CloudWater Zendo, the Zen Center of Cleveland

• 1: Home
• 2: About Us
  • 2.1: History
  • 2.2: Contact Us
    • 2.2.1: Map to CloudWater Zendo
  • 2.3: Calendar
  • 2.4: Regularly Scheduled Activities
  • 2.5: Affiliate: Dragon Flower Ch'an Temple
  • 2.6: Affiliate: Golden Wisdom Zen Meditation
  • 2.7: Affiliate: Mountain Wind Zen Meditation
  • 2.8: Photos
• 3: Ch'an (Zen)
  • 3.1: Ch'an (Zen)
  • 3.2: Our Chan Lineage
  • 3.3: Meditation Basics
• 4: About Buddhism
  • 4.1: What Is Buddhism
  • 4.2: The Buddha
  • 4.3: Key Buddhist Teachings
  • 4.4: Taking The Vows of Refuge
  • 4.5: FAQ
• 5: Pure Land Buddhism
  • 5.1: What Is Pure Land Buddhism
  • 5.2: The 5 Elements School
  • 5.3: The Pure Land Sutras
  • 5.4: History of Meditative Pure Land Practice
  • 5.5: Comparing the Paths
  • 5.6: 5 Elements Practices
    • 5.6.1: Sutra Study
    • 5.6.2: Recitation Practice
    • 5.6.3: Atonement & Veneration
    • 5.6.4: Visualization Meditation
    • 5.6.5: Meditation Practice
• 6: Internal Arts
  • 6.1: Internal Arts Practice
  • 6.2: Simple Energy Work
• 7: Library
  • 7.1: Our Library
  • 7.2: Texts
  • 7.3: Audio
  • 7.4: Video
  • 7.5: Links
  • 7.6: Suggested Readings
• 8: Ask a Monk
  • 8.1: Ask a Monk
  • 8.2: "Public Cases"
• 9: The Begging Bowl

Texts

Ch'an Talks by Ven. Shih Ying-Fa

• Sacred Discipline 
• Sitting and Zen
• Stillness
• No Hesitation
• No Explanation
• Master Cat
• Cats and Dogs, Dogs and Cats
• A Fiery Willingness
• Pass the Pretzels

Talks on Buddhism by Ven. Shih Ying-Fa

• A Buddhist View of Happiness
• Buddhism and Gay Culture
• Why Me?