Sydney Zen Centre

22/12/2025

Welcome to our first post on the Sydney Zen Centre Substack.
We will be posting writing and teaching from our seven teachers - please subscribe for more wisdom!
https://open.substack.com/pub/zensydney/p/yunyan-sweeps-the-ground?r=23z36n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

17/02/2025

Teisho by Subhana Barzaghi, roshi 'Cultivating the immeasurable quality of joy'2017 Autumn Sesshin

17/02/2025

Have you checked out our podcasts on Spotify? More uploaded today. Wisdom on tap!
https://open.spotify.com/show/0XN1oMbteJ7m27igY84hCt

11/11/2024

Want to boost your practice before Christmas? Head to the Sydney Zen Centre website and register for the Rohatsu sesshin in early December. Held at Annandale, you can register for as few or as many sessions as you want.

11/11/2024

Today's teisho ...

03/11/2024

Our podcasts are now on Spotify - and soon to be on Apple and everywhere else. Simply search 'Sydney Zen Centre'.
In the meantime, here's the link:

Podcast · [email protected] · Talks from the Sydney Zen Centre about Zen Buddhist practice.

03/11/2024

Our podcasts are now on Spotify - and soon to be on Apple and everywhere else. Simply search, 'Sydney Zen Centre'. In the meantime, have a list to this teisho, given by Subhana at Kodoji during Autumn Sesshin.
https://veritymediainfo.podbean.com/e/the-suchness-of-things/

30/10/2024

In the heart of chaos, the mind finds stillness.
When the storm rages, the lotus blooms.
Embrace the chaos; it is the way of the universe.
Like leaves dancing in the wind, we learn to let go.

Mind, Moon, Circle - create your entry now! Deadline: November 20. Theme: Chaos

14/10/2024

Calling all creative minds! 🎨📝📸

Chaos is the theme for the next issue of Mind, Moon, Circle, the quarterly magazine of the Sydney Zen Centre. We're inviting you to submit articles, poems, images, and other creative expressions that explore the nature of chaos, its meaning, and its role in our lives.

How do you find peace in the midst of chaos?
What beauty can be found in the unpredictable?

Share your unique perspective and connect with a community of like-minded individuals.

Deadline: November 20.

Submit to: [email protected]

Let's create something extraordinary together!

22/09/2024

Chaos!! The next Mind, Moon, Circle Magazine is looking for your contributions. Chaos is the theme. First in, best dressed. Email all contributions to William at: [email protected].

13/09/2024

A Google search is the dominant way in which new people find us.

So a (positive) Google review is a really powerful way to encourage people to check us out and start their practice.

At the moment, we have just 12 reviews. Would you consider writing one?

It's really simple - just click in the link in the comments below, and type.

Gassho.