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…
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April 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Perhaps those words, from China long ago, are the simplest expression I’ve met of what it is to create sacred space. You don’t have to know what bird, what song. This evening, with such hard news of deaths…
Practice Period Week of March 21st
Welcome to the third week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoom link for appropriate eventsAll times are MDT Heron Dreams: words from Roshi SarahDear Friends, Spring! The equinox came at 5:37 AM, here in Boston, and I…
Spring Koan Meditation Series Beginning Saturdays, 4:00pm MDT
Spring Koan Series with Sarah Bender, Roshi Saturdays, March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17 and 24, 20214:00 PM MDT All are welcome!To join the email list and have the weekly selections sent to you,please contact Sarah Bender, Roshi at sembender@gmail.com…
Open Source Zen Spring Retreat Evening Talks open to all
~Open Source Meditation Retreat~The Secret Of The Stream Bed With: Sarah Bender, Andrew Palmer, Tenny Nathanson, and Megan Rundel Evening talks during the retreat are open to everyone. If you would like to join us on Friday and Saturday evening, please be in place by 6:30 PM Mountain time for…
Practice Period Week of March 8th
Welcome to the first week of Practice Period! See bottom of flyer for SMS *Zoomlink for appropriate events Sixteen Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath, Mary Kay Carlson The Period opens with a Dedication Ceremony Monday Night March 8th 6:00pm led by Sarah…
Springs Mountain Sangha 2021 Practice Period
Sixteen Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath Springs Mountain Sangha Practice Period 2021 March 8th- May 3th Welcome to the 2021 Practice Period!Several opportunities will be offered to all of us during this time. Here we will enliven, renew, and rededicate ourselves to our…
Open Source Zen Spring Retreat CHANGE: THURS-SUN, MAR 11-14th
~Open Source Meditation Retreat~The Secret Of The Stream Bed With: Sarah Bender, Andrew Palmer, Tenny Nathanson, and Megan RundelNEW DATES March 11-14, 2021 ~ In the Zoom Temple HELLO EVERYONE,Your retreat planning team is thinking that a shorter retreat, starting Thursday evening, March 11 and running through Sunday late afternoon, March…
March 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friends, I woke up this morning gratefully warm under my covers (and a cat), and looked out on a world also under its soft white blanket. Feeling rooted, and grateful for the roots underground and in our Zen tradition,…
Open Source Zen Spring Retreat: Mar 11-14th – See new dates!
~Five-Day Retreat~The Secret Of The Stream Bed With: Sarah Bender, Andrew Palmer, Tenny Nathanson, and Megan RundelMarch 11-14, 2021 ~ In the Zoom Temple Since before anyone remembers it has been clear shining like silverthough the moonlight penetrates it and the wind ruffles it no trace of either remains Today I would not…