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During this Sunday morning service the new Shuso will be installed in a short ceremony.
Following revised guidelines from the CDC and OHA, starting June 27, we no longer require pre-registration for Sundays. The attendance cap has been raised to 50 people, all welcome. Sunday… Read more »
Following revised guidelines from the CDC and OHA, we no longer require pre-registration for Sundays. The attendance cap has been raised to 50 people, all welcome. Sunday Morning Schedule 8:30am… Read more »
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… Read more »
Come join us for Just Desserts, just for fun. After this last year and a half of restrictions, we deserve to enjoy ourselves with special party desserts, fresh fruit, and… Read more »
After a long year of masks, physical distancing, Zoom, and limited attendance, we’re getting ready to re-open and celebrate! We will do property tours and hang out and get reacquainted with… Read more »
After a long year of masks, physical distancing, Zoom, and limited attendance, we’re getting ready to re-open and celebrate! We will do property tours and hang out and get reacquainted with… Read more »
Methods of Practice is a cohort-based independent study course exploring Buddhist traditions outside of Soto Zen. Students will meet as a group via zoom three times over the term in… Read more »
History Through Texts is one of the five required core classes in Part 1 of the Seminary Program. It meets weekly on Tuesdays as a group. Instruction is a combination… Read more »
This all-day workshop in two parts (plus pre- and post-assignments) covers ethics; team leadership skills; dynamics of power; diversity, equity, inclusion issues; mentoring and apprenticeship methods, and more. Students must… Read more »
This is the second part of the all-day workshop in two parts (plus pre- and post-assignments), which covers ethics; team leadership skills; dynamics of power; diversity, equity, inclusion issues; mentoring… Read more »
Rohatsu commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment, traditionally December 8th. This is our longest and most intense retreat of the year, and is the culmination of a year of training. Six full… 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 »
This retreat is geared for beginners and provides an introduction to the practices at Dharma Rain Zen Center. The day consists of a gentle introduction to silent meditation, a formal… Read more »
Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, we don’t have our regular Wednesday evening class. Instead, we do a double-sit on this schedule: 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm Zazen 7:40-7:50pm Kinhin (slow… Read more »