Zendo is Closed: No Zazen or Dharma Talk
On Wednesday evening, December 31st there will be no Zazen or Dharma talk. The zendo will be closed in observance of the upcoming holiday.
On Wednesday evening, December 31st there will be no Zazen or Dharma talk. The zendo will be closed in observance of the upcoming holiday.
On Thursday morning, January 1st there will be no Zazen at 5:30 a.m. The zendo will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Please join us for a Sangha meeting to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 3rd. Everyone is welcome. The meeting will be in a hybrid format (in-person and online).
On Wednesday evening, January 7th, please join Jaune Evans and Neal Shorstein for the eleventh class of a 12-week Zen precepts series.
On Wednesday evening, January 14th, please join Kigen Breckenridge and Travis Marsot for the twelfth class of a 12-week Zen precepts series.
On Saturday morning, January 17th , please join the practice leaders of this series for a One Day sit that will include concluding remarks, reflections, and discussion. Please register here. Jaune Evans, Neal Shorstein, Travis Marsot and Kigen Breckenridge will lead the sitting. This will be the concluding event of Kannon Do's 12-week Precept Series.
On Wednesday evening, January 21st, Anlor will give an in-person Dharma talk followed by a discussion. Anlor Davin is a Zen priest who has been living in the United States for almost 40 years. She was born and raised in France. She practices with Everyday Zen and Mountain Source sanghas.
On Wednesday evening, January 28th 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.
In Fukanzazengi, Dogen Zenji says that zazen is the Dharma gate of ease and joy, and that traps and snares can never reach it. Today, particularly in our long sittings and retreats, we receive instructions to be silent and still.
Following the Precepts series, Victoria Austin will lead a practice discussion with the theme "Actualizing Zen Vows in the World". Actualizing Zen Vows in the World The Bodhisattva Precepts can be studied at the level of ultimate truth, relative truth, and skill in action.