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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The Summer of Zen
Tuesdays, May 29 - July 10, 2012
Class times: 6:45pm - 8:15pm
Cost: $60 for members, $70 for others
Over the course of a series of Tuesday evenings, we will set aside the strategy of learning what zen is and intead we will explore the summer in Austin. We will look for zen where it lives. This class will be led by Joe Hall. Learn more & Sign Up »
AZC Spring Fair
Saturday, June 2
Spring is sprung! We'll celebrate Buddha's Birthday, grill goodies for lunch, and enjoy all sorts of well-intentioned AND harmless mischief. Mark your calendars today! More information coming soon...
Urban Zen
Monday nights, beginning June 11, 7:30 to 9:00
Posture Clinic 7:00
Urban Zen is an ongoing workshop where human beings can learn the mechanics of zen practice and collaborate with their peers to develop and integrate a stronger sense of 'here' and 'now' into their individual lives. Learn more »
Dharma Talks
Susan Moon, May 19, 2012, Zen Koans About Women
Next Step
Next-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.
JustThis
Dogen 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.
