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Australia
CANBERRA, Australia: Black Mountain Zen Group.
Zazen every Wednesday evening from 7-9 pm.
Half- and full-day zazenkai alternating on the first Saturday of each month. Contact Jeffrey.
Austria
VIENNA, Austria: New Group.
A Zazen practice circle is being initiated to support each other on the Way. We want to create a Sangha. If you are interested in joining, please contact: Ewald.
Belgium
LOUVAIN, Belgium: Zazen in the Beguinage.
Zazen in the Beguinage, every Tuesday 19:45-21:15. Every last Saturday of the month, there is the opportunity to sit a whole day in the Abbey of Averbode 09:00-19:00. This encounter is a gathering of people from different zazen groups. Contact Geert for more details.
AVIOTH/VILLERS-DEVANT-ORVAL, France/Belgium: Zazen Group.
We sit on Wednesday from 18h until 20h in Avioth (in France). We also sit every first Monday of the month at the Orval abbey. Contact Dennis for more info.
Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria: Mokusho Zen House Bulgaria.
Every Wednesday 19:30 – 20:30 at M&V the House.
Facebook page: mokushozen.bg.
For details: email.
Canada
MONTREAL, Canada: Montreal Zen Center.
Regular sittings and retreats.
For information Website or Contact Louis Bricault.
QUEBEC, Canada: Quebec’s Zendo, affiliated to Montreal Zen Center.
Weekly sittings.
For information Facebook or Contact Marielle Robitaille.
Germany
Being Without Self Deutschland.
Umbrella website for all German BWS Groups. Website.
BERLIN, Germany.
Every Monday from 19:30-21:00 at Varziner Strasse 4 (near S & U-Bahn Bundesplatz)
Further information & contact: zen-berlin.com.
BERLIN-Schöneberg, Germany.
Zazen regularly. All welcome.
For further information contact: Cyrus.
BLIESKASTEL, Germany: Zen-Werkstatt Bliesgau.
Zazen every tuesday from 19:00-20:30 (except school holidays).
For details please contact Alexander Titz
BREMEN, Germany.
Zazen regularly.
Contact Raoul for details.
HANNOVER/HILDESHEIM, Germany: Zen-Gemeinschaft Hannover Hildesheim.
Zazenkai (open to everybody) Thursdays 19:30-21:30. Various sesshins throughout the year. Further information & contact: www.zen-meditation-hannover.de.
MUNICH, Germany: zen in münchen.
Mondays and Wednesdays 07:30-09:00.
Fridays 19:00-20:30.
Elsässer Str. 25 Rgb.
All are welcome, you may contact us at our website or by email.
MUNICH, Germany: Zen Dojo am Ostbahnhof.
Elsässer Straße 25 Rgb.
Zazen regularly.
For information: Zen Dojo am Ostbahnhof or contact Christopher Hamacher for details.
TÜBINGEN, Germany: Zen in Tübingen.
Zazen every Tuesday 19:30-21:15. Three sitting sessions with walking meditation in between.
For more details please contact: Sabine.
WEILHEIM IN OBB, Germany: Vimalakirti Zendo.
Zazen every Tuesday 19:00-21:00.
For information: website or contact Robert.
Hungary
BWS Hungary Website
BUDAPEST, Hungary: Zazen Budapest.
Wednesday: 6pm – 8pm
Muzeum u. 19, 1088 Budapest (Door bell code: 014)
Google Maps link. Contact: Balázs Morva for details.
KECSKEMET, Hungary: Zazen Kecskemét.
Monday 19:00 – 20:30 at Trombita u.5.II/3.
Contact: Attila Kocsis for details.
Japan
KYOTO, Japan: Zazen at the Hermitage.
Daily sitting every morning and evening with chance for one-on-one when Jeff is in Japan. All those with a serious commitment to zazen are welcome. For further information, please see the Hermitage section.
Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Ser Sin Yo Zen Center.
Mondays and Thursdays 7:30 pm. Website. For details, contact Leon Chiprout.
TEPOZTLÁN AND MEXICO CITY, Mexico: ser sin yo. zen df/tepoz.
Sittings throughout the week in Mexico City and weekends in Tepoztlán. Newly formed group, everyone is welcome. Contact Sergio Negrete for further information.
Netherlands
DUIZEL, Netherlands: Everyday Zen.
Helping you to start-up/sustain a daily practice, and prepare for retreats.
Located in Duizel, the Netherlands – or remotely via the internet.
For information contact: Christian.
OOSTKAPELLE, Netherlands: Zen op Zondag (Zen on Sunday).
Location: Museum Terra Maris in the forest between Oostkapelle and Domburg
Zazen: 4 x 25 minute periods, with 5 minutes of kinhin in between.
