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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 »
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 »
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 »
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
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 »
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 »
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
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
A full day of all our favorite Dharma Camp activities crammed into one day, on the Dharma Rain campus!
During this Sunday morning service the new Shuso will be installed in a short ceremony.