Meditation
Each Monday and Wednesday evening at our city temple in Annandale the Sydney Zen Centre offers seated meditation, or zazen as it is called in Zen Buddhism. A teacher is...
Intensive Practice Period
Monday 21st to Sunday 27th July Allan Marett will once again lead an Intensive Practice Week at the Sydney Zen Centre in Annandale and at his Guanyin Sangha Zendo in...
Dharma Cafe
Dharma Cafe is a discussion evening, held once every two months, which is open to everyone. It is a good chance to ask those questions you’ve been sitting on for...
Zazenkai
On the third Sunday of the month SZC offers an extended meditation experience (zazenkai) at our city zendo. Zazenkais are half a day of intensive zazen and a Dharma talk, from...
Full Moon Precept Ceremony
Full Moon Ceremony give us a chance, on the full moon, to reflect on one of the ten Precepts we take up as Zen Buddhists. We discuss, for example, the...
Beginners Night
The Beginners Night is held on a Thursday evening, a week after the Beginners Orientation every second month (alternating with Dharma Cafe evenings). It is an opportunity to ask questions and enter...
Samu – Kodoji
Kodoji Autumn samu (work practice) weekend Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st March This is a wonderful opportunity to extend your practice into your daily life. Samu is an ancient way of...
Buddha’s birthday & baby naming ceremony
A special family event will be held at Annandale on Sunday, April 7 to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday and the naming of new babes in the sangha. If you’d like to include...
Autumn Sesshin
Friday 19th to Friday 26th April - including Good Friday, April 19 and Easter Monday, April 22. This sesshin will be led by Subhana Barzaghi, roshi and Maggie Gluek, roshi. Sesshin...
Family Walking Weekend
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May There will be a day's walk into Yengo National park from our bush zendo, Kodoji on Saturday, led by Will Moon. Details to come...
Winter Sesshin
Saturday June 8 to Wednesday June 12 (including Queen's Birthday June 10) The Sydney Zen Centre Winter Sesshin will be led by Paul Maloney roshi and apprentice teacher, Jane Andino....
Samu – Annandale
Samu - June 16 at Annandale Zendo Zazen from 8.30am to 9.30am. Gillian Coote, roshi will give a dharma talk at 9.30am before we commence our jobs at 10.15am. Feel free...
Spring Sesshin
Saturday October 5 to Saturday October 12 (including Labor Day October 7) SZC Spring sesshin will be led by Gillian Coote, roshi "Over the silent peaceful days, breath by breath, as...
Annual General Meeting
Sunday 20th October - Please come along.... It’s a great opportunity to find out how we’ve been going over the last year and help plan for the future. Also, a...
Memorial Ceremony
We sit zazen from 9am and at 11am we hold a special ceremony for friends and family who have died. This ceremony is led by Gillian Coote, roshi. We offer...
Rohatsu Sesshin
Monday 6 to Friday 8 December This sesshin, led by Paul Maloney, roshi commemorates the Buddha's realisation. We practice the Buddha Way together - sitting at our city zendo at...