Archives: Events

When: April 29, 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… Read more »

When: January 14, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Zoom

The Dharma Council meets once a month on Thursdays. The Dharma Council primarily focuses on how the teachings of the Dharma are presented at Dharma Rain. Members are welcome to… Read more »

When: April 25, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Come join us during this event honoring the Dharma Cloud lineage. We welcome all affiliates and related practitioners to participate. Dharma Rain will host zoom with our usual two periods… Read more »

When: April 3, 2021 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This will be an in person event with a Zoom option. In-person attendance is limited to 25 and you must be willing to follow the guidelines set up by the… Read more »

When: July 24, 2021 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This will be an in person event with a Zoom option. In-person attendance is limited to 25 and you must be willing to follow the guidelines set up by the… Read more »

When: October 9, 2021 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This will be an in person event with a Zoom option. In-person attendance is limited to 25 and you must be willing to follow the guidelines set up by the… Read more »

When: April 24, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The spring term student program follows a theme through three one-day retreats during our Spring Ango. This year, the three dates are March 20, April 24, and May 22. The… Read more »

When: March 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Fusatsu acknowledges the truth of suffering and allows us to confess a shortcoming before the altar. We atone for the beginningless greed, hate, and delusion, renew our practice vows, and… Read more »

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

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