Calendar & Upcoming Events

The Melbourne Zen Group has a regular schedule of group zazen twice a week, and Saturday and Full Moon Zazenkai once a month.

Group meditation is held every Tuesday evening from 6.30 to 8.30 and on Saturday mornings from 10 o’clock to 12 o’clock.  On the last Saturday of every month there will be zazenkai from 9am to 1pm (dates listed below).

Please arrive about 15 minutes before the commencement of meditation.

*Some dates and times may change and events added during the year.  Please check this page regularly for updates.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming workshops

Upcoming sesshin

CALENDAR

2010

JANUARY
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 1 January & Friday 29 January.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 30 January.

FEBRUARY
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 26 February.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 27 February.

MARCH
Full moon zazenkai: none in March.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 27 March.

APRIL
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 2 April & Friday 30 April.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm,  24 April.

Autumn sesshin, Friday 2 – Friday 9 April 2010, at Casa Pallotti. Susan Murphy.

MAY
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 28 May.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 29 May.

JUNE
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 25 June.
Saturday zazenkai: See Zazenkai and Koan Workshop information below.

Zazenkai and Koan Workshop, 10am – 5pm, 26 June, and 9am – 12noon, 27 June, at CERES Community Environmental Park. Susan Murphy.

JULY
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 23 July.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 31 July.

AUGUST
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 27 August.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 28 August.

SEPTEMBER
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 24 September.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 25 September.

OCTOBER
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 22 October.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 30 October.

Walking sesshin, Saturday 2 – Friday 8 October (dates confirmed), Great Ocean Walk (Elliot River to Johanna Beach). Subhana Barzaghi

NOVEMBER
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 19 November.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 27 November.

DECEMBER
Full moon zazenkai: 7pm to 10pm, Friday 17 December.
Saturday zazenkai: 9am to 1pm, 25 December.

Rohatsu sesshin, Friday 3 – Friday 10 December, at Adekate Forest Lodge. Subhana Barzaghi.