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SUMMARY:Zendo is Closed: No Zazen
DESCRIPTION: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. \n 
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/zendo-is-closed-no-zazen-2/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260103T103000
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SUMMARY:Sangha Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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). \nFor those who cannot attend in-person\, please join via Zoom: \nClicking this link will enable you to join the meeting without entering a password: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/6067111411?pwd=aWtVNWdSZ2RIRkdQUEM5eHV5Wkhkdz09 \nOr you may join by entering in the meeting id and password manually: \nMeeting ID: 606 711 1411\nPasscode: 100088\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,6067111411#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,100088# \nDuring  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 of. \nThe agenda includes  a review of Kannon Do’s financial status\, reports on projects underway\, identification and action plans for new tasks\,  reports on the results of past special events\, and discussion of upcoming events. \nThe meeting is a good way to learn how Kannon Do is managed and provides an opportunity to help take care of our center so that it continues to run smoothly. \n 
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/sangha-meeting-30/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260107T191000
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SUMMARY:12-Week Precept Series: Precept 9 - Not to Harbor Ill-Will
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday evening\, January 7th\, please join Jaune Evans and Neal Shorstein for the eleventh class of a 12-week Zen precepts series. The class is an opportunity to learn how to apply Zen to our daily lives and is open to all.  Registration for the series is encouraged\, but all members of the sangha and public are welcome to attend any part of the series\, regardless of whether they are registered. \nThis 12-week series provides an opportunity to work with the 16 Bodhisattva precepts that are the core of our Zen practice. Taking place during Kannon Do’s usual program on Wednesday evenings\, each meeting focuses on an individual precept that we reflect on and discuss. The series is suitable for both newcomers and experienced practitioners and is an opportunity to deepen your practice. You can find the detailed schedule and other details here. \n If you are interested in delving into the core of Zen practice\, we encourage you to attend\, either in person or online\, as much of the series as is possible.  \n\nPlease join us via Zoom: \nClicking this link will enable you to join the meeting without entering a password: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/6067111411?pwd=aWtVNWdSZ2RIRkdQUEM5eHV5Wkhkdz09 \nOr you may join by entering in the meeting id and password manually: \nMeeting ID: 606 711 1411\nPasscode: 100088\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,6067111411#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,100088# \nDuring the discussion please mute yourself if you are in a noisy area\, and remember to unmute yourself if you are speaking. The discussion will be recorded. \nKannon Do Wednesday Night Online Meditation Schedule during the 12-week series  \n5:00pm to 6:40pm  Optional private practice discussion 1st week of each month with Jaune/Neal\n7:10 pm to 7:40 – Zazen Meditation (Please go on mute if in a noisy area)\n7:40 pm to 7:45 pm – Opening chants (precept version and before-lecture chants)\n7:45 pm to 8:15 pm  –  Talks\n8:15 pm to 8:55 pm –  Breakout groups\, large groups sharing\, Q&A\n8:55 pm – Closing Chants \n 
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/12-week-precept-series-precept-9-not-to-harbor-ill-will/
CATEGORIES:12 Week Precept Series,Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260114T210000
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SUMMARY:12-Week Precept Series: Precept 10 - Not to Abuse the Three Treasures
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday evening\, January 14th\, please join Kigen Breckenridge and Travis Marsot for the twelfth class of a 12-week Zen precepts series. The class is an opportunity to learn how to apply Zen to our daily lives and is open to all.  Registration for the series is encouraged\, but all members of the sangha and public are welcome to attend any part of the series\, regardless of whether they are registered. \nThis 12-week series provides an opportunity to work with the 16 Bodhisattva precepts that are the core of our Zen practice. Taking place during Kannon Do’s usual program on Wednesday evenings\, each meeting focuses on an individual precept that we reflect on and discuss. The series is suitable for both newcomers and experienced practitioners and is an opportunity to deepen your practice. You can find the detailed schedule and other details here. \n If you are interested in delving into the core of Zen practice\, we encourage you to attend\, either in person or online\, as much of the series as is possible.  \n\nPlease join us via Zoom: \nClicking this link will enable you to join the meeting without entering a password: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/6067111411?pwd=aWtVNWdSZ2RIRkdQUEM5eHV5Wkhkdz09 \nOr you may join by entering in the meeting id and password manually: \nMeeting ID: 606 711 1411\nPasscode: 100088\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,6067111411#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,100088# \nDuring the discussion please mute yourself if you are in a noisy area\, and remember to unmute yourself if you are speaking. The discussion will be recorded. \nKannon Do Wednesday Night Online Meditation Schedule during the 12-week series  \n5:00pm to 6:40pm  Optional private practice discussion 1st week of each month with Jaune/Neal\n7:10 pm to 7:40 – Zazen Meditation (Please go on mute if in a noisy area)\n7:40 pm to 7:45 pm – Opening chants (precept version and before-lecture chants)\n7:45 pm to 8:15 pm  –  Talks\n8:15 pm to 8:55 pm –  Breakout groups\, large groups sharing\, Q&A\n8:55 pm – Closing Chants \n 
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/12-week-precept-series-precept-10-not-to-abuse-the-three-treasures/
CATEGORIES:12 Week Precept Series,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260117T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260117T171000
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SUMMARY:12-Week Precept Series: Concluding Remarks\, Reflections and One Day Sit
DESCRIPTION: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.   \nJaune 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.  All are welcome\, regardless of participation in the Precept Series and no prior experience is needed.  People are encouraged to attend in person\, but on-line participation is available. \nPrivate instruction will be available with Jaune and Neal. Both chairs and cushions are available. Please arrive ten minutes early and plan on attending for the entire day. Lunch and tea will be served. \nThe deadline for registration is Wednesday January 14. \nThe schedule for the day may be found here. \nThe recommended donation for in-person participants is $50. Donations can be made online. There is no cost for online participation\, but donations are welcome. Thank you for your generosity. \nPlease join us via Zoom: \n\nClicking this link will enable you to join the meeting without entering a password: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/6067111411?pwd=aWtVNWdSZ2RIRkdQUEM5eHV5Wkhkdz09 \nOr you may join by entering in the meeting id and password manually: \nMeeting ID: 606 711 1411\nPasscode: 100088\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,6067111411#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,100088# \n 
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/12-week-precept-series-concluding-remarks-reflections-and-one-day-sit/
CATEGORIES:12 Week Precept Series,Events,One Day Sittings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260121T195500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260121T210000
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SUMMARY:In-person Dharma Talk: Anlor Davin
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday evening\, January 21st\, Anlor will give an in-person Dharma talk followed by a discussion. \nAnlor 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. Her son was born in the United States. Herself autistic\, she leads a sangha primarily for autistic and neurodivergent adults. You can find more information at Autsit.net. \nPlease join us via Zoom: \nClicking this link will enable you to join the meeting without entering a password: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/6067111411?pwd=aWtVNWdSZ2RIRkdQUEM5eHV5Wkhkdz09 \nOr you may join by entering in the meeting id and password manually: \nMeeting ID: 606 711 1411\nPasscode: 100088\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,6067111411#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,100088# \nDuring the discussion please mute yourself if you are in a noisy area\, and remember to unmute yourself if you are speaking. The discussion will be recorded. \nKannon Do Wednesday Night Online Meditation Schedule (via Zoom) \n7:10 pm to 7:50 – Zazen Meditation (Please go on mute if in a noisy area)\n7:50 pm to 7:55 pm – Service (We will be connecting with the Zendo)\n7:55 pm to 9:00 pm – Dharma talk and Q&A
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/in-person-dharma-talk-anlor-davin-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T195500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T210000
DTSTAMP:20251120T200524Z
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SUMMARY:In-person Dharma Talk: Misha Merrill
