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The Board of Directors meets at least monthly. If you have concerns you wish the Board to address, please contact the Board ahead of the meeting; they will send you a Zoom link so that… Read more »
Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhist teaching, from its early stages in India through its expression in Soto Zen. This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the… Read more »
During the Fall Ango term (September 1 through December 2), we increase our zazen time by starting zazen an hour earlier. The service is modified from Full Morning Service, slightly shorter, and alternates between one… Read more »
Join us in celebrating the ordination of J Kakuon Christian as a Soto Zen priest as they complete postulancy and move into training as a novice monk. This is a public ceremony, and all are… Read more »
This is a Seminary Class. See more information about Seminary here. Instructors: Kakumyo & Ko’in Objective: “…honor, embrace, read, recite and preach this sutra…” (from the Lotus Sutra, Chapter 13) The purpose of this class… Read more »
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 »
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »
Parents often struggle to find time for practice with a young baby in the house. We’ll explore mindfulness with baby, not in spite of her. Focusing on coming back to the breath and the body… Read more »
Beginning September 1 and ending at the end of Rohatsu Sesshin (December 10 this year), we observe an Ango period of intensified practice. (See the wheel of the year for an overview of our liturgical… Read more »
Following the Founders Vigil, during the time when we would ordinarily do Full Morning Service (9:40-10:10am), we will instead do Founders Ceremony, to honor Keido Chisan and Houn Jiyu, both of whom died near the… Read more »
The Dharma Garden Council is hosting a party for all our kids, families and friends. Please join us for games, crafts, lunch and an open zendo (parents and children, come, sit, and go as you… Read more »
The retreat will start earlier on Wednesday and arriving back in the Afternoon on Saturday. Think of this as a sesshin with different forms to suit wilderness practice. Recommended pre-reading for this trip is Shohaku… Read more »
The Queer Cohort meets monthly on the last Thursday (with some exceptions) at 7pm in the library. The group is about seeing each other, sharing our lives and practice, enjoying each others’ company, and supporting… Read more »
Dharma Rain Zen Center facilitates a monthly support group primarily for prison grads making the transition into life “outside.” This group meets the first Sunday of each month. The group is open to prison grads… Read more »
This day-long training focuses on forms used at Dharma Rain. Forms are the behaviors and modes of physically embodying Zen practice that are used collectively and by individuals. Held on the last Saturday before Ango… Read more »