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When: April 27, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Is life a little much sometimes? Do you find yourself saying things you wish you wouldn’t? Want to recover your sense of ease and joy? This 2-hr workshop will teach a variety of simple but… Read more »

When: June 17, 2017 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Is life a little much sometimes? Do you find yourself saying things you wish you wouldn’t? Want to recover your sense of ease and joy? This 2-hr workshop will teach a variety of simple but… Read more »

When: April 22, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Come join friends and neighbors for ecological restoration work at Dharma Rain Zen Center to celebrate Earth Day. On a 14-acre former landfill, a new gathering place is taking root at Dharma Rain – a… Read more »

When: July 1, 2017 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Especially designed for elders and others who might need accommodation and yet still want to practice Zen, this four-hour Zazenkai provides a welcoming space. The schedule will include about 2½ hours of zazen and kinhin.… Read more »

When: August 19, 2017 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 »

When: October 7, 2017 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 »

When: November 11, 2017 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 »

When: January 6, 2018 @ 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

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 »

When: April 28, 2018 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Especially designed for elders and others who might need accommodation and yet still want to practice Zen, this four-hour Zazenkai provides a welcoming space. The schedule will include about 2½ hours of zazen and kinhin.… Read more »

When: May 20, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Please join us for Dharma Rain’s monthly Sangha Movie to view Big Fish. Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. Edward… Read more »

When: April 22, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Inside Out is a 2015 animated film produced by Pixar and is set in the mind of a young girl where five personified emotions try to lead her through a difficult transition as her parents… Read more »

When: May 13, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Uji (Office & Preschool building), 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This workshop will offer parents and teachers an opportunity to look through a different lens and explore how mindfulness can help you navigate the world of parenting. Workshop participants will: Learn about mindful awareness and… Read more »

When: May 6, 2017 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

El taller de Meditación Zen fué diseñado para principiantes sin ninguna experiencia, pero también se recomienda para cualquier persona que no haya recibido instrucciones sobre el estilo de zazen de la tradición Soto Zen. No… Read more »

When: April 19, 2017 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

A new series on Nature and Dharma finishes out our Wednesday classes for the term. This class explores how traditional Zen practices help one realize our basic nature as not separate from the natural world.… Read more »

When: February 22, 2017 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Jyoshin facilitates a 7-week series of classes on Methods of Practice, an occasional offering that explores different Buddhist practices. We invite priests and senior lay students from a variety of traditions (some this year include… Read more »

When: June 1, 2017 @ 6:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During winter practice period, we offer open morning zazen from 6:30 to 7:30, followed by a chanting service. All are welcome. 6:30-7:30 Zazen (posture adjustment at 7:00) 7:30 Short Morning Service 7:50 Temple Cleanup 8:10 Formal… Read more »

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