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

NEWCOMERS

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

OUR SCHEDULE

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

28/07/2026 7:00 PM -8:30 PM By Peter Bursky, Jane Andino

29/07/2026 7:00 PM -9:00 PM

03/08/2026 7:00 PM -9:00 PM

28/07/2026

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

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...

23/06/2026

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