On Friday afternoon, September 20, at 5:40 Sensho Watanabe Roshi, a special lecturer sent to Zen centers in the U.S. by Soto Zen headquarters in Japan, will give a talk: “How to Live Here and Now—Engagement from the One and a Half Person Perspective.” Rev. Watanabe is head priest at Toryuji Temple in Niigata, Japan. For twelve years he has served as Tokuha Fukyoshi, a teacher dispatched to convey principles of Dogen and Keizan Zenji to Zen communities around the world.
- Rohatsu Sesshin
5:00 am – 5:30 pm, Thu, Dec 5, 2024 - Dharma Talk: TBA
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Dec 7, 2024 - Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen Only
6:00 am – 6:30 pm, Mon, Dec 9, 2024 - Open Discussion
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Dec 9, 2024 - Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, Dec 11, 2024 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Peter Enyeart
5:40 pm – 6:25 pm, Fri, Dec 13, 2024 - 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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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.