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When: December 20, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Join us for the second series on Awakening to Whiteness. This orientation meeting is to give information and allow people to ask questions about participating in the series. No registration is required for this meeting.… Read more »

When: February 7, 2021 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Nehan Festival commemorates the Buddha’s most profound teaching, offered on his deathbed. This will take the place of the regular Sunday morning service.

When: February 6, 2022 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Nehan Festival commemorates the Buddha’s most profound teaching, offered on his deathbed. This will take the place of the regular Sunday morning service.

When: February 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 Rain, including an explanation of… Read more »

When: May 6, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 Rain, including an explanation of… Read more »

When: April 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo and Zoom, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 Rain, including an explanation of… Read more »

When: March 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Zoom

Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all of… Read more »

When: April 10, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Zoom

Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all of… Read more »

When: May 8, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Zoom

Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all of… Read more »

When: June 12, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Zoom

Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this monthly discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all… Read more »

When: January 23, 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 Health and safety Committee. This… Read more »

When: January 16, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 oryoki-style meal, and communal work… Read more »

When: January 26, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Learn about the Seminary program, the classes we offer, and how to enroll. Registration for this class is open to people who are enrolled in seminary and those who wish to take it as non-credit… Read more »

When: January 9, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo/Online, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Kanzeon Festival is a rigorous ritual designed to raise great compassionate vigor, and determination. During the course of three hours we do multiple recitations of the Kanzeon Mantra, the Universal Gateway Chapter of the… Read more »

When: January 6, 2021 @ 6:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During winter term we offer morning zazen from 6:30 to 7:30, with a posture adjustment bell at 7am. Short Morning Service follows. Masks required, sign in for contact tracing, sanitize hands. All are welcome. Join… Read more »

When: February 15, 2021 – February 21, 2021 all-day
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Our annual vigil-style retreat leads up to people taking the Precepts during the Jukai ceremony on Sunday. Individuals who receive the Bodhisattva Precepts formally become Buddhists. Receiving Jukai at Dharma Rain is a very personal… Read more »

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