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When: August 2, 2017 @ 5:30 pm – August 6, 2017 @ 10:00 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The American Zen Teachers Association conference begins Wednesday evening and ends Sunday morning. During this time, Dharma Rain Zen Center will be closed except for morning sitting and service each day from 6am to 7:20,… Read more »

When: July 29, 2017 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

A new offering for those beginning Buddhist practice wanting to know more about the basic teachings of Buddhism. Each year in the fall we offer a 7-week Wednesday night class series Foundational Teachings that explores… Read more »

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

A new offering for those beginning Buddhist practice wanting to know more about the basic teachings of Buddhism. Each year in the fall we offer a 7-week Wednesday night class series Foundational Teachings that explores… Read more »

When: June 30, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

On Friday evenings, we offer an hour of zazen in the Sodo. A posture adjustment bell at 7:30 and Vespers at 8:00 complete the evening. All welcome.

When: November 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

On Friday evenings, we offer an hour of zazen in the Sodo. A posture adjustment bell at 7:30 and Vespers at 8:00 complete the evening. All welcome.

When: May 30, 2017 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Madison High School students will present reports from the work they have been doing on our site during this last year. All are invited to see what they’ve been up to.

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

One Tuesday evening a month, Genko hosts a sewing workshop for those in the process of sewing, or who are interested in learning how to make temple items or sewing Zen clothing. Genko also sews… Read more »

When: October 17, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Uji, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

One Tuesday evening a month, Genko hosts a sewing workshop for those in the process of sewing, or who are interested in learning how to make temple items or sewing Zen clothing. Genko also sews… Read more »

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

During the summer, Wednesday evenings alternate between two formats. Format A (Double Sit) Will be June 14, 28, July 12, 26, August 9, 23 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm Zazen 7:40-7:50pm Kinhin (slow walking meditation)… Read more »

When: May 31, 2017 all-day

Each fall and spring we have a period of increased practice known as Ango. We begin sitting earlier in the morning and add a mid-day sitting as well. Many of our seminary classes and Term… Read more »

When: June 17, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Periodically, in addition to regular Wednesday work parties, we have a Saturday event welcoming everyone. At this event, we will be working on the first of the two duplexes. Work parties are always a lot… Read more »

When: June 4, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Dharma Rain Zen Center facilitates a monthly support group for former inmates making the transition into life “outside.” This group meets at noon the first Sunday of each month. DRZC serves lunch after Sunday services… Read more »

When: September 29, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – October 1, 2017 @ 8:00 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This weekend retreat will use the forms and container of Zen practice to focus on inhabiting liminal space. Many of our lineage ancestors were visonaries who made use of dreams and symbolism to create a… Read more »

When: August 23, 2017 – August 27, 2017 all-day
Where: Rustic Coast Range Camp near, Triangle Lake, OR 97412, USA

This silent Zen retreat offers an experience of intimacy with nature, with the other than human world, and ultimately, our own Buddha nature. How does the natural world, the tame and the wild, bring forth… Read more »

When: September 1, 2017 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Tuesday through Saturday (with some exceptions) during Ango (September until Rohatsu in December) we host a midday sit. There is a posture adjustment bell at noon, and closing bells at 12:25pm. It is open to… Read more »

When: December 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – December 10, 2017 @ 8:00 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Rohatsu commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment, traditionally on December 8th. This is our longest and most intense retreat of the year, and is the culmination of our year of training. Six full days of lots of… Read more »

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