
Embracing Mind & Transmitting the Light – A Denko-e Sesshin w/Rev. Kokyo Henkel
This Denko-e is a study-sesshin dedicated to studying Keizan Zenji’s Transmission of the Light, as taught by Rev. Kokyo Henkel.
Austin Zen Center was founded to carry on the teaching of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in the Soto Zen tradition. Suzuki Roshi’s teaching is characterized by its patient and compassionate approach to practice. When the mind of zazen is lovingly extended to everyday life, our awareness of each moment increases and deep wisdom and compassion are born.
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.
This Denko-e is a study-sesshin dedicated to studying Keizan Zenji’s Transmission of the Light, as taught by Rev. Kokyo Henkel.
This afternoon workshop with visiting teacher Koji Dreher examines the 8-fold Noble Path as a means to our liberation from suffering.
AZC will continue to offer a monthly Evening Beginners’ Meditation Instruction Class, featuring extra time for individual attention.
Bring in the New Year (Year of the Rat) Zen-style at the Austin Zen Center!
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Oryoki (roughly meaning “just enough”) is a formal way of serving and eating meals in Zen monasteries. Literally a “vessel” (ki
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