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMisha Shungen Koun Merrill began practicing Zen in 1984\, and has been the Guiding Teacher of Zen Heart Sangha in Menlo Park and Woodside\, California\, since 1993. She was ordained as a Zen priest in 1988 and received Dharma Transmission in 1998 from her teacher\, Les Kaye Roshi\, the founding teacher of Kannon Do Zen Center in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi\, the founder of San Francisco Zen Center. She also received Dharma Transmission in 2025 in the lineage of Kobun Houn Roshi\, the founder of Jikoji Zen Center from teachers Shoho Michael Newhall and Nenzen Pamela Brown. Misha was a teacher at the Peninsula School in Menlo Park for 33 years before retiring in 2022. She resides in Woodside with her husband\, dog\, and other wildlife creatures. \nFor those wishing to join us via Zoom: \nClicking this link will enable you to join the meeting without entering a password: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/6067111411?pwd=aWtVNWdSZ2RIRkdQUEM5eHV5Wkhkdz09 \nOr you may join by entering in the meeting id and password manually: \nMeeting ID: 606 711 1411\nPasscode: 100088\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,6067111411#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,100088# \nDuring the discussion please mute yourself if you are in a noisy area\, and remember to unmute yourself if you are speaking. The discussion will be recorded. \nKannon Do Wednesday Night Online Meditation Schedule (via Zoom) \n7:10 pm to 7:50 – Zazen Meditation (Please go on mute if in a noisy area)\n7:50 pm to 7:55 pm – Service (We will be connecting with the Zendo)\n7:55 pm to 9:00 pm – Dharma talk and Q&A \n 
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/in-person-dharma-talk-misha-merrill-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260130T173000
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SUMMARY:Zen - Yoga Workshop Friday 4-5:30pm
DESCRIPTION:In Fukanzazengi\, Dogen Zenji says that zazen is the Dharma gate of ease and joy\, and that\ntraps and snares can never reach it. Today\, particularly in our long sittings and retreats\, we\nreceive instructions to be silent and still. \nWhat skills and agreements do we need for us to handle our physical\, physiological or psychological issues in healthy ways? \nThis workshop will focus on yogic fulfillment of participants’ needs to develop stable\, comfortable\, nourishing ways to sit and breathe in zazen. \nPlease wear loose\, comfortable clothing and eat lightly\, to receive the most possible benefit from these studies. \nShōsan Victoria Austin is a senior Iyengar yoga teacher certified in therapeutics. Starting in\n1984\, she has offered Yoga for Sitters classes\, workshops and individual consultation to make\nour practice accessible to people with a wide variety of abilities and needs. \nNo yoga experience necessary\, donations for the teachers will be welcome \nSign up here: \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n\n \nThis form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed.\n Δ
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/zen-yoga-workshop-friday-4-530pm/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T120000
DTSTAMP:20260122T210816Z
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SUMMARY:Group Practice Discussion "Actualizing Zen Vows in the World"
DESCRIPTION:Following the Precepts series\, Victoria Austin will lead a practice discussion with the theme “Actualizing Zen Vows in the World”. \nActualizing Zen Vows in the World\n \nThe Bodhisattva Precepts can be studied at the level of ultimate truth\, relative truth\, and skill in action. Keizan Zenji\, co-founder of Sōtō Zen in Japan\, held work practice as of such high priority in the study of skillful means that he read the descriptions of the main training roles to the community at the beginning of every month. Not only did he emphasize mutual accountability of each position to every other and to the sangha as a whole\, but he also taught accountability from the sangha towards each role. To him\, mutual accountability made the difference between the precepts as an idea and the precepts as transformative practice in the world.\n \nHow do we translate his teachings of 900 years ago for our needs in the present day? In this group practice discussion\, we will expand our understanding of the precepts using Keizan Zenji’s model to examine our application of the precepts to issues in our work and home life.\n \nParticipants of a wide variety of work experience and levels of commitment to Buddhist practice are welcome.\n\n\n \nShōsan Victoria Austin’s original work training was in architecture and urban planning\, with a minor in East Asian Studies. She has held many work roles in San Francisco Zen Center\, including in SFZC’s early businesses\, the Accounting Office\, Work Leader\, Corporate Secretary\, Tenzo\, Director\, Abbots’ Assistant\, Tanto\, President\, and Outreach Director. Since the 2000s she has been exploring how to write practice-based job descriptions to explore community\, intimacy and interconnection in people’s roles in the outer world\, as well as in the cloistered world of temple life.\n \nVictoria Austin is a Dharma heir in Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s Soto Zen lineage and former President of San Francisco Zen Center\, where she has held senior roles including Tanto and Tenzo.Since beginning practice in 1971\, she has become a Senior Intermediate Iyengar yoga teacher (certified 1988)\, teacher educator\, and assessor\, teaching both traditions in ways that make them accessible across diverse settings and abilities. \n\n\nSign up here: \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n\n \nThis form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed.\n Δ
URL:https://kannondo.org/event/group-practice-discussion-actualizing-zen-vows-in-the-world/
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