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Schedule
Thursday 4th
Zazen training and compassion with Nick
Sat 6th
Zazenkai with Mari
Sunday 7nd
Sit on Country
Tuesday 9th
Telephone Dokusan with Mari
Thursday 11th
Zazen
Sunday 14th
Online Dokusan with Mari
Council Meeting 18th
Zazen
Thursday 25th
NO SITTING
​Dojo Schedule
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We sit Thursday evenings at St Paul's Hall 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If you are new please come at 6:00pm for an orientation.
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​Sit On Country
Our monthly 'Sit on Country' will be on Sunday, 7th of December at Kaarta Gar-up (Kings Park). We will join together with Michael Wright in zazen and kinhin on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Gather at 9.15am for a 9.30am start beneath the Marri trees to the south-west of the war memorial. We will finish by 10.30 am, but feel free to bring along a drink and a snack to enjoy socialising in the shade of the trees afterwards.
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Membership and Donations
Support the ZGWA through membership and donation Membership helps towards the support of our practice and the financial viability of ZGWA. If you would like to support ZGWA and become a new member, you can download a membership form by clicking here. Please email the completed form to info@zgwa.org.au. If you would like to support ZGWA by making a donation to The Zen Group of Western Australia, please click here.
ZGWA Council Changes
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Desmond Lim is finishing as ZGWA secretary. Council thanks Desmond and greally appreciates his dedication and his work in his role as ZGWA Secretary and Council member during the last three years.
Online Zazenkai
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be leading an online Zazenkai via Zoom on Saturday, 6th December from 8:30am to 4pm. Please click here to register. Registration closes on Thursday, 4th December.
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Training in Compassion Discussion
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Nick will lead a training in compassion discussion on Thursday, 4th December. It will be based on Slogan 23 - Come back to basics (please read the slogan before attending)
Telephone Dokusan
Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering telephone dokusan from 4.00pm - 6.00pm on Tuesday, 9th of December. Please click here to register. Registrations close by the end of Sunday, 16th November.
Online Dokusan
​​Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering online dokusan on Sunday, 14th of December. Please click here to register. Registration closes on Thursday 11th of December.
Quote of the Month
"Forgetting the self is the presentation of uniqueness." (Aitken Roshi)
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Zazen
“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.”– Shunryu Suzuki
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.
