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Annual four day silent Zen retreat on Seido’s organic farm – zazen, service, oryoki, samu and teaching. The setting is rustic. Participants camp and work in the gardens during samu.… Read more »
Dharma Camp: Mandala on the Mountain, July 20-25, 2025 Mandala on the Mountain, also known as Dharma Camp, is a week-long, overnight summer camp for kids aged nine through eighteen… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Dharma Council hosts a Sangha Party, and everyone is invited, including spouses, partners, kids, besties, and dogs! There will be yard games, a rock mandala, water fun (bring a… Read more »
Making art is a way to get out of self and be absorbed in a meditative sense. This mono printing workshop is about engaging with unexpected results, as well as… Read more »
This evening we have a special event: a book discussion led by nun Esho Sudan who has edited a new book In This Body, In This Lifetime: Awakening Stories of… Read more »
During summer and winter term, we offer open morning zazen from 6:30 to 7:30, followed by a short chanting service. All is open – come in when you wish, leave… Read more »
Celebrate the vibrant Buddhist communities in Portland with representatives from many Buddhist temples and communities! Join us at Dharma Rain Zen Center’s 14-acre park-like property to share Buddhist chants, ceremonial… Read more »
This presentation focuses on Open Water Safety, though many of the concepts can also be applied to pools and other sources of water. Topics include: properly wearing life jackets, open… Read more »
In this ceremony, two students will make a formal commitment to the student-teacher relationship and receive a rakusu and a Dharma name. Please join us as we welcome new Lay… Read more »
To meet our children with wisdom and compassion, it’s important that we take the time to care for ourselves. Please join us for this afternoon of peace and rejuvenation. We… Read more »
To meet our children with wisdom and compassion, it’s important that we take the time to care for ourselves. Please join us for this afternoon of peace and rejuvenation. We… Read more »
Fusatsu acknowledges the truth of suffering and allows us to confess a shortcoming before the altar. We atone for the beginningless greed, hate, and delusion, renew our practice vows, and… Read more »