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 9:30 am
Meditation
May 1 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
May 1 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This ceremony is practiced daily in many temples during a training term. Continue reading →
Zoom Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Zoom Full Morning Service
May 1 @ 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 →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 2 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 4 @ 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 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
May 4 @ 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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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 6 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
May 6 @ 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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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
May 8 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Meditation Morning 9:30 am
Meditation Morning
May 8 @ 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 →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 9 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 11 @ 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 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
May 11 @ 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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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 13 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
May 13 @ 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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Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction 10:00 am
Introduction to Practice and Meditation Instruction
May 14 @ 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 →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
May 15 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Family Day 10:30 am
Family Day
May 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
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 →
Wesak 10:30 am
Wesak
May 15 @ 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 16 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 18 @ 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 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
May 18 @ 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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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 20 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
May 20 @ 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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Working Meditation Day 9:30 am
Working Meditation Day
May 21 @ 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 →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
May 22 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony
May 22 @ 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 →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 23 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
May 25 @ 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 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition. Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday 7:30 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Wednesday
May 25 @ 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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Meditation and Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
May 27 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday 12:00 pm
Online Dharma Discussion: Friday
May 27 @ 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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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
May 29 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
May 29 @ 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 →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
May 30 all-day
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