Saturday, February 24th @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Thursday Feb 8th @6:45pm
Join us for an LGBTQIA+ Meetup w/Rev. Jisan Tova Green
LGBTQIA+ Meetup w/Rev. Jisan Tova Green
Saturday, February 10th @10:15 am
Join us for Finding Spaciousness in Challenging Times: A Dharma Talk with Rev. Jisan Tova Green
Finding Spaciousness in Challenging Times: A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Jisan Tova Green
Saturday February 10, 6am-5pm
This is a one day retreat led by Rev. Jisan Tova Green in which we will learn and practice the forms of meditation together.
One Day Meditation Retreat Led by Rev. Jisan Tova Green
Saturday, February 3rd @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, January 27th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
The Mess We’re In: A Dharma Talk with ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, January 20th @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, January 13, 1:30-3:30
In this workshop, we will look at ways to increase the health, peace and ease of individuals we encounter who need our presence and support.
Compassion and Safety: A Workshop on Psychological First Aid w/ Rev. Steven Tierney
Saturday, January 13, 2024 @10:15 am
Join us for Compassion and Safety: A Dharma Talk by visiting teacher Rev. Koshin Steven Tierney.
Compassion and Safety: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Koshin Steven Tierney
Saturday, January 6th @10:15 am
Join us for Seeing One Thing Through to the End: A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Seeing One Thing Through to the End: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Sunday, January 21st @ 8am–12 pm
A morning of informal practice with zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and no formal lecture or service.
Sunday Zazenkai
AZC will be closed Dec 23rd-Jan 1st for Winter Interim
There is no service Sat Dec 23rd. We will be open December 31st for our 2023 Year-End Celebration. All are welcome.
2023 Winter Interim
Sunday December 31st, 2023, 8:15 pm
All are welcome to join us for this 2023 Year-End Ceremony & Celebration!
Year-End Ceremony & Celebration
AZC has a limited supply of t-shirts available by donation.
AZC T-Shirts
Saturday, December 9th 10:15am
All are welcome to join us in celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment.
Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony
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
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
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
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
Join the Dharma Discussion Group for weekly book discussions every Monday at 7pm.
Dharma Discussion Group
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.