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Kannon Do provides a supportive environment for exploring our human spirituality

Practice Period Oct 31 -Dec 13

About Kannon Do and Zen Buddhism

Kannon Do, located in Mountain View, brings the spiritual practice of Soto Zen Buddhism to the Peninsula and South Bay. Its mission is to provide a welcoming environment for individuals to explore Zen practice as well as to encourage a spiritual worldview that will bring balance to the distractions and demands of life in the modern world.

Practice Period Schedule Oct 31 - Dec 13

*All times are in Pacific Time Zone

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Monday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house · Zoom 5:30 – 6:10am
Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am
Practice period activities (PP participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Tuesday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house · Zoom 5:30 – 6:10am
Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am
Practice period activities (PP participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
Noon zazen · Zoom 12:00 – 12:30pm
Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Wednesday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house · Zoom 5:30 – 6:10am
Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am
Practice period activities (PP participants) 9:00 – 11:00am

Wednesday – Evening

Practice Period Dharma Seminar on the Diamond Sutra · Zoom 5:00 – 7:10pm
Zazen
 5:00 – 5:30pm
Lecture
 5:30 – 6:10pm
Discussion
 6:30 – 7:00pm

Thursday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house · Zoom 5:30 – 6:10am
Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am
Practice period activities (PP participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
Noon zazen · Zoom 12:00 – 12:30pm
Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Friday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house · Zoom 5:30 – 6:10am
Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am
Practice period activities (PP participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Saturday

Usual Saturday program · Zoom 5:30 – 10:10am
Zazen
 5:30 – 6:10am
Kinhin (walking meditation)
 6:10 – 6:20am
Zazen
 6:20 – 7:00am
Service
 7:00 – 7:30am
Breakfast
 7:30 – 8:10am
Temple cleaning
 8:10 – 9:10am
Zazen
 9:30 – 10:10am
Practice period activity (PP participants) 10:30 – 12:00pm

Sunday

Zazen, online only, with Everyday Zen · Zoom 7:30 – 8:00am

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Primary activities include:

  • Meditation
  • Exploration of Buddhist teachings
        – Precepts (Download printable image)
  • Discovering ways that Zen practice can be expressed in the activities of daily life

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INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TO KANNON DO


This 5 minute video shows the relevance of Zen practice to daily life in the modern world. Kannon Do members talk about their personal experiences with the practice and the role it plays in their lives.
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Books from Kannon Do

Les Kaye's new book "I had a Good Teacher"
Check out own abbot emeritus Les Kaye‘s new book, where he shares his experiences of Suzuki Roshi, who brought Zen to the West and wrote Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

Explores the growing relationship between Zen and the personal impact of progress and technology in today’s world.

Here is an excerpt from the audio book: