Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on May 5th.  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 first Saturday of the month,  lasting  about 90 minutes.

Please join Meghan, Lee, and others for a Garden Work Day on Saturday, May 5th at 10: 30 a.m. The backyard is looking good, and flowers in bloom are more visible than weeds. The courtyard and front plantings also have been tended, but all areas need to get continuing care to look their best.

Please join us for a ceremony to welcome Vanessa Able to Suzuki-Roshi’s lineage on Saturday, May 12th at 11 a.m.

Please join us for the Sangha meeting held in the Sangha house at 10: 30 a.m. on May 19th.  Everyone is welcome.

If you plan on attending Sesshin on June 9th please join Victor Legge for Oryoki training on Saturday, June 2nd at 10:20 a.m. Oryoki is the traditional way that Japanese monks eat their food in monasteries.

Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on June 2nd.  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 first Saturday of the month,  lasting  about 90 minutes.

Please join Lee, Megan and others for a Garden Work Day on Saturday, June 2nd at 10: 30 a.m. in the courtyard. The grounds at Kannon Do are looking good as we approach summer, and we will need to continue weeding and pruning actively to keep the garden looking neat.

Please join us for Vanessa Able's Dharma talk after zazen (at 7: 10 p.m.) on Wednesday, June 6th.

If you plan on attending Sesshin on June 9th please join Ken Simpson for Oryoki training on Friday, June 8th at 6 p.m. Oryoki is the traditional way that Japanese monks eat their food in monasteries.

Kannon Do will host a one-day meditation retreat, or Sesshin on June 9th. 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.