Toronto Zen Centre | A Buddhist Community

The Zen Centre has a schedule of daily sittings, intensive meditation periods, courses, ceremonies, public events, and much more.

A practical and authentic introduction to Zen Buddhism. Talks, question periods, demonstrations and meditation.

Mettabhavana is an ancient Buddhist meditation leading to the development of unconditional loving-kindness and friendliness.

Upcoming events

25 july 2021
sunday
TZC Teisho

Roshi Henderson will give a teisho at the Toronto Zen Centre.
29 july 2021
thursday-sunday
3-Day Sesshin

The Centre will be closed for a 3-day sesshin which ends on August 1.
8 aug 2021
SUNDAY
TZC Teisho

Roshi Henderson will give a teisho at the Toronto Zen Centre.

Chanting for World Peace

During the Covid pandemic chanting for world peace and healing is more important than ever. The reality of Covid is that if we don’t peacefully share resources (vaccines) the virus will keep on mutating and make hoarding pointless. Read More . . .

chants completed 88,000 / 100,000
Lovingkindness Course

Mettabhavana is an ancient Buddhist meditation leading to the development of unconditional loving-kindness and friendliness. Metta is something you feel in your heart, a positive emotional state towards others as well as ourselves. Read More . . .