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).

If you plan on attending Sesshin on December 8th please join Ken Simpson for Oryoki training on Friday, December 7th 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 Saturday, December 8th. 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.

Kannon Do’s annual holiday party will be held on Sunday, December 16,  5:00 – 8:00 PM, at the home of Janet Harrington, 771 Orange Avenue, Los Altos.  Please join us.

Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on Saturday,  December 22nd.  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 us for our regularly scheduled meditation (zazen) on Wednesday, December 26th at 7: 10 p.m.  However, due to the holidays, there will be no Dharma talk.

Please join us on Saturday,  December 29th for our last Garden Day of  2018! We'll meet in the courtyard at 10:30 AM for cookies and tea, then do an hour or so of raking leaves, light pruning and general garden clean-up. Join in to help, and feel free to bring children and friends too.

Please join us for our regularly scheduled meditation (zazen) on Wednesday,  January 2nd at 7: 10 p.m.  However, due to the holidays, there will be no Dharma talk.

Please join us on Saturday, January 12th, at 10: 30 a.m.

Les and Teresa will discuss their book, A Sense of Something Greater: Zen and the Search for Balance in Silicon Valley, at East-West Bookstore,  324 Castro Street,   Mountain View, on January 14, at 7:30 PM.  After their talk, they will answer questions and sign copies.