Zen at Work

Zen at Work Book Cover Zen at Work
Les Kaye

Kaye-roshi explains  with deceptive simplicity how practice “…prepares us to respond in a confident, caring way to whatever comes up in life…” even in the fast paced, high tech workplace.  Kaye-roshi is a unique Zen master managing a family and  a successful 30 year career at […]

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Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind Book Cover Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Shunryu Suzuki

The most beloved of American Zen books was created from Suzuki Roshi’s talks to the Sangha at Haiku Zendo, the predecessor of Kannon Do. Read this slowly, one or two chapters a week.

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s […]

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Unseen Rain: Quatrains of Rumi

Unseen Rain: Quatrains of Rumi Book Cover Unseen Rain: Quatrains of Rumi
Jelaluddin Rumi

In his 2011 Sweeping Zen interview, Kaye-roshi suggested this book as a good book for someone interested in Zen practice.
“Being is not what it seems,
Nor non-being.
The world’s existence is not
in the world.”
Excerpt from Unseen Rain

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Zen In The Corporate World: Part Two

A Practice Story
Submitted by a Zen Student at Kannon Do

“Where do you see yourself in ten years?” This is a typical question asked during job interviews and performance reviews. Often times the answer entails some description of seniority, functional role or other professional context […]

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Zen In The Corporate World: Part One

A Practice Story
Submitted by a Zen Student at Kannon Do

As a Silicon Valley veteran, I experienced how my heart pulse intertwines with the pulse of the birth place of many internationally renowned high-tech brand names. It is a pulse of speed and passion […]

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A Practice Story: Meditation at Work

Submitted by a student in the Meditation at Work Class

In the first session of the Meditation at Work program, we were given instructions on the posture and how to settle the mind by keeping our attention on the breath. We sat in chairs for about […]

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