Sydney Zen Centre Australia's Original Zen Buddhist Community We are a lay group and a member of the Diamond Sangha a worldwide network of Zen Buddhist groups

OUR PRACTICE

Zazen or seated meditation is a path to discovering insight and wisdom

 

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NEWCOMERS

We offer regular beginners orientation nights for newcomers to Zen. Please book to attend

 

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OUR SCHEDULE

We have sitting meditation twice a week, and hold regular talks and ceremonies and seasonal retreats

 

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What's On

Encouraging Words

Not Difficult

23/06/2026

Peter explores Zhaozhou’s koan “The Supreme Way is not difficult”. Flowing through Yuanwu’s pointer, the Xinxin Ming, family life, and...

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Like a Dream

23/06/2026

Peter explores in Nanquan’s “Like a Dream,” how profound words can become another dream, how philosophical insight can miss ordinary...

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Listen! Listen!

22/06/2026

Yang-shan had a dream in which he went to Maitreya’s realm and preached to the assembly (Case 25 Wu-men Kuan)....

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