Practice Period Schedule Changes

Schedule During Practice Period: October 31 – December 13, 2026

From October 31 to December 13, Kannon Do adds sittings to its regular schedule, and a few special dates change it. These changes apply to everyone, whether or not you enroll in the practice period. Items marked New are added for the practice period. Everything else continues as usual. All sittings are in person and on Zoom unless noted otherwise. 

The regular schedule resumes on Monday, December 14.

Weekly schedule

Monday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house 5:30 – 6:10am
New Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
New Practice period activities (Participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
New Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Tuesday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house 5:30 – 6:10am
New Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
New Practice period activities (Participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
Noon zazen 12:00 – 12:30pm
New Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Wednesday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house 5:30 – 6:10am
New Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
New Practice period activities (Participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
New Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Wednesday – Evening

New Practice Period Dharma Seminar on the Diamond Sutra · Zoom link 5:00 – 7:10pm
zazen 5:00 – 5:30pm
lecture 5:30 – 6:10pm
discussion 6:30 – 7:00pm

Thursday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house 5:30 – 6:10am
New Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
New Practice period activities (Participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
Noon zazen 12:00 – 12:30pm
New Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Friday

Zazen, followed by coffee in the Sangha house 5:30 – 6:10am
New Zazen and chanting 7:30 – 8:00am
New Practice period activities (Participants) 9:00 – 11:00am
New Evening zazen 5:30 – 6:10pm

Saturday

normal Saturday program, unchanged except on the special dates below 5:30 – 10:10am
New Practice period activity (Participants) 10:30 – 12:00pm

Sunday

New Zazen, online only, with Everyday Zen 7:30 – 8:00am

Special dates

Saturday, October 31: Practice period opening

  • 8:00 am–5:00 pm: One-day sitting, ending with the Shuso Entering Ceremony. Sign-up to be announced.

Saturday, November 21: One-day sitting

  • 8:00 am–5:00 pm: Sign-up to be announced.

Tuesday, November 24: Full Moon Ceremony (Ryaku Fusatsu)

  • New 7:00–8:30 pm: A traditional monthly ceremony of repentance and renewal of vows 

Thursday–Sunday, December 10–13: Rohatsu Sesshin

  • A multi-day retreat marking the Buddha’s enlightenment. Sign-up to be announced. Practice period participants get priority for in-person places.

Sunday, December 13: Closing

  • Morning: Shuso Hossenshiki (Dharma Inquiry Ceremony) and the closing ceremony

Practice period participants also receive a weekly email listing the coming week’s activities. Details of each event will be posted on the Events page.