Please help us clear everything out of the kitchen and dining room to prepare for the remodel.
The pre-work begins. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Working Hard to Prepare for the Big Remodel
Please join us via Zoom or in person for this auspicious event in which sangha member John Cooley will receive priest ordination from Guiding Teacher Rev. Choro Antonaccio.
Shukke Tokudo (Priest Ordination) August 16th
Bring your questions or let them arise in the moment. All are welcome.
July 26th Sangha Q & A w/ Rev. Choro Antonaccio
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Updated Look – Donations and Registrations
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Please join us for a special evening. Abbot Jiryu will share his new book, a collection of talks by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
Book Presentation w/ Abbott Jiryu Rutschman-Byler August 15th
Click here for the latest updates (we have signed a contract!) and to make a donation to this vital temple project.
Kitchen Remodel Updates
Dharma Talk w/ Lay Entrusted Teacher Pat Yingst on Saturday, June 14th at 10:15am. All are Welcome!
Upcoming Dharma Talk June 14th
Registration is Closed for this Retreat. To be placed on the waitlist, please email admin@austinzencenter.org. Denko-e is a concentrated zazen and study retreat.
Denko-e Sesshin June 18th – 22nd
Dharma Talk w/ Lay Entrusted Teacher ShiOn Pat Yingst Saturday, June 14th at 10:15am. All are Welcome!
Dharma Talk June 14th
A group from AZC visits Tassajara and brings back kitchen inspiration.
Notes from Tassajara
All are welcome to join us in the opportunity to engage in (mostly) silent work-practice in the beautiful Austin Zen Center garden.
Sundays in the Garden
A huge thanks to the Still Water Foundation for their generous support of our remodel project!
Exciting Fundraising Update!
Click here for the latest update on our fundraising efforts.
Progress Report March 20th, 2025
We welcome you to familiarize yourself with the Austin Zen Center and our core practice by attending the Beginner's Class held on Saturdays at 8am.
Beginner’s Instruction
Saturday, August 24th, 6am-5pm
This is a one day retreat in which we will practice the forms of meditation together.
Protected: One Day Meditation Retreat August – WAITLIST REGISTRATION
July 18-22, 2022
Join us for a Sangha Week at our home monastery (and hot-springs) in the Ventana Wilderness of California.
Sangha Week at Tassajara ZMC
Read the latest UPDATE from our Board of Directors & Join Us for a series of upcoming Sangha Gatherings to contemplate our realignment efforts.
Update and an Invitation from the AZC Board of Directors
See a few photos from Mako's recent Tassajara sesshin.
Sangha Friends at Tassajara – photos & letter from Pat
Saturday, November 13 @10:00 am
Join us for visiting teacher Kokyo Henkel's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program (online).
A Dharma Talk on Buddha Nature by Kokyo Henkel
Saturday, July 24 @10:00 am
Join us for visiting teacher Abbot Gaelyn Godwin's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program (online).
Building the Seamless Monument, a Dharma Talk by Konjin Gaelyn Roshi
Regarder of the Cries of the WorldListen to the deeds of the Cry Regarder, who well responds to every quarter;His…
Chapter 25 – Lotus Sutra
November 14th @10:00 am
Join us for Tanto Choro Antonaccio's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Do No Harm: Dharma Talk by AZC Tanto Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, November 28th @10am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Kokyo Henkel in our Saturday Morning Program.
What is the Purpose of Taking Refuge? – A Dharma Talk by Kokyo Henkel
Council Guidelines Be on time. Due to the confidential and intimate nature of council, the group may decide not to…
Council Guidelines
A number of sitting and community events around the 2020 Election!
Election Sitting Opportunities & More
Saturday, October 31st @10am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Eijun Linda Cutts in our Saturday Morning Program.