Saturday, May 28 @ 10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Head Teacher Rev. Mako Voelkel before her Stepping Down Ceremony.
Saturday, May 14th from 1:30pm - 5pm
Join us for a Workshop led by Daigan Gaither.
Workshop with Daigan Gaither: Not Always So: Zen and Grief, Loss, Transitions
Saturday, May 14th @ 10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Rev. Daigan Gaither, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Not Always So: Zen and Grief, Loss, Transitions: A Dharma Talk by Daigan Gaither
Saturday, April 16 @ 10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Head Teacher Rev. Mako Voelkel, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
A Dharma Talk by Rev. Dōshin Mako Voelkel
Saturday, April 30th @10:15 am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Bill Magness, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Continue ReadingThe Unmastered Sounds and Colors of the Careful Heart: A Dharma Talk by Bill Magness
The Unmastered Sounds and Colors of the Careful Heart: A Dharma Talk by Bill Magness
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 12 @ 10:15 am
Join us in person and online for a Dharma Talk by Head Teacher Doshin Mako Voelkel, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
A Dharma Talk by Doshin Mako Voelkel – In-Person at AZC/Online
Saturday, March 5 @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
The Ox-Herding Pictures: A Dharma Talk by Kyoshin Wendy Lewis
Saturday, February 19th @1:00 pm
This Saturday, February 19th (@1 pm), we will hold our second Community Gathering related to the AZC Board’s planning work.
Sangha Gathering – Online
Saturday, February 19 @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Head Teacher Doshin Mako Voelkel, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
No Coming, No Going: A Dharma Talk by Doshin Mako Voelkel
Saturday, February 5th @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Shoho Kuebast, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Being the Eye in the Storm of Appearances: a Dharma Talk by Shoho Kuebast
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 22nd @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Sangha Gathering as part of our Saturday morning program.
Sangha Gathering – Online
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
Saturday, January 1st @ 1pm to 2pm
All are welcome to join us (outdoors) in chanting the Perfection of Wisdom Diamond Sutra!
New Year’s Day Celebration of Perfect Wisdom
Saturday, December 11th @ 3pm
Austin Zen Center will hold an in-person Zaike Tokudo Ceremony (often called Jukai) following Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony...
Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony (Zaike Tokudo) – In-Person
Saturday, December 11th @ 12pm
All are welcome to join us in celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment! In connection with the approach of winter solstice and the end of Rohatsu sesshin...
Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony – In-Person/Online
Friday, December 10th @ 4:50pm
Join us for this year’s Shosan Ceremony, open to Rohatsu and Fall practice period participants.
Shosan Ceremony – In-Person
Saturday, November 20 @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Head Teacher Doshin Mako Voelkel, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Dana Paramita and Buddha Nature A Dharma Talk by Doshin Mako Voelkel
There is a great deal of effort and orchestration that goes into holding a meditation retreat at the Austin Zen…
How You Can Support Retreats at AZC
Saturday, November 6th @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Shoho Kuebast, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
The power of merit in the Zen context: A Dharma Talk by Shoho Kuebast
Saturday, October 23rd @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Choro Antonaccio, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
What’s the business under the patched brown robe? A Dharma Talk by Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, October 9th @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Shoho Kuebast, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
The Union of Emptiness and Compassion: A Dharma Talk by Shoho Kuebast
Saturday, October 2 @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Shinshu Roberts, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
“Reading Dogen” A Dharma Talk by Shinshu Roberts, author of Being-Time: A Practitioner’s Guide to Dogen’s Shobogenzo Uji
Saturday, September 25 @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
“In Reality, Mistakes are Called Learning” A Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson
Saturday, September 18 @10:00 am
Join us in our Online Zendo for a Dharma Talk by Head Teacher Doshin Mako Voelkel, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
“When You are You, Zen Becomes Zen” A Dharma Talk by Doshin Mako Voelkel
Wednesday, October 27th @ 6:45-8:00pm
Join us in-person (outdoors) for this yearly ceremony of honoring those who have died in the past year and letting go of our own harmful karma.
Sejiki Ceremony – In-Person
Fall Practice Period: Oct 13th -Dec 11th
Join us for an 8-week Practice Period on the Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālādevī.