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
All are welcome to participate in orientations to Zen Buddhist practice. Orientations are held once a month on Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm (except for March which is on a...
Samu – Kodoji
Kodoji samu (work practice) weekends: Saturday 29th February & Sunday 1st March This weekend we will prepare Kodoji for the Australian & New Zealand Diamond Sangha Teachers Circle Meeting. Autumn...
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...
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 (Tuesday evening in March 2020), a week after the Newcomers Orientation every second month (alternating with Dharma Cafe evenings). It is an opportunity...
Buddha’s birthday & baby naming ceremony
A special family event will be held at Annandale on Sunday, April 5 to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday and the naming of new babes in the sangha. If you’d like to include...
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...
Autumn Sesshin
Friday 10th to Friday 17th April - including Good Friday, April 10 and Easter Monday, April 13. This sesshin will be led by Subhana Barzaghi, roshi and Maggie Gluek, roshi. The...
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...
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...