Calendar

2024 BZC Calendar of Events

Weekly Schedule

Events in June 2020

  • Lecture: Hozan Alan Senauke

    Lecture: Hozan Alan Senauke


    Sat, Jun 6, 2020

    Saturday Program Link
    • 9:45 am: zazen
    • 10:15 am: lecture and discussion
    • We’ll end around 11:15 am

    Dial-in (audio only): call 408 638 0968; enter Meeting ID: 657 798 2914

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Bruce Coughran

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Bruce Coughran


    Mon, Jun 8, 2020

    There 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

    This marks the renewal of weekly way-seeking mind talks. 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.

  • Shosan/Dokusan with Sojun Roshi

    Shosan/Dokusan with Sojun Roshi


    Thu, Jun 11, 2020

    Sojun-Roshi is offering this open group Shosan/Dokusan, with 8 students (already selected). He will be setting the tone with a short introductory talk, and then invite the questioners. All are welcome to listen in on these Dharma exchanges.

    Shosan/Dokusan Zoom 

    Meeting ID: 819 8223 7134

    Phone in number: 408-638-0968

    All sangha members are welcome to observe.

    More info email Gary: mailto:gartim@gmail.com

     

  • Lecture: Peter Overton

    Lecture: Peter Overton


    Sat, Jun 13, 2020

    Saturday Program Link
    • 9:45 am: zazen
    • 10:15 am: lecture and discussion
    • We’ll end around 11:15 am

    Dial-in (audio only): call 408 638 0968; enter Meeting ID: 657 798 2914

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Kelsey Chirlinn

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Kelsey Chirlinn


    Mon, Jun 15, 2020

    There 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.

  • Half Day Sesshin on Zoom

    Half Day Sesshin on Zoom


    Sat, Jun 20, 2020

    Berkeley Zen Center will offer a virtual half-day sesshin from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. The day will include zazen, kinhin, service, and lecture by Sojun Weitsman Roshi. Lunch will be on your own.

    Click here to sign up

    For more information email Mary Beth Lamb at sesshindirectorbzc@gmail.com. The last day for sign-up will be Wednesday, June 17. Once you sign up but closer to the actual day, she will send you a schedule for the day, guidelines for preparing a space in your home, the zoom link, and the chants that will be used during service.

    The suggested sesshin donation is $15, or whatever you can afford. Mail a check to the BZC Office Manager at 1931 Russell St., Berkeley 94703, or pay through the website by clicking the PayPal button on the Donate page. If you use PayPal, please send an email to bzcofficemanager@gmail.com saying, "I donated for the June 20 sesshin."

    Please consider a donation to Berkeley Zen Center above the suggested fee to help us maintain our practice through the current crisis.

    Lecture: Sojun Roshi

    Lecture: Sojun Roshi


    Sat, Jun 20, 2020

    Saturday Program Link
    • 9:45 am: zazen
    • 10:15 am: lecture and discussion
    • We’ll end around 11:15 am

    Dial-in (audio only): call 408 638 0968; enter Meeting ID: 657 798 2914

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Rob Walker

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Rob Walker


    Mon, Jun 22, 2020

    There 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.

  • Lecture: Carol Paul

    Lecture: Carol Paul


    Sat, Jun 27, 2020

    Saturday Program Link
    • 9:45 am: zazen
    • 10:15 am: lecture and discussion
    • We’ll end around 11:15 am

    Dial-in (audio only): call 408 638 0968; enter Meeting ID: 657 798 2914

  • All-sangha Meeting CANCELLED

    All-sangha Meeting CANCELLED


    Sun, Jun 28, 2020

    NO MEETING - We are switching to once a month.  the next meeting will be August 23.

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Raghav Bandla

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Raghav Bandla


    Mon, Jun 29, 2020

    There 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.

    Class: A Closely Watched Mind

    Class: A Closely Watched Mind


    Mon, Jun 29, 2020

    An Online Class on the Eight Consciousness Model of the Mind-Only School of Buddhism

    Led by Hozan Alan Senauke, held in the Online Zendo 

    Four Mondays  from 7 to 8:15pm, beginning June 29

    Open registration

    Class Materials:

    Class Overview

    Vasubandhu's 30 Verses - Cook

    Suggested donation $30, or what you can afford

    The Yogacara or Mind-Only School of Mahayana Buddhism represents foundational teachings of the Zen School. While the philosophical aspects of Yogacara are complex, at heart it is Buddhist psychology, a map of the way our minds work, allowing for transformation from delusion to enlightenment. In these classes we will touch on basic Yogacara principles, particularly the “Eight Consciousnesses” model, and how it is useful in meditation and in regulating and harmonizing our lives. Newer and older members are welcome to participate, we’ll move at a moderate pace, incorporating dialogue so one can see the utility of these teachings. For class materials, please contact Hannah Meara <hmeara@gmail.com>

    Donations by check to BZC or by BZC’s Paypal link using the Classes tab: https://berkeleyzencenter.org/support-bzc/

    If you have questions about the class, please contact Hozan Sensei at asenauke@gmail.com.