Time: Starting 9:30 am.
Price: €6,50 for a single time. A year membership for the museum is €37,50. This includes all the zazen meditations for a year.
Contact Jan Tuin at tel: (0031) 615517600.
UTRECHT, Netherlands: Open Zendo.
Every Friday morning: 09:00–10:30. Open Zendo, Graalhuis, Nieuwe Gracht 51, Utrecht. Contact.
Romania
CLUJ, Romania: Provision.
Alunisu/Magyarokereke, a small village in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. Zentelke Sangha.
We are a small community of practitioners currently living and working a sustainable lifestyle project through Provision. There are no regularly scheduled meetings but we do offer gatherings and workshops and the possibility to create collaborative events. Website.
Switzerland
ZURICH, Switzerland: New Group.
A Zazen practice circle is being initiated to support each other on the Way. If you are interested in joining please contact: Haochen.
UK
LONDON, England: Diorama Zen.
Zazen group meeting at Old Diorama Art Centre (ODAC). The Zen sittings at ODAC are currently on the first Sunday of every month, 10:15-18:00. (ODAC opens at 10:00 on Sundays). For details contact: Leon or Richard.
CANTERBURY, England: Jin-Daichi (Whole Great Earth) Zendo.
Zazen:
– every morning during weekdays (6:30am – 7:30am)
– every Wednesday and Thursday evening (7:00pm – 8:30pm)
– every two months for a whole day on a Saturday
Contact: Marcus and Jenny and we will be glad to send you more details. Website
USA
TALLAHASSEE, FL, USA: Tallahassee Chan Center.
Regular meditation and retreats led by Guo Gu, in the tradition of Sheng Yen and Dharma Drum. Website.
PHILADELPHIA Area, Levittown, PA, USA: Clearwater Sangha.
Zazen on Saturday evenings at 19:00 and 20:00, with tea and Dharma discussion afterwards, and the first Saturday and third Tuesday of every month from 10:00-16:00. All are welcome. For details, contact Dale Shimizu.
PHILADELPHIA – Havertown, PA, USA: Philadelphia Meditation Center.
Weekly sittings every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 19:30 in the evening. Doors open at 19:00. Monthly sittings on some Saturday mornings and afternoons. For more information go to: PMC Schedule.
PHILADELPHIA – Plymouth Meeting – Radnor, PA, USA: Philadelphia Buddhist Association.
Location 1: Plymouth Meeting: Sittings on Sunday evenings at 19:30.
Once a month – on the 2nd Sunday – there will be a lecture instead of the sitting.
Location 2: Radnor: Sittings on Wednesday evenings at 19:30.
Once a month – on the 4th Wednesday – there will be a discussion instead of the sitting.
For more information go to: Website.
WAYNE, PA, USA: Main Line Zen Meditation.
Every Saturday 10:00 – 11:30.
Two sitting sessions with walking meditation in between, at the Tredyffrin Public Library.
Contact Ying Studebaker for more details.
YARDLEY, PA, USA: Buddhist Sangha Bucks County.
We meet every Monday from 19:00-21:00 at the Yardley Friends Meeting.
65 North Main Street in Yardley, PA. All are welcome, you may contact us at: email, or Website, or Facebook.
Online
Sitting together online, across time zones — newcomers welcome.
- Canterbury, UK — Mon–Fri 6:30 GMT (50 min); Wed & Thu 19:00 GMT (2 × 25 min) — Contact: Jenny & Marcus — email
- Munich, Germany — Tue 19:00–20:30 CET (2 × 25 min, in English) — Contact: Bernhard — email
- Montréal, Canada (Montréal Zen Centre) — Mon 19:30–20:30 local (2 × 25 min) — Contact: Anne Lainé — email
- Québec City, Canada (Québec Zendo) — Wed 16:30–18:00 local (3 × 25 min + kinhin) — Zoom — Contact: Marielle Robitaille — email
- Philadelphia, USA (Shikan Zendo) — Sun 09:00–11:00 EST (3 × 35 min); Fri/Sat/Sun 20:30–21:15 EST (45 min) — Contact: Julianna — email
- East Coast, USA — Tue 21:15–22:00 EST (40 min) — Contact: Milan — email
- Mexico City, Mexico (Ser Sin Yo) — Mon/Wed/Thu 19:30 local — Contact: Leon Chiprout — email
- Tepoztlán / Mexico City, Mexico — morning zazen Sat–Thu 7:00–7:50; Fri 6:00–8:50 (intensive) — Contact: Sergio — email
- Brisbane, Australia — Mon 21:00 & Thu 06:00 & Sun 06:00–08:00 AEST — Contact: Leonie — email
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