On Wednesday evening, January 28th Misha Shungen Koun Merrill will give an in-person dharma talk at the Kannon Do Meditation Center.  Misha’s talk will be followed by time for questions and discussion.

Misha Shungen Koun Merrill began practicing Zen in 1984, and has been the Guiding Teacher of Zen Heart Sangha in Menlo Park and Woodside, California, since 1993. She was ordained as a Zen priest in 1988 and received Dharma Transmission in 1998 from her teacher, Les Kaye Roshi, the founding teacher of Kannon Do Zen Center in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the founder of San Francisco Zen Center. She also received Dharma Transmission in 2025 in the lineage of Kobun Houn Roshi, the founder of Jikoji Zen Center from teachers Shoho Michael Newhall and Nenzen Pamela Brown. Misha was a teacher at the Peninsula School in Menlo Park for 33 years before retiring in 2022. She resides in Woodside with her husband, dog, and other wildlife creatures.

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During the discussion please mute yourself if you are in a noisy area, and remember to unmute yourself if you are speaking. The discussion will be recorded.

Kannon Do Wednesday Night Online Meditation Schedule (via Zoom)

7:10 pm to 7:50 – Zazen Meditation (Please go on mute if in a noisy area)
7:50 pm to 7:55 pm – Service (We will be connecting with the Zendo)
7:55 pm to 9:00 pm – Dharma talk and Q&A