In early July, Abbot Hozan will offer Dharma Transmission to Juen Friederike Boissevain and Nanzan Harald Schoecklmann in week-long ceremonies here at BZC. Juen and Nanzan are the teachers at our BZC affiliate Wind und Wolken Sangha (Wind and Clouds) in Bornstein, northern Germany. As medical doctors, they are also founders of Hospiz im Wohld, a hospice service and facility in Gettorf, Germany. In the next issue of this newsletter we will share some of their comments on the wonderful occasion of their transmission.
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8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 7, 2024 - Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, Oct 9, 2024 - One-Day Sitting/Open Aspects
All day, Sat, Oct 12, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Greg Fain
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 12, 2024 - Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen Only
6:00 am – 6:30 pm, Mon, Oct 14, 2024 - Aspects Class: Ordinary Bodhisattvas
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, Oct 17, 2024 - Dharma Talk: TBA
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 19, 2024 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: To Be Announced
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 21, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 26, 2024 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: TBA
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Ryushin Andrea Thach
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Nov 2, 2024 - All Sangha Work Day
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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.