This year’s Zaike Tokudo (Lay Ordination Ceremony) will take place Saturday, June 15, at 3:00 p.m. in the zendo. Alex Roehrkasse will receive lay ordination from Sojun Roshi. Ellen Levin will receive lay ordination from Hozan Sensei. Congratulations in advance to the ordinees, who have been studying and sewing diligently with our sewing teacher, Jean Selkirk. Everyone is encouraged to attend the ceremony and the reception afterwards. Check the zendo bulletin board for details, and please sign up to assist with preparation and cleanup.
- One-Day Study Sesshin - Instructions for the Zen Cook
7:50 am – 5:30 pm, Sat, Sep 23, 2023 - Lecture: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Sep 23, 2023 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Zachary Sherman
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Sep 25, 2023 - Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study
7:10 pm – 9:00 pm, Wed, Sep 27, 2023 - Class: What is a Good Life
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, Sep 28, 2023 - Lecture: Ellen Webb
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Sep 30, 2023 - October Beginner's Sesshin
8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Sun, Oct 1, 2023 - Open Discussion
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 2, 2023 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Sonia Tamez
5:40 pm – 6:25 pm, Fri, Oct 6, 2023 - Lecture: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 7, 2023 - Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 9, 2023 - Lecture: Gerry Oliva
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 14, 2023
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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.