Olympia Zen Center                      Order of Ryokan     

3248 39th Way NE
Olympia, WA 98506

ph: 360-357-2835

director@olympiazencenter.org

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Olympia Zen Center practices meditation in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition



Please keep the suffering world in prayer. 

Click here for a map to the temple

OZC Liturgy pdf download

Download SHOBOGENZO

Print a copy of the book, ORYOKI, the Soto Zen meal practice using Buddha's eating bowls.

 Recent Dharma Talks:

Resistance

Everyday Life is the Way

All Forms Are Unreal

Appetite

Restraint

Death and Soul

Procrastination

Situation

Kinds of Happiness

On the benefits of Kesa, a talk during Rohatsu Sesshin

The Four Kings

Right Posture

FULL MOON SESSHIN #1

FULL MOON SESSHIN #2

FULL MOON SESSHIN #3

The Triple Treasure

What Does My Effort Give Rise To?

The Genuine In Us

see also:

Dharma Talk Archives and Other Writings 


 Affiliate: Port Angeles Zen Community


Please telephone for more information    360-477-5954

PortAngelesZen@gmail.com

 

 

Photography for the website and blog:  Eido Frances Carney, June McAfee, Fletcher Ward (StraightLightStudio.com)


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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:

              and

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@olympiazencenter.org