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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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 1 all-day
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3
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 3 @ 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. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 3 @ 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. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Aug 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
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Introduction to Practice 7:30 pm
Introduction to Practice
Aug 4 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Meditation instruction and an introduction to our practice and the ceremonial aspects of the Soto Zen tradition. Continue reading →
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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 5 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 5 @ 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. Continue reading →
Precepts Discussion 7:30 pm
Precepts Discussion
Aug 5 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
One of the foundations of our practice is looking at our minds through the lens of the Bodhisattva Precepts and this evening we will have an open discussion about the Precepts and other aspects of practice. Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 7 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 8 all-day
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10
Dessert Tea with Reverend Master Haryo 7:00 pm
Dessert Tea with Reverend Master Haryo
Aug 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Reverend Master Haryo Young, the head of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, will join us for a dessert tea during which we can have the opportunity to ask questions and get to know him a bit better. Reverend Master Haryo Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 10 @ 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. Continue reading →
11
Introduction to Practice 7:30 pm
Introduction to Practice
Aug 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Meditation instruction and an introduction to our practice and the ceremonial aspects of the Soto Zen tradition. Continue reading →
12
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 12 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 12 @ 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. Continue reading →
Precepts Discussion 7:30 pm
Precepts Discussion
Aug 12 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
One of the foundations of our practice is looking at our minds through the lens of the Bodhisattva Precepts and this evening we will have an open discussion about the Precepts and other aspects of practice. Continue reading →
13
Working Meditation Day 9:00 am
Working Meditation Day
Aug 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 Continue reading →
14
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 14 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
Aug 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 15 all-day
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17
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 17 @ 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. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 17 @ 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. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Aug 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
18
Introduction to Practice 7:30 pm
Introduction to Practice
Aug 18 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Meditation instruction and an introduction to our practice and the ceremonial aspects of the Soto Zen tradition. Continue reading →
19
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 19 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 19 @ 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. Continue reading →
Precepts Discussion 7:30 pm
Precepts Discussion
Aug 19 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
One of the foundations of our practice is looking at our minds through the lens of the Bodhisattva Precepts and this evening we will have an open discussion about the Precepts and other aspects of practice. Continue reading →
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21
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Meditation Morning 9:30 am
Meditation Morning
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Meditation interspersed with walking meditation from 9:30am to 11:30am. Followed by Dharma discussion and tea. Join us for all or part. Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 22 all-day
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24
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 24 @ 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. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 24 @ 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. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Aug 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
25
Introduction to Practice 7:30 pm
Introduction to Practice
Aug 25 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Meditation instruction and an introduction to our practice and the ceremonial aspects of the Soto Zen tradition. Continue reading →
26
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 26 @ 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. Continue reading →
Precepts Discussion 7:30 pm
Precepts Discussion
Aug 26 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
One of the foundations of our practice is looking at our minds through the lens of the Bodhisattva Precepts and this evening we will have an open discussion about the Precepts and other aspects of practice. Continue reading →
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28
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 28 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Aug 28 @ 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 Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 29 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 31 @ 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. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 31 @ 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. Continue reading →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
Aug 31 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →