All are welcome to attend BZC’s annual Family Sesshin. Join this cutting-edge event where our wonderful 2500-year-old practice meets 21st Century Bay Area family life! We need non-parents and ex-children for ballast, so please consider sharing and supporting this special day. The day will include zazen, service, a mindful walk, work period, art projects, stories, and fun activities for all ages. Sign up on the zendo bulletin board. Questions? E-mail Marie Hopper (marie_hopper@sbcglobal.net) or Laurie Senauke (lauries@kushiki.org).
- All-Sangha Budget Meeting
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Sun, Apr 27, 2025 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Kurt Kowalski
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Apr 28, 2025 - Teacher Entering Ceremony
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Fri, May 2, 2025 - Open PP One-Day Sitting
5:00 am – 5:30 pm, Sat, May 3, 2025 - Dharma Talk: Linda Galijan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, May 3, 2025 - Shuso's WSM Talk: Mark Copithorne
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, May 5, 2025 - Lotus Sutra Class
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm, Thu, May 8, 2025 - Zazen Refresher
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Fri, May 9, 2025 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Ryuei Michael McCormick
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, May 10, 2025 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Clay Taylor
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, May 12, 2025 - Dharma Talk: Shuso Mark Copithorne
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, May 17, 2025 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Gensan Kristopher Thomson
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, May 19, 2025 - Shuso Dharma Talk: Mark Copithorne
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Fri, May 23, 2025
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A Soto Zen practice place 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.