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 Monday and Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm.
Zoom zazen is offered Tuesday mornings (6.55am – 7.30am), and Thursday evenings (6.50pm – 8.30pm).

Join Jane and Peter on Thursday evenings from February 6 to March 20 for their next series of mini-talks and discussions. The topic is the Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage by the 8th century teacher Shitou Xiqian, the dharma grandson of Huineng. You may have read this beautiful poem during a sesshin and maybe wanted to spend more time with it.

Here is your chance!

Peter and Jane will take a few lines at a time for an introductory short talk followed by group discussion. The poem and the sections for each week are in the SZC ‘What’s On’ email.

There will be no sitting at our city zendo in Annandale on public holidays or when sesshins (retreats) are being held at our bush zendo, Kodoji (Autumn and Spring). When there is a non-residential retreat at Annandale (Winter and Rohatsu) there will be no regular Monday night sitting there, but everyone is welcomed to book into the evening block.

If you are a non-member and attend our sitting group at Annandale the fee is $10. If you are a non-member participating in our on-line meditation program, we request a facility fee of $5.  You can pay by cash at the zendo or directly into our bank account: BSB 062 182 Account number 1013 7103. Please tag the payment with your name and the letters “FF”.

If you are a newcomer and interested in attending our weekly meditation evenings, we ask that you undertake an orientation first. This provides simple instructions about sitting and walking meditation, as well as general information about Zen philosophy and rituals. Find out more about our orientation schedule here.

This is our teachers’ schedule for the next couple of months:


2025

FEBRUARY
Mon 3: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 5: Annandale with Will
Thurs 6: Zoom with Jane – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Full Moon Precept Ceremonies:
Mon 10: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 12: Annandale with Gillian
Thurs 13: Zoom with Peter – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Mon 17: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 19: Annandale with Will
Thurs 20: Zoom with Jane – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Mon 24: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 26: Annandale with Gillian
Thurs 27: Zoom with Peter – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Mon 31: Annandale with Subhana

MARCH
Wed 3: Annandale with Will
Thurs 4: Zoom with Jane – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Dharma Cafes:
Mon 10: Annandale with Maggie
Wed 12: Annandale with Gillian
Thurs 13: Zoom with Peter – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Mon 17: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 19: Annandale with Will
Thurs 20: Zoom with Jane – Poem: “Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage”

Mon 24: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 26: Annandale with Gillian
Thurs 27: Zoom with Peter

Mon 31: Annandale with Subhana

APRIL
Wed 2: Annandale with Will
Thurs 3: Zoom with Jane

Online community via Zoom:
To participate you need a camera and microphone on your computer or phone. If this is the first time you have used Zoom, you will need to install a web browser client, which will download automatically when you join the meeting. If you are interested in participating in the Zoom sitting groups and have been orientated with us, you can get the link from:  info@szc.org.au

 

 

 

Timetable

  Open Time Close Time Teacher Address
Monday 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Meditation
Tuesday 6:55 AM 7:30 AM Meditation Zoom
Wednesday 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Meditation
Thursday 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Meditation Zoom
Monday
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - with Meditation - at
Tuesday
6:55 AM - 7:30 AM - with Meditation - at Zoom
Wednesday
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - with Meditation - at
Thursday
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - with Meditation - at Zoom