Meditation
On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Tuesday mornings we offer seated meditation, or zazen as it is called in Zen Buddhism. We offer zazen at the Annandale zendo every...
Benefit Concert
Please join us for our Benefit Concert on Saturday 8th October 2022 This concert features the talented musicians and performers of the Sydney Zen Centre, in the beautiful Upstairs Hall...
Full Moon Precept Ceremony
On the full moon we reflect on one of the ten Precepts we take up as Zen Buddhists. We discuss, for example, the Precept of not killing, or not indulging...
Autumn Sesshin
Sesshin is an opportunity to deepen into stillness, restore your inter-connection and place in the web of life, to build resilience, to see with new eyes, to realise and practice...
Buddha’s birthday & baby naming ceremony
Sunday 23rd April A special family event will be held at Annandale to celebrate the naming of new babes in the sangha and the Buddha's birthday. If you’d like to include...
Dharma Cafe
Dharma Cafe is an evening, on Monday and Wednesday at the zendo at Annandale, where we discuss questions about our daily lives. Every two months, on the full moon, you...
Zazenkai
Zazenkai is half a day of intensive zazen and a Dharma talk which provides an opportunity to deepen your practice. If you have not practised with us, please arrange an orientation before...
Winter Sesshin
Friday June 9 to Wednesday June 14 (including Queen's Birthday June 12) This sesshin is led by Jane Andino, roshi and apprentice teacher Peter Bursky. It will be held concurrently at...
Samu – Annandale
June 18 at Annandale Zendo Zazen from 8.30am to 9.30am. There will be a talk by Brendon Stewart at 9.30am before we commence our jobs at about 10.15am. Feel free to...
Bushwalk and Cave Zazenkai
August 19th and 20th - led by Apprentice teacher, Will Moon This year the walking weekend is a zazenkai, a practice weekend in the Blue Mountains. The theme is, ‘the...
Spring Sesshin
Saturday 23rd to Saturday 30th September SZC Spring sesshin will be led by Gillian Coote, roshi and apprentice teacher Will Moon In a profound valley beneath high cliffs, zazen is...
Annual General Meeting
Sunday 15th October - Annandale zendo 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 reminder...
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 Maggie Gluek, roshi. We offer...
Women’s retreat at Kodoji
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd March This retreat is open to all women sitters who have meditation experience and is a wonderful opportunity to be together over a weekend with...
Creative May
On Thursday evenings in May we will have a series of short talks followed by discussion related to the Arts and Zen, with some reference to Dogen. Thursday evenings are usually...
Kickstart your practice
Don't wait for the New Year - start your morning meditation practice in your own home right now! Are you already meditating but needing a little motivation to set up...
Bushwalking Weekend
Saturday 20th & 21st August 2022 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...