UPCOMING

2025-10-22

Ango period

The Ango period of intensive practice runs from 22 October to 29 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.

2025-11-12

November sesshin

Applications are open for this 4 day sesshin, which will be led by Kanja Roshi. Last date for applications is 29 October.

2025-12-06

Rohatsu sesshin

Applications are now open for Rohatsu 7-day sesshin, which will be led by Kanja Roshi. Members are welcome to apply by the closing date of 22 November.

2025-12-29

New Years retreat

Applications are open for our New Year's retreat, led by Kansan Sensei. Jukai following the stroke of midnight is a great way to see in the New Year. We start with dinner on 29 December and finish with brunch on New Year's day. Please apply online by 16 December. As usual, this special retreat is restricted to members who have already attended sesshin at Zengården.

Zengården

Zengården is the head temple and retreat centre of the Swedish Zen Buddhist Society (Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet, ZBS). Since 1995 we offer full-time residential zen training all year round. We also welcome people for shorter stays, both during our ordinary schedule and for retreats. ZBS has city Zen centres in Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg, Tampere, Cologne and Glasgow; and sitting groups in Uppsala and Helsinki. For more information about our organisation, and to order items from our webshop, visit zazen.se.

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.

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