The Austin Zen Center community offers a haven of peace and harmony in which to engage in the arduous task of self-discovery through Zen practice. Welcoming diversity, the practice of zazen is available to people of every race, religion, nationality, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability. May all beings realize their true nature.
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This Week
Monday, 2/6
6:45pm » Guided Meditation with Betty Holmes
7:00pm » Monday Night Book Group with Colin Gipson
Tuesday, 2/7
8:00am » Yoga & Contemplative Movement with Ginger McGilvray
Wednesday, 2/8
6:45pm » Full Moon Precepts Discussion & Ceremony
Thursday, 2/9
8:00am » Yoga & Contemplative Movement with Ginger McGilvray
Friday, 2/10
7:00pm » AZC Potluck with Shohaku Okumura
Saturday, 2/11
8:00am - 9:00am » Beginner's Instruction (in zendo)
10:30am » Dharma Talk - Shohaku Okumura
Sunday, 2/12
11:00am » Dharma Punx
4:30pm » Monthly Women's Sitting
6:00pm » Meditation & Recovery
Featured
Dharma Talk by Shohaku Okumura
Saturday, February 11, 10:30am
Please join us this Saturday, February 11 for a Dharma Talk given by Rev. Shohaku Okumura, one of the world's foremost teachers on Dogen's practice and philosophy.
Class: Transmission of the Light with Kosho McCall
7 Thursdays, February 16 - March 29, 6:45pm - 8:15pm
The Transmission of the Light is a collection of teachings by the Great Zen Master Keizan Jokin framed in the koan wisdom stories of the Zen Ancestors. It is a must-read for any Zen practitioner. Sign up »
Dharma Talk by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi
Saturday, February 18, 10:30am
Please join AZC, Saturday, February 18th at 10:30am for a Dharma Talk given by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi.
Dharma Talks
Kosho McCall, January 28, 2012, A Koan and Three Buddhist Archetypes
Guest Practice
Interested in either starting or deepening your Zen practice in a residential setting with others? Our Guest Practice program is a short term opportunity that includes meditation, study, work practice and discussions about Zen Buddhism.
Just This
The editorial staff of Just This, the journal of the Austin Zen Center, announces its latest issue: Sitting: Part 1, which explores sitting as a metaphor for, and a practice of, the Buddhist way. Read and see the work of many fine contributors from AZC and beyond.
