The sitting will be led by Sokaku Kathie Fischer, teacher at Everyday Zen Foundation. 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.
On Wednesday evening, June 17th, Gil Fronsdal, senior guiding co-teacher at the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City, CA and the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA will give an in-person dharma talk followed by a discussion.
On Tuesday, June 23rd, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Kannon Do will host a Baika-ryū Eisanka event led by Rev. Monen Ishikawa, who serves as a Baika-ryu Specialty Teacher since 2015. Baika-ryū Eisanka is a type of Japanese Buddhist hymn created by the Soto Zen School in 1952.
On Wednesday evening, June 24th, there will be no Dharma talk.
On Wednesday evening, July 1st, Travis will give an in-person Dharma talk followed by a discussion.
On Wednesday evening, July 8th, please join us for a discussion of our abbot emeritus' latest book I Had a Good Teacher. Umar Qu will lead a discussion of Chapter 4 titled Preciousness. For more information about the book and where it can be purchased, please see here.
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, July 15th, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Kannon Do's current guiding teacher, founder, and director of Everyday Zen Foundation, will give an in-person dharma talk followed by a discussion. Zoketsu Norman Fischer was ordained by Zentatsu Richard Baker in 1980 and received shiho (Dharma transmission) from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1988.
On Wednesday evening, July 22nd, Sokaku Kathie Fischer, teacher at Everyday Zen Foundation, will give an in-person dharma talk followed by a discussion. Sokaku Kathie Fischer began practicing Zen in 1971 with Sojun Mel Weitsman at the Berkeley Zen Center.
On Wednesday evening, July 29th, Myogen Neal Shorstein, ophthalmologist, researcher, and Zen Buddhist priest in the Everyday Zen sangha will give an in-person dharma talk followed by a discussion. Myogen Neal Shorstein was ordained in 2018 by Zoketsu Norman Fischer and was shuso for the Spring practice period for Everyday Zen in 2023.
