November 27, 2014: On this Thanksgiving Day, 2014 under a soft, November sky, I’m thinking of our little band of laywomen and laymen who walk together a pathless path of freedom. This morning, it seems that the very path…
November 26, 2014: Revisiting Layman Pang KOAN FOR SUNDAY, NOV. 30, 3 TO 5 PM Dear Friends, The koan group last Sunday spent a rich time with Layman Pang, and….didn’t come close to exhausting this rich koan. So we’ll…
November 21, 2014: Springs Mountain Sangha December 2014 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 our…
November 20, 2014: KOAN FOR SUNDAY, NOV. 23, 3 TO 5 PM Dear Friends, This week’s koan is a bit longer. It’s from The Sayings of Layman Pang, a text I’ll be taking up with you in depth in…
November 14, 2014: BUDDHA WAKES RETREAT with Sarah Bender, Sensei December 6-7, 2014 Creek Bend Zendo, 7528 Jenkin Place During the long nights and brief days of early December, Buddhists in Japan and many other places gather in meditation to…
November 9, 2014: Practice Period Discussion this Mon. Evening SMS Friends, Springs Mountain Sangha is now just about at the midpoint of our Body of the Way Practice Period for 2014. What is it like for you, at this…