Calendar

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.)

NEW! 2024 BZC Calendar of Events

Weekly Schedule

Events in December 2023

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ajayan Idukki

    Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ajayan Idukki


    Fri, Dec 1, 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: Gary Artim

    Lecture: Gary Artim


    Sat, Dec 2, 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

     

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Mon, Dec 4, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Tue, Dec 5, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Wed, Dec 6, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Thu, Dec 7, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Fri, Dec 8, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Sat, Dec 9, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

    Lecture: Abbot Hozan

    Lecture: Abbot Hozan


    Sat, Dec 9, 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

     

  • Rohatsu Sesshin

    Rohatsu Sesshin


    Sun, Dec 10, 2023

    Our seven-day sesshin commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment.

    details and registration

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the sesshin director, Rob Lyons, at dharmawork@yahoo.com.

  • Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen Only

    Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen Only


    Mon, Dec 11, 2023

    Due to being the day after Rohatsu Sesshin.  Times for informal zazen to be announced.

  • Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study

    Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study


    Wed, Dec 13, 2023

    The 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.

  • Lecture: Ross Blum

    Lecture: Ross Blum


    Sat, Dec 16, 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

     

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Mon, Dec 18, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Tue, Dec 19, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Wed, Dec 20, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Thu, Dec 21, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Fri, Dec 22, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Sat, Dec 23, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Sun, Dec 24, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Mon, Dec 25, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Tue, Dec 26, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Wed, Dec 27, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Thu, Dec 28, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Fri, Dec 29, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • Interim - Informal Zazen Only

    Interim - Informal Zazen Only


    Sat, Dec 30, 2023

    In-person and/or online zazen may or may not be happening, depending.

  • New Year’s Eve at BZC

    New Year’s Eve at BZC


    Sun, Dec 31, 2023 Mon, Jan 1, 2024

    As in the past, BZC will host a New Year’s Eve celebration consisting of an evening of zazen followed by a bonfire and refreshments on the patio. Details will be finalized closer to the event, but we anticipate zazen in both the zendo and the online zendo. Late in the evening those present can take turns ringing the densho bell for a total of 108 times. At midnight we will chant the Heart Sutra and then gather outside to read and place in the bonfire the names of those who have died this year. Refreshments will be served and good wishes shared all around.
    If you wish to add names to the list, please contact Zendo Manager Preston Evers at prestonevers13@gmail.com.