Life Vows Weekend Workshop

Date: January 9 - 10, 2026

Time: Friday January 9th from 6 - 9 pm and Saturday January 10th from 9 am - 4 pm

Location: Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple

Address: 6401 Northeast 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA

Price: $50.00 to $100.00 – $50 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds
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Life Vows Weekend Workshop

January 9 - 10, 2026

Friday January 9th from 6 - 9 pm and Saturday January 10th from 9 am - 4 pm

 

As we pass the Winter Solstice and turn to the new year, the time is ripe for contemplating vow. When you think about life’s purpose, what comes up? Zazen and inquiry offer a framework to become grounded and transform the energy of the unknown into possibilities. Zazen teaches us to turn down the volume on the planning, worrying mind and make space for deeper kinds of knowing.

 

Infused with the Great Determination, Optimism, and Fearlessness of Jizo Bodhisattva, vow offers a path to inspire and support our lives. Whether you would like to renew your vow, revise your vow, or if you’re never made a vow and would like to start one, this workshop can help support and guide you. We will combine the practices of Zazen and devotional ritual with exploring vow and developing personal vows through individual and group activities.

 

Friday January 9

6 – 9 pm

Dinner will be served.

 

Saturday January 10

9 am – 4 pm

Lunch will be served.

This workshop will be in-person only.

 

Leaders:
Kodo Conover
Kosho Ault