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When: March 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The schedule on Wednesday evenings 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: March 14, 2016 – March 20, 2016 all-day
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Our annual vigil-style retreat leads up to people taking the Precepts. During the Jukai ceremony, individuals receive the Bodhisattva precepts and formally become Buddhists. Receiving Jukai at Dharma Rain is a very personal step toward… Read more »

When: March 27, 2016 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Dharma Rain Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

8:30am Zazen with optional sanzen 9-9:10 Kinhin (slow walking meditation) 9:10 Zazen (sanzen continues) 9:40am Chanting service 10:10am Announcements and informal tea 10:30am Dharma Talk All are welcome. The Sodo is wheelchair accessible. Guestmasters are… Read more »

When: February 11, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 Northeast 84th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Read about the Dharma Council. If you have concerns you wish the Council to address, please contact [dharma-council at dharma-rain.org] ahead of the meeting.

When: February 21, 2016 @ 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: February 18, 2016 @ 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.

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

This optional period of zazen is primarily for those participating in seminary.

When: March 4, 2017 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Starting a Practice workshop offers tips on starting a practice. It emphasizes the way we can cultivate insight by looking at our own actions in the light of the Buddhist Precepts, the importance of… Read more »

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

The Starting a Practice workshop offers tips on starting a practice. It emphasizes the way we can cultivate insight by looking at our own actions in the light of the Buddhist Precepts, the importance of… Read more »

When: February 7, 2016 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo and environs, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This special ceremony will take the place of the usual Sunday service and Dharma Talk. It involves a procession where the incoming Co-Abbot Pro Tem arrives at the temple, doing bows, intoning dharma phrases, and… Read more »

When: June 10, 2017 @ 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Finding the words to say how you feel and what’s important to you can be difficult. You would like to express yourself in a way others can hear you without defensiveness and misunderstandings. You would… Read more »

When: February 10, 2016 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Uji, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The Five Ranks or Five Positions is a subtle, intimate and challenging teaching first described by Dongshan (Tozan) in China. It is one theme of “The Most Excellent Mirror Samadhi” and has become an important… Read more »

When: February 20, 2016 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple, 6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA

A Mental Health First Aid course is being made available to members of the Dharma Rain and Heart of Wisdom sanghas. Those serving Dharma Rain as guestmasters, as well as members who are in teaching… Read more »

When: March 11, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou House downstairs, 3105 Northeast 84th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all of… Read more »

When: August 12, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Uji East, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all of… Read more »

When: December 4, 2016 @ 5:00 pm – December 11, 2016 @ 8:00 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Rohatsu commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment, and is the culmination of a year of practice. It is often the deepest and most intense of the year. See the schedule. Pre-registration is required. Please fill out the… Read more »

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