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September 2021
Dojo Schedule
St Paul's Hall 6.30 - 8:30pm
Thursday 2
Zazen and 8th Dharma talk, by Ross, in the series, Zen and the Passions titled:
Desire and Fear
Thursday 9
Zazen
Thursday 16
Zazen and Dokusan with Ross
Thursday 23
Zazen
Thursday 30
Dojo closed while sesshin is on.
7 Day Spring Sesshin
25 Sept - 2 Oct
Our 2021, 7 day residential Spring Sesshin is being held at the Origins Centre in Balingup from 25 September to 2 October. The sesshin is being led by Ross Bolleter Roshi. For more information and to register click here.
Sit On Country
5 September
Our monthly Sit on Country, with Michael Wright will be on Sunday 5 September at Kaarta Gar-up (Kings Park). We will join together in zazen and kinhin on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Gather at 9.15 am for a 9.30 start. We will finish by 10.30 am.
Dokusan
1. Dokusan with Mari, by telephone, is on the Tuesday, (from 4-6 pm) following the first Thursday of the month.
Tuesday 7 September
Telephone Dokusan with Mari Rhydwen Roshi.
Registration for 12th Oct. opens on 8th Sept. and closes on Sunday, 10th Oct. at 7 pm.
2. Dokusan with Ross, in person, is at St Paul's Hall, usually on the fourth Thursday of the month between 6:30-8:30 pm.
Thursday 16 September
In person Dokusan with Ross Bolleter Roshi.
The Zen Group of Western Australia is a lay-Buddhist organisation founded in 1983 and affiliated with the Diamond Sangha. We meet on Thursdays at St Paul's Anglican Church Hall in Beaconsfield. All are welcome to sit with us.
HISTORY
The Zen Group of Western Australia started in 1983 with a small group of people sitting in a private home in Mt. Claremont, Perth.
WHAT IS ZEN?
Zen, or Chan as it is called when referring to its history in China, is one branch of the great tree of Mahayana Buddhism.
Talks by teachers and Sangha-members are available to listen to online as podcasts.