Anchorage Zen Community

All beings by nature are Buddha...
— Hakuin Zenji

Schedule and Upcoming Events 

Every Sunday: Sitting & Service followed by dharma talk:  8:30-11:00am in person and via Zoom.  Please view the sitting schedule using the SCHEDULE tab above.

Book discussion group: second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 5:45pm on Zoom.

  • April 27, 2025: 10:00am following our sitting schedule, dharma talk by Koun live on Zoom and discussion.
  • May 4, 2025:  10:00am following our sitting schedule, dharma talk by Koun live on Zoom and discussion.  This is Samu Sunday.  Please join us for yard cleanup afer the discussion.
  • May 8, 2025:  Book Club @  5:45pm via Zoom.  The Hidden Lamp
  • May 11, 2025:  10:00am following our sitting schedule, recorded dharma talk by Koun and discussion.
  • May 17, 2025:  Board Meeting @ noon via Zoom
  • May 18, 2025: 10:00am following our sitting schedule, recorded dharma talk by Koun and discussion, followed by community discussion on AZC’s future plans.
  • May 22, 2025:  Book Club @ 5:45pm via Zoom.  The Hidden Lamp
  • May 25, 2025: 10:00am following our sitting schedule, recorded dharma talk by Koun and discussion.

Learn more about Koun Franz, Soto Zen priest, here.         

AZC Location:  711 Barrow St., Anchorage, AK 99501 (Map programs may take people to the wrong address.  We are located on Barrow Street between 7th and 8th downtown.)                                                                                                                                         

In addition to in person, you may join us via zoom on Sundays; there is a new zoom meeting number, email zen@alaska-zen.org to get connected (rsvp on Meetup won’t automatically send the meeting number so please reach out by email).

Email zen@alaska-zen.org, for more information or if you have any questions.

View our Summer 2024 newsletter here. 

 

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What is Zen?

Many Westerners have misunderstandings about Zen and about Buddhism more broadly. Zen is a set of teachings and practices aimed at helping students minimize suffering in their lives and awaken to reality “just as it is.” As a school of Buddhism, Zen is generally considered a religion, but it is important to note that Zen is not concerned with whether or not gods exist, how the universe came to be, or what happens to us after we die.

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