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Week of Sep 12th

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Hannah Meara

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Hannah Meara


    Mon, Sep 12, 2022

    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: Buddha's Eight-fold Path

    Class: Buddha's Eight-fold Path


    Thu, Sep 15, 2022

    Susan Marvin and Carol Paul will lead this session, focusing on two limbs of the Eight-fold Path.

    While anyone can attend the classes, we ask that you register so you can be notified about reading materials. The class fee is $40, or whatever you can afford. Register here: Class Registration Form.  

    If you have questions about the classes, please contact our Class Coordinator, Ryushin Andrea Thach: andrea.thach@gmail.com

  • Lecture: Greg Denny

    Lecture: Greg Denny


    Sat, Sep 17, 2022

    Saturday Program Link (ie, Online Zendo)
        • 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

  • Half-day Sitting

    Half-day Sitting


    Sun, Sep 18, 2022

    On Sunday September 18 we will have an in-person half-day sitting from 8:00 a.m. to noon. For further information, or to sign up, please contact Mark Copithorne (510-703-5465 or copithorne@hotmail.com).

    All Sangha Potluck and Board Nominations

    All Sangha Potluck and Board Nominations


    Sun, Sep 18, 2022