- We offer zazen (meditation) daily, Monday – Friday
Upcoming Sittings
(for details about these programs, check the Calendar Page)
Sunday, March 30: Women’s Sitting
Sunday, April 13: Beginners’ Sitting: 8:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m
Suggested donation: $15. For more information, please contact Helen Cheng at mankattan@yahoo.com
You can pay for any of these events by mailing a check to the BZC Office Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703, or you can pay through the website using the “Sits/Classes” button on the “Generosity” tab. In either case, please indicate what you are paying for, so that your payment is not mixed up with dues or donations.
Class on the Hsin Hsin Ming
With Ellen Webb and Susan Marvin
Click on this link to register:
In Memoriam – Hozan Kushiki Alan Senauke Daiosho 
Our dear Abbot Hozan Roshi passed away on December 22 after a year’s illness. Hozan served as Vice Abbot of BZC for 20 years before his Mountain Seat Ceremony in January of 2021. Earlier he served as the Executive Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, and later served as a teacher and advisor for Upaya Zen Center’s Chaplaincy Training Program. You can access many of his lectures and teachings (and music) in various sections of the BZC website, YouTube, and elsewhere online; his full obituary is available on Legacy.com.
BZC had a full round of traditional Soto Zen ceremonies in the days following Hozan Roshi’s death, ending with 49th day memorial service on February 8. There will be a larger, more eclectic funeral/memorial service on August 10, 2025, at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley.