Dharma Rain

November

December

 


ZH=A.M. Events in the Zendo Hall (2514 SE Madison) Times marked in Red are A.M.
DH=A.M. Events in Dharma House (2539 SE Madison)
SH=A.M. Events in Sangha House (2605 SE Taylor) 3 blocks east of Dharma House
ZH=P.M. Events in the Zendo Times marked in Blue are P.M.
DH=P.M. Events in Dharma House
SH=P.M. Events in Sangha House
ES=Evening Service - Recitation of Dogen's Universally Recommened Instructions for Zazen (10 minutes)

K=Kinhin - walking meditation (10 minutes)

•=Wiggle bell (a minute allowed for stretching or adjusting position)

FMS=Full Morning Service - Chanting of the Sutras (about 30 minutes) SMS=Short Morning Service (10 minutes)
Z=Seated meditation (30-40 minutes) V=Vespers

For example: DH 7:00 Z/SMS means: at 7:00 a.m. in the Dharma House there is one period of meditation followed by the Short Morning Service.

Dharma Rain Zen Center is closed from Sunday evening through Tuesday noon.


November

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

October 30

Z 9:30 Zazen

Z 10:00 Segaki Festival

DH 10:00 Dharma School

Z 10:30 Visitation of the Ghosts (with Dharma School kids)

Z 11:00 Feed on Gaki food

DH 7:00Z/K/Z

DH 8:30 Segaki Toro

 

October 31

*Closed

 

November 1

 

 

Z 7:00-9:00 Z/K/Open Zazen

 

 

November 2

DH 6:30-7:30 Z•Z

DH 7:30-7:50 SMS

Z 7:00-9:10 ES/Z/Open Zazen/V

Z 8:00-9:00
(Lecture room)
Six Realms
(info)

 

 

November 3

DH 6:30-7:30 Z•Z

DH 7:30-7:50 SMS

 

DH 7:00 Committee meetings

 

 

November 3

DH 6:30-7:30 Z•Z

DH 7:30-7:50 SMS

 

DH 7:00-9:00 Z/K/Z/K/Z/V

 

November 4

Ango Begins

Z 8:30-9:30 Z•Z

Z 9:30 Kanzeon Service (infolink)

Z 10:15 Tea with teachers

DH 1-3 Workshop: Zen Meditation
(infolink)

All-Night Founders' Vigil - 3:00 pm through Sunday AM - open Zendo

DH 6:00 Lay Disciple Dinner

 

November 6

Z 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

Z 9:40 Founders' memorial for Keido Chisan and Jiyu Kennett

Z 10:15 Tea & Announcements

Z 10:30-11:15 Dharma Talk

 

 

November 7

*Closed

 

 

November 8

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:00 Z/Open Zazen

Z 7:30-9:00 Seminary:
(Lecture room) Wisdom Teachings
(infolink)

November 9

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:10 ES/Z/Open Zazen/V

Z 8:00-9:00
(Lecture room)
Six Realms
(info)

November 10

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

SH 7:00 Board Meeting

November 11

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

DH 7:00-9:00 Z/K/Z/K/Z/V

 

 

 

November 12

Z 8:30-9:30 Z•Z

Z 9:30 Kanzeon Ceremony (infolink)

DH&SH 10:15 Men's and Women's groups

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Middle School and High School Overnights

November 13

Z 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

Z 9:40 FMS

Z 10:15 Tea & Announcements

Z 10:30-11:15 Dharma Talk

DH&SH 10:00-11:30 Dharma School -

November 14

*Closed

 

November 15

 

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:00 Z/Open Zazen

DH 7-9 pm Workshop: Starting a Practice
(infolink)

 

November 16

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:10 ES/Z/Open Zazen/V

Z 8:00-9:00
(Lecture room)
Six Realms
(info)

 

November 17

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

DH 7:3-9:00 Monthly Fusatsu

November 18

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

 

Mid-Term Retreat starts - (infolink)

November 19

 

Mid-Term Retreat (term stuents only) from Friday evening to Saturday 4 PM pre-register

Z 7:30
Sangha Film Series -3-Iron- (Info)

November 20

Z 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

Z 9:40 FMS

Z 10:15 Tea & Announcements

Z 10:30-11:15 Dharma Talk

 

 

November 21

*Closed

November 22

 

