“In the morning we entangle eyebrows, in the evening our shoulders rub. Who is it?” -Daito Kokushi The 2021 Open Source Autumn Retreat is fast approaching. It will begin Tuesday evening, October 19th and end Sunday evening, October 24th New news! …
Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking about twirling, and refuge. When I was a little girl I loved to twirl, and I loved to swing on the wooden seated swing under the tall tall tree in the woods behind the house. …
Dear Friends, Here comes July! Creek Bend is cooler than many parts of the Springs, but even here, peas and strawberries are ripe for the picking, and the sunflowers ringing the terrace are hip high. The beautiful perennials Debbie Stavish…
THIS THURSDAY, 7-8 PM MDTEvening Meditation at Creek Bend In person and on Zoom We will be gathering this Thursday evening, July 1 from 7-8 PM at Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place, Colorado Springs for two periods of meditation. This sit is in person,…
Dear Sangha and Friends, This morning I attended a monthly Repentance Ceremony at the Dharma Rain Buddhist Temple, where our friend Rev. Pho Khai is Abbot. It’s a very beautiful service, with chanting in Vietnamese and 108 bows. The chants…
Dear Sangha and Friends, Here we are, at the end of our two month practice period, which seems such an odd transition, given that many of us have laid down during this time patterns of practice that we’ve found supporting us…
Register now forSprings Mountain Sangha Weekend Integrative Retreat Friday evening, April 30 through Sunday, May 2, 2021with Sarah Bender, Roshi Our Ox and You retreat is just around the bend. Your early registration really helps with the planning, and makes for a…
Practice Period Week of April 11 Welcome to the sixth week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoom link for appropriate eventsAll times are MDT Heron Dreams: words from Roshi Sarah Dear Friends, …
Practice Period Week of March 28th Welcome to the fourth week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoom link for appropriate eventsAll times are MDT Heron Dreams: words from Roshi Sarah Hello to…
Tenney Nathanson is a Sensei with the Open Source Dharma Talk Monday March 29th6:10 pm MDTDuring Evening Meditation Book of Serenity 37 YANGSHAN’S KARMIC CONSCIOUSNESS Guishan asked Yangshan, “Suppose someone asks you out of the blue, ‘Sentient beings only have endless karmic…