Calendar

  In addition to coming in person we do offer our Sunday services and Wednesday meetings via zoom. If you would like to join us please contact the prior for the zoom link.

April 2025

Wednesday 30th – BOOK GROUP MEETING     2:45pm – 4:00pm,        EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

May 2025

Friday 2nd – EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Saturday 3rd – INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION     This is an introduction to the form of Buddhist meditation practiced at the Eugene Buddhist Priory known as Serene Reflection Meditation, called Soto Zen in Japan. In a small group we discuss the mind of meditation and show the various physical postures used. We then have a short meditation period together to experience the meditation which will then be followed by an opportunity to ask further questions about the meditation and practice.

Sunday 4th – SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE  10am Meditation. 10:20am Walking Meditation. 10:30am Meditation. 10:50am Short Morning Service: The Scripture of Great Wisdom, The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, The Ancestral Line. 11:20am Dharma talk.

Wednesday 7th – BOOK GROUP MEETING     2:45pm – 4:00pm,        EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday 9th – EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Saturday 10th – SATURDAY MEDITATION 10:00am – 2:00pm A 35 minute meditation period will begin at 10am, 11am, 12noon, and 1pm. Following each meditation period there will be 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short break. All are welcome to come for all or any part of the day. You can enter the meditation hall just before the start of a meditation period or walking meditation period. If you would like the zoom link for this event please contact the Eugene Buddhist Priory.

Sunday 11th –  SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE     10am Meditation, 10.30am Full Morning Service: Sandokai, The Most Excellent Mirror Samadhi, The Ancestral Line, The Scripture of Great Wisdom, The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Adoration of the Buddha’s Relics. 11.20am Dharma talk/discussion. You are welcome to come for all or any part of our Sunday morning meeting. Please arrive just before the beginning of each event.

Wednesday 14th – BOOK GROUP MEETING     2:45pm – 4:00pm,        EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday 16th – EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Sunday 18th –  FESTIVAL OF WESAK    10am Meditation, 10.30am Festival of the Buddha’s Birth (Wesak): The Scripture of Great Wisdom, The Litany of the Birth of the Buddha – page 1, page 2, page 3, The World Itself keeps Wesak Day, O Happy Day in Fair Lumbini’s Garden, Joyfully We Greet the Coming – page 1, page 2. 11.20am Festive Meal.

Wednesday 21st – BOOK GROUP MEETING     2:45pm – 4:00pm,        EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday 23rd – EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Saturday 24th – COMMUNITY WORK DAY     10am – 2pm  There is plenty of work at all different levels of strength and energy. It is fine to come for any portion of the work time. You are welcome to bring a snack or lunch and we will take a social break at noon. Please contact the priory if this is your first time coming.

Sunday 25th – SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE    30 minute meditation period beginning at 10am followed by the Avalokiteshwara ceremony: The Scripture of Avalokiteshwara Bodhisattva, The Scripture of Great Wisdom, The Ancestral Line. At about 11.20am there will be a Dharma discussion. You are welcome to come for all or any part of our Sunday morning meeting. Please arrive just before the beginning of each event. If you would like the zoom link for this meeting please contact the Eugene Buddhist Priory.

Wednesday 28th – BOOK GROUP MEETING     2:45pm – 4:00pm,   EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday 30th – BOOK GROUP MEETING     2:45pm – 4:00pm,   EVENING MEDITATION     30 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)     7:00pm – 8:00pm