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Welcome to the Clouds in Water Zen Center Dharma Talks podcast. We post our Sunday dharma talks from various speakers, including talks from 2020 to the present. Clouds in Water is a vibrant and inclusive community in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition, with a mission to awaken the heart of great wisdom and compassion. Founded in 1994, we regularly offer meditation, classes, and retreats. We are located in the historic Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, and everywhere via Zoom. We welcome people of all backgrounds and faiths.
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- 2 weeks ago41 min
Belonging... and Bridging Across Differences by Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn
Date: 2026/10/25. Speaker: Guiding Teacher Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Sōsan has studied and practiced Sōto Zen Buddhism since 1992, receiving Dharma transmission (full teaching authority) from Joen Snyder O’Neal in 2012. Sōsan's areas of teaching include body awareness in Zen, loving-kindness practices, and the intersection of Buddhist practice and racial justice.
- 3 weeks ago39 min
Freedom is Coming by Rev. Myo-O Habermas-Scher
Date: 2026/10/18. Speaker: Rev. Myo-O Habermas-Scher. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Myo-O is a fully ordained Soto Zen priest, having received transmission in 2012 from Dokai Georgesen, Guiding Teacher at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community. She began Zen practice in 1975 with Katagiri Roshi, who was her root teacher, and studied with him until his death in 1990. She also studied and practiced in the Vipassana tradition for twelve years. In 2021 Myo-O retired after fourteen years as a staff chaplain at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, and is a mom and a grandma to two little boys. She is presently a consulting teacher at Clouds in Water Zen Center.
- 4 weeks ago41 min
Friday Night Zen Panel
Date: 2026/10/11. Speakers: Friday Night Zen Panel. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Friday Night Zen is a meditation group for people in early adulthood. We meet at Clouds in Water Zen Center in St. Paul on the first and third Friday of each month, for meditation and discussion/sharing on the evening's topic, especially as it relates to the particular experiences of those in the first half of life. Come and hear the Dharma from the unique lens of this vibrant group!
- Oct 4, 202643 min
Healing the Destitute Child by Rev. Myoshin Diane Benjamin
Date: 2026/10/04. Speaker: Rev. Myoshin Diane Benjamin. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Myoshin began practicing Buddhism in 1996 and received Dharma Transmission as a lay Dharma teacher in 2022 from Sosan Flynn. She received priest ordination in 2026. Myoshin is enthusiastic about the myriad ways that the Dharma informs our everyday lives as human beings in a complex world. She taught for over a decade in the children’s program at Clouds in Water, has practiced at Hokyoji and Ryumonji monasteries, and has attended numerous retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh and his community. Additionally, she is fully certified to teach the Realization Process.
- Sep 27, 202641 min
The Purpose of Practice and the Practice of Purpose by Rev. Taizan Alford
Date: 2026/09/27. Speaker: Rev. Taizan Alford. At Clouds in Water Zen Center / Mexico.Taizan was ordained as a Soto Zen priest by Sosan Flynn in 2016, and completed shuso in 2021. He received Dharma Transmission from Sosan in 2024 and has full authority to teach in the Soto Zen tradition. Taizan's journey with meditation began on the yogic path in the early 1980s after getting sober. Taizan’s focus in Soto Zen Buddhism is on how zazen, taking refuge and loving kindness can heal old wounds and help create less suffering for individuals and their communities. He is a full member of the Teacher-ryo at Clouds.
- Sep 13, 202645 min
Work the Problem by Rev. Fukutoku Morishita
Date: 2026/09/13. Speaker: Rev. Ann Fukutoku Morishita. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Fukutoku has practiced Soto Zen Buddhism for the past 18 years, and is a member of the teacher-ryo (team) at Clouds. In May of 2026 she received Dharma Transmission from Rev. Myo-on, Susan Hagler. Prior to committing to Buddhism, Fukutoku was a member of the Evanston, IL, Quaker Friends' Meeting for ten years. She enjoy conversing with others concerning all things about Buddhism. One of her favorite things about Clouds is Water is the people who attend there.
- Sep 6, 202640 min
Song of Zazen & Supporting Each Other in Community by Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn
Date: 2026/09/06. Speaker: Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Sōsan has studied and practiced Sōto Zen Buddhism since 1992, receiving Dharma transmission (full teaching authority) from Joen Snyder O’Neal in 2012. Sōsan's areas of teaching include body awareness in Zen, loving-kindness practices, and the intersection of Buddhist practice and racial justice.
- Aug 30, 202639 min
Dharma Quests & Emergent Theologies by Rev. Jinzu Minna Jain
Date: 2026/08/30. Speaker: Rev. Jinzu Minna Jain. At Clouds in Water Zen Center.Jinzū is a novice priest, teacher, and Communications and Marketing Director at Clouds in Water Zen Center. They serve on the teacher-ryo (team). As a queer, trans, disabled, BIPOC priest, Jinzū believes that Sōtō Zen practice helps us cultivate the capacity for collective care and liberation, supporting us to meet ourselves, one another, and these harrowing times with a teeming ecology of community, and a deep well of stillness and courageous action.
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Welcome to the Clouds in Water Zen Center Dharma Talks podcast. We post our Sunday dharma talks from various speakers, including talks from 2020 to the present. Clouds in Water is a vibrant and inclusive community in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition, with a mission to awaken the heart of great wisdom and compassion. Founded in 1994, we regularly offer meditation, classes, and retreats. We are located in the historic Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, and everywhere via Zoom. We welcome people of all backgrounds and faiths.
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