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
There will be no morning services on these days and no meditation on Tuesday evening. There will be meditation and Dharma discussion on Wednesday and Friday as usual.
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.
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.
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.
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 story and some activity that will allow us to explore practice in daily life. We end the morning with a snack and closing circle. Parents are encouraged to come and practice with their children.