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
1
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 1 all-day
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3
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 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
May 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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5
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 5 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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7
Prior’s Installation Ceremony 10:30 am
Prior’s Installation Ceremony
May 7 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Called shinzan (which means ascending or opening the mountain) in Japanese, the ceremony for installing the chief priest of a temple marks the formal commitment of the monk to that temple. We invite you to join us for this important Continue reading →
8
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 8 all-day
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10
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 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 →
Dharma talk 7:30 pm
Dharma talk
May 10 @ 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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12
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 12 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
13
Working Meditation Day 9:00 am
Working Meditation Day
May 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
May 14 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
May 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
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15
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 15 all-day
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17
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 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
May 17 @ 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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19
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 19 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
20
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction 10:00 am
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
May 20 @ 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.) Continue reading →
21
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
May 21 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
May 21 @ 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 →
22
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 22 all-day
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24
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 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
May 24 @ 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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26
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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28
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
May 28 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Wesak 10:30 am
Wesak
May 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
With the Festival of Wesak, we commemorate the birth, life, Enlightenment and teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha. In the Buddhist world, Wesak marks the beginning of the New Year and is the most significant and joyous event of the Buddhist calendar. Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 29 all-day
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31
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 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
May 31 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →