Barriers, Shana Smith (Video)
General News & Announcements
Guest Sanbo Zen teacher Shana Smith comes to us from her home in Florida. She acknowledges the many challenges of our world (hurricanes, pandemic, politics, Ukraine) and that our practice
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Sangha Meeting Minutes: January 14
Teacher’s Reports Valerie Forstman, Guiding Teacher The residents program is launched, under the guidance of Scott Thornton, and we can look forward to it growing over the next few months.
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Reduced Payments 30 Days of Zen, November 2022
If you need some help paying for your participation, use this form to register for November’s 30 Days of Zen. Enter an amount that works for your budget.
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Embracing Our Intrinsic Belonging
Dear Mountain Cloud Friends, With grateful hearts, we offer deep appreciation to our members and friends, our growing sangha, near and far – Mountain Cloud is flourishing! To our local
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Sangha Meeting – September 17, 2022
Mountain Cloud Zen Center (MCZC) seeks to foster teachings of Zen Buddhism, as adapted to Western cultural forms and traditions.
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Simplicity Zen Podcast Features Valerie Forstman
Simplicity Zen is a Zen and mindfulness themed blog and podcast started by Gambo Berry Crawford. Enjoy Berry’s interview with Valerie Forstman. Image by Takeshi Shimizu
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Celebrating Valerie, Scott and Bryan
Close to seventy people showed up for the reception on Saturday September 3 to welcome our new teachers and executive director. Thank you to our reception host Henry Shukman and
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Rohatsu: In-Person Retreat Registration
Use the form below to register and make your payment for Rohatsu 2022. You are receiving this link because you have been approved for on-site attendance. Most of you have
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Introducing Bryan Baldwin, MCZC Executive Director
Santa Fe resident Bryan Baldwin is joining Mountain Cloud Zen Center as our new Executive Director. Bryan brings more than 25 years of progressive responsibility helping mission-driven organizations become more
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Summer Sesshin with Henry and Valerie: In-Person Application
Summer 2022 Retreat: On-site Attendance Application Our Summer 2022 retreat will be a hybrid event streamed live from Mountain Cloud Zen Center. Most attendees will attend virtually but there is
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MCZC Postcards
Mountain Cloud Art Photos We have a limited edition bundle of 15 beautiful black and white post cards made from photographs contributed by members of our Mountain Cloud community. The
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Recent Podcasts Featuring Henry
Henry has recently been featured on three podcasts, First Human, ManTalks, and Orthogonal. Links to each podcast and a short description are below. Enjoy… First Human with Richard AthertonFinding Zen
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Community Outreach: Feeding the Homeless
The local Mountain Cloud Sangha will be preparing and serving a meal each month at Pete’s Place Interfaith Shelter. The shelter provides nightly meals to their clients, often cooked by
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