June 2026 Dear Companions of the Way, We’re writing today with some exciting news about our sangha. The community known as Open Source has a new name–Cloud Gate Zen–and is stepping forward with fresh energy and commitment, to bring the…
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May 2026 Newsletter
Springs Mountain Sangha, May 2026 May Offerings Monday, May 4; 6 PM, on Zoom & in person at Shove Chapel, Meditation, Sutra Service and Conversation Tuesday, May 5; 6:30 PM, on Zoom, Steering Committee Meeting – all are welcome Thursday, May 7; 6:30 PM, on Zoom,…
April 2026 Newsletter
April 2026 Newsletter April Offerings Monday, April 6; 6 PM, on Zoom & in person at Shove Chapel, Meditation, Sutra Service and Conversation Tuesday, April 7; 6:30 PM, on Zoom, Steering Committee Meeting – all are welcome Monday, April 13; 6 PM, on Zoom & in…
February 2026 Newsletter
Springs Mountain Sangha, February 2026 All times listed below are Mountain Time February Offerings Monday, February 2; 6 PM, on Zoom & in person at Shove Chapel, Meditation, Sutra Service and Conversation Tuesday, February 3; 6:30 PM, on Zoom, Steering Committee Meeting – all are…
January 2025 Newsletter
Offerings December Monday, December 30; 6 PM, on Zoom & in person at Shove Chapel, New Year Celebration, 108 bells January Sunday, January 5; 3-4:30 PM, on Zoom & in person at Creek Bend Zendo, SMS Winter Koan Series Monday, January 6; 6…
All Sangha Meeting Sunday, December 3, noon Mountain Time
painting by Iwasaki Tsuneo All Sangha Meeting Sunday, December 3, 2023 On Zoom so everyone near and far can attend Dear Bodhisattvas, the wake behind this duck and her ducklings is made of the characters of our Prajna Paramita Heart…
Meditation Retreat March 24-27, 2022
Springs Mountain Sangha Branches of Light Online Meditation Retreatwith Sarah Bender, Roshi March 24-27, 2022 Taking part in the Gathering We and everything we perceiveare interwoven and not interwoven,and this interweaving continues on and onwhile each thing stands in its…
November 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Our Sitting Alone, Together retreat concluded just Sunday afternoon (the anniversary of our Refuge Retreat of last year!), and for me, it continued into packing, pulling the little blue kayak up into the house, washed and ready for…
September 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friends, This image from inside a dandelion blossom ready to go, but not yet gone–still there, catching droplets–reminds me of this time, and of this koan about the Pang Family, our early ancestors in the Zen tradition. The Layman was…
July 2021 Newsletter
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…