Calendar & Events
Daily Practice Schedule:
4:20 Wake
4:50 Zazen
6:20 Service
7:00 Dai Kinhin (body practice)
8:00 Oryoki Breakfast
9:00 Samu (Work Practice)
12:50 Service
1:00 Lunch
3:00 Samu (Work Practice)
4:50 Service
5:00 Dinner
6:30 Yoga
6:50 Zazen
8:20 Closing Chant
*Tuesday late start, zazen 8am
*Saturday includes our morning public program 10am-2pm and an afternoon work party, 3-6pm.
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 a dharma talk, zazen meditation, guided body practice, a chanting/singing service, and a vegetarian lunch.
Feel free to join at the beginning of any of the scheduled events or for the entirety of the program.
Schedule:
10am Dharma Talk
10:30 Zazen
11:00 Guided Body Practice (Simple Yoga, Qi gong, and/or walking meditation)
11:30 Zazen
12:00 Chanting/Singing Service
12:30 Lunch
Cost: By donation
Saturday Heart of Mountain Runners, 3-5pm
Join our weekly running group! Our main trail follows a four mile gravel road climbing 1,500 feet to the summit. The summit has a 1 mile loop around an open meadow with views of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams, and access to the Bells Mountain Trail. Go at your own pace, traverse your own distance. Dinner will be provided afterward for all who wish to stay. Donations are welcomed.