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
Apr
23
Sun
Day long retreat. Doing Pure Meditation
Apr 23 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

In this retreat we will explore Great Master Keizan Jokin’s “How to Do Pure Meditation”

Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.

Spiritual Counseling available on request.

Schedule
8:30 AM
8:55 AM
9:05 AM
9:30 AM
9:50 AM
11 AM – 12:30 PM
 
1:00 PM
1:25 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:15 PM
Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed)
Walking Meditation
Meditation
Short Morning Service
Temple Cleanup (Working meditation)
Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation
(With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation)
Lunch
Kitchen Cleanup
Informal quiet reflection / Rest / Break
Midday Service
Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation
Tea/Class/Discussion
Closing Ceremony
Apr
30
Sun
Festival of Manjusri
Apr 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

A celebration of Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom, followed by tea and a Dharma talk.

This festival ceremony will be broadcast via zoom using our usual Sunday credentials. If you would like to join us, please contact the temple for more information.

May
7
Sun
Prior’s Installation Ceremony
May 7 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Called shinzan (which means ascending or opening the mountain) in Japanese, the ceremony for installing the chief priest of a temple marks the formal commitment of the monk to that temple. We invite you to join us for this important ceremony installing Rev. Leon as the prior. The ceremony will be followed by a Dharma talk by a visiting monk and a festive meal. Stay tuned for details.

May
13
Sat
Working Meditation Day
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 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.

May
20
Sat
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
May 20 @ 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.)

May
21
Sun
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
May 21 @ 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.

Jun
10
Sat
Working Meditation Day
Jun 10 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 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.

Jun
17
Sat
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Jun 17 @ 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.)

Jun
18
Sun
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Jun 18 @ 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.

Jun
25
Sun
Day long retreat. Meditation In Daily Life
Jun 25 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

In this retreat we will look at how we can integrate mediation into our daily lives.

Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.

Spiritual Counseling available on request.

Schedule
8:30 AM
8:55 AM
9:05 AM
9:30 AM
9:50 AM
11 AM – 12:30 PM

1:00 PM
1:25 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:15 PM

Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed)
Walking Meditation
Meditation
Short Morning Service
Temple Cleanup (Working meditation)
Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation
(With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation)
Lunch
Kitchen Cleanup
Informal quiet reflection / Rest / Break
Midday Service
Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation
Tea/Class/Discussion
Closing Ceremony