Unfortunately the 2015 directory has some errors in it. We are planning to send out an errata sometime soon. If you have not already done so, please check your entry and email any changes you want made to bzcofficemanager@gmail.com by April 15. You can also call the office with changes at 510.845.2403.
- Lecture: Gary Artim
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Dec 2, 2023 - Rohatsu Sesshin
6:00 am – 5:30 pm, Mon, Dec 4, 2023 - Lecture: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Dec 9, 2023 - Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen Only
6:00 am – 6:30 pm, Mon, Dec 11, 2023 - Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study
7:10 pm – 9:00 pm, Wed, Dec 13, 2023 - Lecture: Ross Blum
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Dec 16, 2023 - Interim - Informal Zazen Only
7:30 am – 8:15 am, Mon, Dec 18, 2023 - New Year’s Eve at BZC
8:00 pm – 12:30 am, Sun, Dec 31, 2023 – Mon, Jan 1, 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.