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 online and in-person meditation, both twice a week, and hold regular talks and ceremonies and seasonal retreats

 

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What's On

 11/08/2026   7:00 PM -8:30 PM By Peter Bursky, Jane Andino

Online Meditation

 12/08/2026   7:00 PM -9:00 PM

Meditation

 16/08/2026   9:30 AM -12:00 PM

Zazenkai

Encouraging Words

This Very Body

11/08/2026

"All beings by nature are Buddha”, Hakuin Zenji reminds us, “apart from beings, no Buddha”. Without this body, this form,...

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Great Balls of Doubt!

28/07/2026

In the Rinzai tradition there are three core elements that form the foundation of practice. They are the Great Root...

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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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