When we take up some questions our ancestors have asked, some stories they’ve told to point to the territory of freedom—-when we hold these in our hearts and minds of today and bring our outrageous lives into play with them, something new, fresh,…
Springs Mountain Sangha announces their Autumn Meditation Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei October 14-18, 2015 The Abbey in Canon City Register Now! Realizing things as they truly are, touching deep into the core of what sustains us, fully opening heart…
SMS Book Group Money, Sex, War, Karma by David Loy * Please note date change* Dr. Loy was a professor Ethics/Religion and Society at Xavier University and a Zen teacher in the lineage of Koun Yamada. He has written many…
Group Koan Practice at Shove Chapel Monday, August 2015 This Monday, at Shove Chapel, we’ll have one period of meditation followed by a group Koan discussion. From Joan Sutherland’s “Acequias and Gates”: “Koans are a spiritual practice in the sense…
SMS/WMS Summer Gathering Sunday August 30 at the Catamount Center Woodland Park, CO Noon to 4:00 pm The Catamount Center will be the destination for an informal gathering of Springs Mountain Sangha and Wet Mountain Sangha members. Soaking up the beautiful surroundings…
Cultivating the Tao: Tao Te Ching A practice series with Andrew Palmer, Sensei As we did last year, we’ll again ease our way into autumn by spending time exploring, enjoying and abiding with a Taoist classic – the Tao Te…