General News & Announcements – Mountain Cloud Zen Center

Watering the Seeds of Ecodharma

Reflections from the second year of Ecodharma May Conversation with Sarah and Abby Click on the video below for a discussion about this year’s Ecodharma Residency, with Abby and Executive

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The Origin of Path(less)

Written by Grant Goulet If you’ve tuned into our podcast lately, you might have noticed some changes. We’ve officially rebranded the Mountain Cloud podcast to in the Cloud. It’s a

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Message from Valerie: Sesshin

The Great Homecoming: Returning exactly where you are This coming Thursday, September 14, the 2023 Autumn sesshin begins at Mountain Cloud. The sesshin will be online – sitting in your

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Message from Valerie: To Know Oneself Completely

Watching the moonat dawn,solitary, mid-sky,I knew myself completely:no part left out. It is not unusual to take up meditation practice out of a longing to know ourselves, to be more

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Message from Valerie: Gratitude

Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. The summer sesshin at Mountain Cloud ended on Sunday. The sesshin opened with a line from Dogen:

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Invitation only – Register for Rohatsu 2023 On-site Attendance

Use this form to register and pay for attending Rohatsu 2023 on0site, as either a, lodger, commuter or camper. You MUST have received an invitation to attend on-site in order

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Only as Sick as our Secrets: the Urgency of Nuclear Disarmament, Archbishop John C. Wester

Archbishop John Wester joins Jay Coghlan, Executive Director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, and MCZC guiding teacher Valerie Forstman, to pull back the veil on nuclear business as usual. The

Reduced Fee: 15 Day Koan Course

If you need financial assistance to attend the 15 Day Wild World of Koans course, contact Sarah and work out a payment amount with her. Then, use this form to

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Living Heart of Zen, Spring Retreat Talk 2: Crossing Over

Something puts our feet on this path, starting from the ordinary dualistic world. Gradually, as we practice and practice, in some unguarded moment, everything falls away, and it’s just this.

Discount Registration

Thank you for registering for our Online Retreat Preparation Workshop. This is where you register for the summer retreat using the 25% discount.

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Message from Valerie: Seeds

Walk into the dining room at Mountain Cloud and you will be met by a long table laden with new seedlings, freshly sprouted from seeds planted on a Samu Saturday

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Summer 2023 Retreat: In-person Payment

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Application for Summer 2023 Sesshin – Onsite Attendance

Please fill out this application if you wish to attend our June 26-July2 summer sesshin in person. This applies to those who plan for indoor lodging onsite, camping on our

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Message from Valerie: Alive!

The ‘Recorded Sayings of Joshu’ include an exchange where a monk – possibly a newcomer to practice, asks Joshu or Chao-chou, “What is meditation?” (The question could be translated, “What

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