- Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, May 29, 2024 - Practice Period Class: Seeing One Thing Through
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, May 30, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Jun 1, 2024 - Sangha Work Day
All day, Sun, Jun 2, 2024 - Open Discussion
8:00 am – 9:00 am, Mon, Jun 3, 2024 - Founders’ Ceremony
7:00 am – 8:00 am, Fri, Jun 7, 2024 - WSM Talk: Peter Overton
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm, Fri, Jun 7, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Ellen Webb
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Jun 8, 2024 - Board Meeting
9:00 am – 11:00 am, Sun, Jun 9, 2024 - WSM Talk: Susan Marvin
8:00 am – 9:00 am, Mon, Jun 10, 2024 - Five-Day Sesshin (End Practice Period)
5:00 am – 5:30 pm, Wed, Jun 12, 2024 - Dharma Talk: Laurie Senauke
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Jun 15, 2024
A Soto Zen practice place led by Hozan Alan Senauke and founded by Shunryu Suzuki and Sojun Mel Weitsman
Affirmation of Welcome
Walking the path of liberation, we express our intimate connection with all beings. Berkeley Zen Center is a sangha of Buddhist practitioners drawing from the Bay Area’s many spiritual and cultural communities. Just as Shakyamuni Buddha welcomed people of all backgrounds to practice, here at BZC our activities embrace diversity, and are available to people of every color, every way of life and ethnic background, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. May all beings practice in safety and equality, realizing our true nature.