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.
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 23 @10:15 am
Join us in person or online for this talk by Pat Yingst.
No Merit: A Dharma Talk by Shion Pat Yingst
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
Saturday, July 2nd @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Zen at (as) Work: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
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
Saturday, June 4th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
No Teachers of Zen: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, May 21 @10:15 am
Join us in person or online for this talk by our newly entrusted sangha member.
Freeze, Flee, or Flow: What Do You Do When Everything Changes, A Dharma Talk by Shion Pat Yingst
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.
1-Year Memorial Ceremony for Myoko Koshi, Mark Bykoski
Saturday, April 9th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Why we celebrate the birthday of the Buddha: A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, March 26th @ 9am - 2pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day – Prep for our Annual meeting
Saturday, April 23rd @ 9am - 2pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day – Prep for Branching Streams reception
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
Saturday, April 2nd @10am-12pm
All are welcome to join us for our Annual Membership Meeting & Brunch! This meeting will be held in-person at the temple.
2022 AZC Annual Membership Meeting & Brunch
Thursday, April 28th @ 3pm-6pm
Meet other Branching Streams sangha members at our post-conference reception, held in-person at AZC.
Branching Streams Reception at AZC
Saturday, March 12th @ 1pm
In this ceremony Pat will be formally entrusted to teach in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. May her deep commitment and understanding of the Dharma be of great ongoing benefit to us all.
Lay Entrustment Ceremony for Shion (Fundamental Sound), Pat Yingst
Tuesday, February 22nd @ 7:30am
Join us in saying farewell to AZC resident Meikan Prado.
Departing Ceremony for AZC Resident Meikan Etsudō Prado
Thursday, February 10th @6:45pm
AZC will hold a Sōtō Zen funeral service for recently departed Kako Ito, former president of JASGA (Japan America Society of Greater Austin).
Funeral Service for Kazuko Ito
Saturday, February 26 @10:00 am
Join us for Taigen Dan Leighton's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program (online).
Song of the Grass Roof Hut: A Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
Postponed
The memorial service for recently departed AZC sangha member Betty Gross will be postponed to a later date in 2022. Stay tuned for further details.
POSTPONED: Memorial Service for Betty Gross
Read an update to the sangha from former AZC Practice Leader Tim Kroll.
A Letter to the Sangha from Tim Kroll
Sunday, January 23rd from 10am-4pm (w/lunch break from 12-2pm)
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Workshop led by Kokyo Henkel and Shoho Kuebast.
Workshop: Contemplating & Meditating on the Middle Way
Saturday, January 15th @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Choro Antonaccio, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Living Out High Ancestor Dogen’s Practice Vow – A Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Your membership commitment and contributions are more than incidental – they are critical for making sure we have physical and virtual spaces to come together and teachers available to guide our practice...
2021 Year-End Appeal
Jukai Ceremony held on Saturday, December 11th from 5-6pm
Congratulations to the 3 sangha members who received lay-ordination this past week.
Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony (Zaike Tokudo)
Saturday, January 1st @ 1pm to 2pm
All are welcome to join us (outdoors) in chanting the Perfection of Wisdom Diamond Sutra!