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:

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Practicing With the Relative and Absolute Truths

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, December 25th 2023 by John Busch ...

Birth & Death

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 16th 2023 by Ross Blum ...

Returning Home After Sesshin

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, December 10th 2023 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...

Buddha’s Enlightenment

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 9th 2023 by Hondo Dave Rutschman ...

Freedom in Zazen – Instructions for an Awakened Life

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, December 8th 2023 by Seicho Judy Fleischman ...

Silent Illumination

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, December 7th 2023 by Mary Duryee ...

Right View: The Deep Wisdom of Zazen

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Wednesday, December 6th 2023 by Gerry Oliva ...

What Are We Doing Here?

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Tuesday, December 5th 2023 by Ross Blum ...

The Comfortable Way

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, December 4th 2023 by Susan Marvin ...

Non Attachment and Impermanence

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 2nd 2023 by Gary Artim ...

Practicing in the Fire of Our Times

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, November 19th 2023 by Mushim Patricia Ikeda ...

Lay Ordination

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 18th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Genjo Koan Part 4 – Baoche Speaks

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 11th 2023 by Carol Paul ...

Aspects Class of Genjo Koan 4 of 4

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, November 9th 2023 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...

Genjokoan: The Fish Swims in the Water

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 4th 2023 by Karen Sundheim ...

Aspects Class of Genjo Koan 3 of 4

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, November 2nd 2023 by Penelope Thompson ...

What is a Good Life? (Class 2 of 3)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 28th 2023 by BZC News ...

Aspects Class Genjo Koan 2 of 4

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, October 26th 2023 by Sue Oehser ...

Dogen’s Genjokoan & Boundlessness

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 21st 2023 by Hannah Meara ...

Aspects Class Genjo Koan 1 of 4

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, October 19th 2023 by Carol Paul ...

Entering the Genjo Koan: Immersing Body & Mind Deeply in the Way.mp3

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 14th 2023 by Gerry Oliva ...

Bankei & Original Mind

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 7th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

What is a Good Life? (Class 3 of 3)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, October 5th 2023 by BZC News ...

The ‘This’ of Just This

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 30th 2023 by Ellen Webb ...

What is a Good Life? (Class 2 of 3)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, September 28th 2023 by BZC News ...

Instructions to the Cook Part One

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 23rd 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Special Speaker – Rev Ikeda from Japan

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, September 22nd 2023 by BZC News ...

What is a Good Life? (Class 1 of 3)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, September 21st 2023 by BZC News ...

Spaciousness

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 16th 2023 by Laurie Senauke ...

Coming to Zen Parctice

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 9th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Modern China and the Genjo Koan

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 2nd 2023 by Imo Raul Moncayo ...

Shikantaza and the Bodhi Tree in the Office

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 26th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

In Faith that we are Buddha

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 19th 2023 by Ryushin Andrea Thach ...

Pali Sutta Class 2 of 3

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, August 14th 2023 by Laurie Senauke ...

Moving and Being Still Together

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 12th 2023 by Hondo Dave Rutschman ...

Pali Sutta Class 1 of 3

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, August 7th 2023 by Laurie Senauke ...

Gate Kitchen Light

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Tuesday, August 15th 2023 by Zengyu Paul Discoe ...

Hannah Meara, Carol Paul, Curtis Fabens: What Is Dharma Transmission?

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 29th 2023 by BZC News ...

On Dharma Transmission

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 22nd 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Play in The Fields of Zen

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 15th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Knowing and Not-Knowing

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 8th 2023 by Hondo Dave Rutschman ...

The Dharma And Perception

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 1st 2023 by Karen Sundheim ...

Be Kind With Yourself

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, June 25th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

One Bright Pearl – Menmigtsu No Kafu

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 24th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Respect for Things

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, June 23rd 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Yun-Men, Case 86. This Little Light Of Mine (Shuso Talk #3)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, June 22nd 2023 by Sue Oehser ...

Ganbatte-Straightforwardness

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Wednesday, June 21st 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Sojun On, Suzuki Roshi’s Key Subjects

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 17th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Practice Period Class Five: Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Believing in Nothing)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, June 15th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Yun-Men, Case 86. The Kitchen Pantry and The Main Gate (Shuso Talk #2)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 10th 2023 by Sue Oehser ...

Refreshing Our Forms

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, June 9th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Practice Period Class Four: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Communication, Negative and Positive)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, June 8th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Our Evolving Relationship With Soto Zen

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 3rd 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Practice Period Class Three: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Study Yourself)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, June 1st 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Practices, by Sojun Roshi

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 27th 2023 by Susan Marvin ...

Practice Period Class Two: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Mind Waves & Mind Weeds)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, May 25th 2023 by Gerry Oliva ...

Yun-Men, Case 86. Everyone Has a Light (Shuso Talk #1)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 20th 2023 by Sue Oehser ...

Practice Period Class One: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Control)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, May 18th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind “Impermanence”

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 13th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Imagination, Interdependence, and Liberation

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 6th 2023 by Ben Connelly ...

Responding to the Whole Situation

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 29th 2023 by Judy Fleischman ...

Holding it All: Relative and Ultimate Simultaneously

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 22nd 2023 by Mary Duryee ...

Heart Sutra East to West

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 15th 2023 by Hannah Meara ...

Buddha’s Birthday

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 8th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Chair Sitting

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 1st 2023 by Mary Mocine ...

Eating Your Feelings

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 25th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Class 3 of 3 on Dogen’s Eight Awakenings

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 23rd 2023 by Susan Marvin ...

Loneliness

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 18th 2023 by Marie Hopper ...

Class 2 of 3 on Dogen’s Eight Awakenings

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 16th 2023 by Susan Marvin ...

Inclusivity Posture Chair Sitting

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 11th 2023 by Ross Blum ...

Class 1 of 3 on Dogen’s Eight Awakenings

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 9th 2023 by Susan Marvin ...

Karma

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 4th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Emptiness

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 25th 2023 by Gary Artim ...

Buddha’s Parinirvana

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 18th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Working With Habit Energy

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 11th 2023 by Laurie Senauke ...

Introduction to Zen Class 5 (Suzuki Roshi)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, February 9th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

The Bodhisattva Ceremony & the Precepts

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 4th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Introduction to Zen Class 4 (Dōgen)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, February 2nd 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Introduction to Zen Class 3 (Tungshan)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 28th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

The Fruits of Practice

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 28th 2023 by Ellen Webb ...

Sojun’s “Establishing a Practice”

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 21st 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Introduction to Zen Class (Huineng)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, January 19th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Responding to Conditions (Case 16, Mumonkan)

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 14th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...

Sojun Reflection

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 7th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke ...