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Climate Action Group

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START DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
END DATE: Thursday, December 31, 2026
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Insight Meditation
TEACHER: Iris Antman

Class: Living With – Not Against: Mindfulness for Persistent Conditions

Both in person and online

START DATE: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
END DATE: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Insight Meditation
TEACHER: Shawn Holmes

North American Bokar Mahamudra Seminar 2026

Both in person and online

START DATE: Friday, September 11, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, September 19, 2026
LOCATION: Goldendale, Washington
ORGANIZATION: Kagyu Changchub Chuling
TEACHER: Lama Eric Triebelhorn, Lama Sonam Dargye & Lama Kathleen Benz

Tara Drupchen

Both in person and online

START DATE: Thursday, September 17, 2026
END DATE: Sunday, September 20, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Nalandabodhi

The Sacred Pause: A Daylong Retreat with Kate Davies

Both in person and online

START DATE: Saturday, September 19, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, September 19, 2026
LOCATION: Portland, OR
ORGANIZATION: Portland Insight Meditation Community
TEACHER: Kate Davies

Natural Freedom Upon Hearing – Teachings on the Bardos with Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche

Online Event Only

START DATE: Saturday, September 19, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, September 19, 2026
ORGANIZATION: TLC Transitional Life Care
TEACHER: Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche

Day of Mindfulness: The Order of Interbeing and Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings

Both in person and online

START DATE: Sunday, September 20, 2026
END DATE: Sunday, September 20, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound

The Joy of Practicing the Dhamma w/ Bhante Buddharakkhita

Both in person and online

START DATE: Sunday, September 20, 2026
END DATE: Sunday, September 20, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, Washington
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Insight Meditation
TEACHER: Bhante Buddharakkhita

We are a unique regional association of more than 150 Buddhist groups and 4,000 individual supporters in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana. 

The mission of the Northwest Dharma Association is to support Buddhist teachings, practice, and community in the Pacific Northwest.

We foster a network of friendship and support among Buddhist groups and individual Buddhists from all traditions. We promote communication among Buddhists and with the larger community. We sponsor activities of interest and benefit to Northwest Buddhists.

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NW Dharma News

Summer 2026, Volume 39, #2

NW Dharma News

Compassionate Action

Dharma Education

Dharma Healing, Arts

Dharma in Canada

Sangha News

Celebrating 50 Years of KCC!

2025 Financial Statement

Regional Teachers and Leaders Gatherings

Campaign to Recognize the Vesak Holiday in Washington State

Group Membership in the Northwest Dharma Association

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NW Buddhist Groups

Ashland Zen Center

Teacher: Etsudo Patty Krahl and Jintei Harold Little
Location: Ashland, OR

Oregon Ariyamagga Okasati Refuge (OAOR)

Teacher: Phra Ajahn Vuttichai Chookaew (Phrawoody)
Location: Sandy, OR

Dance Mandal

Teacher: Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya
Location: Portland, OR

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

Teacher: .
Location: Castle Rock, WA

Pariyatti

Teacher: S.N. Goenka
Location: Onalaska, WA

Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness

Teacher: Ellen Falconer
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Drukpa Mila Center

Teacher: Venerable Khenpo Karma Namgyel Rinpoche
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

PT Sangha

Teacher: Peer Led
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Eastside Insight Meditation

Teacher: Steve Wilhelm
Location: Kirkland, WA

Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple

Teacher: Rinban Katsuya Kusunoki
Location: Seattle, WA

Olympia Dharmata Sangha

Teacher: Anam Thubten
Location: Olympia, WA

Portland Community of Mindful Living, Thursday Night Sangha

Teacher: There are 7 ordained members of the Order of Interbeing in this group
Location: Portland, OR

Buddhist Meditation Society of Northern BC

Teacher: John DeGrace (Vipassana group) and Eshin Godfrey of Vancouver Zen Centre (Zen group)
Location: Prince George, BC

Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia

Teacher: Chris Murray
Location: Richland, WA

Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling

Teacher: H.E. Jetsun Chimey Luding Rinpoche
Location: Richmond, BC

Bozeman Dharma Center

Teacher: Suzanne Colon (BIC), Karen DeCotis (BZG), Floyd Fantelli (BIC)
Location: Bozeman, MT

Empty Field – Zen West

Teacher: Debra Seido Martin
Location: Eugene, OR

Seattle Community Practice Group of the Dzogchen Foundation

Teacher: Lama Surya Das
Location: Seattle, WA