Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on Saturday,  September 28th.  This orientation is intended primarily for individuals  new to Zen practice,  as well as experienced practitioners who have  questions about their contemplative practice.  This informal get together takes place on the fourth Saturday of the month,  lasting  about 90 minutes.

Please join Megan and Lee for a garden work day at Kannon Do on Saturday, September 28th from 10:30 a.m. until noon.  Tasks such as pruning, raking and weeding will be taken care of in the front and back areas. Please come and help us maintain the garden and landscape. We'll meet in the courtyard to…

Please join us on Saturday, October 5th at 10:30 a.m. for the second of three workshops by long-term Buddhist practitioner and artist Marcia Lieberman.  The details of this workshop are provided below (along with two others that will follow in October and November). NATURE AND ZEN: GETTING IN THE WEEDS Three Saturday workshops with Marcia…

Kannon Do will host a one-day meditation retreat, or Sesshin on Saturday, October August 12th. This day of mindfulness offers a rare opportunity to turn our awareness to the simple activities that sustain our lives, and that we normally take for granted: breathing, walking, eating, being attentive to the workings of our mind. The distractions…

Please join us for a discussion of Chapter 9 of Suzuki Roshi's book "Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai" after zazen on Wednesday, October 16th, at 8 p.m.  Instead of a Lecture we are discussing one chapter of the book each 3rd Wednesday of the month. If you would like…

Please join us for the Sangha meeting held in the Sangha house at 10: 30 a.m. on  October 19th.   Everyone is welcome. During  these monthly meetings, the Kannon Do board - and other members and friends who attend - review the operations of our center and ensure that all necessary tasks are being taken care…