2023 BZC Calendar of Events
(revised, 4/26/23; subject to change; see monthly calendar below to confirm. Also note details about whether an event is hybrid, in person only, or online only.)
2023 Spring Practice Period Calendar
Week of Jun 5th
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Open Discussion
Open Discussion
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Mon, Jun 5, 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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Founders’ Ceremony
Founders’ Ceremony
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Wed, Jun 7, 2023Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and StudyWednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study
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Wed, Jun 7, 2023The Wednesday Drop-in group is a weekly event, now in person, that goes from 7:10 to 9:00 PM. It includes a 30-minute period of Zazen meditation and a brief service in the zendo, followed by tea and refreshments and an hour of reading and discussion in the Community Room. The group particularly welcomes newcomers to Zen Buddhist practice and/or new to Berkeley Zen Center. It also provides an opportunity for practitioners to sit and study together on an ongoing basis. We meet every Wednesday except for the five-day Spring Practice Period sesshin(retreat) in June, the annual seven-day Buddha’s Enlightenment sesshin in December and during the two-week interim period during the December holidays. We also maintain a google group to share reading materials we are studying, announce other BZC events and issues related to logistics. The groups is facilitated by a BZC Priest, Ikushin Gerry Oliva. Gerry can be contacted at gryoliva@gmail.com for further information.
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Practice Period Class: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Practice Period Class: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
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Thu, Jun 8, 2023This spring our practice period class will draw upon the riches of Suzuki Roshi’s Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. Beneath the warm and inviting tone of Suzuki Roshi’s words are boundless depths that appear anew with each reading. Over nearly fifty years of teaching, Sojun Roshi never reached the limits of this book’s Zen wisdom. So, we begin again.We will share a selection of chapters, which will be announced. Practice period members, in fact all BZC practitioners ought to have a copy of this book. And a pdf of the whole text can be found at this link. https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Zen-Mind.pdfClasses will be held in the zendo and online at 7:15pm, for five Thursday evenings from May 18 to June 15. Suggested class fee is $50 or whatever you can afford. See you in class.Please register for the class by clicking this ink: Class – Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind – Sign upCOVID restrictions will apply. If you have questions, you could reach out to the Class Coordinator Ryushin Andrea Thach at andrea.thach@gmil.com. -
Practice Period Bansan - "Tea" - and Discussion
Practice Period Bansan - "Tea" - and Discussion
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Fri, Jun 9, 2023A traditional practice period event.
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Lecture: Shuso Sue Oehser
Lecture: Shuso Sue Oehser
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Sat, Jun 10, 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
Doanryo TrainingDoanryo Training
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Sat, Jun 10, 2023Hozan will lead a Doanryo Training in the Zendo on Saturday, June 10th at 11:45am.
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All-Sangha Work Day
All-Sangha Work Day
All day
Sun, Jun 11, 2023Please save the date and join us for our All-
Sangha Work Day on Sunday, June 11. The daywill open with coffee 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!