2024 BZC Calendar of Events (Updated 4.17.24 )
Events in April 2023
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Bodhisattva Ceremony Bodhisattva Ceremony
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Sat, Apr 1, 2023Lecture: Mary Mocine Lecture: Mary Mocine
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Sat, Apr 1, 2023Saturday Morning Schedule
- Zendo opens: 8:20 am
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin/break 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:10
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Open Discussion Open Discussion
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Mon, Apr 3, 2023There 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
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ONLINE SEMINAR ON WILLS AND TRUSTS ONLINE SEMINAR ON WILLS AND TRUSTS
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Thu, Apr 6, 2023BZC invites you to a Seminar in our online Zendo, given by an experienced estate attorney, Cynthia Trutner Cynthia de Nevers Trutner – Bancroft & McAlister LLP (bamlaw.com) . Cynthia will provide information on wills, trust, and powers of attorney. This is offered as a service, with no obligations to the attorney or to BZC. In California Trusts are highly recommended as a vehicle for simplifying and reducing the costs of settling a person's estate.
A will and trust can be created by consultation with an attorney or by using information and forms available online or publications available through Nolo Press, a company located in Berkeley.
We are accepting Reservations for the Seminar. Please email Hannah Meara (hmeara@gmail.com) for more information or to reserve a spot.
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Founders’ Ceremony Founders’ Ceremony
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Fri, Apr 7, 2023Way Seeking Mind Talk: Dan Harden Way Seeking Mind Talk: Dan Harden
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Fri, Apr 7, 2023BZC 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 on Zoom. The zendo is closed for Zazen on the First Friday of the month.
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Buddha’s Birthday Celebration Buddha’s Birthday Celebration
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Sat, Apr 8, 2023On Saturday, April 8, 10:15‒11:15 a.m., following a short talk by Abbot Hozan, BZC will join Buddhist centers around the world in celebrating the birth of the baby Buddha (traditionally considered to have been in early April). Our celebration takes place in the courtyard and is kid-friendly. We welcome children and others to come for work period at 7:35 a.m. to help decorate a bower in which the baby Buddha stands.
Lecture: Abbot Hozan Lecture: Abbot Hozan
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Sat, Apr 8, 2023Saturday Morning Schedule
- Zendo opens: 8:30 am
- Zazen: 8:40 – 9:20
- Service: 9:20 – 9:30
- Kinhin/break 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:10
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Way Seeking Mind Talk: Clay Taylor Way Seeking Mind Talk: Clay Taylor
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Mon, Apr 10, 2023There 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 talkWhat 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.
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Lecture: Hannah Meara Lecture: Hannah Meara
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Sat, Apr 15, 2023Saturday Morning Schedule
- Zendo opens: 8:20 am
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin/break 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:10
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Board Meeting Board Meeting
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Sun, Apr 16, 2023 -
Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ken Knabb Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ken Knabb
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Mon, Apr 17, 2023There 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 talkWhat 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.
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Zazen Refresher with Abbot Hozan Zazen Refresher with Abbot Hozan
All day
Fri, Apr 21, 2023Abbot Hozan will offer basic Zazen instruction, including time for Q & A.
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Lecture: Mary Duryee Lecture: Mary Duryee
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Sat, Apr 22, 2023Saturday Morning Schedule
- Zendo opens: 8:20 am
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin/break 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:10
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Half-Day Sitting Half-Day Sitting
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Sun, Apr 23, 2023Berkeley Zen Center will have an in person half day sitting on Sunday March 5 from 8:00am to noon.Our health practices around masking and Covid vaccines will be observed. Muffins and tea will be served. A $10 donation is suggested.Email me with questions or to sign up.Mark Copithorne510.703.5465 -
Way Seeking Mind Talk: Marian Yu Way Seeking Mind Talk: Marian Yu
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Mon, Apr 24, 2023There 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 talkWhat 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.
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Lecture: Judy Fleischman Lecture: Judy Fleischman
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Sat, Apr 29, 2023Saturday Morning Schedule
- Zendo opens: 8:30 am
- Zazen: 8:40 – 9:20
- Service: 9:20 – 9:30
- Kinhin/break 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:10
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15