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Sunday Morning Schedule
8:30am Zazen (in-person sanzen only)
9-9:10 Kinhin (slow walking meditation)
9:10 Zazen (sanzen continues)
9:40am Chanting service
10:30am Announcements/Dharma Talk
Note: The schedule sometimes varies. Subscribe to our weekly e-bulletin (see link on the home page) to get up-to-date information about what is happening from week to week. If you’re new, come 10-15 minutes early for orientation from the Greeter.
Zoom Link
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Meeeting ID 830 9092 8041
Passcode 387117
NOTE: There will be NO Avatamsaka chanting on Sunday, September 14.
Ko’in (and sometimes others) lead the ancient, traditional practice of the recitation of the Avatamsaka (Flower Ornament) Sutra.
We chant aloud as a group for approximately 30 minutes each week. No registration required; please attend as you are interested or able. We meet in the office on Sundays after the dharma talk.
We are using Cleary’s translation of the Sutra. Please bring your own copy if you have one. There are a limited number of extra copies available for use in the library.
According to Thomas Cleary, this sutra “is perhaps the richest and most grandiose of all Buddhist sutras, held in high esteem by all schools of Buddhism that are concerned with universal liberation. Its incredible wealth of sensory imagery staggers the imagination and exercised an almost mesmeric effect on the mind as it conveys a wide range of teachings through its complex structure, colorful symbolism, and its mnemonic concentration formulae.”
If you have questions, please contact Fumyo or Ko’in at dharma-rain.org.
On Tuesday mornings the library is open and staffed from 10am to 11:30am for members who wish to check out or return books, or for others to browse if they wish.
Tuesday through Saturday (with some exceptions) during Fall Ango (September 1 through December 13) we host a midday sit. There is a posture adjustment bell at noon, and closing bells at 12:25pm. It is open to all. Please come in quietly, and if you leave before the end, leave quietly. When the weather is fine, we sometimes sit outdoors on the engawa (deck). In that case, feel free to bring a zabuton or chair outside.
This advanced study group is examining Dogen’s Shobogenzo, fascicle by fascicle. If you would like to join this study group, we ask that you:
If you have any questions about the class or joining the class, please contact Tsuho at above email.
Required Text
Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo, Book 3, translated by Gudo Nishijima and Chodo Cross, Published by Dogen Sangha, 1994
You can purchase the bound version, download the pdf , or borrow from the library.
Note: Participating in this study group does not count for seminary credit.
Note: September 1 class meets in the Library
Sep 1 – Hossho
Sep 8 – Darani
Sep 15 – No class – Genzo-e
Sep 22 – Senmen
Sep 29 – Menju
Oct 6 – Zazengi
Oct 13 – Baike
Oct 20 – Juppo
Oct 27 – Kenbutsu
Nov 3 – Hensan
Nov 10 – Ganzei
Nov 17 – Kajo
The class registration has now closed.
History Through Texts is one of the five required core classes in Part 1 of the Seminary Program. It meets weekly on Tuesdays as a group. Instruction is a combination of lecture and group discussion. Weekly reading assignments are required as are writing assignments. Students are often required to make a class presentation on a topic of their choosing.
Ko’in will be teaching this class.
This class is open to enrolled seminary students as well as those not enrolled in seminary who can take it not-for-credit as a Dharma Studies student.
The class registration has now closed.
During the Fall Ango term (September 1 through December 13), we increase our zazen time by starting zazen an hour earlier. The service is modified from Full Morning Service, slightly shorter, and alternates between one chanting the Traditional Ancestral Line and another chanting the Line of Women Dharma Ancestors. Sanzen is offered on most Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
5:30am Zazen
5:55 Posture adjustment bell (optional formal sanzen Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)
6:20 Kinhin
6:30 Zazen (posture adjustment bell 6:55)
7:20 Ango Morning Service
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Meeting ID 876 8904 2243
Passcode 245769
We welcome volunteers to join us in the garden where we tend to the plants, the soil, and our practice together. Dharma Rain grows fruit, vegetables, and herbs for the temple kitchen, as well as ornamental and native plants to offer on our temple altars and to our ecosystem.
We meet weekly year-round on Wednesdays, and the occasional Saturday, except when the temple is closed or on silent retreat.
Tuesday through Saturday (with some exceptions) during Fall Ango (September 1 through December 13) we host a midday sit. There is a posture adjustment bell at noon, and closing bells at 12:25pm. It is open to all. Please come in quietly, and if you leave before the end, leave quietly. When the weather is fine, we sometimes sit outdoors on the engawa (deck). In that case, feel free to bring a zabuton or chair outside.