Cloud Gate Zen (The Open Source)

Desert Rain Zen is part of Cloud Gate Zen (The Open Source), founded by Joan Sutherland Roshi. Along with John Tarrant Roshi's Pacific Zen Institute, Cloud Gate (Open Source) makes up the Pacific Zen School, an innovative koan-based practice tradition. You can also find more information about The Open Source on Joan Sutherland's Cloud Dragon Website.

Cloud Gate Zen groups and teachers:

Sarah Bender Roshi leads Springs Mountain Sangha in Colorado Springs.

Megan Rundel Sensei leads the Crimson Gate Meditation
Community in Oakland. 

Tenney Nathanson Roshi leads Desert Rain Zen in Tucson.

 current & upcoming Cloud Gate Zen activities:

please check back soon for information about fall and winte 2023.

For activities at individual Open Source groups, most of which are currently on Zoom, you can go to the websites for:

Springs Mountain Sangha
Crimson Gate Meditation Community

photo: Tenney Nathanson
this page last modified July 1, 2023