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August 2022
Dojo Schedule
St Paul's Hall 6.30 - 8:30pm
Wearing a face mask at the dojo is optional, but encouraged.
Thursday 4th
Zazen & Dharma Talk by Ross Bolleter titled:
The Passion of Remorse
Thursday 11th
Zazen
Thursday 18th
Zazen & Precept Sharing.
Thursday 25th
Zazen & Dharma Talk by Nick Arnold titled:
The Dharma of War
Sit On Country
Sunday, 7th August
Our monthly Sit on Country, is on Sunday 7th August at Kaarta Gar-up (Kings Park). We join together in zazen and kinhin on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Gather at 9.15 am for a 9.30 start. We finish by 10.30 am.
Zazenkai
Saturday, 6th August
The next ZGWA 1-day Zazenkai is on Saturday 6th August, from 10:30am to 6:00pm, at St Paul's Church Hall in Beaconsfield. The Zazenkai, being led by Ross Bolleter Roshi, will include: opening words, zazen, dokusan, chanting, and a dharma talk.
To register click here.
Dokusan
Ross Bolleter Roshi is offering dokusan by telephone, on Saturday 27th August, from 8am-10am.
To register click here.
Registration closes midnight, Thursday 25th August 2022.
Mari Rhydwen Roshi, is offering dokusan, by telephone, on Tuesday 9th August, from 4-6 pm.
Registration closes 7pm Sunday 7th August.
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.