Zazenkai - 18th-19th April, 2026

You are invited to a series of Zazenkai throughout 2026, the first of which will be taking place on Saturday 18th April - Sunday 19th April.

Catering will be DIY and we can share food pot-luck style for morning tea, lunch and dinner, and manage our own breakfast on the Sunday, either bringing food with us or purchasing nearby in Berry. We could end with an early morning sit on Sunday.

The outline of the day could look like this:

Saturday:

• Arrive 10am for morning tea

• Sit 10.30-12.30 

• Encouragement talk at 10.30 

• Dokusan opportunity 11-12.30

• Shared lunch at 12.30

• Sit again at 1.45/2.00

• Dharma talk / Sutra study / Koan inquiry from 2.30-3.30

• Afternoon tea at 3.30

• Rest, walk, samu, if not departing at 4.00

• Shared supper at 6.00

• Re-enter silence and sit 7-8.30

• Bed

Sunday:

• Early morning sit 6.00-7.30am 

• Shared breakfast 7.30-8.30

• Pack up and clean up begins 8.30 

• Depart 9.30

• (Train from Berry:  10.40am)

ZOC has an annual membership system which helps to support our teachers and keeps the practicalities of the Sangha running. If you are new to the sangha and curious about joining in with our member only events such as this one, you can join up as a member for a "trial" cost of $25 for the year. To see membership details and sign-up, please visit our membership website page here: https://www.zenopencircle.org.au/membership

If you have any questions at all about this event or about membership please do not hesitate to either email Jazz Andrews on jazz@hey.com, or else phone on 0479 167 129 (due to work commitments, I may not get back to you straight away, but if you leave a message will return your call or text ASAP). 🙏