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During spring term Ango we offer morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:30, with a posture adjustment bell at 7am. Ango Morning Service follows.
During spring term Ango we offer morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:30, with a posture adjustment bell at 7am. Ango Morning Service follows.
During spring term Ango we offer morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:30, with a posture adjustment bell at 7am. Ango Morning Service follows.
During spring term Ango we offer morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:30, with a posture adjustment bell at 7am. Ango Morning Service follows.
If you are searching for stillness through the practice of meditation, please join us for a day of silent, contemplative practice. This retreat will be in the style of Soto Zen Buddhism, though meditators from… Read more »
Evening Service is 7-7:10pm. Zazen is 7:10-7:40pm. Come in 10-15 minutes early for a brief orientation if it’s your first time here.
This meeting won’t happen this month. The next meeting is March 1.
Diana Shin’yu Vitells will be ordained as a Soto Zen priest in a Shukke Tokudo ceremony. This is a public ceremony, and all are invited to share in this important step for our sangha.
Denkoe celebrates Dharma Transmission from master to disciple from Shakyamuni Buddha down to the present day. This intensive retreat (sesshin) will focus on a chapter in the Denkoroku, which chronicles the transmission of living wisdom… Read more »
Denkoe celebrates Dharma Transmission from master to disciple from Shakyamuni Buddha down to the present day. This intensive retreat (sesshin) will focus on a chapter in the Denkoroku, which chronicles the transmission of living wisdom… Read more »
Can a Buddhist have a good time? The Dalai Lama said that, “The purpose of life is to seek happiness.” Neuroscientists say that we are wired for survival to look for what might harm us.… Read more »
Can a Buddhist have a good time? The Dalai Lama said that, “The purpose of life is to seek happiness.” Neuroscientists say that we are wired for survival to look for what might harm us.… Read more »
Fusatsu includes recitation of the Precepts, zazen, and a group meeting. We emphasize the two-sided nature of confession, as each participant brings something that is going well in their practice and something that is challenging.… Read more »
During the Jukai ceremony, individuals receive the Bodhisattva precepts and formally become Buddhists. Receiving Jukai at Dharma Rain is a very personal step toward clarifying and deepening one’s own intention to live as a Buddhist.… Read more »