Lingyun was wandering in the mountains and became lost in his walking. He rounded a bend and saw peach blossoms on the other side of the valley. This sight awakened him and he wrote this poem: …
May 2020 Newsletter
Author: SMS Editor
Movie Night This Week!
Movie Night This Week! The Seventh Samuri Join us as we discuss Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking 1954 film, “Seven Samurai” in a two-part series. This film explores themes of community solidarity, camaraderie, and the “trickster” archetype. Please note that this deeply engaging…
Springs Mountain Sangha Retreats Update
Updates on 2020 Residential Retreats Spring 2020 Retreat Canceled, April 5 Zoom Retreat Well Attended! The SMS retreat scheduled for May 6-10, 2020 at Pueblo Mountain Park has been cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Those who have registered and…
Important Changes to SMS Zoom Online Meetings and Meditation
Important Changes! There has been quite a bit of press lately about uninvited trouble-makers disrupting online meetings, including meditations and online gatherings such as ours. This has happened to other Zen Sanghas we know, as well as to educational Zoom…
One Day Open Source Zoom Retreat April 5, 2020
Which Life Is This?Which Life Is This? A One-Day Open Source Online RetreatSunday, April 5, 9 am – 5 pm PST, 10 am – 6 pm MST Sarah Bender, Roshi; Andrew Palmer, Sensei;Tenney Nathanson, Sensei; Megan Rundel, Sensei Free by…
Open Source Meetings Online, Spring 2020 (updated)
Open Source Meetings Online, Spring 2020Practicing with Open Source Companions Baling asked, “What is the sword sharp enough to cut through a hair that blows against it?” He answered himself, “Each branch of coral holds up the moon.” In this…
SMS Practice via Zoom : Schedule and Corrected Links
Hello Everyone, With considerable help from our member Frank Actis, we are rolling on our new meeting platform, Zoom. People are seeming really happy to be able to continue to meet in this way. It’s amazing how intimate a space, how…
April 2020 Newsletter
Springs Mountain Sangha invites you to join us during our Winter-Spring Practice Period, which began February 28 with our “Lotus in the Fire” retreat and extends through our May 6-10 meditation retreat. What will this mean in a time when…
SMS Meditation Goes Online – Please Read
Upcoming Meditation Only Available Online. No Meditation at Shove Chapel With the COVID-19 crisis in the world, our country and our community, there is no meditation currently scheduled at Shove Chapel. However, the regular Springs Mountain Sangha meditation schedule will…
Zoom! Meditation and Koans this Saturday, not at Shove Chapel
Hello Springs Mountain Sangha, How about we meditate at your house this Saturday? Or at least, how about we meditate at our houses, all of our home altars becoming the big altar of the world as we join each other…