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Classes and Gatherings

Introduction to Zen – September 21 – 22

by SMS Editor • August 26, 2018

  Go straight on the narrow mountain road with 99 curves An Introduction to Zen Zen, a meditation-centered Buddhist tradition, starts and ends with your very life. We will explore the unexpected curves and bumps that are the very essence…

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Classes and Gatherings

Calligraphy Workshop with Tei Kobayashi

by SMS Editor • August 19, 2018

  Sumi-e Workshop with Tei Kobayashi September 6 and 7, 2018 One year ago Tei gave several days of Sumi-e/calligraphy teachings at Bemis Art School when she hung her works in the FAC.  She is returning to collect them and has…

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Retreat News

Save the dates – Fall Meditation Retreat / Bodhi Day

by SMS Editor • August 14, 2018

  Save the Dates! ___________________________________ Springs Mountain Sangha’s Fall Meditation Retreat with Sarah Bender, Roshi October 22nd – 28th at the Abbey in Canon City Details coming soon. Registrar Brandy Lancaster, bdl0824@gmail.com

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Sarah Bender

Words from Sarah Bender, Roshi, in Nova Scotia

by SMS Editor • August 10, 2018

  Dear Ones,   I woke early this morning to the stillness of a foggy dawn in Nova Scotia, just barely able to see the other shore of the Cove. I climbed the steep stairs to my meditation space and…

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Classes and Gatherings

Book Study:  Ending the Pursuit of Happiness – A Zen Guide

by SMS Editor • July 13, 2018

  In August, we will be taking up the book Ending the Pursuit of Happiness by Barry Magid.  Mr. Magid is a Zen teacher and a psychoanalyst.  He is therefore is able to bring both perspectives to bear on the problem of…

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Living in Community, Retreat News

Springs Mountain Sangha July Camping Retreat

by SMS Editor • June 10, 2018

Please note the event!  Campsites are reserved for car camping.  More details to come!  Springs Mountain Sangha Summer Camping Retreat Springer Gulch CG at Eleven Mile Canyon July 21-22, 2018 Please contact Brandy Lancaster at bdl0824@gmail.com or Camilla Fuller at camillafuller4@gmail.com for details and…

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