SMS JANUARY NEWSLETTERWELCOME 2023! Dawn of a new day in a new yeardeep winter, still of snow coming soonthe mountain, the bare trees simple in grey lightbody, mind, heart appearalong with the kitchen light, the teakettle, the hungry cata world…
I would hold fastthis heart that wandersanswering every cloudand steady itlike the cloud-bearing mountain Saigyō All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of December Offerings Thursday, December 1, 7 PM: Zoom: Movie Night Discussion – The Conspiracy Sunday, December…
All times listed below are Mountain Time Overview of November Offerings Saturday, November 5, 8 AM: Zoom: Zen Threads Talk, Sarah Bender, RoshiSaturday, November 5, 3 PM, Hybrid: All Sangha MeetingSunday, November 6, 3 PM, Hybrid: Koan SeriesMonday, November 7, 6…
Dear Friends, Just a couple of words late at night from Boston. Early tomorrow, off northward to Nova Scotia. Family, ocean, and reflection of several kinds are present, and the tenderness that the image above evokes for this most beautiful…
Dear Ones, I’m fitting words into the interstices of today, keenly aware that it’s been a while, and you can see why! Winter here in New Zealand, the wettest ever (sigh) which of course is okay with this foreigner…
August Monday, August 1, 6 PM, Zoom: Meditation and Sutra Service Tuesday, August 2, 6:15-8:15 PM, Zoom: Steering Committee Meeting Saturday, August 6, 10 AM to noon, Zoom: Women’s Ways… Ordinary and Sacred Series, Sarah Bender, Roshi and Piper Leigh Monday, August…
July Monday, July 4, 6 PM: Meditation and Sutra ServiceTuesday, July 5, 6:15-8:15 PM, Zoom: Steering Committee MeetingSaturday, July 9, 10-11:30 AM, Zoom: Women’s Ways… Ordinary and Sacred Series, Sarah Bender, Roshi and Piper LeighMonday, July 11, 6 PM: Community Night: Meditation and ConversationSaturday, July 16, 10-11:30…
June Friday-Sunday, June 3-5, Zoom: Inside the Dream Reunion: The Tale of the Lindworm; A weekend online retreat with a koan and an old storyMonday, June 6, 6 PM: Meditation and Sutra ServiceTuesday, June 7, 6:15-8:15 PM, Zoom: Steering Committee MeetingWednesday,…
This dewdrop world–Is a dewdrop world,And yet, and yet …-Kobayashi Issa Dear Friends, May Day! It has multiple resonances for many of us. Today, on the calendar, falls halfway between the Winter solstice and the Spring Equinox. Even the midst…
All things return to the One. What does the One return to? Dear Friends, As Spring, with a little help from some rain and snow here in the Front Range, begins its magical unfurling under our feet, brightens over our…