Talks

Welcome to the Berkeley Zen Center’s library of public lectures, classes, and dharma talks.

Talks given in the current  year are on this page. To listen those from previous years, select the year from the table below.  Or, choose from a list of speakers:

INDEX BY SPEAKER

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Class On The Heart Sutra 1 of 4

The Heart Sutra is the most chanted sutra in Mahayana Buddhist temples throughout the world. We chant it at BZC ...

One Bright Pearl

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 9th 2024 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...

Radical Acceptance

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 2nd 2024 by Marie Hopper ...

Grace and Practice; Trust in God and Tie Up Your Camel

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 24th 2024 by Penelope Thompson ...

Cooperating with the Universe

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 10th 2024 by Mary Duryee ...

Living with Uncertainty

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 3rd 2024 by Ellen Webb ...

“I Am Your Friend”

Prefigurative Activism, Collective Leadership and Sangha in 2024 ...

The Niagara River

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 20th 2024 by Hondo Dave Rutschman ...

Compassionate Cooperation in A Difficult Time

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 13th 2024 by Seicho Judy Fleischman ...