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When: October 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want… Read more »

When: January 21, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Please join us as we view “Dr. Strangelove,” in a special Inauguration Day edition of Dharma Rain’s monthly Sangha Movie. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is a… Read more »

When: October 16, 2016 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Twice a year, the sangha has an opportunity to hear from our governing bodies and to ask questions and give feedback. The fall forum is primarily sponsored by the Board of Directors, giving updates on… Read more »

When: September 17, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Please join us for the newly resurrected monthly Sangha Movie to view For the Next 7 Generations. This tells the story of how thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of Mother Earth,… Read more »

When: September 8, 2016 @ 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: September 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Each month, except in summer, formal lay- and monk- disciples of the teachers gather for a vegetarian potluck and relaxed discussion. Disciples only, please.

When: October 20, 2016 @ 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. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »

When: November 3, 2016 @ 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. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »

When: December 15, 2016 @ 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. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »

When: September 1, 2016 all-day

Beginning September 1 and ending at the end of Rohatsu Sesshin (December 11 this year), we observe an Ango period of intensified practice. (See the wheel of the year for an overview of our liturgical… Read more »

When: May 7, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Wesak is the festival of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth and is celebrated in early May. This is a very precious time when the entire sangha – adults and kids, parents and those without children – celebrate… Read more »

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