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When: September 13, 2014 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Zen Center, 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 will consist of a gentle introduction to silent meditation, formal oryoki-style meals, and communal work… Read more »

When: August 2, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou Campus, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

 

When: August 30, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou Campus, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Primary task will be mulching our many plantings. We will also be stomping blackberries, getting them down to a reasonable size for spraying later. As always, come for all or part of the day, and… Read more »

When: June 21, 2014 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou Campus, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Tasks include de-nailing the lovely donated wood from the Rebuilding Center that we will use for the floor of the Sodo. Bring your favorite nail-pulling tool if you have one. There will also be various… Read more »

When: June 6, 2014 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 Northeast 84th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220, USA

 

When: June 6, 2014 @ 4:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Where: Dharma House, 2539 Southeast Madison Street, Portland, OR 97214, USA

 

When: June 8, 2014 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Dharma Rain Zendo, 2514 Southeast Madison Street, Portland, OR 97214, USA

Dharma Rain and Portland Friends of the Dhamma (PFoD) folks gather together for our mutual Move Out – Move In Day. Though moving of House and Zendo has been going on for quite some time… Read more »

When: September 19, 2014 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 Northeast 84th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220, USA

 

When: October 17, 2014 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 Northeast 84th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Fusatsu includes recitation of the Precepts, zazen, and a group meeting. We emphasize the two-sided nature of confession, as each participant brings something that is going well in their practice and something that is challenging.… Read more »

When: November 21, 2014 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am
Where: Siskiyou House, 3105 Northeast 84th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Fusatsu includes recitation of the Precepts, zazen, and a group meeting. We emphasize the two-sided nature of confession, as each participant brings something that is going well in their practice and something that is challenging.… Read more »

When: May 23, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Dharma Rain Zen Center will again join the Village Building Convergence to continue the path-building project from last year. We will be out there every day through Saturday, May 31. We plan to extend the… Read more »

When: May 17, 2014 – May 18, 2014 all-day

Ordinarily spring Ango period (a 3-month block where we intensify our practice with increased sitting) would end May 31. Because of the move and because of the VBC project, we are ending a week early.… Read more »

When: May 31, 2014 @ 4:00 pm – June 1, 2014 @ 12:00 am
Where: Meet at Dharma House, 2539 Southeast Madison Street, Portland, OR 97214, USA

 

When: May 17, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou Campus, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

This work party will focus on the getting the fresh plantings in the ravine ready for the summer: spreading mulch around the new plants and digging the few (quickly growing but still easily pulled) blackberry… Read more »

When: August 12, 2014 @ 5:00 am – August 16, 2014 @ 10:00 pm
Where: Siskiyou Campus, 8500 Northeast Siskiyou Street, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Each summer we take a week to study a fascicle of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. The focus of the sesshin is sustaining practice during an intensive period, acting out our Buddhahood in the meditation, disciplines and rituals… Read more »

When: August 21, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – August 24, 2014 @ 12:00 pm
Where: Empty Field Zendo, 93851 Horton Road, Blachly, OR 97412, USA

Late Summer Silent Retreat 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. Like… Read more »

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