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Cultivating Buddha's wisdom and compassion in the heart of Texas

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, 5/21
6:45pm » Guided Meditation with Betty Holmes
7:00pm » NO Monday Night Book Group with Colin Gipson

Saturday, 5/26
8:00am » Beginner's Instruction
10:30am » Dharma Talk - Kosho McCall

Sunday, 5/27
11:00am » Dharma Punx
2:00pm » Dharma Java
6:00pm » Meditation & Recovery



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Next Step

KesuNext-Step is for people who have attended a meditation instruction and who are interested in bringing what they have learned to the zendo. This is an hour and a half class where we will go over the forms and ceremonies in Soto Zen and will touch on things like how to move around in the zendo, bowing, chanting and service.

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JustThis

Katherine MooreDogen said, “Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.”

Members of JustThis’s response group reacted to Dogen’s instruction by listening inside and giving us art and thought. Inspire your own voice within by following this link to their creations in JustThis: The Voice Within: http://justthis.austinzencenter.org/, the blog journal of the Austin Zen Center.