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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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Community Events

Sangha Social – Sunday Aug 15 5 PM

by SMS Editor • August 13, 2021

Sangha Social White Pie Restaurant Outdoor Patio, Colorado SPrings Sunday, August 15, 5 PM We will be gathering at White Pie Restaurant, Colorado Springs location on their Outdoor Patio at 5 PM on Sunday. Please join us for some good…

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Classes and Gatherings

Koan Meditation Tomorrow Morning

by SMS Editor • August 13, 2021

KOAN INQUIRY TOGETHER, TOMORROW SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 10:00 AM to NOON Zhaozhou’s Three Turning Words A mud buddha can’t cross through water,  A gold buddha can’t cross through a furnace. A wooden buddha can’t cross through fire.   Friends, One…

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