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When: April 21, 2021 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

It was bold and transformative when written around 700 C.E., yet fiercely practical and usable today. The Way of the Bodhisattva describes the process of enlightenment from the first thought to full buddhahood. Its author,… Read more »

When: February 24, 2021 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This class explores the Seven Factors of Enlightenment: mindfulness, investigation, vigor, bliss, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity. Together we will explore their interconnection, our relationship to them, and how they can be a mirror to our… Read more »

When: March 1, 2021 all-day

Beginning March 1 and ending May 31, we observe an Ango period of intensified practice. (See the wheel of the year for an overview of our liturgical calendar.) Zazen starts earlier on weekday mornings, followed… Read more »

When: March 3, 2021 @ 5:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Our Ango Morning Service and Zazen is available in person and on Zoom.   During the Spring Ango term (March 1-May 31), we increase our zazen time by starting zazen an hour earlier. The service is… Read more »

When: March 5, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – March 7, 2021 @ 7:45 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This weekend silent retreat will be a closed retreat – that is, people attending in person will attend the entire time, no partial attendance, no drop-ins for zazen. Because we are still unable to provide… Read more »

When: February 27, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This highly participatory workshop will focus on several lineage-specific koans. Kakumyo will lead the event, with a combination of meditation and dharma exercises. A year of regular meditation is recommended as a prerequisite. Oryoki lunch… Read more »

When: January 14, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Uji W, Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Board of Directors meets at least monthly. If you have concerns you wish the Board to address, please contact the Board  ahead of the meeting; they will send you a Zoom link so that… Read more »

When: March 17, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Uji W, Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Board of Directors meets at least monthly. If you have concerns you wish the Board to address, please contact the Board  ahead of the meeting; they will send you a Zoom link so that… Read more »

When: January 6, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm

We begin with a recitation of the Kyojukaimon (The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts) at 7pm, and then sit zazen for 30 minutes until 7:40pm. This is followed by the Precepts Class. All are welcome to either… Read more »

When: February 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm

We begin with a recitation of the Fukanzazengi at 7pm, and then sit zazen for 30 minutes until 7:40pm. This is followed by an open Class. All are welcome to either or both. Join Zoom… Read more »

When: January 29, 2021 – January 30, 2021 all-day

A Workshop on Preparing for Death, led by Jiko with assistance from Annen This workshop will be Friday evening 7-9pm and Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm. Registration is limited and is not open at this time. Those who… Read more »

When: January 24, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us for the second series on Awakening to Whiteness. In this program, we’ll be doing readings, listening to music and podcasts, and watching videos that help us better understand whiteness and our society that… Read more »

When: February 28, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Open to those already registered. This is the second series on Awakening to Whiteness. Topics include How Whiteness Developed, A Historical and Structural Examination of Race, Portland and Oregon History, White Privilege, Applying our Spiritual… Read more »

When: December 7, 2020 @ 5:00 am – 8:00 am
Where: Zoom

Rohatsu daily early morning program is available to all by Zoom. 5:00 Zazen 5:25 Posture adjustment bell 5:50 Kinhin 6:00 Zazen 6:25 Posture adjustment bell 6:50 Kinhin 7:00 Zazen 7:30 Morning Service Join Zoom Meeting… Read more »

When: December 31, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – January 1, 2021 @ 12:15 am
Where: Zoom

This year we’ll be celebrating and practicing together remotely. This is a two-part evening 6-8pm and then 10pm-midnight. See the Zoom link below for the entire evening, and the Zoom room will stay open in… Read more »

When: December 4, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Zoom

Beginning Friday, December 4, from 7pm-8:30pm, we began to explore the text Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah. In what ways do we… Read more »

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