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September
Schedule
Tuesday 1st
Telephone dohusan
Thursday 3rd
Zazen (Training in compassion)
Sunday 6th
Sit on Country
Thursday 10th
Zazen
Sunday 13rd
Online Dokusan
Thursday 17th
Zazen
Sunday 20th
Walking mediation
Thursday 24th
Zazen
Saturday 26th
Djilba Sesshin begins
Dojo Schedule
We sit Thursday evenings at St Paul's Hall 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If you have not sat with us before please contact us at and we will arrange an orientation for you.
Telephone Dokusan
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering telephone dokusan from 4.00pm-6.00pm on Tuesday, Sept. 1st. Please click here to register. Registrations close by 5.00pm Sunday, 30th August (or earlier if the line fills up).
Zazen and Training in Compassion
Nicholas Arnold will lead a training in compassion discussion on Thursday, Sept. 3rd. It will be based on Slogan 30 - Slogan 30 - Don't Be So Predicatable. Click here to read the section.
Sit On Country
Our monthly 'Sit on Country' will be on Sunday, 6th of September at Kaarta Gar-up (Kings Park) (click here for a map locating where we sit). We will gather at 9.15am for a 9.30am start beneath the Marri trees to the south-west of the war memorial. We will finish by 10.30 am, but feel free to bring along a drink and a snack to enjoy socialising in the shade of the trees afterwards.
Walking Meditation
Come along to a wonderful period of walking meditation along the coastal paths of Perth's northern beaches. We meet at Whitfords Nodes Car Park on Sunday 20th September at 8.00am and walk until 9.30am. Click here for a map of our meeting place in the northern carpark. If you are game you can have a swim afterwards.
Zazen
Our normal weekly sitting consists of four periods of Zazen finishing with chanting and dedications.
Zen Library Link
One of the benefits of being a paid up ZGWA member is that you get free access to the ZGWA library which has over 600 volumes in its collection. If you would like to access the catalogue you can do so here.
Djilba (Spring) Sesshin
The Djilba Sesshin (Zen Retreat) takes place from Sat. 26th Sept. to Sat. 3rd Oct. This is our major Sangha event of communal practice for the year. It is a special time when we come together to "settle the mind, touch the mind, convey the mind". Click here to register and find out further details.
Membership and Donations
Support the ZGWA through membership and donation Membership helps towards the support of our practice and the financial viability of ZGWA. If you would like to support ZGWA and become a new member, you can download a membership form by clicking here. Please email the completed form to info@zgwa.org.au. If you would like to support ZGWA by making a donation to The Zen Group of Western Australia, please click here.
The Zen Group of Western Australia is a lay-Buddhist organisation founded in 1982 and affiliated with the Diamond Sangha. We meet on Thursdays at St Paul's Anglican Church Hall, 162 Hampton Road, Beaconsfield, WA 6162. All are welcome to sit with us.
