Saturday, December 11th @ 3pm
Austin Zen Center will hold an in-person Zaike Tokudo Ceremony (often called Jukai) following Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony...
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
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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.