Practice Period Class: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Thu, Jun 1, 2023
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Thu, Jun 1, 2023
5:40 pm – 6:25 pm
Fri, Jun 2, 2023
BZC schedules a Way-Seeking Mind Talk on the First Friday afternoon of each month. The talk, followed by Q&A, begins at 5:45pm after five minutes of zazen and runs until 6:25pm. Please note, our First Friday afternoon WSM Talks are online only. The zendo is closed for Zazen on the First Friday of the month.
9:10 am – 10:10 am
Sat, Jun 3, 2023
10:15 am – 11:15 am
Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Saturday Morning Schedule
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Mon, Jun 5, 2023
There will be an open discussion in the online zendo right after a shorter period of zazen:
7:30 am: zazen
8:00 am: open discussion
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Wed, Jun 7, 2023
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Thu, Jun 8, 2023
5:40 pm – 6:30 pm
Fri, Jun 9, 2023
A traditional practice period event.
10:15 am – 11:15 am
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Morning Schedule
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Hozan will lead a Doanryo Training in the Zendo on Saturday, June 10th at 11:45am.
All day
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Please save the date and join us for our All-
Sangha Work Day on Sunday, June 11. The day will open with tea and pastries at 8:00 a.m.,
then zazen from 8:15 to 8:40, work circle at
8:45, with work starting at 9:00. Lunch will be
provided by our tenzos from noon until work
circle at 12:45 p.m., and we’ll wind up with
informal zazen at 3:45‒4:00. Mary Duryee will
be the work leader for the day.
Please come and join the festivities of caring
for our temple property. Whether you are here
for part or the entire work day, all who enter
through our gates reap the benefits of our
efforts!
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Mon, Jun 12, 2023
There will be a student talk in the online zendo right after a shorter period of zazen:
7:30 am: zazen
8:00 am: way-seeking mind talk
What is a "way-seeking mind" talk? See below.
Way-Seeking Mind at Berkeley Zen Center
“Way-Seeking Mind” talks by practitioners at Berkeley Zen Center have been a regular event on Monday mornings for more than thirty years. Each of us came to Zen practice as a seeker, with a spirit of inquiry. Each of us arrives at BZC from our own diverse backgrounds—social, familial, educational, religious, and so on. The idea of our way-seeking mind talks is for students to share how it is that they came to practice. Each person tells his or her own story in a unique way that often blends autobiography, spiritual biography, and the practice questions that each of us is engaged with.
The talks are by invitation, and last about twenty-five minutes, including time for presentation and short question & answer period. For newer students, this is a chance to meet and hear those we are sitting with. Those invited to talk have been sitting steadily at BZC; for them it is an opportunity to tell their story and be seen and heard. One of the teachers or senior students is available for advice in shaping one's talk, should that be useful.
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
5:40 pm – 6:30 pm
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Traditional practice period event - formal question and answer ceremony - in person only.
10:15 am – 11:15 am
Sat, Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Morning Schedule
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sat, Jun 17, 2023
The Practice Period dinner is on Saturday, June 17 at 4:00. Seating will be mostly outside, so dress warmly if cool. There will be limited seating in the community room for those who are comfortable eating indoors with others.
Due to the popularity of this event, we have reached capacity; regrettably, we are not able to add more folks. If you did not sign up for the dinner and wish to be on a waiting list in the event of cancellations, contact Susan Marvin (lai_hang@yahoo.com). If you cannot remember if you signed up for the dinner, you can also check with Susan.
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Mon, Jun 19, 2023
Traditional practice period event - formal question and answer ceremony. Instructions will given at the beginning of the ceremony.
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
These sesshins will generally follow our
winter format, with three periods of zazen in
the morning followed by a dharma talk, then a
midday break for lunch, rest, and work period,
then three periods of zazen in the afternoon.
A modified oryoki lunch will be served at tables
in the courtyard. To purchase a set of oryoki
bowls and/or to sign up for an oryoki training
class, click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei
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For all in-person participants, Covid
protocols will apply. You must be fully
vaccinated and boostered, and must wear a
KN94, N95, or KN95 mask indoors. We also
ask that you get tested within 48 hours of the
start of sesshin (an antigen rapid test will
suffice), and also that if you have any Covid
symptoms such as fever, cough, etc., that you
shift to online participation.
When paying for sesshin, please indicate
on your check or in the PayPal note field that
your donation is related to the May 13 or June
21‒25 sesshin. The suggested donation is $25
per day for in-person attendees, and $15 for
online participants (or whatever you can
afford). Mail a check to the BZC Office
Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703,
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Thu, Jun 22, 2023
These sesshins will generally follow our
winter format, with three periods of zazen in
the morning followed by a dharma talk, then a
midday break for lunch, rest, and work period,
then three periods of zazen in the afternoon.
