Category: Timeline Stories
In 2012, Dharma Rain purchased the property at the base of Rocky Butte in Northeast Portland and began construction on the Sodo, or meditation hall to be followed by residential… Read more »
In 1986, the Carlsons began looking for a space to house Dharma Rain and its rapidly expanding activities, including a children’s program along with residential monastic training and a growing… Read more »
Enter the next generation. In 1974, a young student at Reed College named Andrea Kroenke saw a flyer for a monthly Zen sitting group. After sitting with the group for… Read more »
In 1960, an Englishwoman named Peggy Kennett met a Japanese Zen teacher when he was visiting London. His name was Keido Chisan, and he suggested she come study with him… Read more »