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
15
Fri
Meditation and Class
Dec 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Dec
16
Sat
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Dec 16 @ 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
17
Sun
Meditation
Dec 17 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Enlightenment Day Festival
Dec 17 @ 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.

Dec
18
Mon
Priory Closed
Dec 18 all-day
Dec
20
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
Dec 20 @ 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 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Dec
22
Fri
Meditation and Class
Dec 22 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Dec
24
Sun
Meditation
Dec 24 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Dec 24 @ 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.