A modified oryoki lunch will be served at tables
in the courtyard. To purchase a set of oryoki
bowls and/or to sign up for an oryoki training
class, click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei
9bsUsz0ewOBbO9by2oR-
Xj5Q3X6bUnTzY1n69saxxhrxaA/viewform
For all in-person participants, Covid
protocols will apply. You must be fully
vaccinated and boostered, and must wear a
KN94, N95, or KN95 mask indoors. We also
ask that you get tested within 48 hours of the
start of sesshin (an antigen rapid test will
suffice), and also that if you have any Covid
symptoms such as fever, cough, etc., that you
shift to online participation.
When paying for sesshin, please indicate
on your check or in the PayPal note field that
your donation is related to the May 13 or June
21‒25 sesshin. The suggested donation is $25
per day for in-person attendees, and $15 for
online participants (or whatever you can
afford). Mail a check to the BZC Office
Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703,
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Fri, Jun 23, 2023
These sesshins will generally follow our
winter format, with three periods of zazen in
the morning followed by a dharma talk, then a
midday break for lunch, rest, and work period,
then three periods of zazen in the afternoon.
A modified oryoki lunch will be served at tables
in the courtyard. To purchase a set of oryoki
bowls and/or to sign up for an oryoki training
class, click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei
9bsUsz0ewOBbO9by2oR-
Xj5Q3X6bUnTzY1n69saxxhrxaA/viewform
For all in-person participants, Covid
protocols will apply. You must be fully
vaccinated and boostered, and must wear a
KN94, N95, or KN95 mask indoors. We also
ask that you get tested within 48 hours of the
start of sesshin (an antigen rapid test will
suffice), and also that if you have any Covid
symptoms such as fever, cough, etc., that you
shift to online participation.
When paying for sesshin, please indicate
on your check or in the PayPal note field that
your donation is related to the May 13 or June
21‒25 sesshin. The suggested donation is $25
per day for in-person attendees, and $15 for
online participants (or whatever you can
afford). Mail a check to the BZC Office
Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703,
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
These sesshins will generally follow our
winter format, with three periods of zazen in
the morning followed by a dharma talk, then a
midday break for lunch, rest, and work period,
then three periods of zazen in the afternoon.
A modified oryoki lunch will be served at tables
in the courtyard. To purchase a set of oryoki
bowls and/or to sign up for an oryoki training
class, click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei
9bsUsz0ewOBbO9by2oR-
Xj5Q3X6bUnTzY1n69saxxhrxaA/viewform
For all in-person participants, Covid
protocols will apply. You must be fully
vaccinated and boostered, and must wear a
KN94, N95, or KN95 mask indoors. We also
ask that you get tested within 48 hours of the
start of sesshin (an antigen rapid test will
suffice), and also that if you have any Covid
symptoms such as fever, cough, etc., that you
shift to online participation.
When paying for sesshin, please indicate
on your check or in the PayPal note field that
your donation is related to the May 13 or June
21‒25 sesshin. The suggested donation is $25
per day for in-person attendees, and $15 for
online participants (or whatever you can
afford). Mail a check to the BZC Office
Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703,
10:15 am – 11:15 am
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Morning Schedule
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
These sesshins will generally follow our
winter format, with three periods of zazen in
the morning followed by a dharma talk, then a
midday break for lunch, rest, and work period,
then three periods of zazen in the afternoon.
A modified oryoki lunch will be served at tables
in the courtyard. To purchase a set of oryoki
bowls and/or to sign up for an oryoki training
class, click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei
9bsUsz0ewOBbO9by2oR-
Xj5Q3X6bUnTzY1n69saxxhrxaA/viewform
For all in-person participants, Covid
protocols will apply. You must be fully
vaccinated and boostered, and must wear a
KN94, N95, or KN95 mask indoors. We also
ask that you get tested within 48 hours of the
start of sesshin (an antigen rapid test will
suffice), and also that if you have any Covid
symptoms such as fever, cough, etc., that you
shift to online participation.
When paying for sesshin, please indicate
on your check or in the PayPal note field that
your donation is related to the May 13 or June
21‒25 sesshin. The suggested donation is $25
per day for in-person attendees, and $15 for
online participants (or whatever you can
afford). Mail a check to the BZC Office
Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703,
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
This traditional question and answer ceremony is the culmination of the Shuso's (Head Students) training period.
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
There will be no formal program this morning, as it is the day after our 5-day Sesshin.