMS Action! We vow to save all beings, but how? Where do we begin? What causes really matter to us? What is absolutely vital to our…
Dear Springs Mountain Sangha, On the eve of Thanksgiving, I find my heart full of gratitude for you. That you come together, week in and week out, and have done so for twenty years! That you give so generously…
Lit by a Star Retreat with Sarah Bender Roshi December 8 and 9, 2017 In early December, on one of the short days, one of the long nights, we gather to commemorate the awakening that gave the Buddha that…
Roshi Celebration Sarah Bender Roshi of the Pacific Zen School “Noble servant in the Temple of Heron Dreaming” You are invited to a celebration by Springs Mountain Sangha honoring Sarah Bender Roshi’s receipt of transmission in the Zen…
Zen Threads with Rory Lowe Saturday, October 7th Please join us for this time when a sangha member shares what is on her/his heart / mind. The talk is given during the last period of the sit at 8:00. Come…