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
Jul
14
Fri
Meditation and Class
Jul 14 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Jul
15
Sat
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Jul 15 @ 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 (Introduction to practice could be conducted via zoom, during the covid-19 restrictions.)

Jul
16
Sun
Meditation
Jul 16 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Jul 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

When we exert ourselves to practice the Dharma we create good consequences or merit; the transfer of merit ceremony is a way for us to devote a particular time and effort to offering that merit for the benefit of specific beings and the world and beings around us.

Jul
17
Mon
Priory Closed
Jul 17 all-day
Jul
19
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
Jul 19 @ 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
Jul 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Jul
21
Fri
Meditation and Class
Jul 21 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Jul
23
Sun
Meditation
Jul 23 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Kanzeon Ceremony
Jul 23 @ 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 scripture of Avalokiteshwara, a chapter of the Lotus sutra.

Meditation and the ceremony are followed by tea and a Dharma discussion.