All are welcome to celebrate this joyous occasion.
Wednesday, November 1st @ 6:45-8:00pm
ALL ARE WELCOME at Sejiki, a traditional, annual Japanese Zen Buddhist ceremony honoring our ancestors.
Sejiki Ceremony November 7th
Queer Dharma is a group for anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+. Join us!
Queer Dharma
We welcome you to familiarize yourself with the Austin Zen Center and our core practice by attending the Beginner's Class held on Saturdays at 8am.
Beginner’s Instruction
Wednesday, November 1st @ 6:45-8:00pm
ALL ARE WELCOME at Sejiki, a traditional, annual Japanese Zen Buddhist ceremony honoring our ancestors.
Hossenshiki Ceremony
Thursdays Oct 17th -Nov 21st
For our practice period class this year, we will study the Six Paramitas, or “heroic practices of Bodhisattvas” as taught by Tenshin Reb Anderson.
Fall Ango Class: We Could be Heroes and Enter the Mind of Buddha
Saturday, September 7th @10:15 am
Join us for a sangha Q&A in the Zen tradition with ACZ's Guiding Teacher.
Sangha Q&A w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Fall Practice Period: Oct 12th -Dec 8th
You are warmly encouraged and invited to participate in the upcoming annual Ango (Practice Period).
AZC Fall 2024 Practice Period: We Could be Heroes
Saturday, September 28th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, ShiOn Pat Yingst
A Dharma Talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst
All are welcome to attend this ceremony, which opens AZC's Fall Practice Period.
Fall Practice Period Opening Ceremony October 11th
Saturday, October 12th following Ango Opening Ceremony
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, October 5th, 2024 @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 w/Visiting Teacher Konjin Gaelyn Godwin Roshi
Saturday, August 31st @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day
In place of a dharma talk, we will hold a healing circle. All are welcome to take refuge in the circle of compassion.
Healing Circle August 30th
Saturday, August 17th @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, August 31st @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day
Saturday, June 15th @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Enlightened Women Go on Vacation: A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, June 22nd @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Shijun Heather Martin, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Karma: Can You Dig It?; A Dharma Talk w/Shijun Heather Martin
Saturday, June 29th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
Some Thoughts on Equanimity: A Dharma Talk w/ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, July 6th @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, June 8th @ 10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Day with a potluck lunch.
Sangha Work Day & Potluck Lunch
Saturday, May 18th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
Stealing and Killing: A Dharma Talk w/ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, May 25th @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher
The intimacy of not knowing: pilgrimage to Japan. A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, June 1st, 1:30-3
In this workshop, Austin Zen Center will conduct its first Jizo Ceremony
Workshop Jizo Ceremony w/ Rev. Andrea Ryushin Thach
Saturday, June 1st @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with visiting teacher Rev. Ryushin Andrea Thach
The Heart of Jizo Bodhisattva’s Way: A Dharma Talk w/Rev. Ryushin Andrea Thach
Saturday, July 13th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk with AZC's Visiting Teacher
Saving All Beings: A Dharma Talk by Visiting Teacher Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer
Saturday, April 20th, 9:15am
Take refuge in sangha and enter a circle of compassion: being completely present with the experience of others and of yourself.
Universal Ceasefire Sitting
Saturday, April 27th @10am - 1pm
Join us for zazen and a Sangha Work Morning, lunch provided by AZC.
Sangha Work Morning & Lunch
Saturday, March 16th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by our lay entrusted teacher, Pat Yingst
The Experience of Sesshin: A Dharma Talk with ShiOn Pat Yingst
Saturday, March 23rd @10:15 am
Join us for A Dharma Talk with ACZ's Guiding Teacher