Saturday, December 9th 10:15am
All are welcome to join us in celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment.
Saturday, November 18th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Walking with Jizo: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
December 1st - 8th
Coming together to support each other in cultivating this practice, we sit, walk, eat, work and listen in the intensive winter retreat known at Rohatsu. Registration is full. Join the waitlist.
Rohatsu Sesshin 2023
Wednesday November 15 @ 6:45pm
We will have a memorial service for Myoho Yushin, Meghan Radford, and invite AZC sangha to join in honoring her life.
Memorial Service for Meghan Radford
Saturday, November 11th @10:15 am
"Skin, Flesh, Bones, and Marrow: Bodhidharma's true body". Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
“Skin, Flesh, Bones, and Marrow: Bodhidharma’s true body”. A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, November 25 @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day, lunch provided by AZC.
Sangha Work Day & Lunch
Wednesday November 8th - Saturday November 18th
We invite you to help another stay warm this fall/winter with your donation of clean, gently-used warm clothing.
Warm Clothing Drive
Saturday, November4th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
Thoughts on Detachment: A Dharma Talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, November 10th - 12th
Join us for a weekend retreat with Dharma Talks and oryoki style meals in the zendo.
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Tuesday, November 14 @ 6:45–8:15 pm
Next Step is a 1½ hour class for those who have attended Beginners’ Instruction and have been introduced to our formal chanting and bowing and would like to deepen their understanding of Zendo forms.
Next Step Class
Wednesday, November 1st @ 6:45-8:00pm
ALL ARE WELCOME at Sejiki, a traditional, annual Japanese Zen Buddhist ceremony honoring our ancestors.
Sejiki Ceremony
Saturday, October 28, 2023 @10:15 am
Join us for visiting teacher Kenkai Brandon Lamson's Dharma Talk, as part of our regular Saturday morning program.
A Dharma Talk by Kenkai Brandon Lamson
Saturday, October 21st @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Practice Period, “the original heart of the single great matter of buddha ancestors”: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Sunday October 22, 6am-5pm
This is a beginner-friendly one day retreat in which we will learn and practice the forms of meditation together.
One Day Meditation Retreat, Fall Ango 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 6:45-7:15pm
Join us for this most ancient of Buddhist ceremonies.
Bodhisattva Full Moon Ceremony
Saturday, October 14th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
In activity and stillness, one community: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Thursdays 6:45pm Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16 and 30
We will study an important teaching text in Soto Zen: Sandokai – a poem written by our Chinese ancestor Sekito Kisen
Things-As-It-Is: Reading the Sandokai
The Austin Zen Center partners with the Trinity United Methodist Church to collect non-perishable food to be distributed to those in need.
Hope Food Pantry
Saturday, October 7th @10am-12pm
All are welcome to join us for a discussion about the recent 2023 Branching Streams Gathering in Santa Cruz, CA.
Community Meeting
Saturday, September 23, 2023 @10:15 am
Join us for visiting teacher Konjin Gaelyn Godwin Roshi's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
A Dharma Talk by Konjin Gaelyn Godwin Roshi
Saturday, September 30th @10am-12pm
All are welcome to join us for our Annual Open House and catered brunch!
2023 Austin Zen Center Open House
Sunday, September 17th @ 8am–12 pm
A morning of informal practice with zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and no formal lecture or service.
Sunday Zazenkai
Saturday, September 16th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk on The Five Hindrances by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
The Five Hindrances: A Dharma Talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst
Fall Practice Period: Oct 21st -Dec 9th
a rare and ideal opportunity for both beginners and experienced Zen practitioners to support each other in bringing zazen into daily life.
AZC Fall 2023 Ango: Things-as-It-Is
Join the Dharma Discussion Group for weekly book discussions every Monday at 7pm.
Dharma Discussion Group
Saturday, September 9th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Light and dark, like the front and back foot walking: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, Austin Zen Center
Saturday, September 2nd @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day & Potluck Lunch
Wednesday, August 23 to Sunday, August 27th
Visiting teacher, Rev. Kokyo Henkel is leading a 5 Day Denko-é (Study Sesshin).
5 Day Study Sesshin with Rev. Kokyo Henkel
Saturday, July 22nd @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk, part of our Saturday morning program.
Something about Love: a Dharma Talk by Rev. Renshin Bunce
Saturday, July 8th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher