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…
Practice Period, 2016
Category: Classes and Gatherings
Classes and gatherings to study the Dharma together
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…
David Loy Retreat and Lecture
Author and Teacher David Loy On December 4th and 5th, Springs Mountain Sangha together with the Bodhi Mind center will be hosting David Loy. He is a renowned teacher in the field of Buddhist activism. He is the author of…
Koans and Work in the Room this Weekend
Dear Friends, FIRST NOTE: Now that the downstairs of Shove is available again, we can hold Saturday work in the room (individually, meeting with a teacher for Dharma) This Saturday, Sarah Bender will be offering work in the room during…
Autumn Koan for this Sunday
Dear Friends, Our koan group last Sunday enjoyed the following koan: Book of Serenity, Case 94 DONGSHAN IS WELL Dongshan was ill. A student asked, “You’re unwell. Is there someone, after all, who isn’t sick?” Dongshan said, “There is.” “Does…
An Altar and Sutra Service: Gratitude for Ancestors
An Altar and Sutra Service: Gratitude for Ancestors Tomorrow evening, Monday, November 2, we’ll pause in this season of harvest and remembrance, to call the names of loved ones who are gone. Our altar will be open for decoration…
David Hinton, Author of Hunger Mountain will speak Monday night October 26
David Hinton, Author of Hunger Mountain will speak Monday night October 26th. Due to this event, our normal Monday evening schedule will be modified. Andrew Palmer, Sensei will not be giving a dharma talk that evening. We will bow to the…
Multi Sangha Vegetarian Harvest Pot Luck
Multi Sangha Vegetarian Harvest Pot Luck Calling all Springs and Pueblo Buddhist communities, families, friends! Let’s get together and share a meal! When: Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m Where: The Woman’s Club (20 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs) To…