Clouds in Water Zen Center

Clouds in Water Zen Center is a community of lay practitioners devoted to awakening the heart of great wisdom and compassion. This heart is your own true heart—the essence of peace, harmony and joy—and it is not separate from the heart of all beings. To all spiritual seekers we offer meditation instruction, classes, workshops, communal meditation, retreats, liturgy, community events and a practice for children and youth. We offer support for meditation and mindfulness, whether at home, work or at the center.
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Upcoming Practice Opportunities

	Council Practice
	Listening from the heart and speaking from the heart. Come to one or more circles and connect through council practice. Sundays, May 11, June 1, June 29 & July 27, 11:00 am–12:30 pm.

	Tenshin Roshi to speak May 4 at Dharma Field
	Capping the intersangha sesshin, Zen Practice and Bodhisattva Vows, Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi will speak Sunday, May 4, 10:00 am at Dharma Field Zen Center. (map) Suggested donation: $15 at the door. Open to the public (no registration). More information.

	Introduction to Meditation
	With Sosan Theresa Flynn. This class will cover the basics of sitting meditation (include sitting in a chair) as well as standing, walking and lying down meditation. Each class will include instruction, meditation, and small group sharing circles. Wednesdays, May 14–June 4 (4 sessions) 7:00–9:00 pm More information. Register online.

Awakening to Freedom: HeartSpeak Across Differences

With Ryumon and Terri Karis. In this retreat we will explore how our habits of seeing others as seperate and different keep us from embodying the freedom that is our birthright. Looking deeply at differences within a retreat setting offers the possibility of healing and awakening to freedom.
Retreat: Friday, May 16, 7:00 pm through Saturday, May 17, 7:00 pm
Sunday Dharma Talk: May 18, 9:00 am with conversation after service at 10:45
More information. Register online.

Gardening and Zen: Dharma Talk and Reading by Wendy Johnson

For more than 30 years Wendy Johnson has been meditating and gardening at Green Gulch Zen Center. Wendy just published Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World. Wendy has distilled her lifetime of experience into this extraordinary celebration of inner and outer growth, showing how the garden cultivates the gardener. Please join us for this special free event.
Monday, May 19, at 7:00 pm FREE
Register online.

	May 25 Full Moon Precept Reflection & Ceremony
	Everyone is welcome to attend this gentle, healing and restorative ceremony, Sunday, May 25 at 10:30–11:00 am, after the morning service. More information.

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