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

Encouraging Words

Wake Up!

25/10/2026

You may have come across Yantou in the koan collections as the student of Deshan and the good dharma brother of Hsueh-feng. Yantou lived in 9th century China...

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Muuu….

22/10/2026

A monk asked Chao-chou, “Has the dog Buddha nature or not?” Chao-chou said, “Mu.” Will describes how we can interpret...

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Holding to the Centre

23/08/2026

Maggie Gluek reminds us that in the very midst of suffering, of difficulty, lies the doorway to freedom. Right here....

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