Please join us for Berkeley Zen Center’s annual fundraising party Saturday, September 24th. Food, Music, and Fun! Raffle tickets will be on sale in August – there will be numerous prizes, including a $150.00 gift certificate to REI and to Chez Panisse. All funds raised are to support the Building Fund. Look for more details in the September Newsletter.
- WSM Talk: Sue Oehser
8:00 am – 9:00 am, Mon, May 20, 2024 - Drop-in Sitting and Study
7:10 pm – 9:00 pm, Wed, May 22, 2024 - Practice Period Class: Seeing One Thing Through
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, May 23, 2024 - Bodhisattva Ceremony
9:30 am – 10:30 am, Sat, May 25, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Mary Duryee
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, May 25, 2024 - All-Sangha Budget Meeting
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Sun, May 26, 2024 - Zendo Holiday
All day, Mon, May 27, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Jun 1, 2024 - Sangha Work Day
All day, Sun, Jun 2, 2024 - WSM Talk: Judy Fleischman
8:00 am – 9:00 am, Mon, Jun 3, 2024 - Founders’ Ceremony
7:00 am – 8:00 am, Fri, Jun 7, 2024 - Half-day Sitting
8:00 am – 12:00 pm, Fri, Jun 7, 2024
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A Soto Zen practice place led by Hozan Alan Senauke and founded by Shunryu Suzuki and Sojun Mel Weitsman
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.