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
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 1 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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3
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 3 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
Mar 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
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4
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 4 all-day
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6
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 6 @ 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
Mar 6 @ 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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8
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 8 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Working Meditation Day 9:00 am
Working Meditation Day
Mar 9 @ 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 →
10
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 10 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Family Day 10:30 am
Family Day
Mar 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
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 Continue reading →
11
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 11 all-day
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13
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 13 @ 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
Mar 13 @ 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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15
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction 10:00 am
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Mar 16 @ 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 →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 17 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Festival of Avalokiteshwara 10:30 am
Festival of Avalokiteshwara
Mar 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Avalokiteshwara is the bodhisattva of compassion and embodies the compassionate aspect of Buddha Nature, which can be found and cultivated in each of us. The name Avalokiteshwara is Sanskrit (Japanese: Kanzeon, Chinese: Kwan Yin, Tibetan: Chenrezig), and means “The regarder Continue reading →
18
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 18 all-day
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20
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 20 @ 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
Mar 20 @ 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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22
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 22 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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24
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 24 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Short Morning Service 10:30 am
Short Morning Service
Mar 24 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Mar 25 all-day
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27
Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Mar 27 @ 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
Mar 27 @ 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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29
Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Mar 29 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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31
Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Mar 31 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Mar 31 @ 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 →