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.
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
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 30th @10am-12pm
All are welcome to join us for our Annual Open House and catered brunch!
2023 Austin Zen Center Open House
Saturday, September 2nd @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day & Potluck Lunch
Saturday, July 1st @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Morning & Potluck Lunch
AZC welcomes our first Visiting Teacher this Spring
Welcoming Visiting Teacher, Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer
Saturday, May 27
Generally at zen temples two periods of zazen are offered in the morning. We would like to extend this practice to the Saturday sangha.
Saturday Sitting & Service
August 8 - 13, 2023
Join us for a Sangha Week at our home monastery (and hot-springs) in the Ventana Wilderness of California.
Sangha Week at Tassajara
Sunday, June 11th @ 8am–12 pm
A morning of informal practice with zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and no formal lecture or service.
Sunday Zazenkai
December 31, 2022, 8:15 pm – January 1, 2023
Come join us this New Year’s Eve in our annual marking of the turning of the year
Welcoming the New Year at AZC
Giving Tuesday is a way to celebrate the act of giving and kicks off AZC's year-end fundraising efforts.
Participate in Giving Tuesday 2022
Wednesday, November 2nd @ 6:45-8:00pm
ALL ARE WELCOME at this year’s Sejiki, a traditional Japanese Zen Buddhist ceremony honoring our ancestors, calling forth the spirits of the untamed wilderness, and offering nourishment and a wish for peace!
Sejiki Ceremony
Saturday, October 22nd @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Tim Shorre during our One Day Retreat.
The Guest and the Host: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Seirin Tim Shorre
Saturday, June 22nd @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day & Potluck Lunch
Saturday, September 3rd @ 8am–12 pm
Join us for a morning of silent, informal practice, in place of our regular Saturday morning program.
Saturday Zazenkai
Saturday, September 10th @10am-12pm
All are welcome to join us for our Annual Membership Appreciation Brunch!
2022 Membership Appreciation Brunch
Support AZC's annual Membership Drive by becoming a member or increasing your pledge.
2022 Membership Pledge Drive
Tuesesday, September 6th @ 6:45pm
Join us in celebrating the life of long-time sangha member Betty Gross.
Memorial Ceremony for Betty Gross
Do you want to contribute to the financial well-being of Austin Zen Center? Sangha member Todd Cornett is stepping down from his role as Development Coordinator...
Volunteer Practice Opportunity at AZC
Friday, August 26th 6-8pm
Join us for a Workshop led by Zenki Dillo.
Workshop with Zenki Dillo: Bodyfulness and the Practice of Compassion
Sunday, July 31st @ 8am–12 pm
A morning of informal practice with zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), and basic instruction, with no formal lecture or service.
Sunday Zazenkai – In-Person/Online
Saturday, July 30th @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a pizza lunch.
Sangha Work Day & Potluck Lunch
Saturday, July 29th @10:15 am
Take refuge in sangha and enter a circle of compassion: being completely present with the experience of others and of yourself.
Circle of the Community
Join the Dharma Discussion Group for weekly book discussions every Monday at 7pm.
Dharma Discussion Group
Saturday, June 18th @9:50 am
Please join us for a brief ceremony in which Rev. Myomon Choro Antonaccio will be formally invited to take up the position of Guiding Teacher at Inconceivable Joy Temple.
Guiding Teacher Installation Ceremony
Saturday, June 11th @10:15 am
Take refuge in sangha and enter a circle of compassion: being completely present with the experience of others and of yourself.
Circle of the Community
Saturday, June 25th @ 9am - 2pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day & Potluck Lunch
AZC's Head Teacher, Dōshin Mako Voelkel, will be stepping down from her role at the end of May. Read her message to the sangha here.
A Message to the Sangha from AZC’s Head Teacher
Wednesday, May 18th @ 6:45pm
Join us for the 1-Year Memorial Ceremony for our Dharma brother Mark Bykoski, online or in-person.