Week of Feb 28th
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Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Kika Hellein
Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Kika Hellein
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Mon, Feb 28, 2022There will be a Zoom 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.
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Wednesday Night Drop In Sitting and Study
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Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Mira Queen
Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Mira Queen
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Fri, Mar 4, 2022There will be a way-seeking mind talk in the online zendo at the time of the usual Friday afternoon zazen:
5:40 pm: zazen
5:45: talkWay-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: Denkei Raul Moncayo
Lecture: Denkei Raul Moncayo
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Sat, Mar 5, 2022Saturday Program Link (ie, Online Zendo)
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- 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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Meeting ID: 657 798 2914
Passcode: bzcBZC Community PicnicBZC Community Picnic
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Sat, Mar 5, 2022Come out for a BZC community picnic! Please save March 5, 12:30‒4:00 for a BZC social gathering at Live Oak Park, Picnic Area #2 in Berkeley. The site is next to the Berkeley Art Center at 1275 Walnut Street (across the street from the main part of Live Oak Park).
Everyone in the BZC community is welcome. Please bring yourself and something to eat or drink to share. The site is wheelchair accessible. Vaccination status will not be checked, and masking is optional.
For any questions, please contact Heather Sarantis at heathersarantis@gmail.com or 415-730-4515. -
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Women's Sesshin
Women's Sesshin
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Sun, Mar 6, 2022Our annual spring women’s sesshin will be
Sunday, March 6. The schedule will be 8:00‒
12:00 and will include periods of zazen, kinhin,
a service, and the reading and discussion of a
text. The sesshin will be led by BZC women
practice leaders.
The suggested donation is $15 or whatever
amount works for you. Mail a check to the BZC
Office Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley
94703, or pay through the website using the
“Sits/Classes” tab on the Donate page. Be sure
to indicate on the payment that it is for the
women’s sesshin.
For questions or to sign up, please contact
Leslie Bartholic at lbartholic@comcast.net.