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VOLUNTEER
Yogi jobs provide us with the opportunity to express our gratitude for our Sangha and its home, the Sangha House. Jobs include housecleaning, yard maintenance, house repairs and maintenance, and snow shoveling. Please sign up for all jobs in person at the Sangha House. |
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CARING COMMITTEE
The intention of this group is to assist sangha members during times of need. The committee invites anyone needing non-financial support to contact Kym Mellsop at (719) 207-3077 or KMellsop@pinonrealestate.com. |
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BOOK CLUB
The Buddhist Book & Discussion Group meets the second Wednesday of every month from 6:00-7:30pm at the Sangha House. We are currently reading Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. |
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SENGEN DISCUSSION GROUP
The Salida Sangha is offering a space for the Senior Generation (SenGen) discussion group. This is an opportunity for those 60 and older who wish to discuss finding joy in the challenges of aging, illness and death in a mindful, safe and supportive environment. Join us as we explore the dimensions of aging. We meet on the third Thursday of each month from 2:00-3:30 pm at the Sangha House. Please visit SENGEN for more info! |
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THE FIVE PRECEPTS & BUDDHIST MORALITY
Meeting the third Sunday of each month at 4:00 beginning June 16th Come delight in simple virtuous conduct! A fellow sangha member will host a monthly recitation of ‘The Five Mindfulness Trainings’ as explained by Thich Nhat Hanh. These are not commandments, rather an exploration in training the mind and heart. If you don’t want to read aloud, we hope anyone interested will feel free to follow along silently in the spirit of playful curiosity. You don’t have to be a Buddhist to find great joy in classical Buddhist morality! Join us in the sangha house library one hour before the third Sunday Sit of each month. “There are these five gifts, five great gifts – original, long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated from the beginning…” AN 8.39 Mindfulness is but a single thread in our rich tradition. From the time of the Buddha, five precepts have informed and supported the beautiful tapestry that we call meditation. The early Buddhist term, sila, refers to good character, nature, or habit. Traditionally, these five virtues serve as prerequisite for lay people to receive instruction in the sitting practice. They wrap the sangha in a cloth of harmony, provide protection, and ready us to sense the fragrance of enlightenment. |
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MINDFUL RECOVERY
Mindful Recovery is a community of people who are using the practices of mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, renunciation and generosity to heal the pain and suffering that addiction has caused in our lives and the lives of our loved ones. Our path of practice is guided by the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and further Buddhist teachings. This Buddhist-oriented path has proven successful with addicts and alcoholics who have committed themselves to its investigation and application. Our approach to recovery understands that “All beings have the power and potential to free themselves from suffering.” We feel confident in the power of the Buddha’s teachings, if applied, to relieve suffering of all kinds, including the suffering of addiction. We meet Wednesday's at 7 pm. All meetings are confidential and anonymous. |