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Dojo Schedule
    St Paul's Hall 6.30pm - 8:30pm

June 2025​​

Sunday 1st

Sit on Country​

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Thursday 5th*

Zazen and Dharma Talk by Mari

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Friday 6th-15th

Every Day Zen with Mari

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Thursday 12th*

Zazen​​​ and dokusan for EDZ participants

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Thursday 19th

Zazen​

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Sunday 22nd

Online dokusan

Council meeting​

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Thursday 26th

Zazen​

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* Please note everyone is welcome to attend to sit on these Thursdays, not just EDZ participants.

​Sit On Country

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Our monthly 'Sit on Country' will be on Sunday 1st June 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

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The latest ZGWA bi-annual journal, Wobbly Pot Autumn-Winter 2025 edition is now available.

Every Day Zen

Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be leading Every Day Zen (EDZ) from Thursday 5th June to Sunday 15th June 2025. Every Day Zen provides an opportunity for extended practice amidst the activities of our life every day. Please click here to view the EDZ flyer for more details. Registration is now closed.

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Online Dokusan 

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Mari Rhydwen Roshi will be offering dokusan via Zoom on Sunday, 22nd June from 6am to 8 am. Please click here to register before Thursday, 19th June.​​​​

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.

HISTORY

The Zen Group of Western Australia started in 1982 with a small group of people sitting in a private home in Mt. Claremont, Perth.

WHAT IS ZEN?

Zen, or Chan as it is called when referring to its history in China, is one branch of the great tree of Mahayana Buddhism.

Talks by teachers and Sangha-members are available to listen to online as podcasts.

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BECOME A MEMBER

Membership entitles you to reserved and discounted places for Sesshins and Zazenkais, as well as use of our library and a subscription to The Wobbly Pot. Membership  provides vital financial support for the group's activities. 

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Download a membership form.

CONTACT

The Zen Group of Western Australia
PO Box 442
FREMANTLE, WA 6959

 

info@zgwa.org.au

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