On Monday morning, May 6, Sojun Roshi will confer Lay Entrustment and offer green rakusus to Seishi Tetsudo Ross Blum and Sentei Kokyo Susan Marvin. The ceremony and informal dharma inquiry with Ross and Susan will take place at the time of morning zazen. A celebratory reception in the community room will follow.
- Sat, Jun 25, 2022, 10:15 am – 11:30 am
Lecture: Zenshin Greg Fain - Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 8:00 am – 8:30 am
Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Ten Bartholomew - Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday Night Drop In Sitting and Study - Fri, Jul 1, 2022, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Hava Glick-Landes - Sat, Jul 2, 2022, 10:15 am – 11:30 am
Lecture: Abbot Hozan
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A Soto Zen practice place led by Hozan Alan Senauke and founded by Shunryu Suzuki and Sojun Mel Weitsman
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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.