Dojo Schedule
St Paul's Hall 6.30pm - 8:30pm
March 2025
Sunday 2nd
Sit on Country at Kaarta Gar-up​​​
Thursday 6th
Zazen and Training in Compassion
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Sunday 9th
Online dokusan with Mari
Council meeting
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Thursday 13th
Zazen
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Tuesday 18th
Telephone dokusan with Mari
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Thursday 20th
Zazen
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Sunday 23rd
Walking meditation
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Thursday 27th
Zazen
​Sit On Country
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Our monthly 'Sit on Country' will be on Sunday 6th April at Kaarta Gar-up (Kings Park). We will join with Michael Wright in zazen and kinhin on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Gather at 9.15 am for a 9.30 start beneath the Marri trees to the south of the war memorial. We will finish by 10.30 am, but feel free to bring along a drink and a small snack to enjoy socialising in the shades of the trees afterwards.​​
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Membership and Donation
Membership fees and dana contributions help towards the support of sangha member's practice and the financial viability of ZGWA. If you would like to to become a new member of ZGWA or to support ZGWA by donation, please click here.
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Wobbly Pot
Calling for contributions for the upcoming Autumn-Winter issue of Wobbly Pot.
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Walking meditation
Mark will lead a walking meditation session at Whitfords Nodes Park on Sunday, 23rd March from 8am to 9am.
Online Dokusan
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Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering dokusan via Zoom on Sunday, 13th April from 6am to 8 am. Please click here to register before Thursday, 10th April.
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Telephone Dokusan
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering online dokusan on Tuesday, 22nd April from 4pm-6pm. Please click here to register. Registration closes on Sunday, 20th April.​​​
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Djeran Sesshin
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be leading a 5-Day Djeran Sesshin from Friday 4th April to Wednesday 9th April 2025. This is a residential, intensive practice, silent retreat. Daily session activities include sitting and walking meditation, chanting, sutra reading, personal interviews with the teacher and meditative work period. Vegetarian meals are prepared and served by participants. Please click here to register. Please note that there are limited private accomodation available and they are currently full, camping or room sharing may be option.
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Online Zazenkai
Chris Barker Sensei will be leading an online Zazenkai (Day retreat) on Sunday, 27th April from 8:30am-4pm. Please click here to register. Registration closes on Thursday, 24th April.​​​
The Zen Group of Western Australia is a lay-Buddhist organisation founded in 1982 and affiliated with the Diamond Sangha. We meet on Thursdays at St Paul's Anglican Church Hall, 162 Hampton Road, Beaconsfield, WA 6162. All are welcome to sit with us.
