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. The workshop will last […]

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. During  these monthly meetings, the Kannon Do board - and other members and friends who attend - review the operations of our center and ensure that all necessary tasks are being taken care […]

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. It is about a boy raised by a Buddhist […]

Please join us for Eric Remington's Dharma talk after zazen on Wednesday, November 28th.  Eric is a resident at Jikoji Temple and an early student of Kobun, Jikoji's Founder, in the early 1970s. After years spent studying with Kobun and founding a school for children, Eric was ordained and subsequently trained at Tassajara Monastery for a year.  […]