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
New Years Day
New Years Day
Jan 1 all-day
Temple Closed Continue reading →
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Jan 1 all-day
The Priory will be closed for rest, renewal and retreat. Continue reading →
2
Zoom Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Zoom Full Morning Service
Jan 2 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
We will hold this ceremony via zoom, if you would like to join us, please get in touch. Continue reading →
3
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Jan 3 all-day
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5
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
Jan 5 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday evening Dharma class and vespers via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Lately we have discussing the Zen koans in Nyogen Senzaki’s book “The Iron Flute.” Continue reading →
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7
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
Jan 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Friday Dharma class and and mid-day service (includes the recitation of Dogen’s Rules For Meditation or, Fukenzangi) via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Continue reading →
8
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction 10:00 am
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
Jan 8 @ 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 Continue reading →
9
Family Day 10:30 am
Family Day
Jan 9 @ 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 →
10
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Jan 10 all-day
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12
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
Jan 12 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday evening Dharma class and vespers via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Lately we have discussing the Zen koans in Nyogen Senzaki’s book “The Iron Flute.” Continue reading →
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14
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
Jan 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Friday Dharma class and and mid-day service (includes the recitation of Dogen’s Rules For Meditation or, Fukenzangi) via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Continue reading →
15
Working Meditation Day 9:30 am
Working Meditation Day
Jan 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 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 →
16
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony
Jan 16 @ 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 →
17
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Jan 17 all-day
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19
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
Jan 19 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday evening Dharma class and vespers via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Lately we have discussing the Zen koans in Nyogen Senzaki’s book “The Iron Flute.” Continue reading →
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21
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
Jan 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Friday Dharma class and and mid-day service (includes the recitation of Dogen’s Rules For Meditation or, Fukenzangi) via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Continue reading →
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23
Meditation Morning 9:30 am
Meditation Morning
Jan 23 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
This morning’s schedule is an opportunity to come and get a little extra meditation. Starting at 9:30am, we will have 25min periods of meditation alternating with walking meditation until 11:40am. Meditation will be followed by a Dharma discussion and you Continue reading →
24
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Jan 24 all-day
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26
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
Jan 26 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday evening Dharma class and vespers via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Lately we have discussing the Zen koans in Nyogen Senzaki’s book “The Iron Flute.” Continue reading →
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28
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Friday Dharma class and and mid-day service (includes the recitation of Dogen’s Rules For Meditation or, Fukenzangi) via zoom. (For access information, send us an email.) Continue reading →
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30
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Jan 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
We will hold this ceremony via zoom, if you would like to join us, please get in touch. When we exert ourselves to practice the Dharma we create good consequences or merit; the transfer of merit ceremony is a way Continue reading →
31
Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Jan 31 all-day
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