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
Meditation instruction and an introduction to the ceremonial aspect of the Soto Zen tradition. Please call to confirm: 503 238 1123
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.
Wednesday evening Dharma class and vespers via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Lately we have discussing the Zen koans in Nyogen Senzaki’s book “The Iron Flute.”
Friday Dharma class and and mid-day service (includes the recitation of Dogen’s Rules For Meditation or, Fukenzangi) via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.)
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.
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.
Wednesday evening Dharma class and vespers via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Lately we have discussing the Zen koans in Nyogen Senzaki’s book “The Iron Flute.”
Friday Dharma class and and mid-day service (includes the recitation of Dogen’s Rules For Meditation or, Fukenzangi) via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.)