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When: September 1, 2021 @ 5:30 am – 7:45 am

During the Fall Ango term (September 1 through December 12), 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 »

When: October 23, 2021 @ 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 will come together for zazen,… Read more »

When: September 1, 2021 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Tuesday through Saturday (with some exceptions) during Fall Ango (September 1 through December 4) we host a midday sit. There is a posture adjustment bell at noon, and closing bells at 12:25pm. It is open… Read more »

When: September 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm
Where: Sodo/Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Wednesday evenings before class we have a brief recited service and 30 minutes of zazen. 7-7:10pm Evening Service  Fukanzazengi 7:10-7:40 Zazen Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82080074209?pwd=VjBEV3IxMzFlRHVhRlQ1aTJiR2N6UT09 Meeting ID: 820 8007 4209 Passcode: 825979

When: September 2, 2021 @ 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 help you access compassion in… Read more »

When: November 6, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – November 7, 2021 @ 6:45 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This date is close to the anniversaries of the deaths of both of our founders, Keido Chisan Koho Zenji (d. November 1, 1969) and Roshi Jiyu Kennett (d. November 6, 1996). There is no leader… Read more »

When: June 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Where: Online

On the fourth Sunday of each month one of the transmitted teachers examines a different sutra.  Free and open to all. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88160779986?pwd=VENaM25GSG4wR2F3SGdjcEU4YzZZQT09

When: May 8, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Barn at end of 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 to a local food pantry. We also tend ornamental and native plants to create… Read more »

When: October 2, 2021 @ 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 will be in the style of Soto Zen Buddhism, though meditators from… Read more »

When: November 13, 2021 @ 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 will be in the style of Soto Zen Buddhism, though meditators from… Read more »

When: September 23, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 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: October 14, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 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 15, 2021 @ 5:00 am – 7:30 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Early morning zazen and service are available to all interested, both in person and on Zoom. The schedule is as follows: 5:00 Zazen (in-person sanzen optional) 5:50 Kinhin 6:00 Zazen 6:50 Full Morning Service Join… Read more »

When: September 19, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Zoom

Taking Your Seat is a program designed to help newer members of Dharma Rain establish their meditation practice, create cohort-like warm relationships with other members, and delve deeper as part of the temple community. This… Read more »

When: August 28, 2021 all-day
Where: Dharma Rain Zen Center campus, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

A full day of all our favorite Dharma Camp activities crammed into one day, on the Dharma Rain campus!

When: July 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 10:15 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During this Sunday morning service the new Shuso will be installed in a short ceremony.

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