melbourne zen group
The Melbourne Zen Group is based in Brunswick East, Melbourne, Australia. Their offerings include meditation meetings, retreats and workshops are open to both members and non-members.
The group was formed in 1985 by a handful of people who had attended zen retreats with Robert Aitken Roshi, founder of the Diamond Sangha Zen lineage in Hawaii. The Diamond Sangha is a lay community that has roots in both the Rinzai and Soto schools of Zen Buddhism. Its practices encompass shikantaza and koan practice.
The physical Melbourne Zen Group dojo is located in the Learning Centre at the CERES Community Environment Park, Brunswick East.