Weekly Schedule
Weekday Mornings (Monday - Friday)
- 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 (Monday - Thursday)
(Many come to zazen after work; it's OK to enter the zendo whenever you can get here.)
- 5:40pm – Zazen
- 6:15pm – Service
- 6:25pm – Evening program ends
(Note: You may depart before service begins.)
Saturday Beginner's Instruction
- 8:00am - 9:00am – Beginners' Program (held in the zendo)
Saturday Morning Program
- 9:15am – Zazen
- 9:50am – Service & Soji (temple cleaning)
- 10:30am – Dharma Talk
- 11:15am – Announcements, tea and snacks
AZC also offers numerous other practice opportunities and classes.
Affinity Groups meeting at Austin Zen Center





Interested in either starting or deepening your Zen practice in a residential setting with others? Our Guest Practice program is a short term opportunity (one to four weeks) that includes meditation, study, work practice and discussions with other practitioners about Zen Buddhism.
