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When: May 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The venerable Fa Thai is the Teacher in charge of English language services at the Miao Fa Temple. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in the Thai tradition in… Read more »

When: May 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

A panel presentation by three Dharma Rain Teachers: Jiko, Kakumyo, and Gyoshi.

When: May 17, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Presented by Jody Shintai Dungay, a Teacher at Dharma Rain Zen Center.

When: May 15, 2016 @ 12:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Presented by Robert Archer. “One is not polishing one’s shooting style or technique, but the mind. The dignity of shooting is the important point. This is how Kyudo differs from… Read more »

When: May 13, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Presented by Sakula, Mary Reinard, who is the Spiritual Director of Portland Friends of the Dhamma.

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

A workshop in preparing for some sort of Dharma presentation….. a talk, an article, a class, a paper…..for those beginning to undertake such things but are feeling stuck or unsure… Read more »

When: May 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Dharma Rain Zen Center’s sewing master Genko Rainwater presents a workshop on sewing (or textile construction, as she prefers to call it) as it relates to the Dharma, including history,… Read more »

When: June 18, 2016 @ 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: September 3, 2016 @ 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 4, 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: June 4, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Receiving the Dharma of Your Dreams Studying our dreams opens us up to a dimension of practice that addresses our obstacles, our wisdom, and our relationship to the ephemeral nature… Read more »

When: October 22, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Receiving the Dharma of Your Dreams Studying our dreams opens us up to a dimension of practice that addresses our obstacles, our wisdom, and our relationship to the ephemeral nature… Read more »

When: May 22, 2016 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

There is a saying, “to study the Way of Tea is to study Zen.” This workshop offers an introduction to Chado – The Way of Tea – as a Zen… Read more »

When: April 14, 2016 @ 6:04 pm – 7:04 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Experience a gentle open approach to Vipassana Meditation that is easy for new meditators to learn and can enliven an established meditator’s practice. Presented by Nelly Kaufer.

When: May 23, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

An Evening of Listening Meditation Immersion in the beauty and mystery of sound and music can unguard the heart, energize awareness, and open us to subtle dimensions of being. We… Read more »

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