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
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
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
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.
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening.
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.
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.