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 and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 1 @ 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 1 @ 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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3
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 3 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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5
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 5 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
Aug 5 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 6 all-day
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8
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 8 @ 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 8 @ 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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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 10 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 11 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
12
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 12 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Kanzeon Ceremony 10:30 am
Kanzeon Ceremony
Aug 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
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 Continue reading →
13
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 13 all-day
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14
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 14 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
15
No Early Meditation and Morning Service
No Early Meditation and Morning Service
Aug 15 all-day
There will be no meditation and morning service today. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 15 @ 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 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
16
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 16 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
17
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 17 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 17 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 18 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
19
No Services Today
No Services Today
Aug 19 all-day
A quiet day at the priory. Continue reading →
20
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 20 all-day
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21
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 21 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
22
No Early Meditation and Morning Service
No Early Meditation and Morning Service
Aug 22 all-day
There will be no meditation and morning service today. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 22 @ 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 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
23
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 23 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
24
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 24 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 24 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 25 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Aug 26 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Meditation Morning 9:30 am
Meditation Morning
Aug 26 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Meditation begins at 9:30am and consists of periods of seated meditation interspersed with walking meditation (roughly 25 minute periods of sitting and 10 minutes of walking) ending at around 11:30am. Meditation is followed by tea and a Dharma discussion. Please Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Aug 27 all-day
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28
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
No Morning or Evening Service or Meditation
Aug 28 all-day
A quiet day at the temple — no services in the morning or evening. Continue reading →
29
No Early Meditation and Morning Service
No Early Meditation and Morning Service
Aug 29 all-day
There will be no meditation and morning service today. Continue reading →
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Aug 29 @ 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 29 @ 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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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Aug 31 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →