February 5, 2015 With Deep Gratitude Dear Sangha friends, For most of last year Springs Mountain Sangha struggled to meet its budget. Because we had put aside a modest reserve, we were able to pay our teachers and meet…
February Newsletter
January 23, 2015 Springs Mountain Sangha February 2015 Calendar Ongoing Events Newcomer Orientation: 2nd Monday of the month, CC Shove Chapel, Dharma Hall upstairs at 5:45 pm to meet anyone who would like some orientation to meditation, to…
Introduction to Zen Class
January 21, 2015 Springs Mountain Sangha Offers Zen Meditation An Introduction With Frank Actis and Mary Montoya Saturday, January 31st 9 AM to Noon The Woman’s Club 20 Mesa Road west of Cascade Ave., at Monument St. Includes…
Yunmen Says Something in Response
January 21, 2015 Yunmen Says Something in Response…. And Yunmen Says it Backwards Koans for Sunday, January 25, 3 to 5 PM Blue Cliff Record Cases 14 and 15; Joan Sutherland & John Tarrant transl. and notes A student…
Welcome to the new Springs Mountain Sangha website!!
January 20, 2015 Welcome to the new Springs Mountain Sangha website!! https://www.smszen.org Before we discuss anything, we’d like to thank Mary Jo Meade, who put together the website that we’ve been using since 2009. Thank you Mary Jo! This…
Acequias & Gates – Monday at 5:15
January 18, 2015 5:15 Discussion for Monday, January 19 Tomorrow evening we will continue our exploration and enjoyment of Joan Sutherland, Roshi’s book, Acequias & Gates. We will still be working from the “Koans as Art” acequia, taking up a couple more…