In the far north of Germany Juen Ryushin Friederike Boissevain and Nanzan Shunki Harald Schoklmann were ordained as Soto Zen priests by Hozan Sensei at Wind und Wolken Sangha on February 8. Juen and Nanzan began this group in 2002, and have long dedicated themselves to the dharma even as they each maintain active lives as physicians and creators of the region’s first hospice organization. As dharma names Juen Ryushin means Circle of Giving/Arising Heart-Mind; Nanzan Shunki translates as South Mountain/Bright Spirit.
- Dharma Talk: Ryushin Andrea Thach
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Nov 2, 2024 - Open Discussion
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Nov 4, 2024 - Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, Nov 6, 2024 - Aspects Class: Ordinary Bodhisattvas
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, Nov 7, 2024 - Love, Power and Liberation: Angela Davis & Lama Rod Owens
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Fri, Nov 8, 2024 - One-Day Sitting/Close Aspects
5:00 am – 5:30 pm, Sat, Nov 9, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Linda Galijan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Nov 9, 2024 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Rob Lyons
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Nov 11, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Luminous Heart Penelope Thompson
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Nov 16, 2024 - Women's One-Day Sitting
8:00 am – 12:15 pm, Sun, Nov 17, 2024 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Nanzan Harald Schoeklmann
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Nov 18, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Nov 23, 2024 - Half-day Sitting
8:00 am – 12:00 pm, Sun, Nov 24, 2024
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A Soto Zen practice place led by Hozan Alan Senauke and founded by Shunryu Suzuki and Sojun Mel Weitsman
Affirmation of Welcome
Walking the path of liberation, we express our intimate connection with all beings. Berkeley Zen Center is a sangha of Buddhist practitioners drawing from the Bay Area’s many spiritual and cultural communities. Just as Shakyamuni Buddha welcomed people of all backgrounds to practice, here at BZC our activities embrace diversity, and are available to people of every color, every way of life and ethnic background, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. May all beings practice in safety and equality, realizing our true nature.