Our annual seven-day session celebrates Shakyamuni Buddha’s enlightenment. This is an opportunity to deepen our practice and bonding with sangha in a joyful silent environment. Be sure to sign up on the posted list on the community board and fill out a sesshin info form, if you haven’t already. Place the filled-out forms in the sesshin director’s mail box on the community room porch. Participants are asked to sit at least three full days. If you have questions about scheduling, diet, or physical limitations, please contact Gary Artim at (510) 676-9756 or sesshindirectorbzc@gmail.com.
- Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, Sep 11, 2024 - New Member Entering Ceremony
9:30 am – 10:05 am, Sat, Sep 14, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Greg Fain
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Sep 14, 2024 - All Sangha Meeting and Board Nominations
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Sun, Sep 15, 2024 - Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Linda Galijan
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Sep 16, 2024 - All-day Study Sitting
5:00 am – 5:30 pm, Sat, Sep 21, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Linda Galijan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Sep 21, 2024 - Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Peter Carpentieri
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Sep 23, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Rhonda Magee
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Sep 28, 2024 - Beginners Sitting
8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Sun, Sep 29, 2024 - Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Dean Bradley
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Sep 30, 2024 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Jean Selkirk
5:40 pm – 6:25 pm, Fri, Oct 4, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 5, 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.