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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 Society
TEACHER: Iris Antman

Re-Generation Youth Program: Where Spirituality, Ecology and Community Meet

In Person

START DATE: Monday, June 29, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, August 29, 2026
LOCATION: Fort Steele, BC
ORGANIZATION: Clear Sky Meditation Center
TEACHER: Catherine Pawasarat Sensei

Exploring Monastic Life

In Person

START DATE: Friday, July 24, 2026
END DATE: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
LOCATION: Newport, WA
ORGANIZATION: Sravasti Abbey
TEACHER: Venerable Thubten Chodron

Exploring the Path of Joy and Wellbeing: A Daylong Retreat with Alexa Redner

Both in person and online

START DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026
LOCATION: Portland, OR
ORGANIZATION: Portland Insight Meditation Community
TEACHER: Alexa Redner

Dharma Talk: Finding Home — Between Heaven and Earth

In Person

START DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026
LOCATION: Issaquah, WA
ORGANIZATION: Dharma Drum Mountain Seattle Center
TEACHER: Venerable Guo Guang

Day of Mindfulness: Impermanence and the Five Remembrances

Both in person and online

START DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound

Drupon Khenpo: Two-Weekend Series on Buddha Nature and Mind Training

Both in person and online

START DATE: Friday, August 21, 2026
END DATE: Sunday, August 30, 2026
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon
ORGANIZATION: Kagyu Changchub Chuling
TEACHER: Drupon Khenpo Lodrö Namgyal

Embodied Presence

In Person

START DATE: Thursday, August 27, 2026
END DATE: Monday, August 31, 2026
LOCATION: Hot Springs, MT
ORGANIZATION: Namchak Community
TEACHER: Justin Kirkwood and Eliza Bishop

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

Ewam Sang-ngag Ling

Teacher: Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche
Location: Arlee, MT

Portland Buddhist Center

Teacher: Aryadrishti
Location: Portland, OR

Northwest iBme Retreat

Teacher: Enrique Collazo, Barnaby Willett and Khalila Archer
Location: Gaston, OR

Planet Dharma

Teacher: Acariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat
Location: Fort Stele, BC

Dharma Voices for Animals Portland Chapter

Teacher: We share many Buddhist traditons and teachers
Location: Portland, OR

Friends of Chamtrul Rinpoche PDX

Teacher: Chamtrul Rinpoche
Location: Portland, OR

WCC Buddhist Meditation Group

Teacher: .
Location: Shelton, WA

Ligmincha Northwest

Teacher: Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Location: Olympia, WA

Seattle Buddhist Center – Triratna Buddhist Community

Teacher: Sangharakshita
Location: Seattle, WA

Lotus Speech Canada

Teacher: Changling Rinpoche
Location: Sechelt, BC

Heruka Institute

Teacher: Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Location: Mountlake Terrace, WA

Nalanda Institute

Teacher: Geshe Jamyang Tsultrim
Location: Olympia, WA

Mindfulness Northwest

Teacher: Tim Burnett
Location: Bellingham, WA

Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness

Teacher: Ellen Falconer
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Co Lam Pagoda

Teacher: .
Location: Seattle, WA

Friends of Lama Samten

Teacher: Lama Karma Samten
Location: Vashon, WA

Seattle Choeizan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple

Teacher: Kanjin Cederman Shonin
Location: Seattle, WA

Seattle Insight Meditation Society

Teacher: Tim Geil, Tuere Sala, Steve Wilhelm, Keri Pederson
Location: Seattle, WA