Soto Zen Practice in Vancouver, BC
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.
Guide to MRZC’s annual practice period with registration form and suggested reading list.
A sharing circle to close our practice period.
Guide to MRZC’s annual practice period with registration form and suggested reading list PDF.
Guide to Mountain Rain Zen Community’s 2021 practice period led by Shinmon Michael Newton and Myoshin Kate McCandless
Everyone welcome! Please click title for details.
Mountain Rain Zen Community’s 2020 practice period.
Registration form and Guide to Mountain Rain Zen’s 20th annual practice period.
A 6-day residential Zen Retreat with Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton
A 5-week dharma seminar with Jikai Vicki Turay.
Our annual practice period opening retreat, led by Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, with shuso Jikai Vicki Turay.
A guide and registration form for Mountain Rain Zen's annual 6-week practice period.
Two periods of zazen and a closing ceremony, Practice period participants are invited to bring something that expresses their practice period experience: a poem, painting, photo, song, something you've made, something you'd like to say (briefly) to share as part of the closing ceremony.
Chinese vegetarian feast at 12:45 at Po Kong restaurant 1334 Kingsway
Cost: $14
Please RSVP for lunch to info@mountainrainzen.org.
A dharma study series with Mountain Rain resident teachers and sangha leaders
2015 Fall Practice Period opening retreat led by Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton
Two periods of zazen and a closing ceremony, after which we will take the shuso to lunch. Location: TBA
Residential Zen Retreat with Zoketsu Norman Fischer at Loon Lake Camp, Maple Ridge, BC
A day retreat with Myoshin Kate McCandless.
Buddhist Perspectives on Death, Dying and Loss Series
A Dharma study series with Myoshin Kate McCandless. No class Nov. 12. Bonus session Nov. 19 on Women Zen poets of China and Japan.
A dharma study series with shuso Kanshin Ruth Ozeki.
Two zazen periods followed by Shuso Entering Ceremony.
Practice Period Opening retreat led by Myoshin Kate McCandless, with Shuso Entering Ceremony (can be attended separately).
Overview of the 2014 Fall Practice Period, led by Myoshin Kate McCandless, with shuso Kanshin Ruth Ozeki. Includes guidelines for participation.
Mountain Rain Zen Community
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