There will be no sitting at our city zendo in Annandale on public holidays or when sesshins (retreats) are being held at our bush zendo, Kodoji (Autumn and Spring). When there is a non-residential retreat at Annandale (Winter and Rohatsu) there will be no regular Monday night sitting there, but everyone is welcomed to book into the evening block.

On Thursday evenings in July Peter and Jane will be offering another series of poetry for contemplation and discussion, this time on the Sandokai (The Coincidence of Opposites) by Shitou with translation by Nelson Foster. We often read The Song of the Grass-roof Hermitage at sesshin, so they thought this work by the same author would be of interest.

The Sydney Zen Centre relies on the financial support of its members and visitors.  If you are a non-member and attend the zendo in Annandale the facility fee is $10. If you are participating in our on-line meditation program, we request a facility fee of $5 (provided your income makes this affordable).  Please contact info@szc.org.au to get our bank details for payment. Please tag the payment with your name and the letters “FF”. Or you can put cash in the donation box at the zendo.

If you are a newcomer and interested in attending our weekly meditation evenings, we ask that you undertake an orientation first. This provides simple instructions about sitting and walking meditation, as well as general information about Zen philosophy and rituals. Find out more about our orientation schedule here.

This is our teachers’ schedule for the next couple of months:

2025

JULY
Wed 2: Annandale with Will
Thurs 3: Zoom with Jane

Dharma Cafes:
Mon 7: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 9: Annandale with Will
Thurs 10: Zoom with Peter – Sandokai discussion

Mon 14: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 16: Annandale with Gilly
Thurs 17: Zoom with Jane – Sandokai discussion

Mon 21: Annandale with senior students
Wed 23: Annandale with Gillian
Thurs 26: Zoom with Peter – Sandokai discussion

Mon 28: Annandale with Peter
Wed 30: Annandale with Will
Thurs 31: Zoom with Jane – Sandokai discussion

AUGUST
Mon 4: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 6: Annandale with Gilly
Thurs 7: Zoom with Peter – Sandokai discussion

Full Moon Precept Ceremonies: Not praising myself while abusing others
Mon 11: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 13: Annandale with Will
Thurs 14: Zoom with Jane – Sandokai discussion

Mon 18: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 20: Annandale with Gilly
Thurs 21: Zoom with Peter – Sandokai discussion

Mon 25: Annandale with Peter
Wed 27: Annandale with Will
Thurs 28: Zoom with Jane – Sandokai discussion

SEPTEMBER
Mon 1: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 3: Annandale with Gilly
Thurs 4: Zoom with Peter

Dharma Cafes:
Mon 8: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 10: Annandale with Will
Thurs 11: Zoom with Jane

Mon 15: Annandale with
Wed 17: Annandale with Gilly
Thurs 18: Zoom with Peter

Mon 22: Annandale with Subhana
Wed 24: Annandale with Will
Thurs 25: Zoom with Jane

Online community via Zoom:
To participate you need a camera and microphone on your computer or phone. If this is the first time you have used Zoom, you will need to install a web browser client, which will download automatically when you join the meeting. If you are interested in participating in the Zoom sitting groups and have been orientated with us, you can get the link from:  info@szc.org.au