Dharma talks from Clouds In Water Zen Center

This talk was given by Kikan Mike Howard on May 25, 2025 at Clouds in Water.Kikan Michael Howard (he/him) started practicing at Clouds in Water Zen Center in the late 1990s and was ordained by Sosan in 2018. He is an associate member of the Teacher Ryo at Clouds. Kikan is an independent app developer, a licensed consultant in Dynamic Emotional Integration®, and he transcribes Katagiri Roshi’s dharma talks at the Katagiri Transcripts website, katagiritranscripts.net. He lives in Northfield, MN with

This talk on letting go of the fixed sense of self was given on May 5, 2025 by Clouds in Water's guiding teacher, Sosan Teresa Flynn.Sosan has studied and practiced Soto Zen Buddhism since 1992, receiving dharma transmission (full teaching authority) from Joen Snyder O’Neal in 2012. Sosan's areas of teaching include body awareness in Zen, loving-kindness practices, and the intersection of Buddhist practice and racial justice. She has officiated at many ceremonies (daily & special liturgies,

This talk on the koan "Gutei Raises a Finger" was given on May 11, 2025 by MyoOn Susan Hagler.Myo On Susan Hagler began her Zen practice in the autumn of 1980 at MZMC. She went there to find a place to meditate and hit the jackpot when encountering Katagiri-roshi and the MZMC sangha. From then to now Myo On has lived a life filled with the joys and sorrows one encounters on life’s journey. She has been married to Duane Peterson since 1986, has 3 adult children and 3 grandkids, who bring her great

A Sunday talk by Clouds in Water's guiding teacher, Sosan Flynn.