Calendar

2024 BZC Calendar of Events

Weekly Schedule

Events in July 2023

  • Bodhisattva Ceremony

    Bodhisattva Ceremony


    Sat, Jul 1, 2023

    Lecture: Karen Sundheim

    Lecture: Karen Sundheim


    Sat, Jul 1, 2023

    Saturday 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
  • Open Discussion

    Open Discussion


    Mon, Jul 3, 2023

    There 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

  • Zendo Holiday

    Zendo Holiday

    All day
    Tue, Jul 4, 2023

    Zendo closed.

  • Founders’ Ceremony

    Founders’ Ceremony


    Fri, Jul 7, 2023

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Alex Roehrkasse

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Alex Roehrkasse


    Fri, Jul 7, 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: Dave Rutschman

    Lecture: Dave Rutschman


    Sat, Jul 8, 2023

    Saturday 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
  • Zazenkai: A Day of Just Sitting

    Zazenkai: A Day of Just Sitting


    Sun, Jul 9, 2023

    Join us on July 9, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, for a rare opportunity to spend a day of “just sitting.” There  will be 8 periods  zazen, kinhin, bowing and eating. We will maintain silence throughout, with the exception of bells to mark meditation periods, and chanting the refuges aloud at  3 pm.
    Participants should plan to come for the whole day. A break mid-day will allow time for sack lunches to be eaten outdoors.
    There will be a 10-minute period of bowing at your own pace prior to the lunch break, and we will have two periods of fast kinhin. Both of these activities can be adapted to harmonize with individual needs and abilities.
    The fee is $15 or what you can afford. Please register and pay on the website or bring a check that day or before.  Please plan to attend for the entire day.
    To register, use this link:
    If you have any questions, contact the retreat director, Ryushin Andrea Thach, andrea.thach@gmail.com.
  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Mike Changaris

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Mike Changaris


    Mon, Jul 10, 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.

  • Lecture: Abbot Hozan

    Lecture: Abbot Hozan


    Sat, Jul 15, 2023

    Saturday 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
  • Board Meeting

    Board Meeting


    Sun, Jul 16, 2023

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Chloe Hsu

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Chloe Hsu


    Mon, Jul 17, 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.

  • Lecture: Abbot Hozan

    Lecture: Abbot Hozan


    Sat, Jul 22, 2023

    Saturday 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
  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Margret Wotkyns

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Margret Wotkyns


    Mon, Jul 24, 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.

  • Lecture: Hannah Meara, Carol Paul, Curtis Fabens

    Lecture: Hannah Meara, Carol Paul, Curtis Fabens


    Sat, Jul 29, 2023

    Hannah, Carol, and Curtis will be receiving Dharma Transmission during the week prior to this talk. 

    Saturday 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
  • Open Discussion

    Open Discussion


    Mon, Jul 31, 2023

    7:30 am: zazen
    8:00 am: open discussion