Calendar

2024 BZC Calendar of Events

Weekly Schedule

Week of Nov 1st

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Susan Marvin

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Susan Marvin


    Mon, Oct 30, 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.

  • Aspects Class: Genjo Koan

    Aspects Class: Genjo Koan


    Thu, Nov 2, 2023

    The theme for this year's Aspects of Practice class will be Dogen Zenji's Genjo Koan - Actualizing the Fundamental Point.  It will be offered hybrid - in person for up to 40 people as well as in the Online Zendo.

    ASPECTS OF PRACTICE 2023 CALENDAR

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ryushin Andrea Thach

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ryushin Andrea Thach


    Fri, Nov 3, 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 in person Zazen on the First Friday of the month.

     

  • Lecture: Karen Sundheim

    Lecture: Karen Sundheim


    Sat, Nov 4, 2023

    Saturday 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

     

  • Half-Day Sitting 10/8

    Half-Day Sitting 10/8


    Sun, Nov 5, 2023

    Berkeley Zen Center will have a half day sitting on Sunday October 8 from 8:00 am to noon. We will have five periods of zazen, kinhin, and a silent break with tea and muffins. The event is in person only. A $10 donation is suggested.
    Email Mark to sign up or ask questions.
    Mark Copithorne
    copithorne@hotmail.com