My Calendar

Week of Jan 25th

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Clay Taylor

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Clay Taylor


    Mon, Jan 25, 2021

    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.

  • Departing Monk Ceremony

    Departing Monk Ceremony


    Thu, Jan 28, 2021

    Three BZC resident priests are moving away from the Bay Area in early February - Alexandra Frappier, Bruce Coughran, and Kika Hellein.  Join us as we wish them well on their journey.

    Remembering Sojun Roshi

    Remembering Sojun Roshi


    Thu, Jan 28, 2021

    Reflections from His Long-Time Students 

    Our series of gatherings continues tonight, January 28, and on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays in February (February 11 & February 25)

    Begins at 7 pm in BZC’s ONLINE ZENDO

    Presenters will be announced.  There will be some time for Q & A following the presentations.

  • Lecture: Steve Weintraub

    Lecture: Steve Weintraub


    Sat, Jan 30, 2021

    This talk will be given by Steve Weintraub, a dharma heir of Sojun Roshi and a resident at Green Gulch Farm.   He will speak about the meaning of the Mountain Seat Ceremony, which will occur the next day, January 31, at 3 p.m.   Steve directed the 2019 Mountain Seat at SFZC for David Zimmerman, the recent Stepping Down Ceremony for Sojun Roshi, and he is now directing our Mountain Seat ceremony for Hozan Alan Senauke.

    Please join us as we deepen our understanding of this important ceremony, including the meaning of each portion of the Ceremony as well as its significance in the history of our Sangha.

    Saturday Program Link (ie, Online Zendo)

    NOTE NEW 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

     

    Meeting ID: 657 798 2914
    Passcode: bzc

  • Mountain Seat Ceremony for Hozan Senauke

    Mountain Seat Ceremony for Hozan Senauke


    Sun, Jan 31, 2021

    The Board of Shogaku-ji - Old Plum Mountain Temple
    Berkeley Zen Center

    is pleased to invite you to the

    Shin San Shiki - Mountain Seat Ceremony Abbot Installation for
    Hozan Kushiki Alan Senauke

    Sunday, January 31 at 3 pm

    Ceremonies will be live-streamed via Zoom in BZC's Online Zendo
    Meeting ID: 657 798 2914 Passcode: bzc

    Congratulations can be posted on our online board for Hozan Alan:

    https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/omxxPytM

    or emailed to abbot@berkeleyzencenter.org