Please note the following changes from the dates indicated in the BZC calendar: Practice Period opening sesshin is now May 5. All-Sangha Work Day is now June 3. All-Sangha Potluck and Board Nominations is now September 25.
- 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 - Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, Sep 18, 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
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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.