WELCOME
We are a Buddhist temple practicing Serene Reflection Meditation, known as Soto Zen in Japan. Our teaching and practice center on silent meditation, mindfulness in daily life, living by the Buddhist Precepts, and awakening the heart of compassion.
In a world that can feel fast-paced and often overwhelming, this practice offers a simple way to pause and settle. Sitting with our own unique life, it can open into a quiet sense of completeness—a feeling of being at home in our own life and within the world.
No previous experience is needed to begin.
The Priory is part of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC), an international community of monastic and lay practitioners founded by the late Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett, one of the first Western women to be certified as a Zen Master.
Founded in 1973, the Priory is dedicated to making this living practice available to those in the greater Eugene–Springfield area. We offer a regular schedule of meditation, services, classes, and opportunities to talk with a teacher about the practice and about the questions and challenges we meet in daily life.
We also offer an introduction to meditation and our tradition for those who are new, once a month or by appointment at other times.
We welcome anyone who would like to come and practice with us. If you would like to learn more, please get in touch to come by for a visit.
There are no fees for participating in any of our activities.
The resident monk and teacher of the temple is Rev. Hugh Gould, a senior teacher and Master of the OBC.
The Priory is located just south of the Eugene city limits in a peaceful forest setting. If transportation is a difficulty, please feel free to get in touch—we may be able to help with a ride.
