Weekly Schedule
Monday Temple is closed
Tuesday 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Wednesday 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7pm meditation, vespers, Dharma Class
Thursday 7:00 am meditation and morning service. No evening meditation.
Friday No formal morning meditation or morning service. Usual Friday
services, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Saturday 7:30 am meditation, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Sunday 9:30 am Meditation & Walking Meditation, usual Sunday services

 

Monthly Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 1 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 3 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
Mar 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This ceremony is practiced daily in many temples during a training term. Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 4 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Mar 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 8 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction 10:00 am
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Mar 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meditation instruction and an introduction to the ceremonial aspect of the Soto Zen tradition. Please call to confirm: 503 238 1123 Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 10 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Family Day 10:30 am
Family Day
Mar 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
A family day is an opportunity for families with children to come and learn a bit about practice in a kid friendly way. The morning usually starts with a little walking meditation and some guided sitting meditation followed by a Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 11 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 13 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Mar 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Working Meditation Day 9:30 am
Working Meditation Day
Mar 16 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Work is a long standing element of practice in the Zen tradition and represents a concrete way to put practice into action in our everyday life. Working Meditation days at the Priory are a way to concentrate on and develop Continue reading →
No Evening Service or Meditation 7:30 pm
No Evening Service or Meditation
Mar 16 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
A quiet evening at the temple — no services in the evening. Please call if you would like to visit or talk with Rev. Leon. 503 238 1123 Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 17 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Mar 17 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
We will hold this ceremony via zoom, if you would like to join us, please get in touch. When we exert ourselves to practice the Dharma we create good consequences or merit; the transfer of merit ceremony is a way Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 18 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 20 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Mar 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
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22
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 22 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 24 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Meditation Morning 9:30 am
Meditation Morning
Mar 24 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
This morning’s schedule is an opportunity to come and get a little extra meditation. Starting at 9:30am, we will have 25min periods of meditation alternating with walking meditation until 11:40am. Meditation will be followed by a Dharma discussion and you Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 25 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 27 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Mar 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 29 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Easter
Easter
Mar 31 all-day
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 31 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony
Mar 31 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Since the teaching of compassion is fundamentally important in Buddhism, in many Zen temples each day begins with a ceremony for the Bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshwara or Kanzeon. Our Kanzeon ceremony is a variation of our morning service, emphasizing the Continue reading →