Events

Virtual Classes


Daily Morning Meditation

Dates: Every day 8:00-9:00am PT
Cost: Gift Economy / aka on Donation
Location: Virtual via Zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/370125244
Zoom Password: meditation
Registration: None needed / just show up!

 

Brief Summary:

We gather in community 365 mornings a year for a short teaching, meditation, and discussion.  Usually, around 30 to 40 people join.  You are welcome to have your video on or off, and stay for as little or as long as you like.

Morning Flow (Monday to Friday):

8:00 – 8:15am  — a short talk
8:15 – 8:45am — silent meditation
8:45 – 9:00am — group discussion

Morning Flow (Saturday & Sunday)

8:00 – 8:55am — silent meditation
8:55 – 9:00am — “lightning round,” sharing intentions for the day or one-sentence reflections

Then first Sunday of each month is a more connection-oriented morning.

Visit here for more information.

 

 

Portland-area Classes

Monday Night Sangha

Dates: Mondays, 7:00-8:45pm
Location: Portland Dhamma Center, at 1404 SE 25th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Cost: Gift Economy / Donation
Registration: None needed / just show up!

 

Brief Summary:

We’re a Portland-based Buddhist community that puts special emphasis on liberating meditation, mindfulness in daily life, heartful ethics, and creating a real sense of sangha / community.

After the sit and a short talk, roughly half the evening is spent in meditative co-contemplation, including 1-on-1 conversations that go beyond the surface, large group discussions, and Q&A.

Visit here for more information, including class themes.

 

Everything Belongs: A Daylong Buddhist Meditation Retreat (also on Zoom)

Date: Saturday, 5/16/25, from 10:00am to 4:00pm+ PT
Location: 6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97211 @ the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple.
Cost: Gift economy / aka donation
Registration: RSVP required; fill out this form

 

Brief Summary:

Quite often, people turn meditation into an inner battle, where they try hard to build up concentration, resolve and equanimity, so as to get rid of parts of themselves that feel unmeditative or painful — like shame, anxiety, compulsive thinking, bodily discomfort, and on and on.

In direct contrast, this meditation retreat will take a radical turn the other direction, rooting in mindful awareness, and attuning to how literally everything happening right now belongs.  Thoughts belong.  Emotions belong.  Pain belongs.  “You” belong.

Of course, this isn’t an invitation to sit back and daydream all day, resigning ourselves to these icky circumstances.  We will explore how awareness is a refuge, the source of true love and wise action, a place that’s free from grasping and resisting, and, as with the theme of the day, is the secret to feeling a sense of belonging in every moment of life.

Visit here for more information.

 

Embodied Forgiveness: A 6-Week Mindfulness Course

Dates: Wednesdays, 7-9pm, 5/27/26 to 7/1/26
Location: the Flanders House in NE Portland
Cost: Gift economy
Registration: email me via David AT Pathofsincerity DOT com

 

Brief Summary:

This course will offer a holistic approach to finding freedom by releasing resentment and emotional pain.

We’ll draw upon Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Fourfold Path to Forgiveness, Buddhist psychology & mindfulness meditation, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy — grounding our approach in somatic exploration, self-compassion, emotional regulation, and the power of narrative to shape experience.

You’ll also learn the essential difference between forgiveness, which is an internal gift-to-self of releasing painful resentment, and external reconciliation, which is optional, and can be done with or without clear boundaries.

Visit here for more info.

 

Unfolding of Awareness: 5-Night Meditation Retreat

Where: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, about 75 minutes north of Portland
When: September 11, 2026 to September 16, 2026
RSVP: register via Cloud Mountain

Brief Summary:

I’m assisting my dear dharma friend, Vance Pryor, in leading this 5-night residential retreat at Cloud Mountain, my favorite retreat center in the PNW.  It was be held in noble silence and offer a supportive container to cultivate steady awareness in every moment of practice—sitting, walking, and daily activities.

We’ll explore how to fuse that awareness with wisdom and kindness, creating the conditions for a practice that is steady, grounded, and freeing, both on retreat and in daily life.

Visit here for more information.

 

 

Past & Future Courses

Live in Portland, I usually teach four multi-week courses a year.  While I’m often adding new ones, below is a list of some I rotate through:

I’m also currently running a 10-month deep dive into the Noble Eightfold Path Deep Dive.  Sign up for the newsletter if you want first notice about any of the above — they generally fill up.

 

Community-focused Events

 

Sangha Retreat / Campout

Where: Milo McIver State Park, about 40 minutes southeast of Portland
When: Thursday, July 9, 2026 to Sunday July 12, 2026
Cost: Gift Economy
RSVP: register here!

Brief Summary

Similar to a “meditation retreat,” this sangha retreat will offer seclusion from the busyness of daily life, a drop-in to the natural world, and an opportunity to nourish our spiritual practice, strengthening our connection both to the dhamma as well as the sangha (the spiritual community).

There will be a light daily schedule, including morning and evening meditation, shared dinner, and an optional afternoon community-building activity.

However, the majority of the day will have an open schedule, where you can follow your own rhythms of what feels supportive, whether that’s connect with each other, explore the State Park (hiking trails, river, frisbee golf course, etc.), or just take time in further contemplation and quiet.

This is also an opportunity to bring alive the generosity mindset, as it will be a largely community supported & created event.

Visit here for more information.

 

Community Discord / Discussion Forum (Virtual)

For both the local & online communities, I host a free virtual Discord forum, for ongoing discussion in a more informal way.

There are sub-forums for the local sangha, the morning meditation group, wholesome living, general discussion, and also a fairly active daily gratitude forum.

Visit here for the sign-up link and some instructions on how to have it be a seamless, less-than-one-minute process.

 

 

Community-Created Events

The events on the following table are created by community members for the purpose of deepening community through wholesome activities.  Note that these are not “official” Path of Sincerity events, and David may or may not be present.

For more information or how to submit an event, visit here.

Title
LocationDate & timeRSVP / ContactDescription
Recovery & Mental Health Dharma GroupZoomWednesdays at 5pm PTJust show up! Visit the "Recovery Dharma" section of the Community Discord for the Zoom link & questions.With an informal and welcoming vibe, several longtime practitioners & community members co-formed this group. The meeting discussions hope to dovetail dharma practice with 12 step learnings and mental health. People who join range from people with decades of experience in recovery to therapists to dharma practitioners to newer folks who are struggling with the weight of getting through the days — though everyone is willing to be completely and fully human, in the highs and the lows. You are warmly welcome to join any time!
Mindful Movie MatineeInner NE PortlandSat 5/2 at 6pm PTDetailed info & RSVP found on this link.We'll be watching, "The Rental Family." See link for details and other upcoming movies.
Book ClubInner NE Portland / ZoomTBDAll are welcome. Visit here for more info and to RSVP. You could also check out the "Sangha Book Club" channel on the Discord.We're currently reading Klara and the Sun, part by part. Next meeting date TBD. Offered hybrid, both online and local. Please read the book beforehand. All are welcome!