• Introduction to Zen Meditation (Online)

    Introduction to Zen Meditation (Online)
    Online Zoom

    This free open class is conducted at 11:00 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month by members of the Nienfo Chan Order. The class provides a basic introduction to Zen meditative practice. The casual format allows plenty of opportunity for questions and answers. An online class on Zoom is conducted on the […]

  • Group Zen Meditaton on Zoom

    Group Zen Meditaton on Zoom
    Online Zoom

    On the first Thursday at 7:00 p.m. local time (Eastern, USA) members of our international Sangha gather online to practice Zen meditation which is led by members of the Nienfo Chan Order.

  • Sunday Morning Zen Meditation

    Sunday Morning Zen Meditation
    Cloudwater Zendo 3820 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Sunday Morning Zen Meditation includes periods of seated and walking practice and a traditional Zen chanting service which includes chanting of the Heart Sutra, the Ten-Verse Life-Prolonging Kuan-Yin Sutra, the Four Bodhisattva Vows, the Verse In Praise of Water and a chant honoring the venerable Chan Ancestors.

  • Atonement Service

    Atonement Service
    Cloudwater Zendo 3820 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH, United States

    The Atonement Service centers around the principle of Universal Compassion as represented by Kuan-Yin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The service encourages us to examine those thoughts, words and actions which may have caused us to create suffering. We then make a series of vows which can assist us to improve our behavior for the benefit […]

  • Bamboo Grove Lectures on Zoom

    Bamboo Grove Lectures on Zoom
    Online Zoom

    TOPIC: "Sin, Guilt & Karma." Led by Dharma Heir Venerable Shih Mingxing, the Bamboo Grove is an initiative which presents opportunities for learning and reflection through interactive lectures with members of the Nienfo Chan Order of Buddhist Monks.  With meditative concentration serving as the roots, learning and reflection as the stalk, and a dynamic life […]