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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 »

When: November 14, 2020 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During this Zazenkai Dharma Rain will be using the guidelines given to us by the Health and Safety Committee. The group will be limited to 25. We are now able to serve lunch. If you… Read more »

When: January 2, 2021 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During this Zazenkai Dharma Rain will be using the guidelines given to us by the Health and Safety Committee. The number of people is limited to 25. We are now able to serve breakfast and… Read more »

When: February 6, 2021 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During this Zazenkai Dharma Rain will be using the guidelines given to us by the Health and Safety Committee. The number of people is limited to 25. We are now able to serve breakfast and… Read more »

When: September 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo/Online, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

We will have a meeting for dharma practitioners who are grappling with the intersection of dharma and their involvement with the recent racial equity protests.  Thursday, September 3rd, at 7 pm. We will meet in… Read more »

When: September 13, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am
Where: Online

The Dharma Garden Council has been working to re-imagine Dharma School in the time of COVID-19. Here’s what we’ve come up with. We have a new theme for this year: Kanzeon Who Hears the Cries of… Read more »

When: August 22, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This all-day workshop (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 have either completed the five core Seminary classes… Read more »

When: August 15, 2020 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Where: Online

Join Kakumyo and author, Buddhist teacher, and founder of Peace in Schools, Caverly Morgan, this August 15th at 2:30 pm. Together, we’ll learn to understand the unique perspectives of children and how to guide them… Read more »

When: July 25, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Online

On July 25 from 1-5pm Florence Zenshin Caplow will be presenting a workshop on her book The Hidden lamp. The workshop will be online only. Exploring The Hidden Lamp The Hidden Lamp is a collection… Read more »

When: May 24, 2020 @ 11:30 am – 1:15 pm

Unfortunately, this session has been cancelled due to technical difficulties. We will reschedule it. On the fourth Sunday of each month there will be a sutra study group. Each time it meets a different sutra… Read more »

When: June 28, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

On the fourth Sunday of each month there will be a sutra study group. Each time it meets a different sutra will be discussed.  There is no fee and open to all. Description: Many of… Read more »

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