If you plan on attending Sesshin on December 8th please join Umar Q. for Oryoki training on Saturday,  December 1st at 10:20 a.m.  Oryoki is the traditional way that Japanese monks eat their food in monasteries.  At Sesshin 2 meals (breakfast and lunch) will be eaten Oryoki style.  Newcomers are particularly welcome, but experienced people […]

Carrying on the centuries-old tradition of Chinese and Japanese Zen monasteries and temples, Kannon Do will hold its annual Temple Cleaning Day on December 1, starting at 10:30. Tasks will include items not normally included in our weekly work periods, such as washing windows and vacuuming behind the sitting platforms (tans). Please join your fellow Sangha […]