Dear Sangha, Amazing….here we are, already four weeks into our practice period. I hope you are finding this a time of renewal, of encouragement—a time to meet your own life, this one you have, all over again, and stop,…
Practice Period, One Month In
Author: SMS Editor
February 2016
Ongoing Events Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs. 5:15 Dharma Study and Discussion before…
Zen Practice for your Actual Life: An Introductory Workshop with Sarah Bender, Sensei, Resident Teacher for Springs Mountain Sangha
Saturday, January 30: 9 AM to 3 PM (brown bag lunch) 20 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs (AKA The Woman’s Club) Includes an introduction to Zen Instruction and practice in seated and walking meditation, Discussion of spiritual practice in this Buddhist tradition,…
Winter-Spring Refuge and Precepts series
These sessions meet at 7528 Jenkin Place. Most will be led by Sarah Bender. Andrew Palmer will be joining us as he can, and will facilitate at least two of the sessions. We will take up each of our…
January 2016 Newsletter
Ongoing Events Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to our tradition, or to our sangha and customs. 5:15 Dharma Study and Discussion…
Practice Period, 2016
SMS Practice Period, 2016 Dear Springs Mountain Sangha, Here’s to Winter! Over the Fall months, a number of you have expressed a desire to deepen, to strengthen your Zen practice. As we take our first steps into Winter, we are…
Simple Sitting, New Year’s Day, 2016
A full half-day Buddhist free meditation gathering is being held New Year’s Day sponsored by the Springs Mountain Sangha. Meditators of all traditions are invited to join with us for 25 minute periods of simple sitting observing silence. Friday January…
2015 Year-end Letter from Sarah Bender, Sensei
Dear Zen Family, As we enter the last week of our dip towards the bottom of our annual see-saw of light and darkness, I remember the wonderful sensation of pushing with my strong young-girl legs, hanging on to the…
Refuge Practice Series
Dear Springs Mountain Sangha, It’s been a rough season for many of us, and I’m noticing a level of tension in the air that has me reminding myself frequently: “We are all in this together, and if I can hold…
Remembering our Sangha friend, Lucinda Lawrence
Remembering our Sangha friend, Lucinda Lawrence Our long-time Sangha member and dear friend, Lucinda Lawrence passed away this last week. She often attended our retreats and gatherings, driving down from Denver, until she was unable to make the trip due to…