UPCOMING

2023-09-29

Weekend retreat

This weekend retreat will start with dinner on Friday and finish with lunch on Sunday. It will be led by Kansan Zetterberg. The last date for applications is 15 September.

2023-10-14

October sesshin

Applications are open for this 7-day sesshin, which will be led by Sante Roshi. Last date for applications is 30 September.

2023-10-25

Ango period

The Ango period of intensive practice runs from 25 October to 25 November. There is more sitting and free time and less work, so this is a perfect opportunity to come and deepen your practice. Email for more details.

2023-11-08

November sesshin

Applications are open for this 4-day sesshin, which will be led by Kanja Roshi. Last date for applications is 25 October.

2023-12-02

Rohatsu sesshin

Applications are now open for Rohatsu 7-day sesshin, which will be led by Sante Roshi. Members are welcome to apply by the closing date of 18 november.

Introduction

Zengården is the head temple and retreat center of the Swedish Zen Buddhist Society (Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet). We also have city Zen centres in Stockholm, Lund, Göteborg, Tampere, Cologne and Glasgow; and sitting groups in Uppsala and Helsinki. You can also visit zazen.se to read more about our organisation and order items from our webshop.

Members are welcome to apply for any of our events: see the sidebar for upcoming events, or click here for a pdf of the full calendar for the year.

Click here to see the different fees at Zengården.

Click here for the 2024 list of fees.

If you are not a member, but are interested in Zen, you can contact any of our city centers about attending one of their regular introductions to Zen. If you live far away from any of our city centers, you can contact us to discuss how to get started.