Join us every Sunday morning at the West End Hall for zazen (seated meditation). A great way to deepen your meditation with sangha friends.
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Join us on the first Sunday of each month for a Orientation (optional), Full Sutra Service and Zazen (seated meditation).
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Join us for our Autumn Yatra (Silent Zen Walk) along the Poverty Gully Walking Track in Central Victoria.
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Join us for the launch of Susan Murphy’s new book – A Fire Runs through All Things: Zen Koans For Facing The Climate Crisis

Join us for a Silent Zen Walk, Talk and 108 Bells at Radical Fieldz, a seasonal avant garde arts program at Lyonbank Farm, Glenlyon.
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Join us for Zen Movie Night, where we’ll watch a film and explore the dharma content it offers.
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Please join us Rohatsu, the Buddha’s Enlightenment Day!
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Join us for a very special Zazenkai and Sangha Transmission Ceremony with Susan Murphy Roshi, one of Australia’s leading Zen teachers.
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The referendum on the Voice to Parliament is coming up soon. This is a unique opportunity to speak openly and fearlessly about what it means to you and your sense of belonging.

Please join us for our Winter Yatra (Silent Zen Walk) in the Central Victorian Goldfields.
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On Sunday 28th May Zen Open Circle is offering an Autumn Day of Practice with Susan Murphy Roshi and Kynan Sutherland Sensei. This will be a full day of traditional practice online with zazen, sutras, dokusan and teisho from 9am-5pm.

Join us for Zen Movie Night, where we’ll watch a film and explore the dharma content it offers.
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Join us for our Autumn Yatra (Silent Zen Walk) along the Poverty Gully Walking Track in Central Victoria.
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You are warmly invited to join our Summer Yatra (Silent Zen Walk) in the Central Victorian Goldfields.
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Join us at the Castlemaine Art Gallery to hear from the artist Gabrielle Martin about her new exhibition, “Through the Long Grass”, followed by lunch at a nearby cafe.

Join us every Tuesday night (7—8.30pm) at the West End Hall for zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation). A great way to deepen your meditation with sangha friends.

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Join us this Sunday for online zazen — a great way to sustain your practice in the midst of lockdown.

On the fourth Sunday of each month we offer a morning of Zen practice at The Castlemaine Forge with sutras, zazen, dharma talk and dharma discussion.

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Always wanted to meditate but never known where to start? Our Zen Fundamentals course is designed especially for you.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation) under the light of the full moon 8—9pm, wherever you happen to be.

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PLEASE NOTE: Zazen in the Park will be postponed until further notice due to Covid-19.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation) every Sunday morning in the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens from 9 - 10.30am.

We meet every Monday night from 7.30 - 8.30pm for zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation)…

Join us for a morning of collaborative inquiry with Susan Murphy Roshi, the leading Australian voice in Eco-Buddhism.

Susan will explore how Zen Buddhism meets and responds to the environmental disaster at our doorstep…

On the third Saturday of every month we gather for Zazenkai, an extended period of Zen practice (1 - 4pm)…

On the Monday closest to the full moon we offer an extended period of zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and an Encouragement Talk from Kynan Sutherland Sensei…