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When: January 9, 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… Read more »

When: January 16, 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: January 16, 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: January 24, 2016 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

The current shuso, Gay Kei’un Lewis, will take her “final exam,” presenting a verse and answering questions from teachers and sangha members. Come help “prod the loaf” to see whether… Read more »

When: January 23, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This evening will feature a potluck dinner and an opportunity for parents, children and teachers to play games, relax and get to know each other. Please bring a vegetarian dish… Read more »

When: February 3, 2016 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Our annual exploration of the Precepts, in preparation for Jukai, giving and receiving the Precepts, which ends the Jukai Sesshin in March. Class topics will include not only discussion about… Read more »

When: December 19, 2015 @ 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… Read more »

When: January 3, 2016 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Dharma Rain Zen Center facilitates a monthly support group for former inmates making the transition into life “outside.” This group meets at noon the first Sunday of each month. We… Read more »

When: June 5, 2016 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Dharma Rain Zen Center facilitates a monthly support group for former inmates making the transition into life “outside.” This group meets at noon the first Sunday of each month. We… Read more »

When: October 9, 2016 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Dharma Rain Zen Center facilitates a monthly support group for former inmates making the transition into life “outside.” This group meets at noon the first Sunday of each month. DRZC… Read more »

When: February 13, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Uji, 8500 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Studying our dreams can be profoundly insightful in the context of spiritual practice. The evocative and haunting imagery has the potential to show us where we’re blocked in practice and… Read more »

When: January 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Sodo, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

In this public ceremony, three students will each make a formal commitment to the student/teacher relationship and receive a rakusu and a Dharma name. Kakumyo will ordain two disciples, and… Read more »

When: December 16, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 NE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97220, USA

“If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not capable of developing compassion for others.” — Dalai Lama Please join our “Self-Compassion through the Holidays” discussion group starting… Read more »

When: December 3, 2015 @ 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: December 31, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – January 1, 2016 @ 1:00 am
Where: Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple, 6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA

Because our Sodo isn’t quite ready, we will once again enjoy the hospitality of Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple for our New Year’s Eve celebration. See information at https://www.zendust.org/event/new-years-eve-2015 Here… Read more »

When: July 4, 2020 all-day

Its the fourth of July! The temple will be closed all day.

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