Olympia Zen Center

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Weekly Practice Schedule

 

Practice at Olympia Zen Center is open to all. Our practice schedule changes from time to time. The best way to stay current with everything at Olympia Zen Center is to sign up for our weekly email digest, where all upcoming events & announcements are published.

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Wednesday & Friday Mornings

6:30 am       Zazen, Robe Verse

7:10               Morning Ceremony

7:30              Opening the Founder's Altar

7:45               Finish

 

Wednesday Evenings

6:00 pm       Orientation for Newcomers

6:45               Zazen

7:25               Ceremony

7:40               Teisho (Dharma Talk)

8:10               Social Time

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Thursday Evenings

5:30 pm       Zazen

6:00             Kinhin

6:10              Zazen

6:30             Finish

 

Saturday Mornings

8:00 am        Zazen

8:40               Ceremony

9:00              Temple Care (Soji)

9:30               Breakfast and study. We choose texts in the Sōtō Zen tradition

                       for weekly study/discussion, but newcomers are welcome.

11:00              Finish

 

First Saturday of Each Month

Temple Work Practice (Samu)

We schedule longer work periods on the first Saturday of each month, just after the regular Saturday practice schedule.

8:00 - 11:00 am            Regular Saturday practice

11:00 am - 1:00 pm      Samu, work practice to care for our temple grounds

                                       and other projects. A simple lunch is provided

                                       afterward.

 

Third Saturday of Each Month

One-Day Retreat

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Includes Zazen, Ceremony, Lunch (provided), Temple Care & Dokusan

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Zoom:

Our Zoom Meeting ID: 871 9656 1538

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Our Liturgy:

OZC Chant book

Gratitude to the Spirits of the Land

Song of Ryokan