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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 on the third Sunday of each month for zazen (seated meditation), teisho (dharma talk) and open dharma inquiry.
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Telephone dokusan with Kynan Sutherland Roshi is offered twice a month on Wednesday nights.
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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 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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A Traditional Seven Day Retreat near Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
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Nobody Owns, by Junko Azukawa
Japanese Ink painting (sumi-e) has a long and distinguished relationship to Zen. If you have ever dabbled with the brush, wondered about Zen painting, or yearened for the opportunity to learn from a sumi-e master, this is your great chance.
No experience is necessary and complete beginners are welcome. Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock your creativity and deepen your Zen practice.
Where: West End Hall
When: 1—4pm
Cost: $ (members); $ (non-members)
NOTE: Places are strictly limited so book early to secure your place.
Junko Azukawa grew up in Toyama, Japan, at the base of the central Japanese Alps, a region famous for the natural beauty of its landscape.
She started learning traditional Japanese calligraphy, Shodo, at the age of five and has experienced the vast possibilities that calligraphy and Japanese ink painting, Sumi-e, can express with just simple monochrome brush marks.
Recent Junko’s artwork has been influenced by Australian plants and birds. She invites you on a journey between two cultures as she uses a traditional art medium and techniques from her birth country of Japan to embody the essence of wildlife and plants from her current home of Australia.
Together with a lifelong study of traditional calligraphy and ink painting, Junko has found peace and appreciation deep within and loves sharing with her audience the intimate relationship between mother nature including animals and human nature through her brush.
Visit Junko’s website here.
Dance of Love
Longing
Into
This Day
You are warmly invited to join us for a Jukai Ceremony, a very special day in the life of our sangha.
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You are warmly invited to join us for a morning of Zen practice ahead of our Jukai Ceremony in the afternoon.
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Help us preserve and celebrate the rich tapestry of Buddhism in Australia by sharing your stories, memories, and insights.
Join us for Zen Movie Night, where we’ll watch a film and explore the dharma content it offers.
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A very special period of Enso practice (One Breath Circles). All materials and instruction provided.
A Traditional Seven Day Retreat near Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
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PLEASE NOTE - there will be no zazen this Sunday.
Join us for a morning of meditation and Haiku practice. No experience required!
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A four week online course hosted by the Contemplative Studies Centre (The University of Melbourne) with Kynan Sutherland Roshi
Join Castlemaine Zen for a silent meditation walk (yatra) and 108 bells at Radical Fields’ Harvest, a one day participatory arts festival in Glenlyon, Victoria.
A four week online course hosted by the Contemplative Studies Centre (The University of Melbourne) with Kynan Sutherland Roshi
A four week online course hosted by the Contemplative Studies Centre (The University of Melbourne) with Kynan Sutherland Roshi
A four week online course hosted by the Contemplative Studies Centre (The University of Melbourne) with Kynan Sutherland Roshi
Please join us Rohatsu, the Buddha’s Enlightenment Day.
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Join us for our Castlemaine Zen Sesshin in historic Fryerstown, Victoria.
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Join us for the first in-depth reading of the Platform Sutra, one of the founding documents of Chinese Zen.
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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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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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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A two day Zen Intensive with Castlemaine Zen in historic Fryerstown, Victoria.
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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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A traditional silent four-day Zen Sesshin with Sensei Kynan Sutherland in historic Fryerstown, Victoria
Castlemaine Zen Zen Practice in the heart of the Goldfields
