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When: August 22, 2018 – August 26, 2018 all-day
Where: Farm Retreat

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

Kakumyo and Jiko teach a class on the Wisdom Sutras. The class will explore Buddhism’s prajnaparamita literature. This body of writing focuses on the teachings of emptiness and non-duality, and studying it is an exercise… Read more »

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

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

When: March 1, 2018 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

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

When: March 1, 2017 @ 5:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During Spring Ango, we offer open morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:20, followed by a chanting service. All are welcome. 5:30-6:20 Zazen (posture adjustment 5:55) 6:20-6:30 Kinhin 6:30-7:20 Zazen (posture adjustment at 6:55) 7:20 Ango Morning… Read more »

When: September 1, 2017 @ 5:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During Spring Ango, we offer open morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:20, followed by a chanting service. All are welcome. 5:30-6:20 Zazen (posture adjustment 5:55) 6:20-6:30 Kinhin 6:30-7:20 Zazen (posture adjustment at 6:55) 7:20 Ango Morning… Read more »

When: March 1, 2018 @ 5:30 am – 7:45 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During Spring Ango, we offer open morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:20, followed by a chanting service. All are welcome. 5:30-6:20 Zazen (posture adjustment 5:55) 6:20-6:30 Kinhin 6:30-7:20 Zazen (posture adjustment at 6:55) 7:20 Ango Morning… Read more »

When: March 4, 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: February 11, 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 Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon is a 1991 American drama film directed and produced by Lawrence Kasdan, and written by Kasdan with his wife Meg. Featuring an… Read more »

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

The schedule for the evening is: 7:00pm Zazen 7:30pm Posture adjustment bell 8:00pm Vespers

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

The schedule for the evening is: 7:00pm Zazen 7:30pm Posture adjustment bell 8:00pm Vespers

When: February 2, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 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 importance of compassion and how the… Read more »

When: March 30, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 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 importance of compassion and how the… Read more »

When: May 4, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 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 importance of compassion and how the… Read more »

When: March 4, 2017 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: McMenamin's Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA

Dinner! Dancing! Fun & Friends! Live Music by Tezeta Band, a unique blend of Jazz, R&B, & Ethiopian Dance Music. Your $50 ticket admits you and a friend.

When: January 26, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Uji, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Board of Directors meets at least monthly. If you have concerns you wish the Board to address, please contact them ahead of the meeting.

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