Dharma Talk
Dharma Talk
Please join us for dharma talks online and in person with Kosho Finch Sensei every Thursday night at 7 p.m. This hybrid class is lecture-style with dialogue encouraged from participants.
Rev. Kosho Finch will speak about selected topics and will provide translations of various texts, sutra and other material, sometimes including practical exercises for group engagement and reflective questions to contemplate.
Registration on Eventbrite is required.
If you are unsure if a class is canceled, please visit our events calendar. If an event is not on the calendar, it is canceled. We also typically post cancelation messaging on Facebook.
$5 donation suggested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. All are welcome to practice.
This class is avialble online and in-person at the temple.
Please send questions or comments to events@shingonpdx.org.
View Archived Classes:
The Awakening of Faith in Mahayana
This Dharma Talk series and focuses on the foundational aspects of Mahayana Buddhism as presented in The Awakening of Faith.
Vimalakirti Sutra
This Dharma Talk series engages in discussion on the Vimalakirti Sutra and the importance of ongoing practice.
Recommended Reading from Rev. Kosho Finch
Buddhism For Dummies by Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian, Gudrun Bühnemann
Life of the Buddha by Ashvaghosha, translated by Patrick Olivelle
https://bdkamerica.org also provides free PDFs of Buddhist texts as well as hardcopy editions for sale