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Ron Nestor: Four Focuses

Quote March 30, 2019 Ron Nestor

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2019 Dharma Talk

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Sojun Mel Weitsman: Birth, Death and Breath

Quote December 3, 2018 Sojun Mel Weitsman

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2018 Dharma Talk Rohatsu sesshin

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Sojun Mel Weitsman: Koan Class 2_Master MA is Unwell

Quote October 17, 2016 Sojun Mel Weitsman

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2016 Dharma Talk

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Zazen instruction

In Person Saturdays at 8:40 am

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Upcoming Events

Drop-in Sitting and Study Group
7:10 pm – 9:30 pm, Wed, Oct 2, 2024
Way Seeking Mind Talk: Jean Selkirk
5:40 pm – 6:25 pm, Fri, Oct 4, 2024
Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 5, 2024
Jukai (Lay Ordination) Ceremony
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sat, Oct 5, 2024
Open Discussion
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 7, 2024
One-Day Sitting/Open Aspects
All day, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Dharma Talk: Greg Fain
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Zendo Holiday - Informal Zazen Only
6:00 am – 6:30 pm, Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Aspects Class: Ordinary Bodhisattvas
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm, Thu, Oct 17, 2024
Dharma Talk: TBA
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 19, 2024
Way Seeking Mind Talk: To Be Announced
8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mon, Oct 21, 2024
Dharma Talk: Abbot Hozan
10:15 am – 11:15 am, Sat, Oct 26, 2024

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Aspects of Practice

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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