Calendar & Events
Daily Practice Schedule:
4:20 Wake Up
4:50 Zazen
6:20 Service
7:00 Daikinhin (walking/running meditation) & Yoga
8:00 Oryoki
9:00 Work Circle/ Samu (work practice, Soji Thursday)
12:50 Service
1:00 Lunch (Dharma Discussion) *class 1-2 Wednesdays
2:00 Samu
6:00 Light Optional Dinner
7:00 Zazen
8:30 Closing Chant
*Tuesday late start, 7am zazen
*Saturday includes our morning public program 10am-1:30pm with a work-party 2:30 -5 & Dinner 5pm (no work party after sesshin weeks)
Our daily practice schedule is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday. We are closed Sunday and Monday. Please reach out to bellsmountaincenter@gmail.com or call us at 503-308-3139 if you would like to come for a visit or join for daily practice (any non-retreat day).
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Weekly Events
Saturday Morning Public Program, 10am-1:30pm
Please join us any Saturday morning for zazen meditation, walking meditation, a chanting/singing service, a dharma talk, and a vegetarian lunch.
Schedule:
10am Service
10:30 Zazen/Kinhin
11:40 Dharma Talk
12:30 Lunch
Cost: By donation
Upcoming Events:
August 2026
8/19-8/22 Building a Dream Monthly Workparty & Community Practice
8/29-9/12 Walking Mountain Pilgrimage Sesshin
September 2026
9/27-10/4 Soul of the Mountain Backpacking Sesshin
9/16-9/19 Building a Dream Monthy Workparty & Community Practice
9/19 In the Heart of the Mountain: An Evening of Mythic Storytelling & Afternoon Work Party
October 2026
10/23-10/25 Autumn Leaves Weekend Retreat
December 2026
12/1-12/28 Closed
12/31 New Years Ceremony & Celebration
January 2027
Touching Winter Sesshin