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When: May 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Powell Butte

Join sangha members for this two-hour mindfulness hike. We will hike together silently on Powell Butte’s forested and mountain-top meadow trails that feature expansive views regardless of the weather. The… Read more »

When: July 18, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Feel caught by a sense of isolation or anxiety? Want to develop your ability to relate to others and your own self with more warmth and authenticity? This 2-hr workshop will… Read more »

When: July 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Starting a Practice workshop offers a way to cultivate insight by looking at our own actions in the light of the Buddhist Precepts. We also look at the forms used at Dharma… Read more »

When: June 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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.… Read more »

When: August 12, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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.… Read more »

When: July 22, 2023 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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.… Read more »

When: June 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Is life a little much sometimes? Do you find yourself saying things you wish you wouldn’t? Want to recover your sense of ease and joy? This 2-hr workshop teaches a… Read more »

When: August 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Is life a little much sometimes? Do you find yourself saying things you wish you wouldn’t? Want to recover your sense of ease and joy? This 2-hr workshop teaches a… Read more »

When: June 3, 2023 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Barn at the end of the Driveway, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

With the help of volunteers, Dharma Rain grows fruit, vegetables, and herbs for the temple’s kitchen as well as for donation. We also tend ornamental and native plants to create… Read more »

When: May 4, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Uji East – :Library, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

You are invited to join us to explore forming a new queer affinity group within Dharma Rain Zen Center. We will look at seeing and getting to know each other,… Read more »

When: August 19, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Grounds, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Dharma Council hosts an outdoor social event for sangha members and their family and friends. There will be tasty food and lawn games, like croquet and cornhole. This party… Read more »

When: May 28, 2023 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

For the last day of Dharma School this year, we feature skits presented by Dharma School students to all of us together, instead of the usual Dharma Talk. After this,… Read more »

When: June 17, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Grounds, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This party introduces the sangha to some of the organizations that have contributed to Dharma Rain and provides opportunities to learn about the community activities that occur here. We’ll also… Read more »

When: June 4, 2023 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Sunday Morning Schedule 8:30am Zazen (in-person sanzen only) 9-9:10 Kinhin (slow walking meditation) 9:10 Zazen (sanzen continues) 9:40am Chanting service 10:30am Announcements/Dharma Talk Note: The schedule sometimes varies. Subscribe to… Read more »

When: July 1, 2023 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This four-hour Zazenkai provides a welcoming space especially designed for those who feel the need for less rigorous form and yet want to do serious Zen practice. The schedule includes… Read more »

When: June 25, 2023 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The current shuso, Renso, takes her  “final exam,” presenting a verse and answering questions from teachers and sangha members. This takes the place of the usual Dharma Talk.    

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