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
11
Sat
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
May 11 @ 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

May
12
Sun
Meditation
May 12 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony
May 12 @ 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.

We will hold this ceremony via zoom, if you would like to join us, please get in touch.

May
13
Mon
Priory Closed
May 13 all-day
May
15
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
May 15 @ 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 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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

May
17
Fri
Meditation and Class
May 17 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

May
18
Sat
Working Meditation Day
May 18 @ 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 this aspect of practice and they are a way to give expression to generosity by helping take care of the practical elements of the life of the temple.

Read more about working meditation practice here.

No Evening Service or Meditation
May 18 @ 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

May
19
Sun
Meditation
May 19 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.