UPCOMING

2026-04-11

April sesshin

Applications are open for this 7-day sesshin, led by Sante Roshi. Last date for applications is 21th of March.

2026-05-06

May sesshin

Applications are open for this 4 day sesshin, which will be led by Dharman Sensei. Last date for applications is 22 April.

2026-05-23

Vesak

Members and their families are warmly invited to register for the Vesak celebration on Saturday 23 May. You can come for just the day, or stay till breakfast on Sunday. On Saturday morning you can either arrive by car, or we can pick you up from the train in Arboga. Please register by 9 May.

2026-06-06

June sesshin

Applications are open for this 7 day sesshin, which will be led by Kansan Sensei. Last date for applications is 23 May.

2026-07-02

Introductory retreat

Applications are open for this 3 day introductory retreat held in Swedish, which will be led by Kanja Roshi.

2026-07-16

Introductory retreat

Applications are open for this 3 day introductory retreat held in English, which will be led by Kansan Sensei.

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.