For more detailed information on an event, including location or registration information, click on the event on the calendar below. To view important dates in our Liturgical Year or for more information, see the quarterly flyer for upcoming dates.

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Starting a Practice 7:00 pm
Starting a Practice
May 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Starting a Practice workshop offers a way to cultivate insight by looking at our own actions in the light of the Buddhist Precepts. We also look at the forms used at Dharma Rain, including an explanation of... Read more »
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Qigong Class 4:00 pm
Qigong Class
May 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Kakumyo offers this Qigong class open to beginners as well as advanced practitioners, and all the physical postures can be modified to fit individual needs or limitations. We will focus on “the 14” (ie., the... Read more »
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Zen and the Art of Psychotherapy 10:00 am
Zen and the Art of Psychotherapy
May 3 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Zen and the Art of Psychotherapy is a cohort group for mental health professionals who are practitioners of Zen Buddhism. Our mission is to support and learn from one another to integrate and embody the... Read more »
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Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra 11:45 am
Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
May 4 @ 11:45 am – 12:15 pm
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... Read more »
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Advanced Study Group – Dogen’s Shobogenzo 7:00 pm
Advanced Study Group – Dogen’s Shobogenzo
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This advanced study group will examine the first ten fascicles of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. Each week, a different member will lead the group discussion. If you would like to join this study group, we ask that... Read more »
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025 7:00 pm
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This class is on the Wisdom Sutras, which include the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines, the Diamond Sutra, and the Heart Sutra. To take this class for seminary credit you must be enrolled in... Read more »
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Wednesday Classes: Paramitas 7:45 pm
Wednesday Classes: Paramitas
May 7 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Jiko will teach a series of classes on the Paramitas: generosity (dana), morality (sila), patience (ksanti), diligence (virya), meditation (dhyana), wisdom (prajna), skillful means (upaya), vow (pranidhana), spiritual power (bala), and knowledge (jnana). All Wednesday night... Read more »
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Zen Poets Society 6:30 pm
Zen Poets Society
May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Zen Poet Society is a Dharma Rain cohort group for those in the sangha with an appreciation for poetry and its many intersections with practice. Come to write, share your own poetry, poems you’ve found... Read more »
Cultivating Compassion Workshop 7:00 pm
Cultivating Compassion Workshop
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feel caught by a sense of isolation or anxiety? Want to develop your ability to relate to others and your own self with more warmth and authenticity? This 2-hr workshop will help you access compassion... Read more »
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Open Water Safety 10:00 am
Open Water Safety
May 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
This presentation focuses on Open Water Safety, though many of the concepts can also be applied to pools and other sources of water. Topics include: properly wearing life jackets, open water dangers, how to escape... Read more »
Intro to Zen Meditation 1:30 pm
Intro to Zen Meditation
May 10 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.... Read more »
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Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra 11:45 am
Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
May 11 @ 11:45 am – 12:15 pm
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... Read more »
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Advanced Study Group – Dogen’s Shobogenzo 7:00 pm
Advanced Study Group – Dogen’s Shobogenzo
May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This advanced study group will examine the first ten fascicles of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. Each week, a different member will lead the group discussion. If you would like to join this study group, we ask that... Read more »
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025 7:00 pm
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025
May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This class is on the Wisdom Sutras, which include the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines, the Diamond Sutra, and the Heart Sutra. To take this class for seminary credit you must be enrolled in... Read more »
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Wednesday Classes: Paramitas 7:45 pm
Wednesday Classes: Paramitas
May 14 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Jiko will teach a series of classes on the Paramitas: generosity (dana), morality (sila), patience (ksanti), diligence (virya), meditation (dhyana), wisdom (prajna), skillful means (upaya), vow (pranidhana), spiritual power (bala), and knowledge (jnana). All Wednesday night... Read more »
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Qigong Class 4:00 pm
Qigong Class
May 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Kakumyo offers this Qigong class open to beginners as well as advanced practitioners, and all the physical postures can be modified to fit individual needs or limitations. We will focus on “the 14” (ie., the... Read more »
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Spring Term Student Program 8:30 am
Spring Term Student Program
May 17 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Like Fall Term Student, this program consists of three (3) one-day retreats, March 15, April 12, and May 17. Unlike the Fall version, Spring has different topics in different years. This year’s theme is Genjokoan,... Read more »
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Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra 11:45 am
Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
May 18 @ 11:45 am – 12:15 pm
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... Read more »
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Advanced Study Group – Dogen’s Shobogenzo 7:00 pm
Advanced Study Group – Dogen’s Shobogenzo
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This advanced study group will examine the first ten fascicles of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. Each week, a different member will lead the group discussion. If you would like to join this study group, we ask that... Read more »
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025 7:00 pm
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This class is on the Wisdom Sutras, which include the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines, the Diamond Sutra, and the Heart Sutra. To take this class for seminary credit you must be enrolled in... Read more »
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Wednesday Classes: Paramitas 7:45 pm
Wednesday Classes: Paramitas
May 21 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Jiko will teach a series of classes on the Paramitas: generosity (dana), morality (sila), patience (ksanti), diligence (virya), meditation (dhyana), wisdom (prajna), skillful means (upaya), vow (pranidhana), spiritual power (bala), and knowledge (jnana). All Wednesday night... Read more »
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Intro to Zen Meditation 7:00 pm
Intro to Zen Meditation
May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.... Read more »
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Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra 11:45 am
Recitation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
May 25 @ 11:45 am – 12:15 pm
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... Read more »
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Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025 7:00 pm
Seminary – Wisdom Sutras 2025
May 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This class is on the Wisdom Sutras, which include the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines, the Diamond Sutra, and the Heart Sutra. To take this class for seminary credit you must be enrolled in... Read more »
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Wednesday Classes: Paramitas 7:45 pm
Wednesday Classes: Paramitas
May 28 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Jiko will teach a series of classes on the Paramitas: generosity (dana), morality (sila), patience (ksanti), diligence (virya), meditation (dhyana), wisdom (prajna), skillful means (upaya), vow (pranidhana), spiritual power (bala), and knowledge (jnana). All Wednesday night... Read more »
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