We invite you to an informal evening with a short meditation and a discussion for those interested in learning about the Zen tradition. Spend some time with people who know the Zen forms and learn how to sit zazen in our beautiful space. Ask questions and learn about Kannon Do’s history and traditions.
On Wednesday evening, May 13th, Sozan Michael McCord will give an in-person Dharma talk followed by a discussion. Sozan Michael McCord is the current President of San Francisco Zen Center, where he’s been a resident practitioner since 2009.
On Wednesday evening, May 20th, Koji Vanessa Able will give an online dharma talk followed by a discussion.
On Wednesday evening, May 27th, 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.
On Wednesday evening, June 3rd, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, co-Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and Green Gulch Farm Abiding Abbot, will give an in-person Dharma talk on Becoming Yourself, a collection of talks by Suzuki Roshi that he co-edited. The talk will be followed by a discussion.
Please join us for a Board meeting to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 6th. Everyone is welcome. The meeting will be in a hybrid format (in-person and online).
WHERE TO MEET: Orchard Glen Picnic Area 11799 Page Mill Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA (from Hwy 280: Page Mill Rd exit west, ~2.5 mi) Weekend entry fee: $6 per car WANT TO CARPOOL?: Meet at Kannon Do at 08:30am DISTANCE/LEVEL Trail TBD depending on what the group wants to do WHAT TO BRING: […]
We invite you to an informal evening with a short meditation and a discussion for those interested in learning about the Zen tradition. Spend some time with people who know the Zen forms and learn how to sit zazen in our beautiful space. Ask questions and learn about Kannon Do’s history and traditions.
On Wednesday evening, June 10th, Jamie Howell will give an in-person Dharma talk followed by a discussion. Kogen Seido Jamie Howell was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, and Lubbock, Texas. He came to California in 1967 and began his Zen practice with Joshu Sasaki Roshi in 1979.
Kannon Do will host a one-day sitting on Saturday, June 13th. It is led by Sokaku Kathie Fischer, teacher at Everyday Zen Foundation.
