2024 BZC Calendar of Events (Updated 4.17.24 )
Events in March 2024
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Way Seeking Mind Talk: Genpo Senauke Way Seeking Mind Talk: Genpo Senauke
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Fri, Mar 1, 2024BZC 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 in person Zazen on the First Friday of the month.
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Dharma Talk: Marie Hopper Dharma Talk: Marie Hopper
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Sat, Mar 2, 2024Saturday Morning Schedule
- Temple cleaning: 7:35 – 8:10 (in person)
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin: 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:05
- Kinhin/break 10:05 – 10:15
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Half-day Sitting Half-day Sitting
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Sun, Mar 3, 2024There will be a Half-Day Sitting on Sunday,March 3, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The suggesteddonation is $10. To sign up, or for furtherinformation, please contact the director, GaryArtim, at gartim@gmail.com. -
Open Discussion Open Discussion
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Mon, Mar 4, 20247:30 am: zazen
8:00 am: open discussion -
Dharma Talk: Ryushin Andrea Thach Dharma Talk: Ryushin Andrea Thach
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Sat, Mar 9, 2024Saturday Morning Schedule
- Temple cleaning: 7:35 – 8:10 (in person)
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin: 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:05
- Kinhin/break 10:05 – 10:15
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Jizo Ceremony Jizo Ceremony
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Sun, Mar 10, 2024BZC’s annual Jizo Ceremony for Those Who Have Died is Sunday, March 10, 1:00‒3:00 p.m.
The loss of a loved one often opens a well of profound grief. No matter how the loved one dies, whether suddenly or slowly, whether through illness, accident, violence, miscarriage, abortion, or suicide, our sorrow is deep and may be long-lasting. To help families and friends in their process of grief, we will honor our lost loved ones in a ceremony in our Jizo garden.
Jizo, the Earth Store Bodhisattva, one of the four great bodhisattvas in the Mahayana school, is viewed as a wise and compassionate guide and protector for those who are enduring the loss of a loved one, particularly the loss of a child. Jizo’s vow is to remain in the world until all beings are free from suffering. Jizo also accompanies the dead when they pass out of this world.
Before the ceremony we will spend time in the community room making a personal memorial token for a lost one, by writing a message or by making a simple necklace, a robe for our garden Jizo statue, or some other offering. Attendees are also invited to bring a picture of their loved one or other personal tokens of remembrance for our altar.
The ceremony will be led by two BZC priests, Judy Fleischman and Gerry Oliva. There will not be a sign-up sheet. Everyone is welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Fleischman at judy@sensingwonder.com.
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Way Seeking Mind Talk: Pauline Kerschen Way Seeking Mind Talk: Pauline Kerschen
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Mon, Mar 11, 2024There 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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Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim
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Thu, Mar 14, 2024Upcoming Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC twice daily on weekdays, and on Saturday and Sesshins. Sojun often said all of Buddhism and zen is expressed in this Perfection of Wisdom in 25 lines. Karen Sundheim will be teaching a class to explore this important Mahayana text on Thursday evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm March 14, 21, 28 and April 4. It will be offered in hybrid format.
Please register by using this link so that you can receive any study materials:
https://forms.gle/yGrxtGLHU6dTboaf6
Class fee is $40. Questions can be directed to the class coordinator, Ryushin Andrea andrea.thach@gmail.com.
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Dharma Talk: Hannah Meara Dharma Talk: Hannah Meara
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Sat, Mar 16, 2024Saturday Morning Schedule
- Temple cleaning: 7:35 – 8:10 (in person)
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin: 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:05
- Kinhin/break 10:05 – 10:15
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Board Meeting Board Meeting
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Way Seeking Mind Talk: Lisa Nelbach Way Seeking Mind Talk: Lisa Nelbach
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Mon, Mar 18, 2024There 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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Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim
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Thu, Mar 21, 2024Upcoming Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC twice daily on weekdays, and on Saturday and Sesshins. Sojun often said all of Buddhism and zen is expressed in this Perfection of Wisdom in 25 lines. Karen Sundheim will be teaching a class to explore this important Mahayana text on Thursday evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm March 14, 21, 28 and April 4. It will be offered in hybrid format.
Please register by using this link so that you can receive any study materials:
https://forms.gle/yGrxtGLHU6dTboaf6
Class fee is $40. Questions can be directed to the class coordinator, Ryushin Andrea andrea.thach@gmail.com.
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Bodhisattva Ceremony Bodhisattva Ceremony
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Sat, Mar 23, 2024Dharma Talk: Susan Marvin Dharma Talk: Susan Marvin
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Sat, Mar 23, 2024Saturday Morning Schedule
- Temple cleaning: 7:35 – 8:10 (in person)
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin: 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:05
- Kinhin/break 10:05 – 10:15
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Way Seeking Mind Talk: Dan Jackson Way Seeking Mind Talk: Dan Jackson
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Mon, Mar 25, 2024There 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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Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim
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Thu, Mar 28, 2024Upcoming Class on the Heart Sutra taught by Karen Sundheim
The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC twice daily on weekdays, and on Saturday and Sesshins. Sojun often said all of Buddhism and zen is expressed in this Perfection of Wisdom in 25 lines. Karen Sundheim will be teaching a class to explore this important Mahayana text on Thursday evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm March 14, 21, 28 and April 4. It will be offered in hybrid format.
Please register by using this link so that you can receive any study materials:
https://forms.gle/yGrxtGLHU6dTboaf6
Class fee is $40. Questions can be directed to the class coordinator, Ryushin Andrea andrea.thach@gmail.com.
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Dharma Talk: Peter Overton Dharma Talk: Peter Overton
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Sat, Mar 30, 2024Saturday Morning Schedule
- Temple cleaning: 7:35 – 8:10 (in person)
- Zazen: 8:30 – 9:10
- Service: 9:10 – 9:30
- Kinhin: 9:30 – 9:40
- Zazen: 9:40 – 10:05
- Kinhin/break 10:05 – 10:15
- Lecture: 10:15 – 11:15
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Women's Sesshin Women's Sesshin
All day
Sun, Mar 31, 2024There will be a Women’s Sesshin on Sunday, March 31, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The speaker will be Mary Mocine, retired abbot of Clear Water Zendo, and Hannah Meara will be the director. A buffet lunch will be offered.
Sign-up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-5tfwc7elF4U7gw-trOirNoBLRqEBLqpCW9V9LEUFB5R7ZA/viewform
A donation of $25 for in-person and $15 for online attendance is requested. For more information, please contact Hannah at hmeara@gmail.com.