Oryoki Training for Sesshin
Oryoki (eating meals in Monastic Style) Training will be given by Victor Legge on Saturday June 6th, 2015, 10:30 AM Sharp prior to the Sesshin (One Day Retreat) on June 13.
Loading view.
Introduction to Zen
Join us at 10:30 AM for an introduction to Zen meditation. It's meant for people new to Zen meditation as well as practitioners with questions about their contemplative practice. This informal get together is a recurring activity, the first Saturday of the month, and it lasts typically about 90 minutes.
Discussion of Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind – June 10
On Wednesday June 10, we will have our next monthly discussion of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. The chapters for this session are: Negative and Positive Nirvana, the Waterfall Traditional Zen Spirit Here are some questions to seed the discussion, although of course, we can follow it wherever it leads us!
Sesshin (One Day Retreat) Saturday June 13
Dear Friends, On Saturday, June 13, 2015 , Kannon Do will host a one-day meditation retreat, or Sesshin.
Guest Speaker: Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg is the author of Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within (1986), which broke open the world of creativity and started a revolution in the way we practice writing in this country. The book has sold over one million copies and been translated into fourteen languages.
Garden Work Day
This Saturday June 27 at 10:30 we will have a Garden Work Day at Kannon Do. The garden continues to flourish, including the weeds, so we'll need to continue to keep up with them. We usually spend about sixty to ninety minutes working, but whatever time you can give will be much appreciated.
Discussion of Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind
Dear Sangha, This Wednesday July 8 at 7:00pm, we will have our next monthly discussion of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (pages 102 - 110).
Meditation in Life
Meditation is a practice that many of us do in isolation or pursue in a solitary manner. Even when we practice meditation within a community, many of us keep our practice and related insights to ourselves.
Sangha Meeting
Please join us this coming Saturday July 18th at Kannon Do for our regular monthly sangha meeting beginning at 10:30. This monthly meeting is how we take care of the various tasks around Kannon Do and is a good way to learn more about how things are organized and to become involved more significantly.
Workshop: Creating Healing Rituals at Home in the Heart (25 July)
With Paula Arai Explore how you can weave ritualized healing activities into your daily life. Established teachings and practice guidelines developed over the millennia fuel and inform each person on their journey of healing, yet each person must explore what is most helpful in the conditions of their own life.
