CloudWater Zendo, the Zen Center of Cleveland

Dharma Friends,

GOLDEN WISDOM VIRTUAL SANGHA WILL MEET TODAY, APRIL 22nd, FOR ZEN STUDY AT 7:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME:

https://us02web.zoom.u/j/85439673161?pwd=RVhSeVg3NmxJZjZlM1p0NkRrbXJhZz09

Meeting ID: 854 3967 3161     Passcode: 454169

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THIS WEEK AT THE NEW ZENDO: GROUP MEDITATION ON TUESDAY AT 7:00 p.m., GROUP MEDITATION AND ZEN TEA ON SATURDAY AT 9:00 a.m., INTERNAL ARTS CLASS ON SATURDAY AT 10:00 a.m.

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FIVE ELEMENTS MEDITATION CLASS ON ZOOM: THURSDAY, APRIL 25th AT 7:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME.  The 5 Elements path offers a number of different meditative forms including recitation, visualization, and the combined practice of Zen and Pure Land.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87447213695?pwd=U0VJVGt2ZkJQU1o0cFlNNm5yMU5SUT09

Meeting ID: 874 4721 3695     Passcode: 083513

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BUDDHAHEART FELLOWSHIP OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA PRESENTS "DAY OF HEALING" ON SUNDAY, APRIL 28th AT 10:00 a.m. AEST, WHICH TRANSLATES TO SATURDAY, APRIL 27th AT 8:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME.  Activities:  Zen Meditation, BHFT Service, Dharma Talk and Discussion.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84657917404

Meeting ID: 846 5791 7404    Passcode: 423127

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WORK PRACTICE AT CLOUDWATER ZENDO AT 10:00 a.m. ON SUNDAY, APRIL 28th FOLLOWING MORNING MEDITATION AT 9:00. Work practice is a way to actualize one's realization through everyday activity. Purifying our practice space is synonymous with purifying ourselves. We deeply appreciate those of you who can take some time to help us keep our new temple in good condition.  Amitabha!

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While in China, Dogen, the founder of Japanese Soto Zen, met an old man who was the head cook at a Chan monastery. The man had walked 12 miles to buy some Japanese mushrooms brought over on Dogen's ship. This puzzled Dogen, who asked the cook, "Venerable Cook, in your advanced years, why don’t you wholeheartedly engage the Way by doing meditation or studying the Sutras instead of troubling yourself by being a cook and just working? What is that good for?” The old man laughed loudly and said, “Oh good friend from a foreign country, it is clear you have no idea what it means to wholeheartedly engage in the Way.”