Take refuge in community
May 3, May 24, June 7 , 2025
Saturday sangha
with trina truong
PORTLAND, OREGON | HELD IN-PERSON OR ONLINE
What to expect
We meet each Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Friends Meeting House, located at 4312 SE Stark Street, Portland Oregon, 97215. There is generally a half-hour guided meditation, a half-hour dharma talk, and a half-hour shared insights and questions session.
Our environment is one of exploration of the many ways to reach one’s spiritual aspiration of true liberation. We do not adhere to one lineage, and we do not have a single spiritual leader. We have three core teachers, as well as rotating teachers from many Buddhist traditions, who come and share their teachings and meditation practices.
Saturdays from 4:30 - 6:30PM PT
4312 SE Stark St, Portland OR 97215
*Meet at Multnomah Friends Meeting House located on Stark Street (SE Portland). Follow our signs at the door to find our space. It is a fully accessible building, with street parking out front.
Every first Saturday of the month, there is a Social Gathering with light snacks after the session. Come as you are, or feel welcome to bring a snack to share.
Join us in person or complete this form to receive the zoom link to join virtually. Click here to register.
Guidelines
about pacific northwest meditation community
Please remember to refrain from wearing scents to this gathering for those with chemical sensitivities. There is a separate garden and other rooms for those with neurodiversity who may need a quiet space.
Pacific Northwest Meditation Community is a new inclusive sangha in Portland and online, created to support mindfulness meditation, and also the exploration of the variety of Buddhist traditions and their collective framework for meditation, mindfulness, and spiritual growth.
Although our focus is on vipassana meditation, we expand and explore beyond this practice through inviting guest teachers from other Buddhist lineages.
Our mission is to cultivate a sense of belonging for new and experienced practitioners from the widest possible range of backgrounds, ages, races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, socioeconomic classes, religions, political views, and abilities.
We are a 501-c3 registered non-profit, and a donation-only based entity.
HOW to attend
WATCH TRINA’S TALK
Many sangha members have expressed appreciation about the approach being used by the Pacific Northwest Meditation Community.
“I was so relieved to go to PNW Meditation and realize there is a Buddhist center in Portland that sees what I see – a desperate need for this city to have the dharma taught through a social justice framework, by people who occupy different marginalized identities,” Volpe said. “As a marginalized person, I have gotten tired of going from center to center trying to find a teacher who will teach the dharma in a way that applies to me and understands my lived experience, but none, especially in the Insight tradition, have done so. Instead of using Buddhism to avoid addressing oppression and its impact on all of us, PNW Meditation teaches Buddhism from the radical perspective the Buddha taught- directly addressing the reality of oppression and suffering to find liberation. I am glad to have a home in Portland that is trying to build that kind of community here.” - Jordan Volpe
“As I reflect on the year that has passed, it has been a humbling journey of endings leading to new beginnings, which led to the birth of the Pacific Northwest Meditation community. Our sangha was born out of this wish for betterment, of goodwill, and with the desire to realize a community that is inexhaustibly committed to practicing inclusion.” - Trina Truong
Read the full article published by Northwest Dharma Association: https://northwestdharma.org/pacific-northwest-meditation-community-welcomes-our-diverse-sangha/#post-33979
