Leaving for another state, Isabelle Johansen reflects on mindfulness, on I versus we and on her experience at Kannon Do.

This talk is about expressing practice in life and work in a culture dedicated to progress.

Comments on the Sandokai, some stories of her encounters with Suzuki Roshi, and the ‘Grandmother Heart Mind’ teaching.

Guest speaker Kathy Early explores what the Buddha said about suffering in her talk.

Guest speaker Michael McCord says that the root of Zen practice is learning to accept what is arising without needing to suppress it or change it. From that starting place, we can slowly settle with what is going on such that we gain clarity and then understanding about when and how to act.

This talk explores the changing nature of Zen practice taking place in today's world.

This lecture discusses giving birth to the spiritual life.

This talk explores the meaning of happiness according to Buddhist understanding.

This talk was in response to a question: “What should we do with a mentally ill person?”

The abbot’s closing remarks at the Kannon Do 2019 Annual Meeting.