Weekend Meditation Retreat
Saturday, November 15th – 17th
Join us for a weekend retreat with Dharma Talks and oryoki style meals in the zendo.
Welcome to the Austin Zen Center
At AZC, all people of every race, religion, nationality, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability are welcome to practice with the community. Practicing inclusivity and welcoming diversity is a foundation of the Dharma, and a path to alleviating the suffering of everyone. May all beings realize their true nature.
As an expression of our commitment to offer a place of refuge and trust, firearms and other weapons are excluded from our grounds and buildings.
See our regular program schedule here
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Questions about our offerings may be directed to our Temple Administrator
We invite you to protect yourself and others by wearing a mask.
Since there are vulnerable individuals among us, and the virus can still cause serious illness or death, do not come to the temple if you have Covid or flu symptoms, if you have been ill but not fully cleared the virus, or if you aren’t fully vaccinated.
May all beings be well and safe!
Upcoming Events
Weekly Chant for Well-Being
Wednesdays @ 6:15pm
Join us in chanting for the well-being of loved ones and those in need, following Wed evening zazen.
Beginners’ Meditation Instruction
Saturdays from 8-9 am
Join us for our Beginners’ Meditation Instruction in person at AZC
Queer Dharma
Every 4th Monday @7pm
Queer Dharma is a group for anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+. Join us!
Women’s Group Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays
We meet at 5:30 pm. All who identify as women are welcome, regardless of spiritual path.
Join the AZC Online Zendo
Join us for our regularly scheduled offerings of zazen, now online! Click on the Zoom links within to enter.
Sundays in the Garden
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday, 8am-10 am
Getting together in-person for caring for our garden & grounds is one of the few ways we can practice together body to body!
The Austin Zen Center depends on your generosity & support to help cultivate & maintain the temple and its heart of practice. Please consider giving back in these ways:
Volunteer at AZC
There are many ways to participate in the AZC community, from ceremonial roles to helping in the communal garden.
Donate to AZC
AZC is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Any amount you wish to donate will be deeply appreciated.
AZC Membership Payments
Make a commitment to Zen practice by making a payment towards your membership or becoming a member of the AZC community.
AZC News
Announcement: Chris Azbill to become Shuso
May 31, 2024
The upcoming fall practice period will be the first at AZC to have a Shuso in many years.
AZC Online Zendo Forms & Etiquette
January 19, 2024
All are welcome to join the AZC Sangha in our online zendo. Please observe the following guidelines to help create a warm and harmonious space.
Join the AZC Chat Room (on Discord)
November 13, 2023
Austin Zen Center now has a live chat server for Sangha members. Sign up here!
Dharma Discussion Group
October 1, 2023
Join the Dharma Discussion Group for weekly book discussions every Monday at 7pm.
Hope Food Pantry
September 29, 2023
The Austin Zen Center partners with the Trinity United Methodist Church to collect non-perishable food to be distributed to those in need.
Prison Correspondence Program
September 28, 2023
Are you interested in responding to letters from prisoners who are learning about practice? Encouragement and friendliness are the only requirements, regardless of practice experience.
We acknowledge that we practice on Indigenous land. We acknowledge and pay respects to the Carrizo & Comecrudo, Coahuiltecan, Caddo, Tonkawa, Comanche, Lipan Apache, Alabama-Coushatta, Kickapoo, Tigua Pueblo, and all the American Indian and Indigenous Peoples and communities who have been or have become a part of these lands and territories in Texas.