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July
Schedule
Thursday 2nd
Zazen (Training in Compassion)
Sunday 5th
Sit on Country
Thursday 9th
Zazen
Sunday 12th
Online dokusan
Council Meeting
Thursday 16th
Zazen and Dharma Talk from Glenn Wallis Roshi
Sunday 19th
Walking Meditation
Tuesday 21st
Telephone dokusan with Mari Rhydwen Roshi
Thursday 23rd
Zazen
Sunday 26th
ZGWA AGM
Thursday 30th
Zazan & Eightfold Path Sharing
Dojo Schedule
We sit Thursday evenings at St Paul's Hall 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If you are new please come at 6:00pm for an orientation.
Online Dokusan
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering online dokusan on Sunday, 12th July, 6am-8am. Please click here to register. Registration closes on Thursday 9th July.
Zazen and Training in Compassion
Nicholas Arnold will lead a training in compassion discussion on Thursday, July 2nd. It will be based on Slogan 28 Abandon Hope. Click here to read the section.
Sit On Country
Our monthly 'Sit on Country' will be on Sunday, 5th of July 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.
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.
Zazen & Dharma Talk from Glenn Wallis Roshi
On Thursday July 16th we have the very special opportunity to hear a Dharma talk from Glenn Wallis Roshi. Roshi is the resident teacher at the Dunedin Zen sangha in New Zealand which, like the ZGWA, is affiliated with the Diamond Sangha Zen lineage.
Walk on Country
Come along to a wonderful period of walking meditation along the coastal paths and the coast on Perth's northern beaches. Mark will lead a walking meditation at Whitford Nodes Park on Sunday 19th July, from 8.00am to 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.
Quote of the Month
"Attention is the essence of our practice, the teaching of all our ancestors. Incomplete attention is diffused and from there you wander into your old cycles of preoccupation. Come back to your sharp attention. This is the way of intimacy. Without attention there can be no intimacy.."
Robert Aitken Roshi
Zazen
Our normal weekly sitting consists of four periods of Zazen finishing with chanting and dedications.
Telephone Dokusan
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering telephone dokusan from 4.00pm-6.00pm on Tuesday, 21st of July. Please click here to register. Registrations close by 5.00pm Sunday, 19th July.
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.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The ZGWA will hold our Annual General Meeting on Sunday 26th July, 2026, 2:00pm – 4:00pm at St. Paul's Church Hall, 162 Hampton Rd, Beaconsfield, WA. The ZGWA relies on members developing their practice by becoming involved in the running of the group’s activities. To manage the group's affairs, plan events, and maintain regular practice activities, members serve on a rotational basis on the ZGWA council. Please consider if 2026 is the time for you to nominate for the council. Councillors are elected for a two-year term year but at times other willing ZGWA members can be co-opted onto council for less than two years.
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.
