The fourth member of this year’s BZC sewing group will complete her lay ordination later this summer. Long-time member Cheryl Gordon will receive the precepts from Ryushin Andrea Thach on Saturday, August 26, at 3:00 p.m. Please come witness her commitment to the Bodhisattva path and welcome her anew to the community.
- 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.