Olympia Zen Center 
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Order of Ryokan
3248 39th Way NE
Olympia, WA 98506
ph: 360-357-2835
director
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Please keep the suffering world in prayer.
Click here for a map to the temple
Print a copy of the book, ORYOKI, the Soto Zen meal practice using Buddha's eating bowls.
Recent Dharma Talks:
On the benefits of Kesa, a talk during Rohatsu Sesshin
What Does My Effort Give Rise To?
see also:
Affiliate: Port Angeles Zen Community
Please telephone for more information 360-477-5954
Photography for the website and blog: Eido Frances Carney, June McAfee, Fletcher Ward (StraightLightStudio.com)
NEW: SUNDAY MORNINGS fourth Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. See Practice Schedule for info.
Olympia Zen Center is the home temple of the Order of Ryokan in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition. Practicing in Olympia since 1995, we offer meditation, services, retreats, study, training and experience in all forms of traditional Soto Zen practice open to everyone, along with residency for practicing students at the center. We emphasize the teachings of Priest-Poet Ryokan, with whom we are in lineage. We are just 5 miles from the center of downtown Olympia on a peaceful, quiet site at the edge of a lake along the Chehalis Western Trail.
We are completely supported by donations which come from the heart of Generosity of our many benefactors.
EIDO FRANCES CARNEY'S BLOG: THOUGHTS, OBSERVATIONS
Please contribute products to the YWCA Other Bank for 400 individuals in need every week. A collection bin is located in the entry way to the Zendo. They need: personal hygiene, diapers, and cleaning supplies.
NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Zen Teachers Association
Now available:

Receiving the Marrow: Teachings on Dogen by Soto Zen Women Priests
Edited by Eido Frances Carney Temple Ground Press, 2012 ISBN 978-0985565107 www.Amazon.com or local bookstores
All contributions to Olympia Zen Center are 501(c)3 tax deductible.
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3248 39th Way NE
Olympia, WA 98506
ph: 360-357-2835
director