Affirmation of Welcome:

Walking the path of liberation, we express our intimate connection with all beings.

The Austin Zen Center community offers a haven of peace and harmony in which to engage in the arduous task of self-discovery through Zen practice. Welcoming diversity, the practice of zazen is available to people of every race, religion, nationality, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability.

Whoever you may be, you are welcome here.

May all beings realize their true nature.

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Weekly Schedule:

Weekday Mornings (Mon-Fri)

• 6:00am – Zazen
  
• 6:35am – Kinhin
• 6:45am – Zazen
• 7:20am – Service
• 7:35am – Soji (temple cleaning)
• 7:50am – Morning program ends

Weekday Evenings (Mon-Thu)

(Many come to zazen after work; it's OK to enter the zendo whenever you can get here.)

• 5:40pm – Zazen
  
• 6:20pm – Service
• 6:30pm – Evening program ends

(Note: You may depart before service begins.)

Saturday Beginner's Instruction

• 9:15am – Beginners' Program (across street at 704 W. 31st St.)
• 10:30am – Join Dharma talk (see below)

Saturday Morning Program

• 8:15am – Zazen
• 8:50am – Kinhin (slow walking meditation)
• 9:00am – Zazen
• 9:40am – Chanting and bowing service
• 10:00am – Temple cleaning together
• 10:30am – Dharma Talk
• 11:15am – Tea/socializing

Affiliated groups meeting at Austin Zen Center

• Dharma Punx: Sundays, 11am–12:30pm
• Meditation and Recovery: Sundays, 6–7:00pm
• LGBT Fellowship: Thursdays, 7–8:45pm

Just This

The editorial staff of Just This, the journal of the Austin Zen Center, is pleased to announce its latest issue: Mountains and Water.

You are invited to take a walk. In Mountains and Rivers, students from the AZC and sister Centers tell of time spent in the sun or rain, encountering the world outside of walls. Practice takes many forms as we wander. Whether it is solitude and simplicity, a sense of our unity with other beings in a great landscape, or the giving of attention, these writers and artists have found a practice among mountains and waters.

The next issue of Just This has the theme of Play. Send us your childlike wonder, your whimsy, or your humor as we honor the playfulness of our true nature.

Please visit the blog at http://azcjustthis.blogspot.com and leave comments for others as you see fit.

Just This is partway through a series of issues on the theme of Zen and Creativity, with several articles in each issue. Previous issues (Shared Intention, Making Our World: Construction and Craft, Words and Letters, and Movement) can be accessed at the blog site.


We are excited about this new development in our community life and look forward to your contributions in future issues. The next issue of Just This has the theme of Play. Send us your childlike wonder, your whimsy, or your humor as we honor the playfulness of our true nature. Please send submissions to AZCJustThis@googlegroups.com

Thanks, Just This staff (Trevor Maloney, Kim Mosley, Sarah Webb, and Pat Yingst)