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 via zoom please contact the prior for the link.
OCTOBER
Wednesday 7th – BOOK GROUP MEETING 2:45pm – 4:15pm, EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Friday 9th – EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Saturday 10th – SATURDAY MEDITATION 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, 10.35am 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. 11.25am 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. If you would like the zoom link for this meeting please contact the Eugene Buddhist Priory.
Wednesday 14th – BOOK GROUP MEETING 2:45pm – 4:15pm, EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Friday 16th – EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Sunday 18th – SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10am Meditation, 10.35am 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. 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 21st – BOOK GROUP MEETING 2:45pm – 4:15pm, EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Friday 23rd – EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Saturday 24th – COMMUNITY WORK DAY 10:00am – 2:00pm, 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 10:00am 35 minute meditation period followed by the Avalokiteshwara ceremony: The Scripture of Avalokiteshwara Bodhisattva, The Scripture of Great Wisdom, The Ancestral Line. 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 – 4:15pm, EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Friday 30th – EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
NOVEMBER
Sunday 1st – SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10:00am Meditation, 10:35am FEEDING OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS (SEGAKI) CEREMONY 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 4th – BOOK GROUP MEETING 2:45pm – 4:15pm, EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Friday 6th – EVENING MEDITATION 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 35 minute meditation period followed by chanting of vespers (The Litany of the Great Compassionate One, Invocations)
Saturday 7th – INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION 10am – 12noon, This is an introduction to the meditation and practice we follow at the Eugene Buddhist Priory. You don’t need any previous experience to take part—we’ll guide you through it.
Our form of Buddhist meditation is known as Serene Reflection Meditation (called Soto Zen in Japan). We explore the mind of meditation and the physical postures used—seated on a cushion, kneeling, or in a chair—so that each person can find a way of sitting that is steady, relaxed, and alert. We then share a short period of meditation together, followed by time for questions and discussion.
We also introduce Zen ceremonial, the support of the Buddhist Precepts, and how meditation can carry into daily life through mindfulness and everyday activity. There is also the opportunity to talk with a teacher about the practice and about questions or challenges in daily life.
In a world that can feel fast-paced and often overwhelming, this can be a simple way to pause and settle. As we sit with our own unique life, the practice can begin to open into a quiet sense of completeness—a feeling of being at home in our own life and within the world.
Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. If you plan to attend, kindly phone or email the priory in advance. There is no charge for the introduction or for any of our activities.
