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Soto zen practice community in Vancouver, BC. Part of the Everyday Zen family of sanghas.

09/02/2026

Dharma talk by Myoshin Kate on "The Spirit of Play" - Sunday September 6

For Labour Day weekend we'll consider how the spirit of play can infuse all we do with suppleness and creativity, with wisdom from Dogen and ethology (the study of animal behaviour in natural environments).

Part of Regular Sunday Practice

https://www.mountainrainzen.org/weekly-practice

09/01/2026

Please note!!
🙏🏾 Collective Liberation has new regular sitting date! 🙏🏾

We will be in the Wall Street zendo the third Tuesday of the month, 7:30 pm (doors at 7).

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Collective Liberation is an informal practice group for *racialized folks, created to foster mutual support and understanding for those who identify as racialized and are interested in learning about meditation or Buddhism.
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https://www.mountainrainzen.org/collective-liberation

07/31/2026

Last night, full moon, Ryaku Fusatsu 🙏🏽 Myoshin Kate McCandless explored again the meaning of the Bodhisattva Vows. You can hear her dharma talk here:

https://www.mountainrainzen.org/podcast/2026/7/29/taking-refuge-on-the-full-moon
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🌟I take refuge in Triple Gem

🫘 Three Pure Precepts
I vow to refrain from all evil.
I vow to make every effort to live in enlightenment.
I vow to live and be lived for the benefit of all beings.

🛞 Ten Grave Precepts
I vow not to kill.
I vow not to take what is not given.
I vow not to misuse sexuality.
I vow to refrain from false speech.
I vow to refrain from intoxicants.
I vow not to slander.
I vow not to praise self at the expense of others.
I vow not to be avaricious.
I vow not to harbor ill will.
I vow not to disparage the Three Treasures.

07/22/2026

Join a dedicated group of volunteers tending to the Bright Stream garden as a form of work practice (mindfulness while doing physical tasks.

The ongoing care given to building healthy soil, weeding, pruning , harvesting, is a joyous collaborative effort. No gardening experience needed. Simply show up after regular Sunday practice (1pm), in the BST garden. If you would like to know more, please reach out to Liz: [email protected]

07/13/2026

🙏🏽The theme for this year's Mountains and Waters sesshin is THE ELEMENTS. 🙏🏽

Where in your body do you feel solidity? In what ways do you feel interconnected? Can you become aware of what is flowing within? How does the energy of passion or transformation arise in your body?

07/09/2026

"Before one studies Zen, mountains are mountains and waters are waters; after a first glimpse into the truth of Zen, mountains are no longer mountains and waters are no longer waters; after enlightenment, mountains are once again mountains and waters once again waters.”― Dōgen

🪸🙏🏽 Soon the sangha sits Mountains and Waters sesshin in the Brew Creek zendo - a wonderful opportunity to experience the daily rhythms of residential Zen practice and to settle deeply into the stillness of the forest. 🙏🏽🪸

May you feel supported!

06/25/2026

Collective Liberation is taking a break for the Summer months and will reconvene in September.

For more information about this programme, please see the MRZC website:

https://www.mountainrainzen.org/collective-liberation

06/22/2026

🙏🏼 Even if you are not attending the upcoming Mountains and Waters sesshin in person, there are ways to support the sangha's practice. We are looking for a few people to help:

🦾 loading the Wall Street zendo at 9:30 a.m. Saturday July 11

🦾 unloading at both locations starting at 2 p.m on Saturday July 18.

⭐️🌟⭐️ If you would like to volunteer, please send an email to [email protected] and many thanks in advance! ⭐️🌟⭐️

06/18/2026

Please note: The Engaged Buddhist Practice Group will be taking a break over the Summer months, to reconvene in September. 🌞

06/17/2026

MRZC cookie callout: >> Seeking cookie-dana for tea-time at Mountains and Waters, our Summer sesshin!

🍪 Tea and cookies will be served in the Brew Creek zendo each afternoon. All home-made or home-made-like (not packaged) cookies are welcome -- gluten-free and keto treats appreciated.

If you are attending sesshin, you can simply bring them with you otherwise, please drop off at either the Wall Street zendo or Bright Stream temple by the evening of Thursday July 9. We have a freezer for storage if needed.

Thanks in advance!!

ALLERGY ALERT we request sangha put their name + list ingredients on cookie bag if bringing contributions to snack table. Otherwise they will just be put on the allergen table. 🙏🏼

Address

2016 Wall Street
Vancouver, BC
V5L1B1

Telephone

604-462-0604

Website

http://www.mountainrainzen.org/

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