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.
- Founders Ceremony
7:00 am – 8:00 am, Tue, May 7, 2024 - Drop-in Sitting and Study
7:10 pm – 9:00 pm, Wed, May 8, 2024 - Practice Period Class: Seeing One Thing Through
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, May 9, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Judy Fleischman
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, May 11, 2024 - WSM Talk: Luminous Heart
8:00 am – 9:00 am, Mon, May 13, 2024 - Practice Period Dinner
All day, Sat, May 18, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Gerry Oliva
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, May 18, 2024 - Board Meeting
9:00 am – 11:00 am, Sun, May 19, 2024 - All-Sanga Meeting
7:00 pm – 8:15 pm, Sun, May 19, 2024 - All-Sangha Checkin Meeting
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Sun, May 19, 2024 - WSM Talk: Sue Oehser
8:00 am – 9:00 am, Mon, May 20, 2024 - Bodhisattva Ceremony
9:30 am – 10:30 am, Sat, May 25, 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.