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:00 Z/Open Zazen

Z 7:30-9:00 Seminary:
(Lecture room) Wisdom Teachings
(infolink)

 

 

November 23

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:10 ES/Z/Open Zazen/V

Z 8:00-9:00
(Lecture room)
Six Realms
(info)

 

November 24

Closed for Thanksgiving

November 25

Closed for Thanksgiving

 

 

 

 

Bountiful Bodhi Bazaar Members only night Zendo 7:00 pm (infolink)

November 26

 

 

Bountiful Bodhi Bazaar (infolink)

DH 1-3 pm Workshop: Zen Meditation
(infolink)

November 27

Z 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

Z 9:40 FMS

Z 10:15 Tea & Announcements

Z 10:30-11:15 Dharma Talk

DH&SH 10:00-11:30 Dharma School

November 28

*Closed

November 29

 

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:00 Z/Open Zazen

 

 

 

November 30

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:10 ES/Z/Open Zazen/V

Z 8:00-9:00
(Lecture room)
Six Realms
(info)

 

December 1

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

DH 7-9 pm Workshop: Zen Meditation
(infolink)

SH 7:00 Committee meetings

 

December 2

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

 

DH 7:00-9:00 Z/K/Z/K/Z/V

December 3

Z 8:30-9:30 Z•Z

Z 9:30 Fudo Ceremony (infolink)

Z 10:15 Tea with Teachers

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

DH 6:00 Lay Disciple Dinner

Middle School and High School Overnights

December

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

November 27

Z 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

Z 9:40 FMS

Z 10:15 Tea & Announcements

Z 10:30-11:15 Dharma Talk

DH&SH 10:00-11:30 Dharma School

 

November 28

*Closed

 

November 29

 

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:00 Z/Open Zazen

 

 

November 30

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

Z 7:00-9:10 ES/Z/Open Zazen/V

Z 8:00-9:00
(Lecture room)
Six Realms
(info)

 

December 1

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

DH 7-9 pm Workshop: Zen Meditation
(infolink)

SH 7:00 Committee meetings

 

 

 

December 2

Z 6:00-7:30 Z•Z/K/Z

Z 7:30-8:00 FMS

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

 

DH 7:00-9:00 Z/K/Z/K/Z/V

 

December 3

Z 8:30-9:30 Z•Z

Z 9:30 Fudo Ceremony (infolink)

Z 10:15 Tea with Teachers

Z 4:00-5:00 ES/Z•Z

DH 6:00 Lay Disciple Dinner

Middle School and High School Overnights

 

December 4

Z 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

Z 9:40 FMS

Z 10:15 Tea & Announcements

Z 10:30-11:15 Dharma Talk in lecture room

DH&SH 10:00-10:30 Dharma School

Z 10:30-11:30 Dharma School Rohatsu in big zendo

 

 

 

December 5

Rohatsu Starts at Great Vow Zen Monastery

December 6

Rohatsu---->


 

December 7

Rohatsu---->

December 8

Rohatsu---->

 

 

 

 

December 9

Rohatsu---->

December 10

Rohatsu---->

December 11

Rohatsu ends

Ango Ends

December 12

*Closed

 

 

December 13

Winter Break Schedule Starts

ZH 7:00-9:00 Z/Open Zazen

ZH 7:30-9:00 Seminary:
(Lecture room) Wisdom Teachings
(infolink)

 

 

 

December 14

 

ZH 7:00 ES

ZH 7:10 Z/KZ

ZH 8:20 Vespers

 

 

December 15

 

 

DH 7-9 pm Workshop: Starting a Practice
(infolink)

December 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 17

DH 108:30 Men's Group

SH 108:30 Women's Group

December 18

ZH 8:30 Z/K/Z Sanzen available

ZH 9:40 FMS

ZH 10:15 Tea & Announcements

ZH 10:30-11:15 Informal discussion

 

December 19

*Closed

December 20

*Closed for holiday season

 

 

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December 27

 

Winter Break Schedule

December 28

 

 

ZH 7:00 ES

ZH 7:10 Z/KZ

ZH 8:20 Vespers

December 29

 

December 30

 

 

December 31

 

Z 7:00 New Year's Eve celebration - Potluck dinner, sacred dance, Fusatsu, zazen with 108 bells & sparkling cider at midnight with ZCO&PSC

 

 

 

   
 

 


 

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