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...
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...
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...
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...
Samu – Kodoji
Kodoji Spring samu (work practice) weekend Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September This is a wonderful opportunity to extend your practice into your daily life. Samu is an ancient way of...
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...
Women’s retreat
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th 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...
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. The...
Samu – Annandale
June 16 at Annandale Zendo Zazen from 8.30am to 9.30am. There will be a work meeting at 9.30am before we commence our jobs at about 10.15am. Feel free to come for...