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…
Words from Sarah Bender, Roshi, in Nova Scotia
Book Study: Ending the Pursuit of Happiness – A Zen Guide
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…
Springs Mountain Sangha July Camping Retreat
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…
2018 Spring Retreat Registration
Springs Mountain Sangha Spring Retreat April 11-15, 2018 with Sarah Bender, Roshi and Andrew Palmer, Sensei Location: The Abbey in Canon City Cost: $475 double $575 single (limited availability) Part-time: $120/day Deposit: $250 $100 late registration fee, depending upon…
Gate to Freedom is Open Retreat: Pueblo March 10
The Gate to Freedom is Open A One Day Meditation Retreat With Andrew Palmer, Sensei Hosted by the Wet Mountain Sangha Someone asked, “How can I be free?” Shitou replied, “Who has put you in bondage?” An essential teaching of…
Community Night this Monday, Feb. 12
The Practice of Refuge; Community Nights beginning this Monday, Feb. 12 6:00 PM, Shove Chapel Dear Sangha, Starting this Monday, we’ll be refreshing our practice of precepts recitation in community. As part of this winter’s practice period, we’ve been…