Click below for an overview of upcoming classes, sesshin, retreats, workshops and more. 2022 2023
[Read More]This class offers an introduction to meditation and Zen Buddhism. We will cover how to meditate, how to set up a meditation space at home, basic Buddhist terms and teachings, and an overview of the Clouds in Water community. There will also be time for practice and conversation.
[Read More]In this class we will examine the significant treatises on meditation left to us by our Indian and East Asian ancestors. Some instructions are concrete and exacting, some are psychedelic and cryptic, still others are poetic and simple in expressing a basic attitude toward life as the foundation of practice. We will get to witness the different expressions of practice coming from different temperaments, personalities, and cultures spanning the past 2600 years.
[Read More]Sesshin, which means “collecting the heart/mind”, provides a rare chance to step into a sanctuary of stillness, to close the door for a little while on the cacophony, and to appreciate the freedom and spaciousness of life in the present. Whether you are a beginner or experienced practitioner, we hope you will consider joining this wonderful practice.
[Read More]This class offers an introduction to meditation and Zen Buddhism. We will cover how to meditate, how to set up a meditation space at home, basic Buddhist terms and teachings, and an overview of the Clouds in Water community. There will also be time for practice and conversation.
[Read More]Please consider joining us to learn more about council practice or increase your abilities with the practice. By participating in this training you will be able to share in this process of decision making at Clouds in Water and share your valuable insight with the community at future council meetings.
[Read More]A Mother’s Advice
Dharma talk by Taizan Alford on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
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Sitting in the Arms of the Ancestors
Dharma talk by Myoshin Diane Benjamin on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
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Way Seeking Mind Talk and Case #11 from the Book of Serenity
Dharma talk by Fukutoku Ann Morishita on Sunday, April 24, 2022. The dense web of myriad forms is so precipitous;Passing through beyond location blocks the eyes.Sweeping out his garden – who has the strength?A boat crosses a rustic ford, wet with autumn’s aquamarine,Sailing into the reed flowers shining on the snow, bright.With a bolt of silk,…
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All Beings Are Born Simultaneously With Buddha
Dharma talk by Sosan Theresa Flynn on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
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Coming Back to the Cushion
Dharma talk by Taizan Alford on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
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How Can Clouds Become More Fully a Refuge for Everyone? With the Race, Love and Liberation Laboratory (for growing spiritual things).
Dharma talk by Raul Ramos, Busshin Carol Iwata, Keika Karin San Juan, Marcus Young 楊墨, and GyokuJun Didi Koka on Sunday, April 3, 2022. The LAB is a group of practitioners of color. Building on years of work around racial awareness at Clouds, our first initiative in October 2017 brought Rev. angel Kyodo williams to Clouds…
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