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When: January 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: February 25, 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: February 25, 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: September 17, 2016 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This program requires pre-registration and an interview with a teacher if you haven’t done the program before. Read more about this program.

When: September 6, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Zendo opens at 7pm for optional zazen. This class requires registration for seminary credit, and tuition for either seminary credit or Dharma Studies (enrichment). Read more here. This class will be taught by Jiko and… Read more »

When: October 12, 2016 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhadharma (Buddhist teaching), particularly from the Soto Zen perspective. We meet on this schedule: 7-7:10pm Evening Service 7:10-7:40 Zazen 7:40-7:50 Tea, Announcements 7:50~9 Class 9-9:10 Vespers All Wednesday night classes… Read more »

When: September 7, 2016 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This short but seminal poem by Zen Master Shitou Xiqian (Sekito Kisen) offers a valuable model for practice and how to make space for practice in our daily lives. Class discussions will focus on the… Read more »

When: November 23, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

No class tonight. There will be two periods of sitting with kinhin. The schedule for the evening is as follows: 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40 Zazen 7:40-7:50 Kinhin (slow walking meditation) 7:50-8:20 Zazen 8:20-8:30 Vespers… Read more »

When: September 1, 2016 @ 5:30 am – 8:00 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During the Ango practice period, we offer open morning zazen from 5:30 to 7:00, followed by a chanting service. All are welcome. 5:30-6:20am Zazen (posture adjustment 5:55) 6:20-6:30 Kinhin 6:30-7:00 Zazen 7:00 Ango Morning Service 7:30… Read more »

When: September 21, 2016 @ 5:30 am – 7:30 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

During this week, because of the Heart of Work Retreat, the schedule is slightly different. The zendo will be open at 5:30 as usual for sitting, but the formal schedule will start at 6am. 6:00… Read more »

When: September 7, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The schedule for the evening is: 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm Zazen 7:40-7:50pm Informal Tea and announcements 7:50~9pm Evening Class 9pm Vespers

When: August 13, 2016 @ 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: August 24, 2016 – August 28, 2016 all-day
Where: Empty Field Zendo, 93851 Horton Rd, Blachly, OR 97412, USA

Suitable for beginners with some meditation experience 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,… Read more »

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