Annual General Meeting
Sunday 19th October - Annandale zendo It’s a great opportunity to find out how we’ve been going over the last year and help plan for the future. Also, a reminder...
Newcomers Orientation
All are welcome to participate in our orientations which are a very relaxed way to start your Zen journey. Come along on Tuesdays once a month from 7pm to 9pm to 251 Young Street,...
Dharma Cafe
Dharma Cafe is an evening, on Monday and Wednesday at the zendo at Annandale, where we discuss questions about our daily lives. Every two months, on the full moon, you...
Memorial Ceremony
The Memorial Ceremony honours friends and family who we have lost. We’ll start at 10am with a period of zazen, then have a short sutra service, followed by ample time...
Zazenkai
Zazenkai is half a day of intensive zazen and a Dharma talk which provides an opportunity to deepen your practice. If you have not practised with us, please arrange an orientation before...
Rohatsu Sesshin
Wednesday 3rd to Monday 8th December This sesshin is led by Maggie Gluek, roshi at the Annandale zendo When Gautama’s eyeball vanishes, Plum blossoms in snow, just one branch, Become...
Full Moon Precept Ceremony
On the full moon we reflect on one of the ten Precepts we take up as Zen Buddhists. We discuss, for example, the Precept of not killing, or not indulging...
Bushwalking Zazenkai
2025 .... The bushwalking retreat, led by apprentice teacher Will Moon, will be held on the weekend of Saturday 22nd to Monday the 24th of March at Mount Wilson and...
Kodoji Samu
Autumn Samu - Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 March Samu is a wonderful opportunity to extend your practice into your daily life, and an ancient way of giving something valuable...
Buddha’s birthday & baby naming ceremony
Sunday 12th April This is a family-friendly event when the birth of Siddhartha Gautama is celebrated in Zen sanghas around the world. After Gillian’s introductory words, we chant the Enmei...