For our ongoing schedule please see our website at smszen.org
January
Saturday, January 25: Lunar New Year Ceremony
February
Saturday,
February 1: Zen Threads Talk by Will Holtz
at 8:00 AM, during the morning meditation at
Shove Chapel
Monday, February 3:
Sutra Night
Monday, February 10:
Community Night
Monday February 17:
5:15 “Holding Your Seat” *
Monday, February 17:
Dharma Talk, Sarah Bender
Tuesday, February 18:
6:30-8:30 PM- Ecodharma Group at Creek Bend
Saturday, February
22: Work in the Room with Sarah Bender, Roshi
Monday February 24:
Dharma Talk, Andrew Palmer
Friday, February
28-Sunday, March 1: Lotus in the Fire Integrative Retreat
(Beginning of Winter
Practice Period)
January – February
Lunar New Year Ceremony
Shove Chapel
Sat. Jan 25, 6:30-8:30 AM,
please arrive early to get settled in
You are invited to
bring any statues or other practice objects you’d like to have blessed and
rededicated. You’re also invited to bring a poem you’d like to share with
others in the time that concludes the ceremony.
(Flowers would be welcomed, too!)
More info here: https://www.smszen.org/saturday-january-25-2020-lunar-new-year-ceremony/
Foundations of Zen Practice
in the Open Source Koan Zen tradition
with Sarah Bender, Roshi
Thursday Evenings 7-8:30
January 23 and 30
February 6 and 20
Shove Chapel, Colorado College
for more info, https://www.smszen.org/foundations-of-zen-class-with-sarah-bender/ or
contact Sarah at sembender@gmail.com
Streams Make a River
A Winter Sutra Study Series
We are taking up selections
from sutras and other writings from different periods in the history of Chan
and Zen, meeting them with leisurely, shared inquiry, and wondering: What
is most central to our Way? What threads run throughout our history? Where is
it taking us, and where are we taking it?
Saturdays, Creek Bend (7528 Jenkin Place,
C.S)
10 AM to noon
January 25
February 1, 8 and 22
Weekend Integrative Retreat
Lotus in the Fire
February 28-March 1, Creek Bend
Registration is now open, $150, Scholarships
available
Please contact Regan Arntzen at 719-351-6017 –
rrarntzen@gmail.com – for registration
or questions.
~This retreat is the beginning of our winter
practice period~
This is a period when the
sangha offers support for members to intensify their commitment to practice in
several ways. Feb. 28 to May 10, details to come.
~UPCOMING EVENTS~
MARCH – APRIL
Koan Series
with Sarah Bender, at Creek Bend Zendo
Saturday Mornings 10 to noon
March 7, 14, 21
April 11, 18, 25
contact: Sarah Bender, sembender@gmail.com
Equinox Ceremony
Shove Chapel
Mon. March 23
Spring Meditation Retreat
with Sarah Bender, Roshi
Pueblo Mt. State Park
Beulah, CO
Mark your calendars! more
info coming soon
May 6 to 10
*”Holding Your Seat” has been been formed in response to the All Sangha Meeting’s feedback. This is a time for newcomers to be welcomed and introduced to our tradition including everything from the basic form to questions about our history and lineage. It is also a time for beginning practitioners to check in with questions and discoveries they’ve encountered.
Support for Cloud Dragon
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See also Joan
Sutherland’s new Patreon site,
https://www.patreon.com/posts/do-you-trust-yr-31567633
This is
another good way to support Joan’s work and receive fresh teachings from her.
About Dahna
We
depend on the generosity of our members to support the work of our sangha.
Donations are gratefully received in the Dana bowl in the alcove of the
meditation hall in Shove Chapel. Also, everyone is invited to contribute
flowers for the altar and cookies for Community Nights.
If
you’d like access to our monthly financial reports please contact Brandy at bdl0824@gmail.com
We
now accept PayPal donations. You can get to the SMS PayPal link on the SMS web
site at: https://www.smszen.org/donate.html or
by selecting the donate icon: