Meditation
Each Monday and Wednesday evening at our city zendo in Annandale the Sydney Zen Centre offers seated meditation, or zazen as it is called in Zen Buddhism. A teacher is...
Newcomers Orientation
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID 19: The Board and teachers have decided to cancel some activities, and offer others online over April and May, to minimise the risk...
Buddha’s birthday & baby naming ceremony – cancelled
As a measure to prevent the spread of Covid 19, the Board has decided to cancel this ceremony. A special family event will be held at Annandale on Sunday, April...
Dharma Cafe
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID 19: The Board and teachers have decided to cancel activities over April and May to minimise the risk of Covid 19 to ourselves and...
Autumn Sesshin – cancelled
As a measure to prevent the spread of Covid 19, the Board has decided to cancel the Autumn sesshin. All fees will be refunded in full. Friday 10th to...
Zazenkai
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID 19 : The Board and teachers have decided to cancel some activities and offer others online, over April and May to minimise the risk...
Full Moon Precept Ceremony
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID 19: The Board and teachers have decided to cancel activities over April and May to minimise the risk of Covid 19 to ourselves and...
Beginners Night
MEASURES TO MINIMISE THE SPREAD OF COVID 19 The Board and teachers have decided to cancel some activities and offer others online over April and May, to minimise the risk...
Winter Sesshin
Saturday June 6 to Wednesday June 10 (including Queen's Birthday June 8) This is a non-residential sesshin held at the Sydney Zen Centre, Annandale, led by Paul Maloney Roshi and...
Samu – Annandale
June 21 at Annandale Zendo Zazen from 8.30am to 9.30am. There will be a Dharma talk by Gillian Coote, roshi at 9.30am before we commence our jobs at about 10.15am. Feel...
Women’s retreat
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March This is a wonderful opportunity to be together over a weekend with birds and trees and weather at our bush zendo, Kodoji. Some people...
Walking Weekend
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd August There will be a day's walk into Yengo National park from our bush zendo, Kodoji on Saturday, led by Will Moon. This is a...
Spring Sesshin
Saturday October 3 to Saturday October 10 (including Labour Day October 5) SZC Spring sesshin will be led by Gillian Coote, roshi and apprentice teacher will Moon "Over the silent peaceful...
Annual General Meeting
Sunday 18th 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
Saturday 5 to Wednesday 9 December This sesshin, led by Jane Andino, commemorates the Buddha's realisation. We practice the Buddha Way together - sitting at our city zendo at Annandale during...
Samu – Kodoji
Kodoji samu (work practice) weekends: Autumn - Saturday 28th March & Sunday 29th March Contact: Tony Coote tony@tonycootearchitect.com As a measure to prevent the spread of Covid 19 the Board has...