Kanzeonji

Kanzeonji Kanzeonji is a small private temple founded by Rev. Zenko Ryugen Watanabe Roshi. At Kanzeonji we call our way Butsu-do (the Way the Awakened).

Though they set up the temple and practiced for a few years before, Soyu Matsuoka Roshi performed the dedication ceremony Sept. 29th 1985. Our lineage is decendant from Soto Zen in Japan. Hence our main practice is Shikantaza (Just Precisely Sitting) and living 'reality as it is'. We also employ a variety of moving meditations as bridges to conjoin or sitting practice and our daily lives.

New Years Day service (Shusho-E) will be held at Zenshuji Soto Mission. January 1, 2026 at 10am.Service will be presided...
01/01/2026

New Years Day service (Shusho-E) will be held at Zenshuji Soto Mission.

January 1, 2026 at 10am.

Service will be presided over by Daiki Toho Osho, assisted by Rev. Shuraku & Jyozen Anjyu.

Please join us 🙏🏻🙇😊🙇🙏🏻

Happy New Year to all our members & friends.With the use of Ai we were able to create this Fire Horse in the & attach on...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year to all our members & friends.

With the use of Ai we were able to create this Fire Horse in the & attach one of our temple marks.

Koho Sensei & Jyozen perform morning service at Kanzeonji. Dec. 27, 2025
12/27/2025

Koho Sensei & Jyozen perform morning service at Kanzeonji. Dec. 27, 2025

11/14/2025

🥕 Cooking with Presence: A Zen Vegan Workshop 🧘
Plant-based Cooking & Zen Practice in Daily Living
with Zenryu Owatari
📅 December 12–14, 2025 at the Dharma Centre of Canada

Discover how preparing food can become a practice of mindfulness, compassion, and joy. 🍲

Join Zen practitioner and organic farmer Zenryu Owatari for a weekend of hands-on vegan cooking, meditation, yoga, and chanting—exploring the Three Minds of Zen:
✨ Joyful Mind (Kishin)
💗 Nurturing Mind (Roshin)
🌿 Great Mind (Daishin)

Through mindful cooking and daily practice, learn to nourish both body and mind.

Workshop highlights:
🍛 Wholesome plant-based cooking sessions
🧘 Morning yoga
🕉️ Heart Sutra chanting
🪷 Zazen Meditation

Please bring your own knife, cutting board, and apron.
🌸 Limited space available — reserve your spot today!

👉 Register here

10/19/2025

Dear Kanzeonji Sangha,

Thank you very kindly for your support and effort to come to Kanzeonji’s 40th Anniversary celebrations. It was wonderful to have you join in community and celebrate the long tradition that Ryugen Watanabe Osho began for us more than 40 years ago.

We would like to maintain a virtual guest book for those of you who would like to keep in contact. If you are interested, please send a Facebook message to this page, by tapping on the blue Message button on the main page, and include the information you wish, if possible your name, dharma name, email address, mobile phone number, amd address or current city.

Kanzeonji continues to be here for you, in South Pasadena, and in weekend online services, and other special events like this recent anniversary. If you would like to join at any time, please reach out through a message or send us an email address and we will email you.

Again thank you so much for your support and participation and we look forward to seeing you soon.

In Gassho,
Koho Jyoshin Nakamura

Offering incense 🙏🏻🙇🙏🏻
09/28/2025

Offering incense 🙏🏻🙇🙏🏻

09/28/2025

Zazen Meditation and YogaOne Day Retreat Led by Zenryu (zen buddhist monk, chef and farmer) Zenryu is a Zen Buddhist monk and vegan chef of over 40 years. He and his wife moved their small-scale organic farm from Kyoto, Japan to Ontario 3 years ago. Zenryu integrates zen practice into his daily lif...

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