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Meditation Center

Great Vow Zen Monastery

Clatskanie, OR, USA

Great Vow Zen Monastery is the residential training center of the Zen Community of Oregon, founded by Jan Chozen Bays Roshi and Hogen Bays Roshi. The monastery sits on rural land outside Clatskanie in the Columbia River corridor and accepts lay and ordained residents for extended practice. ZCO also operates Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in northeast Portland for urban practitioners. The community's programming is unusually broad — applied ethics workshops for dharma teachers sit alongside silent retreat and parts-work meditation intensives.

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Upcoming retreats

22

Thursday – Saturday

Jul 16 – Jul 18

City Refuge Retreat

Great Vow Zen Monastery

Zen · commuter · silent
$120

Monday – Sunday · 7 days

Jul 20 – Jul 26

July Sesshin

Great Vow Zen Monastery

Soto Zen · silent · residential
$280

Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days

Sep 08 – Sep 13

Jizo Sesshin

Great Vow Zen Monastery

Soto Zen · silent · residential
$280

Thursday – Saturday

Nov 05 – Nov 07

City Refuge Retreat

Great Vow Zen Monastery

Zen · sesshin · zazen
$120

Past retreats

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