Are you ready to deepen your formal meal practice in the zendo before the five-day end-of-practice-period sesshin? Would you like to explore and learn how to use oryoki bowls with cloths? The next training will be June 2 (after Saturday program from 11:30 to 12:15). Check the courtyard bulletin board for the signup sheet or just drop in. Contact Sue Oehser ((510) 339-0243 or soehser@earthlink.net) if you have questions or want to pick another date.
- Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Dec 14, 2024 - Interim - Informal Zazen Only
All day, Mon, Dec 16, 2024 - New Year’s Eve at BZC
8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, Tue, Dec 31, 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.