Half-day sittings include five periods of zazen, kinhin (walking meditation) and an informal tea. Sojun Roshi asks participants to commit to the entire four-hour schedule. A $10 donation is requested. If you have questions or if you cannot sign up on the bulletin board, contact the May half-day director Peter Overton (peterovrtn@gmail.com or (510) 848-5239).
- Way Seeking Mind Talk: Laurie Senauke
5:40 pm – 6:25 pm, Fri, Nov 1, 2024 - 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
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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.