Welcome to the Berkeley Zen Center’s online library of public lectures, classes, and dharma talks.
Talks given in 2024 are on this page. To listen to those from other years, select the year from the table below. You can also see an index of talks by speaker here. Stream or download talks as you prefer. You can also subscribe to our talks as an iTunes podcast or by RSS.
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Abbot’s Update
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 23rd 2024 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...
Choosing Love and Freedom
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, November 17th 2024 by Linda Galijan ...
Metta and Right Effort
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 9th 2024 by Linda Galijan ...
Aspects Class 4 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas
Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Greg Fain and Linda Galijan ...
Ordinary Bodhisattva at the Election
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 2nd 2024 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...
Aspects Class 3 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas
Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Linda Galijan and Greg Fain ...
Aspects Class 2 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas
Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Linda Galijan and Greg Fain ...
Equanimity, Stories and Dharma
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 19th 2024 by Gary Artim ...
Aspects Class 1 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas
Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Greg Fain and Linda Galijan ...
Cultivating Metta, Remembering Maylie
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 12th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain ...
Your Continuous Practice
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 21st 2024 by Linda Galijan ...
Free Fall into Buddha’s Hand
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 14th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain ...
Practicing With Not Knowing
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 7th 2024 by Karen Sundheim ...
Synchronicity, Serendipity and Suchness
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, August 19th 2024 by Gerry Oliva ...
Bodhisattva Communication in Mutual Liberation
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 17th 2024 by Judy Fleischman ...
The Edge of Things
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 3rd 2024 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...
The First Brahmavihara
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 20th 2024 by Carol Paul ...
World Beyond Conditions
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 13th 2024 by Laurie Senauke ...
On Spiritual Friendship
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 22nd 2024 by Susan Moon ...
Happiness, Breath, and Posture
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 15th 2024 by Susan Marvin ...
Ordinary Mind, Outer Space and Samadhi
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, June 13th 2024 by Karen Decotis ...
Avalokiteshvara’s Thousand Hands and Eyes
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 1st 2024 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...
Finding Balance in our Lives Through Practice and Commitment
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 18th 2024 by Gerry Oliva ...
Light Brings You to Practice; Practice Reveals the Light
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 18th 2024 by Mary Duryee ...
PRACTICE PERIOD CLASS 2 OF 4: SEEING ONE THING THROUGH
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, May 16th 2024 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...
Harmonizing Breath, Body, and Mind: Zazen in Daily Life
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 11th 2024 by Judy Fleischman ...
Practice Period Class1 of 4: Seeing One Thing Through
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, May 10th 2024 by Gerry Oliva ...
Zazenkai/Center of the Universe
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 4th 2024 by Carol Paul ...
Practicing with Anxiety
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 27th 2024 by Susan Marvin ...
Our Leaders Past and Present
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 20th 2024 by Mary Mocine ...
Without Hindrances no Fears
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 13th 2024 by Karen Sundheim ...
CLASS ON THE HEART SUTRA 4 OF 4
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC ...
CLASS ON THE HEART SUTRA 3 OF 4
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC ...
Life is One Continuous Mistake
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 23rd 2024 by Susan Marvin ...
CLASS ON THE HEART SUTRA 2 OF 4
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC ...
Altars and Bodhisattvas: our Practice
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 16th 2024 by Hannah Meara ...
Class On The Heart Sutra 1 of 4
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC ...
One Bright Pearl
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 9th 2024 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...
Radical Acceptance
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 2nd 2024 by Marie Hopper ...
Grace and Practice; Trust in God and Tie Up Your Camel
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 24th 2024 by Penelope Thompson ...
Cooperating with the Universe
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 10th 2024 by Mary Duryee ...
Living with Uncertainty
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 3rd 2024 by Ellen Webb ...
The Niagara River
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 20th 2024 by Hondo Dave Rutschman ...
Compassionate Cooperation in A Difficult Time
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 13th 2024 by Seicho Judy Fleischman ...