📍Location

  • Join us in the Dirt Zendo or Cloud Zendo

    Beaverton
    12020 SW Barnes Rd
    Portland, OR, 97225
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Whole Sangha Practice - Chanting, Zazen, Talk - Dirt + Cloud Zendos

When
Sunday, Jan 3, 2027 · 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Where
Join us in the Dirt Zendo or Cloud ZendoBeaverton12020 SW Barnes Rd
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About this event

*Can’t (or don’t want to) attend the whole schedule? Please feel free to arrive or leave at any point. Times are in **Pacific Time.***

**9:00am** **Arrive 30 minutes early in the Dirt or Cloud Zendo if you want an** **Introduction_to_Zazen**: https://brightwayzen.org/introduction-to-zazen/ and a brief orientation to our practice space. Just tell the Greeter (Dirt or Cloud Zendo) you want an intro and they will arrange it for you.

**9:30** Practice begins with a few minutes of zazen followed by a Chanting Service (**Click_here_for_copies_of_our_chants.: https://brightwayzen.org/resources/chants/** *Cloud Zendo: please keep yourself muted during chanting*) **10:00** Zazen: https://brightwayzen.org/practice/zazen-zen-meditation/start-sitting-zazen/ (: https://brightwayzen.org/practice/zazen-zen-meditation/start-sitting-zazen/seated meditation) **10:25** Kinhin (slow walking meditation) **10:35** Zazen: https://brightwayzen.org/practice/zazen-zen-meditation/start-sitting-zazen/ (: https://brightwayzen.org/practice/zazen-zen-meditation/start-sitting-zazen/seated meditation) **11:00** Social Break (*Cloud Zendo invited to breakout rooms to visit with Sangha members*) **11:15-12:15pm** Dharma Talk - On most Sundays we have a Talk that lasts about 30 minutes, followed by questions and discussion. Unless a guest teacher, speaker, or sangha member is indicated, the talk is usually given by our guiding teacher, Domyo: https://brightwayzen.org/practice/zen-teachers/teachersbio/.

*New to zazen? Check out Domyo’s Essential_Instructions_for_the_Practice_of_Zazen: https://zenstudiespodcast.com/instructions-for-the-practice-of-zazen/*

On Sunday mornings we begin at 9:30am with a 30-minute traditional Soto Zen chanting service that includes bowing. Participate or observe as you feel comfortable, or arrive by 10am for zazen.

- **Click_here_to_learn_how_to_join_us**: https://brightwayzen.org/dirt-zendo-cloud-zendo-one-sangha/ - Main_Zoom_Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7225328943 (click the link above to get the password) - Joining us from another time zone? **Get_our_time_zone_converter_here.**: https://brightwayzen.org/cloud-zendo-schedules-time-zone/

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📊Event Scores

Scale of productionModest: a bar, library or community-room program
Social loadModerate: some mixing, a group activity, a guided session

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