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Week of Oct 3rd

  • Open Discussion

    Open Discussion


    Mon, Oct 3, 2022

    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

    Open Discussion

    Open Discussion


    Mon, Oct 3, 2022

    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

  • Class: Buddha's Eight-fold Path

    Class: Buddha's Eight-fold Path


    Thu, Oct 6, 2022

    Laurie Senauke and Susan Marvin 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. Note that 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

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Ron Nestor

    Way-Seeking Mind Talk: Ron Nestor


    Fri, Oct 7, 2022

    There will be a Zoom student talk in the online zendo right after a shorter period of zazen.

    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: Rhonda Magee

    Lecture: Rhonda Magee


    Sat, Oct 8, 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

  • Sesshin Close Aspects of Practice

    Sesshin Close Aspects of Practice


    Sun, Oct 9, 2022

    We invite you to join us for a one-day sesshin at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, October 9, from 7:50 AM to 5:30 PM.  This sesshin will close the Aspects of Practice study period.
    1.  Deadline to sign up is Noon on Thursday, October 6.  In-person attendance will be limited to 30 people.   Slots will be given on a first-come-first-served basis.
    SIGN UP BY CLICKING HERE:
    2. The sesshin will also be offered online:  sign up with the same form as above.
    3. For in-person sesshin attendees, proof of vaccination and booster shots are required to participate.  Lunch will be served buffet style outside in the courtyard. For work period, please bring suitable clothes to change into.
    4. Judy Fleischman will serve as doshi and give the dharma talk.  Dokusan will be offered by Judy Fleischman and Practice Discussion by another Senior Student.
    5. The sesshin fee is $15.  You may pay online, or you can send a check to BZC at:
    Berkeley Zen Center
    1931 Russell Street
    Berkeley, CA 94703
    Attention:  Office Manager, Helen Cheng
    Additional donations may be made at https://berkeleyzencenter.org/support-bzc/.