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
May
3
Sun
Festival of Buddha’s Birth
May 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

This is the spring Festival that celebrates the Buddha’s Birth. Families with children are included and part of the joy and beauty of this ceremony. We will be reading the traditional story of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth and will have a birthday cake to add brightness to the occasion

May
5
Tue
Priory Closed
May 5 all-day
May
6
Wed
Meditation
May 6 @ 6:30 am – 7:00 am
Meditation and Vespers
May 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.

Meditation and Vespers
May 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.

Dharma talk
May 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.

May
7
Thu
Meditation
May 7 @ 6:30 am – 7:00 am
May
8
Fri
Meditation
May 8 @ 6:30 am – 7:00 am
Meditation and Vespers
May 8 @ 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.

Precepts Discussion
May 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

One of the foundations of our practice is looking at our minds through the lens of the Bodhisattva Precepts and this evening we will have an open discussion about the Precepts and other aspects of practice.