Thursday, April 13 - May 4 @ 6:45 - 8:15pm
Join us for a 4-week Intro to Buddhist Teachings class.
Saturday, March 25th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
The Karma of Food: A Dharma Talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, March 18th 1:30-3pm
Join us for an opportunity to hear about and experience Japanese Tea Ceremony (chado) from Linda Mosley sensei.
Zen Tea Workshop with Linda Mosley sensei
Saturday, March 11th @5pm
Watch the SFZC's Installation Ceremony for Abiding Abbotts, including former AZC Head Teacher, Rev. Mako Voelkel
SFZC Mountain Seat Ceremony
Saturday, March 18th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Shijun Heather Martin, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Continue ReadingHell is other people: A Dharma Talk by Shijun Heather Martin, San Antonio Zen Center
Hell is other people: A Dharma Talk by Shijun Heather Martin, San Antonio Zen Center
Saturday, April 15th @10am-12pm
All are welcome to join us for our Annual Membership Meeting & Brunch
2023 AZC Annual Membership Meeting & Brunch
Wednesday, April 26th @6:30pm
Join an online event for beginning or continuing the work of undoing racism, and healing from its pervasive impact in a shame-free environment.
Do the Work! An Antiracist Activity
Saturday, March 4th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Dead or Alive: a Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, Austin Zen Center
AZC welcomes our first Visiting Teacher this Spring
Welcoming Visiting Teacher, Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer
Saturday, March 11th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with AZC's Visiting Teacher
Buddha’s Robe: a Dharma Talk by Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer, San Francisco Zen Center
Saturday, February 11th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
The Five Remembrances: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
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
Saturday, January 28th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
A Dharma Talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, April 1st from 6am-5pm
Explore sitting with others in a full day of practice, including oryoki breakfast and lunch in the zendo.
One Day Meditation Retreat
Saturday, January 21st @ 10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Daigan Gaither, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
The Whole of the Holy Life: A Dharma Talk by Daigan Gaither
Saturday, January 14th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Leaving home while staying put – what is the path of renunciation? A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
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
Saturday, January 7 @ 10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Mako Voelkel
A Dharma Talk by Rev. Dōshin Mako Voelkel
Saturday, January 7th @ 3pm
Austin Zen Center will hold a Zaike Tokudo Ceremony (often called Jukai)
Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony (Zaike Tokudo)
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
Saturday, November 12th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
A Dharma Talk on Dogen’s Genjokoan by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, November 11th - 13th
Join us for a weekend retreat with Dharma Talks on the Genjokoan and oryoki style meals in the zendo.
Weekend Meditation Retreat: Dogen’s Genjokoan
Saturday, November 5th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher, part of our regular Saturday morning program.
“All my ancient twisted karma”: repentance in Zen practice: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, October 29th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
The Hungry Ghosts: A Dharma Talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst
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, October 22nd from 6am-5pm
Explore sitting with others in a full day of practice, including oryoki breakfast and lunch in the zendo.
One Day Meditation Retreat
Saturday, October 15th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.