Dharma brothers and sisters: we’re all just one big happy family, right? On Sunday, October 5, BZC will be offering its third annual ground-breaking Family Sesshin for all ages and stages of being. The day will begin at 9:00 am and go until 4:00 pm. It will include zazen, service, a mindful walk, work period, theater games, art projects, stories, and other fun activities for all ages. As usual, we need non-parents and non-children for ballast! You can attend all or part. Please sign up on the zendo bulletin board. Questions? E-mail Laurie Senauke (lauries@kushiki.org).
- Wednesday Night Drop-in Sitting and Study
7:10 pm – 9:00 pm, Wed, Mar 22, 2023 - Class on Dogen’s “Eight Awakenings”
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, Mar 23, 2023 - One-Day Sesshin
7:50 am – 5:00 pm, Sat, Mar 25, 2023 - Lecture: Gerry Oliva
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Mar 25, 2023 - All-Sangha Meeting & Budget Review
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Sun, Mar 26, 2023 - Way Seeking Mind Talk: Sue Oehser
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Mar 27, 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 - Lecture: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Apr 8, 2023
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A Soto Zen practice place led by Hozan Alan Senauke and founded by Shunryu Suzuki and Sojun Mel Weitsman
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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.