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

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Dec
15
Sat
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Dec 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.)

Dec
16
Sun
Meditation
Dec 16 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Short Morning Service
Dec 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Dec
17
Mon
Priory Closed
Dec 17 all-day
Dec
19
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
Dec 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
Dec 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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

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

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Dec
23
Sun
Meditation
Dec 23 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Enlightenment Day Festival
Dec 23 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

This important festival celebrates Shakyamuni Buddha’s moment of spiritual awakening as he sat under the Bodhi tree in ancient India. From this Awakening flows out all of the Buddhadharma.

The festival ceremony will be followed by tea and a Dharma talk. This festival will be accessible through Zoom using our usual Sunday link; if you would like to join us via Zoom email us to get the links.