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Classes and Gatherings, Community Events

Ceremony for the Beloved Dead,  Monday, Nov 1

by SMS Editor • October 28, 2021

Ceremony for the Beloved Dead 6:10 PM  MST,   Monday, November 1 On this evening, in lieu of our usual sutra service, we’ll hold a ceremony to remember and express our love for those who have died, those we have cared for…

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Classes and Gatherings

Laywomen of the Way with Megan Rundel, Sensei

by SMS Editor • October 26, 2021

JOIN US WEDNESDAY EVENING October 27, 6:00-7:30 Arizona/Pacific, 7:00-8:30 Mountain Open Source Koan Ancestors Series continues with Megan Rundel Sensei Laywomen of the Way This week I’ll be taking up some koans and stories about women practitioners in China who were…

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Retreat News

Sitting Alone, Together; Support for a Personal Retreat

by SMS Editor • October 17, 2021

Sitting Alone, Together Support for your personal retreatTuesday, October 19 through Sunday October 24 Open to Everyone Dear Friends, It was very difficult, though necessary, to make the decision to cancel our October retreat.  It’s a time when many of…

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Classes and Gatherings

Meeting Master Ma, with Open Source Teacher Sarah Bender

by SMS Editor • September 6, 2021

Tomorrow,Wednesday,Encounters with Great Master Ma In the first sessions of our series we’ve been hanging out with intimate encounters at the beginnings of Zen:  Bodhidharma with Emperor Wu and with Huige, who became his student; the illiterate “jungle dog” Huineng who…

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Classes and Gatherings

Meet Bodhidarma, with Open Source Teacher Megan Rundel

by SMS Editor • August 23, 2021

This Wednesday,Megan Rundel, Sensei on Bodhidharma Bodhidharma is the First Ancestor of Zen, and a teacher who has always had a lot of power for me. Early in my practice I acquired a woodcut image of Bodhidharma in which he…

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Classes and Gatherings

Koan Ancestors – Wednesdays

by SMS Editor • August 21, 2021

Please join us for a weekly study and practice series exploring the teachings of many of the ancestors of our Zen tradition from China and Japan. Each Wednesday evening this fall, we will take a deep dive into the life,…

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