News & Announcements

This week both our Tuesday 8/4 and Thursday 8/6 meetings will be In-person and by Zoom.

OUR NEW LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT: We are moving!! (from Aug. 18th). We found a nice new space near the Fine Arts Center on Cascade, inside the NextUs building at 525 North Cascade, Colorado Springs (on the SE corner of Cascade and Willamette). The building is filled with co-working spaces, like various therapist offices and other small businesses. Our space is on the Second Floor and is called “The Venue.” There is plenty of free and lighted parking behind the building. We will use it for our regular Tuesday and Thursday meetings, and for occasional special events. We are also renting an office space on the Second Floor that will eventually become our BodhiMind Library. We have been given hundreds of books over the past several years that we want to share with our community. 

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS: We could use a few hands to help move boxes of books and a cabinet or two, preferably sometime on Aug. 15, 16, or 17. If you can spare an hour or so on one of those days, please respond to this email (bodhimindcenter@gmail.com) to let us know. 
       Also, because we need to buy a few large bookcases for our future library, we extend an opportunity for you to contribute to this purchase by a donation. We will probably want something like this double bookcase at IKEA, two or three of them. Donations of any amount are most welcome! Please also respond to this email (bodhimindcenter@gmail.com).

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18th, we will have a Grand Opening gathering in our new space, from 6-8 pm. With food. We want everyone to come! Therefore, we will not hold a meditation meeting on Thursday, Aug. 20th. Just one grand gathering that week! Bring a friend :).

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See below for our location, and click our “Contact” tab above to get placed on our email list so you’ll get regular notices of weekly topics, special events, and any changes or cancelations we might have.

Our BodhiMind Center Zoom link is HERE. 

Everyone is welcome to our meetings, with no experience necessary. We have no formal membership. We always offer guided meditation and open discussion. Our approach is to use ideas and practices from the Buddhist tradition to enrich our lives. Feel free to drop in at any time. We hope you’ll find something helpful in our meetings, whether from talks, meditations, or discussions. Suggested donation $5

All our in-person meetings will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm at (click link for map):

Professional Place is a small road to a few office buildings off the north side of Fillmore, between Centennial and Mesa. Click on the link above or the image below to see an online map.

Once on Professional Place, follow signs for #2955, which will have you take your first right. Then continue straight to the last, large parking lot. The building will be on your right. Here is a photo of the building front, which has a wheelchair ramp on the left side. The parking lot is well-lit in the evening.

Once inside, Suite 101 is directly in front of you, as you can see in this picture.

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Meditation

Everyone is welcome to our meetings, with no experience necessary. We have no formal membership. We always offer guided meditation and open discussion. Our approach is to use ideas and practices from the Buddhist tradition to enrich our lives. Feel free to drop in at any time. We hope you’ll find something helpful in our meetings, whether from talks, meditations, or discussions. Suggested donation $5

Our Zoom link is HERE.

*Weekly Tuesday Meditation, 6-8 p.m AND *Weekly Thursday Meditation, 6-8 p.m.

Both our Tuesday and Thursday meditation meetings include some teaching and discussion. Either meeting is approachable for someone new to learning about Buddhism. The difference between the two meetings lies only in who leads them, David Gardiner and Karen Recktenwald (with occasional replacements), whose styles and emphases reflect their personalities. These two regular weekly meetings are held both in-person and by Zoom.

To get our occasional CANCELATION notices, please sign up for our weekly newsletters.

Teachings and Special Events

We often host teachings, a book group, and discussion groups. The best way to learn about our special events is to sign up for our weekly newsletter. 

Recordings

Many of our Tuesday postmeditation Dharma talks have been recorded and are available for listening and downloading from the Guided Meditations & Dharma Talks link. (Several guided meditation recordings appear on top, below which are talks). The 15-20 Dharma talks in 2020 from March through July, in particular, are intended to provide an introduction to the foundations of Buddhist philosophy and practice. 

Dana (Donations)

You can offer dana to BodhiMind Center in two ways: (1) mail a check to us at P.O. Box 444, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, or (2) pay via PayPal or credit or debit card using the PayPal link on this page. Many people have been doing this, at $5 to $50 per month–you decide how valuable our offerings are.

How to Join a Zoom Meeting

Our Zoom link is HERE (or use the long version is below):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89625520695?pwd=NXFaUlFhVzMvOVRwb3BCZXhTUzhPdz09#success

  • About 10 minutes before the designated time (so, 5:50 p.m.), just click on the link above. If you have already uploaded Zoom on your device, you will be taken to a Zoom room (on their website). If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download the app.
  • The only thing you will need is the link provided for and possibly the Meeting ID.
  • Follow the instructions on the Zoom site. (Here is a video showing the process for joining a meeting: Zoom tutorial on YouTube).
  • Make sure your device (computer or phone) has the sound switched ON.