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When: June 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Uji East (Library), 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The third series of Awakening to Whiteness will begin on June 23 and run about once a month until November 3. This series focuses on awareness about the effects of whiteness both systemically and individually… Read more »

When: June 23, 2022 @ 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 Rain, including an explanation of… Read more »

When: July 30, 2022 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 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 Rain, including an explanation of… Read more »

When: July 23, 2022 @ 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 about 3 hours of sitting… Read more »

When: June 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo

During the summer, Wednesday evenings alternate between two formats. This evening we will be following Format B (Discussion). (Alternate weeks will be a double sit.) 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm Zazen 7:40-7:50pm Break 7:50 ~… Read more »

When: June 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During the summer, Wednesday evenings alternate between two formats. This evening we will be following Format A (Double Sit). (Alternate Wednesdays will include a discussion.) 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm Zazen 7:40-7:50pm Kinhin (slow walking… Read more »

When: June 9, 2022 @ 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. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »

When: July 14, 2022 @ 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. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »

When: August 18, 2022 @ 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. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »

When: June 8, 2022 @ 6:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo/Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During summer term 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 when you need to.… Read more »

When: April 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Refuge Recovery is a mindfulness-based addiction recovery community that practices and utilizes Buddhist philosophy as the foundation of the recovery process. Drawing inspiration from the core teachings of the Four Noble Truths, emphasis is placed… Read more »

When: September 6, 2022 @ 5:00 am – September 10, 2022 @ 9:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Each summer we take a week to study a fascicle of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. The focus of sesshin is sustaining practice during an intensive period, acting out our Buddhahood in the meditation, disciplines and rituals of a… Read more »

When: May 1, 2022 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Wesak is the festival of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth. It is a precious time when adults and kids celebrate together. This year marks the first year back to doing the joint celebration, though somewhat scaled back… Read more »

When: May 26, 2022 @ 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 will teach a variety of simple but… Read more »

When: October 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for a workshop to explore how karma and trauma interact with Zen practice. Byakuren Ragir will lead a Saturday evening workshop and then give the Dharma Talk on Sunday morning, October 9. Untangling… Read more »

When: March 12, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Zen Center campus, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Think of a garden: what do you see? Flowers? Vegetables? Green? Color? Arbors and arches, or perfectly grouped kitchen herbs? Think of a garden: what do you feel? Peaceful? Relaxed? Excited? Amused? What is a… Read more »

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