Featured Events

Donate Medical Relief for Ukraine Refugees in Poland

Open Dates

Help provide medical care for Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Poland. Your donation will be matched by a generous donor in the ZCO community. Kanzeon Sangha in Poland,which is part of our White Plum lineage of Zen Buddhism, and the Malgosia Braunek "BE" Foundation is asking for help.  They are collecting money to support […]

Friday Night Metta - In Person at Heart of Wisdom!

With Patrick Bansho Green

July 10, 2026
Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple / Online

Please join Zen Teacher Bansho on Friday, July 10 for an evening of Metta, also known as Loving Kindness. We'll practice with both guided and silent Metta meditation.   This is usually a Zoom-only event, but this is a special offering that will take place at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple as well as online. […]

Seeing Through Obstacles - Inner Critic Weekend Retreat

With Patrick Bansho Green and Laura Jomon Martin

July 31 - August 2, 2026
Great Vow Zen Monastery

“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.” – W. Whitman Transformation of our hearts and minds has never been more vital. The very possibility for future humans to experience Truth, Beauty and Goodness is up in the air! And yet, most of us have significant challenges following […]

Full Moon Fusatsu - Affirming the Precepts

With Kodo Conover, Myoyu Haley Voekel and Onshin Landry

August 2, 2026
Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple and Online

Fusatsu is an ancient bowing and chanting ceremony with origins dating back to the time of the Buddha, when monks would gather under the full moon to renew their vows. This ritual traveled through India, China, and Japan, becoming a significant monthly ceremony in the large monasteries of Japan. In this ceremony, we re-affirm our […]

Chant for Peace at Heart of Wisdom

August 22, 2026
Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple

Interfaith 12 Hour Chant for Peace DATE: Saturday, August 22, 2026 TIME: 9:00am - 9:00pm LOCATION: Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple ADDRESS: 6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA Awake with a passion for inner and global transformation, this 12-hour chanting vigil is a celebration of our spiritual aspirations to see the Sacred in every person, […]