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Zazen instruction

In Person: Saturdays at 8:40 am
Online: first Saturday of the month at 8:40 am and by appointment.
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Upcoming Events

  • Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study
    7:10 pm – 9:00 pm, Wed, Mar 29, 2023

  • Bodhisattva Ceremony
    9:10 am – 9:40 am, Sat, Apr 1, 2023

  • Lecture: Mary Mocine
    10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Apr 1, 2023

  • Women’s Sesshin
    8:00 am – 12:00 pm, Sun, Apr 2, 2023

  • Open Discussion
    8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Apr 3, 2023

  • Founders’ Ceremony
    7:00 am – 8:00 am, Fri, Apr 7, 2023

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Dan Harden
    5:40 pm – 6:25 pm, Fri, Apr 7, 2023

  • Buddha’s Birthday Celebration
    10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Apr 8, 2023

  • Lecture: Abbot Hozan
    10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Apr 8, 2023

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk: Ken Knabb
    8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Apr 10, 2023

  • Lecture: Hannah Meara
    10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Apr 15, 2023

  • Board Meeting
    9:00 am – 11:00 am, Sun, Apr 16, 2023

Recent News

  • Two Tassajara Sangha Weeks – June and September
  • 2023 Spring Practice Period
  • BZC Tassajara Sangha Week 1 – June-July, 2023
  • Abbot’s Message: March-April 2023
  • Jizo Ceremony, March 19, 1 pm
  • Looking Back, Stepping Forward
  • The Bag Lunch Project
  • Chiden Orientation and Review
  • Women Ancestors Document
  • Koan Study Group

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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.

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