Weekday Mornings (Mon-Fri)
- 6:00am – Zazen (seated meditation)
- 6:35am – Kinhin (walking meditation)
- 6:45am – Zazen
- 7:20am – Service
- 7:35am – Soji (temple cleaning)
- 7:50am – Morning program ends
Weekday Evenings (Mon-Thu)
(Many come to zazen after work; it's OK to enter the zendo whenever you can get here.)
- 5:40pm – Zazen
- 6:20pm – Service
- 6:30pm – Evening program ends
(Note: You may depart before service begins.)
Saturday Beginner's Instruction
- 9:15am – Beginners' Program (across street at 702 W. 31st St.)
- 10:20am – Join regular schedule (see below)
Saturday Morning Program
- 8:15am – Zazen
- 8:50am – Kinhin
- 9:00am – Zazen
- 9:40am – Service
- 9:55am – Soji (temple cleaning)
- 10:30am – Dharma Talk
- 11:15am – Announcements, tea and snacks
*Childcare offered on the first Saturday of each month from 9am – 11:30am. Sign up here for 9/4/10.
AZC also offers numerous other practice opportunities and classes.
Affiliated groups meeting at Austin Zen Center
- Dharma Punx: Sundays, 11am–12:30pm
- Meditation and Recovery: Sundays, 6–7:00pm
- Natural Wisdom & Compassion Meditation, with Betty Holmes: Mondays, 6:45–7:45pm
- Yoga, with Sebastian Bentkowski: Thursdays, 4:45–5:30pm (at 702 W. 31st)
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Please visit our events page and our classes page.
AZC Calendar
August
2010 |
August 2, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
August 4, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
August 5, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
August 7, 9:15-11:15am, Childcare available, (sat) Details
August 8, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
August 8, 6-7pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
August 11, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
August 12, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
August 14, 10:30am, Dharma talk by Kosho McCall, (sat)
August 14, 7:30am-12pm, Morning retreat, Details (sat)
AZC is closed from 8/16-21. Regular schedule commences on 8/22.
August 25, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
August 25, 6:20pm; Full Moon Precepts Ceremony, (wed) Details
August 26, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
August 28, Sangha Work Day, (sat) Details
August 29, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
August 29, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
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September
2010 |
September 1, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
September 2, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
September 4, 9:15-11:15am, Childcare available, (sat) Details
September 4, 12:30–2pm; Monthly Dharma Book Group, (sat) Details
September 5, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
September 5, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
September 8, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
September 9, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
September 10-13, Sesshin, Details
September 13, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
September 15, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
September 16, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
September 19, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
September 19, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
September 20, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
September 22, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
September 22, 6:20pm, Full Moon Precepts Ceremony, (wed) Details
September 23, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
September 25, 7pm, Buddha Flix, Details
September 26, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
September 26, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
September 27, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
September 29, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
September 30, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
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October
2010 |
October 2, 9:15-11:15am, Childcare available, (sat) Details
October 2, 12:30–2pm, Monthly Dharma Book Group, (sat) Details
October 3, 8am-5pm, Sunday Retreat, (sun) Details
October 3, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
October 4, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
October 6, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
October 7, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
October 10, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
October 10, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
October 11, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
October 13, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
October 13, Shuso (head student, Rev. Colin Gipson) installation ceremony and Dharma Talk, (wed)
October 14, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
October 17, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
October 17, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
October 18, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
October 20, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
October 21, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
October 20, 6:20pm, Full Moon Precepts Ceremony, (wed) Details
October 23, 7pm, Buddha Flix, Details
October 24, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
October 24, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
October 25, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
October 27, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
October 27, 7-7:45pm, Dharma talk by head student Colin Gipson, (wed)
October 28, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
October 31, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
October 31, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
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November
2010 |
November 1, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
November 3, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
November 3, 7-7:45pm, Dharma talk by head student Colin Gipson, (wed)
November 4, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
November 6, 9:15-11:15am, Childcare available, (sat) Details
November 7, 8am-5pm, Sunday Retreat, (sun) Details
November 7, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
November 8, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
November 10, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
November 10, 7-7:45pm, Dharma talk by head student Colin Gipson, (wed)
November 11, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
November 13, 7pm, Buddha Flix, Details
November 14, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
November 14, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
November 15, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
November 17, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
November 17, 7-7:45pm, Dharma talk by head student Colin Gipson, (wed)
November 18, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
November 20, Sangha Work Day, (sat) Details
November 21, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
November 21, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
November 22, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
November 24, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
November 24, 6:20pm, Full Moon Precepts Ceremony, (wed) Details
November 25, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
November 28, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
November 28, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
November 29, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
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December
2010 |
December 1, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
December 1, 7-7:45pm, Dharma talk by head student Colin Gipson, (wed)
December 2, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
December 3-10, Sesshin, details to follow.
December 9, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
December 12, 10:30-11:30am, Shuso Ceremony, details to follow, (sun)
December 12, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
December 13, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
December 15, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
December 16, 4:45-5:30pm, Yoga w/Sebastian, (thu) Details
December 18, 7pm, Buddha Flix, Details
December 19, 11am-12pm, Dharma Punx, (sun) Details
December 19, 6-7pm, Meditation in Recovery, (sun) Details
December 20, 6:45-7:30pm, Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation, (mon) Details
December 22, 9-11am, Garden and Grounds Caretaking, (wed)
December 22, 6:20pm, Full Moon Precepts Ceremony, (wed) Details
December 24-30, 9-11am, AZC is closed.
December 31, 8pm-?, New Year's Eve celebration.
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Registration: Many special events require preregistration as noted above because of cost or space limitations. Register online here.
Zen Jargon / Glossary of Zen Terms
Most people start practicing with us on Saturday mornings, the most lively part of the week at AZC. We suggest beginning with the Beginners' Program and staying all morning on the first visit. If you cannot come Saturday, you can arrange private instruction at another time by clicking here. The Saturday service involves chanting the Heart Sutra and the Ten Verse Kannon Sutra for the well being of anyone who is ill or endangered. If you have someone you'd like us to acknowledge during this service, you can submit their name here or give the name to the Ino (zendo manager). Classes are offered periodically. Our head teacher and senior students are available to provide guidance on training and practicing in the world with one's own karmic situation.
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