Dharma talks from Clouds In Water Zen Center

Sitting With All Beings by Rev. Kikan Michael Howard

Date: 2026/08/23. Speaker: Rev. Kikan Michael Howard. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. The chant can be found on page 17 of the Clouds in Water Zen Center Chant Book. Kik

Reflections On Leading Teen Practice As a Koan and a Dharma Gate by Rev. Keika Karín San Juan and Jake Nagasawa

Date: 2026/08/16. Speakers: Rev. Keika Karín San Juan and Prof. Jake Nagasawa. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Jake was born and raised on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, and is Visiting

Panel Discussion with Reckon With Participations

Date: 2026/08/02. Speakers: Rev. Sosan Flynn (she/her), Rev. Taizan Alford (he/him), Rev. Myoshin Diane Benjamin (she/her), Shishin Leonard Madsen (he/him), Steve Plachin

The Practice of Cessation and Clear Observation by Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn

Date: 2026/07/26. Speaker: Guiding Teacher Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn. At Hokyoji Zen Practice Community. Sōsan has studied and practiced Sōto Zen Buddhism since 1992, rec

Tomoe Katagiri 49th Day Memorial - What Is Bardo? by Rev. MyoOn Susan Hagler

Date: 2026/07/19. Speaker: Rev. MyoOn Susan Hagler. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. MyoOn began her Zen practice in 1980 at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center (MZMC). She wa

Honoring Our Ancestors: Obon Dharma Talk, Singing, and Dancing Ceremony

Date: 2026/07/12. Speakers: Rev. Sōsan Theresa Flynn, Rev. Shozoku Nomura, and Prof. Jake Nagasawa. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. The ceremony included singing and danc

Zen in the Timeplace of Collapse by Rev. Jinzū Minna Jain

Date: 2026/07/05. Speaker: Rev. Jinzū Minna Jain. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Jinzū is an artist, writer, and racial & systemic equity educator residing on the lands

A Special Pride Month Dharma Talk

Date: 2026/06/28. Speakers: Rev. Koji Acquaviva, Rev. Korin LaJoy, Rev. Jinzū Minna Jain, and Yūgen Haley Webb. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Koji is the current Tanto

The Joy of Having Nothing to Attain by Rev. Kattō Laura Phillips

Date: 2026/06/21. Speaker: Rev. Kattō Laura Phillips. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Kattō started practicing Zen at Clouds in Water in 1997. When she moved to Stillwate

Enter the Cave: How to bring resolve, courage, and sincerity to collective Buddhist practice by Rev. Keika Karín Aguilar- San Juan

Date: 2026/07/14. Speaker: Rev. Keika Karín Aguilar- San Juan. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Keika came to Clouds in Water Zen Center in 2005 and served on the Board fo

The Dharma of Genders by Rev. Myoshin Diane Benjamin

Date: 2026/07/07. Speaker: Rev. Myoshin Diane Benjamin. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Myoshin began practicing Buddhism in 1996 and received Dharma Transmission as a la

Ancestral Herbalism and Gathas of Nature by Joanna Hill and Rev. Rin LaJoy

Date: 2026/05/24. Speakers: Joanna Hill and Rev. Dr. Rin LaJoy. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Joanna Hill is from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota. My clan is

Practicing In The Moment With The Ingredients Of Our Lives: Talk For Buddha's Birthday by Rev. Sosan Flynn

Date: 2026/05/17. Speaker: Guiding Teacher Sosan Theresa Flynn. Clouds in Water Zen Center. Sōsan has studied and practiced Sōto Zen Buddhism since 1992, receiving Dharm

The Five Aggregates and a Wasp by Rev. Fukutoku Ann Morishita

Date: 2026/05/10. Speaker: Rev. Fukutoku Ann Morishita. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Fukutoku is a Sōto Zen priest in training at Clouds in Water Zen Center. She has p

Buddhist Teachings : A Prescription for Healing by Rev. MyoOn Susan Hagler

Date: 2026/05/03. Speaker: Rev. MyoOn Susan Hagler. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. MyoOn began her Zen practice in 1980 at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center (MZMC). She wa

Giving and the Practice of Generosity by Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn

Date: 2026/04/26. Speaker: Guiding Teacher Sosan Theresa Flynn. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Sōsan has studied and practiced Sōtō Zen Buddhism since 1992, receiving Dh

Wandering Boundless and Free by Rev. Jūken Zach Fehst

Date: 2026/04/19. Speaker: Rev. Jūken Zach Fehst. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. After first encountering the Dharma and studying meditation while living in South Korea

Touching the Earth by Rev. Myo-O Habermas-Scher

Date: 2026/04/12. Speaker: Rev. Myo-O Habermas-Scher. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Myo-O is a fully ordained Sōtō Zen priest, having received transmission in 2012 from

What Does Life Ask Of Us by Rev. Shodo Spring

Date: 2026/04/05. Speaker: Rev. Shodo Spring. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Shodo Spring has belonged to the natural world for as long as she can remember. She grew up

Way Seeking Mind Talk by Anita MacDonald

Date: 2026/03/29. Speaker: Dr. Anita MacDonald. At Clouds in Water Zen Center. Anita MacDonald is a daughter of a Filipino immigrant, professor of Women's studies, and a