Author: Genko Rainwater
Marking the End of the Dharma School Year June 1, 2014 – Click any Photo for a Larger View
Dharma Rain and Portland Friends of the Dhamma (PFoD) folks gather together for our mutual Move Out – Move In Day. Though moving of House and Zendo has been going… Read more »
We have been awarded two metro grants through the Nature in Neighborhood program – Capital Grants program. These are helping to fund the pathway through the site, in cooperation with… Read more »
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Twenty Volunteers For Village Building Convergence The weather has been changeable, but quite nice this week as volunteers converged on the Siskiyou property to help with raised beds for the… Read more »
Work Day, May 17, 2014 We spent Friday and Saturday setting up our temporary Office next to Mekong Bistro at 8200 NE Siskiyou St, Suite 111. Saturday DRZC members and… Read more »
Where can we find a place to rest in an ever-changing world? Uncertainty, loss, expectation, desire; the perils of an isolated, abiding self are legion but the answer can be… Read more »
A Talk by Kyogen Carlson on Koun Ejo and the Denkoroku Note: Dharma Talks during the Denkoe Sesshin are usually reserved for those attending the retreat. This year the Wednesday… Read more »
For many of us, Dharma Rain’s upcoming move to a new home has stirred up memories associated with our soon-to-be former location. The lovely Zendo, the Dharma House, and the… Read more »
There is an unofficial work party (bring your own lunch) this Saturday, May 3, 10-4 doing a variety of tasks out on the land. We are still jumping through the… Read more »
The Daoren Circle is open to new members. Daoren means “person of the Way.” In our Soto practice, “the Way” is always right before you. The Daoren Circle seek to… Read more »
Wesak Festival is a colorful and light-hearted festival celebrating the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha. The Dharma School children lead this ceremony, which begins at 10:15am in the Zendo. Join the… Read more »
April 2014 This is a summary describing the month’s work of the temple’s three major decision-making bodies. A governance notebook with approved minutes is filed in the temple office. A… Read more »
Registration Deadline is Wednesday, May 30th This will be our last Denkoe Sesshin on the Madison Street property, it is a smaller, more intimate retreat, and this year we will… Read more »
Shakyamuni encouraged all of us to be a lamp unto ourselves; to steadily notice what is wholesome, and how we are affected, as we try to walk this spiritual path.… Read more »
We are now officially renters! Both the Dharma House and the Zendo sales have closed, and we have received payments for both. This money paves the way to begin Phase… Read more »