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 Class 11:30 am
Meditation and Class
Feb 2 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Feb 4 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Full Morning Service 10:30 am
Full Morning Service
Feb 4 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This ceremony is practiced daily in many temples during a training term. Continue reading →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Feb 5 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Feb 7 @ 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
Feb 7 @ 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
Feb 9 @ 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
Feb 10 @ 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
Feb 11 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Family Day 10:30 am
Family Day
Feb 11 @ 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 →
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Priory Closed
Priory Closed
Feb 12 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Feb 14 @ 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
Feb 14 @ 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
Feb 16 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Working Meditation Day 9:30 am
Working Meditation Day
Feb 17 @ 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 →
No Evening Service or Meditation 7:30 pm
No Evening Service or Meditation
Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
A quiet evening at the temple — no services in the evening. Please call if you would like to visit or talk with Rev. Leon. 503 238 1123 Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Feb 18 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Kanzeon Ceremony
Feb 18 @ 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
Feb 19 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Feb 21 @ 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
Feb 21 @ 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
Feb 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion Continue reading →
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Meditation 9:30 am
Meditation
Feb 25 @ 9:30 am
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation. Continue reading →
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony 10:30 am
Zoom Transfer Of Merit Ceremony
Feb 25 @ 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
Feb 26 all-day
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Meditation and Vespers 7:00 pm
Meditation and Vespers
Feb 28 @ 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
Feb 28 @ 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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