Accept what comes from silence.
Make the best you can of it.
Of the little words that come
out of the silence, like prayers
prayed back to the one who prays
— Wendell Berry

Meditation Schedule

Most meetings are hybrid - in-person and Zoom (Zoom Guide). Use the Zoom links below.                                                                                                    

For phone access: +1 312 626 6799 US, or find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/apD9OxF3E

Clouds in Water: 445 Farrington St. St. Paul, MN

Sunday Community Gathering

8:30 - 8:50 Orientation & Intro To Meditation (in-person only)

9:00     Meditation period

9:30 Welcome, announcements, opening chant

9:35    Dharma talk -  Headsets available for the hearing impaired. Ask a greeter for details.

10:30   Tea and conversation in our community room

Sunday Zoom link. Meeting ID: 985 3884 6494 Passcode: 652433

Link to chants: Dharma talk opening & closing chants

Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC) Sitting Groups

Second and Fourth Sundays, 11:30 am - 1 pm CT. AND weekly on Wednesday, 7 - 8:30 pm CT.

Contact carol.iwata@cloudsinwater.org to receive a Zoom link.

Early Morning Meditation & Chanting Service, 6:30 - 8 am CT, In-person & online

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Join any time. In-person and on Zoom.

Sitting 6:30 - 7:00. Walking, 7:00 - 7:10. Sitting 7:10 - 7:40. Chanting 7:40 - 8:00.

Morning Zoom Link. Meeting ID: 927 7165 7228 Passcode: 135485

Link to Chant Book, see pages 2-3  for Tues, Wed & Thurs; and pages 2-4 and 7-10 for Fri. 

Noon Meditation, 12 - 12:30 pm CT, In-person & online

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Zoom and in-person.

Noon Zoom Link.   Meeting ID: 913 7903 4545  Passcode: 221595

Link to Chant Book, see page 19. Click here for Dedication

Wednesday Evening Zazen & Liturgy, 5 - 5:45 pm CT, In-person & online

30 minutes sitting meditation, followed by chanting dedicated to those who are ill and those who have died. Link to Chant Book, see pages 15 - 16.  4th Wednesday is Precepts Recitation, page 25 . Zoom and in-person.

Wednesday Evening Zoom Link.  Meeting ID: 844 7609 1188  Passcode: 193676

Lovingkindness Sitting Group, 2nd Thursdays, 7 - 8 pm CT, In-person only

Lovingkindness Sitting Group happens the second Thursday of each month. We start with a 25-minute guided lovingkindness (metta) meditation offered for the well-being and happiness of ourselves and all beings, then spend the rest of the hour hanging out in conversation over tea and snacks, building connection and community in a relaxed way. If you've experienced this kind of practice, you know how healing, rejuvenating, and heart-opening it can be. If not, come see if it's for you! This is a drop-in (non-registered) offering with a suggested donation of $10. 

Friday Night Zen, 1st Fridays, 6:30 - 8 pm CT, In-person only 

For young(ish) folks, 18 - 45ish. Thirty minutes sitting meditation (partly guided), followed by a short teaching on a topic, discussion, and social time. Visit this Meetup Page for more information. This is a drop-in (non-registered) offering with a suggested donation of $10. 

Queer Dharma Group, 3rd Fridays, 6:30 - 8 pm CT, In-person only 

For LGBTQIA2S+ & anyone who may benefit. 30-minute meditation (partly guided) and a loosely guided discussion over tea and snacks. More info here. This is a drop-in (non-registered) offering with a suggested donation of $10.