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
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Meditation retreat 9:30 am
Meditation retreat
Dec 1 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
This is a short meditation retreat to give practitioners the opportunity to sit quietly on this first day of December. Meditation periods will unfold as 20 minutes sitting/10 minutes walking/ and 20 minutes sitting. There will be a 10 minutes Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Dec 3 all-day
No services at the temple on this day. Continue reading →
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Meditation/Walking/Meditation 7:00 pm
Meditation/Walking/Meditation
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
25 min. Meditation/ 10 min. walking meditation/ 25 min. Meditation. Continue reading →
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Meditation with taped lecture 9:30 am
Meditation with taped lecture
Dec 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
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10
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Dec 10 all-day
No services at the temple on this day. Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 11 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Meditation/Walking/Meditation 7:00 pm
Meditation/Walking/Meditation
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
25 min. Meditation/ 10 min. walking meditation/ 25 min. Meditation. Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 12 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 13 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Meditation/Walking/Meditation 7:00 pm
Meditation/Walking/Meditation
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
25 min. Meditation/ 10 min. walking meditation/ 25 min. Meditation. Continue reading →
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Transfer of merit ceremony 10:30 am
Transfer of merit ceremony
Dec 15 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This ceremony includes the chanting of the Scripture “Shushogi-What is truly meant by training and Enlightenment.” Continue reading →
Sangha Meeting 11:30 am
Sangha Meeting
Dec 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Dec 17 all-day
No services at the temple on this day. Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 18 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Meditation/Walking/Meditation 7:00 pm
Meditation/Walking/Meditation
Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
25 min. Meditation/ 10 min. walking meditation/ 25 min. Meditation. Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 19 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Introduction to Practice 6:30 pm
Introduction to Practice
Dec 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Meditation instruction and an introduction to the ceremonial aspect of the Soto Zen tradition. Please call to confirm: 503 238 1123 Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 20 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Meditation/Walking/Meditation 7:00 pm
Meditation/Walking/Meditation
Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
25 min. Meditation/ 10 min. walking meditation/ 25 min. Meditation. Continue reading →
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Enlightenment Day Festival 10:30 am
Enlightenment Day Festival
Dec 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
This festival will include the singing of Enlightenment day Invocation and there will be a story about Buddha’s Enlightenment and offerings for children if they attend. Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Dec 24 all-day
No services at the temple on this day. Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 25 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Holiday Open House 1:00 pm
Holiday Open House
Dec 25 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Please bring friends and family with food to share. We will have a meal at 2pm with a possible film later in the afternoon with dessert. Continue reading →
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 26 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Short Morning Service 7:00 am
Short Morning Service
Dec 27 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Meditation/Walking/Meditation 7:00 pm
Meditation/Walking/Meditation
Dec 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
25 min. Meditation/ 10 min. walking meditation/ 25 min. Meditation. Continue reading →
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Day Retreat 9:30 am
Day Retreat
Dec 29 @ 9:30 am – 2:30 pm
We will offer sitting every half hour on the hour (20min/10min/20min) with a 10 minute break. At 11;30 am the Renewal of Vows ceremony will be celebrated. Please join us for the year end celebration. Continue reading →
Renewal of Vows 11:30 am
Renewal of Vows
Dec 29 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
This is the final opportunity this year to Renew our vows to follow the Mahayana Bodhisattva Precepts. Please join us for this. Continue reading →
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Meditation Vigil 7:00 pm
Meditation Vigil
Dec 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
We will have meditation each hour, sitting 20 min./walking 10 min./sitting 20 min. for two hours. The New Years eve ceremony will follow. Continue reading →
New Years Eve ceremony 9:30 pm
New Years Eve ceremony
Dec 31 @ 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
This is our traditional New Years Eve ceremony. We will be ringing the New Years bell at the end and then follow that with a short tea. Join us in the offering to end the old year and enter into Continue reading →