Kannon Do will host a one-day meditation retreat, or Sesshin on Saturday, October 13th. 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.

Please join us on Tuesday, October 16th at 6:00 p.m. for a screening of the 1989 movie Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (Running time: 145 minutes) It is an award-winning South Korean film written, produced and directed by Bae Yong-kyun, a professor at Dongguk University in Seoul.

Please join us for the Sangha meeting held in the Sangha house at 10: 30 a.m. on October 20th.  Everyone is welcome.

Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on Saturday, October 27th.  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 on Saturday, November 3rd at 10:30 a.m. for a Dharma talk and a sound and chanting workshop by long-term Buddhist practitioner and artist Marcia Lieberman. During the “Sound in Zen Practice” workshop Marcia will explore sound in the zendo and lead participants in a session of group chanting.

Please join us for Mike Diamond's Lay Ordination (Jukai) ceremony on Saturday, November 10th at 11 a.m.

Please join us for the Sangha meeting held in the Sangha house at 10: 30 a.m. on November 17th.  Everyone is welcome.

Please join us for a Book Signing and Reception for Les & Teresa’s recently published book, “A Sense of Something Greater: Zen and the Search for Balance in Silicon Valley” on Saturday, November 17th at 2:00 p.m.  Les and Teresa will read excerpts from the book, both essays and interviews, and discuss the timeliness and […]

Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on Saturday, November 24th.  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 on Tuesday, November 27th at 6:00 p.m. for a screening of the 2003 movie Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter....and Spring or Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (the original title, running time: 125 minutes).  It is an award-winning film directed by South Korean film director Ki-duk-Kim.