Soto Zen Practice in Vancouver, BC
This daylong journey along the spiral of connection progresses through a structured process to support participants move from despair to empowerment.
A study group exploring dharma through the perspectives of world wisdom traditions. In-person and online.
We strive to provide an inclusive space that reflects intersectional experiences.
Please join the Mountain Rain sangha for a light-hearted evening of music, stories, skits and poetry Live at the Wall St. zendo, with Zoom also available, for audience and performers.
A Workshop Series on Creativity, Presence, and Practice
A calligraphy workshop with Shinmon Michael Newton
Members and newcomers are welcome—come and get acquainted or re-acquainted, hear what has been accomplished in 2024/5 and what is being planned for next term.
Explore the lower Terminal Creek/Killarney Creek watershed within Crippen Regional Park
We would like to welcome a special guest, Rev. Gihan Unno, an international missionary for Soto Zen Japan. He will give a dharma talk on "Heart of Compassion, Words of Gentleness."
Schedule for the evening: 30 minute zazen period, kinhin, dharma talk, followed by refreshments. (sweet or savoury snack contributions appreciated!)
Rev. Gihan Unno has an open and contemporary approach to Zen practice. Abbot of Eishoji temple in Kitakami city, Iwate prefecture since 2019, he has also served Soto Zen Japan since then as an international teacher. Prior to becoming a Zen priest he was a professional skier and worked in the sports and tourism field.
He has been Guest Teacher for the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Culture program of Kitakami city "Listening-to-Zen Sessions.” For over 10 years, he hosted the TERAKOYA educational program for children at Eisho-ji temple. The program includes not only zazen and shakyo (sutra copying), but events throughout the year such as hiking and music performances, that allow participants to appreciate the seasons. In 2020 he received the UNESCO-Iwate Award for Education for his work on the TERAKOYA program.
Currently, he is working on creating a visitor-friendly temple by leading a Flower-Viewing-Hill Project for people to enjoy viewing flowers and blossoms of four seasons.
ZenYU’s (Young Urban Zen) annual day retreat.
TAKING WAITLIST!
Learn more about the MRZC Endowment Fund
Waitlist is full. You are always welcome to join us in the cloud zendo!
Join the Engaged Buddhist Practice Group on an urban nature walk!
Zen Engaged Dharma (ZED) talk by Kokai Michael Drebert on Gardening and the Wild.
Jukai: A ceremony of receiving the bodhisattva precepts.
A day of compassion practice. Myoshin Kate McCandless will guide the Tibetan Buddhist practice of tonglen.
This class is for those who are new to Soto Zen practice and those who have some experience and want to learn more.
Buddha’s birthday celebration! All welcome.
Collective Liberation: a Sitting Group for Racialized Folks invites you!
Come share poetry practice together--everyone welcome!
ZED (Zen Engaged Dharma) about Zen practice and everyday life.
Please join us to celebrate the coming of spring. Bring a poem or reading for the occasion!
Part of our regular Wednesday evening practice schedule. At both locations. Everyone welcome!
Tea and snacks to follow. Contributions Appreciated!
Dogen Genzo-e Intensive closing retreat with Shinmon Michael Newton. On “The Moon”
Join the Engaged Buddhist Practice Group on an urban nature walk!
A guide to our 2015 month-long Dogen Genzo-e intensive.
MRZC’s guiding teachers lead this day of practice on the teachings of Dogen Zenji.
This class is for those who are new to Soto Zen practice and those who have some experience and want to learn more.
Let's practice right speech, by voicing our concerns regarding current social, environmental, and climate issues. ONLINE ONLY.
Ceremony to commemorate the Buddha’s death and attainment of Nirvana
This walk will bring us together to enjoy one of Vancouver’s treasures.
A day retreat with Dai-i Flo Rublee on Shantideva’s teachings on anger and patience.
ZED (Zen Engaged Dharma) talks are talks by sangha members about how they take their practice into everyday life.
Join us for our annual New Year's Eve event.
Following morning practice at both locations, join the MRZC sangha for a potluck at Wall St. and a zendo deep cleaning.
A sharing circle to close our practice period, at both locations, and on Zoom.
Please join the Mountain Rain sangha for this seven-day residential retreat, led by Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, in the beautiful natural surroundings of Brew Creek Centre.
We strive to provide an inclusive space that reflects intersectional experiences. November 28th, we will explore selections from Lama Rod Owens’ The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors.
Let's practice right speech, by voicing our concerns regarding current social, environmental, and climate issues. At Bright Stream Temple and on Zoom.
Due to facilitator illness, the walk is cancelled.
Mountain Rain Zen Community
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Banner: Blue Mountains Walking by Bruce Shotoku Nielsen (2013)
