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When: December 5, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This evening will feature a potluck dinner and an opportunity for parents, children and teachers to play games, relax and get to know each other. Please bring a vegetarian dish… Read more »

When: February 21, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This evening will feature a potluck dinner and an opportunity for parents, children and teachers to play games, relax and get to know each other. Please bring a vegetarian dish… Read more »

When: September 2, 2025 @ 5:00 am – September 6, 2025 @ 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,… Read more »

When: September 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Library (Uji East), 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This advanced study group will examine the first ten fascicles of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. Each week, a different member will lead the group discussion. If you would like to join this… Read more »

When: August 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Are you curious about the instruments we use during services? Would you like to learn more about them, their names and their significance in services? Come to this Introduction to… Read more »

When: June 19, 2025 @ 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 7, 2025 @ 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: July 12, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Zoom

Please join us for an online Day of Mindfulness. Led by Flying Fish, this online retreat provides an opportunity for us to practice bringing mindfulness into our daily lives at… Read more »

When: September 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Uji Library, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This fall, the Seminary program offers Dogen, one of the five core courses.  Jiko teaches the class, which meets weekly from September to mid-November.  Significant reading is required for each… Read more »

When: July 1, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

These are exciting times at Dharma Rain. We have accomplished most of the goals in our current strategic plan, and are preparing a new plan to guide our work for… Read more »

When: September 14, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

These are exciting times at Dharma Rain. We have accomplished most of the goals in our current strategic plan, and are preparing a new plan to guide our work for… Read more »

When: August 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Flowing Farm Field, Corbett, Oregon

Bring the whole family (grandparents included!) to a day long event at Flowing Fields Farm in the Columbia River Gorge. We’ll enjoy games, crafts, and dinner, as well as unstructured playtime, and… Read more »

When: June 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

On Saturday, June 7, the Open Gate DEI Committee will hold a forum open to all sangha members to discuss Inclusion. We will look at both the desire for inclusion,… Read more »

When: August 16, 2025 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

If you are searching for stillness through the practice of meditation, please join us for a day of silent, contemplative practice. This retreat is in the style of Soto Zen… Read more »

When: May 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Uji East (Library), 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Game Night for Youth ages 9-18 years. We will have a variety of old and new Nintendo games, as well as pizza and beverages. Come play, meet some friends, and… Read more »

When: June 12, 2025 @ 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 »

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