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When: April 6, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen.… Read more »

When: April 22, 2017 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen.… Read more »

When: April 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

In this public ceremony, several students will each make a formal commitment to the student/teacher relationship and receive a rakusu and a Dharma name. All are invited to witness this… Read more »

When: September 5, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

In this public ceremony, several students will each make a formal commitment to the student/teacher relationship and receive a rakusu and a Dharma name. All are invited to witness this… Read more »

When: March 11, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

“V for Vendetta” is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowski Brothers, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics limited series of the… Read more »

When: March 21, 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… Read more »

When: April 8, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This workshop will focus on key teachings from Yogacara: how to live a live of engaged compassion by cultivating mindfulness of emotions and interdependence. The workshop will involve meditation, teachings,… Read more »

When: March 18, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Uji (Office & Preschool building), 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Four Goals of Gracious Parenting ● Phrasing in the Positive ● Offering Choice ● Having Age-Appropriate, Specific Expectations ● Engaging, Instructing and Redirecting Rather Than Punishing Learn about these four… Read more »

When: March 1, 2017 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 18, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The ancient tradition of Fusatsu has roots going back to the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and is one of the most beautiful and profound ceremonies in Soto Zen. The ceremony is… Read more »

When: March 17, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The ancient tradition of Fusatsu has roots going back to the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and is one of the most beautiful and profound ceremonies in Soto Zen. The ceremony is… Read more »

When: February 26, 2017 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Nehan Festival commemorates the Buddha’s most profound teaching, offered on his deathbed.

When: June 20, 2017 @ 5:00 am – June 24, 2017 @ 9:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Each summer we take a week to study a fascicle of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. The focus of the sesshin is sustaining practice during an intensive period, acting out our Buddhahood in… Read more »

When: June 3, 2017 @ 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… Read more »

When: February 19, 2017 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During the Jukai ceremony, individuals receive the Bodhisattva precepts and formally become Buddhists. Receiving Jukai at Dharma Rain is a very personal step toward clarifying and deepening one’s own intention… Read more »

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