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The Berkeley Zen Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist practice community in Berkeley, California, USA. BZC was founded originally by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1967 and led since that year by Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi. This podcast includes talks given by various teachers at BZC's weekly Saturday public lectur…

Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks

Berkeley, California


    • Jun 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Sixteen Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath BCR 78 #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 47:21


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, June 14th 2025 by Mark Copithorne.

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    Lotus Sutra Class 5 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 61:50


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, June 5th 2025 by Linda Galijan.

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    Practicing the Prajnaparamita Mantra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 53:49


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 31st 2025 by Mark Copithorne.

    practicing mantra prajnaparamita
    The Lotus Sutra Class Four of Five

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 58:16


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, May 29th 2025 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    A Fool for the Dharma

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 55:05


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 24th 2025 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    The Lotus Sutra Class Three of Five

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 71:33


    A five-week class co-taught by Linda and Greg on the Lotus Sutra during the 2025 practice period. This class is an introduction to the Sutra, emphasizing why it is essential in the Dogen Zen tradition and touching on some of the more important teachings and stories to be found therein. Their aim is to have … Continue reading The Lotus Sutra Class Three of Five →

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    16 Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath (Case 78 BCR)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 51:44


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 17th 2025 by Mark Copithorne.

    bath bodhisattvas
    The Lotus Sutra Class Two of Five

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 78:16


    A five-week class co-taught by Linda and Greg on the Lotus Sutra during the 2025 practice period. This class is an introduction to the Sutra, emphasizing why it is essential in the Dogen Zen tradition and touching on some of the more important teachings and stories to be found therein. Their aim is to have … Continue reading The Lotus Sutra Class Two of Five →

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    The Buddha who is Always Present and Always Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 71:51


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, May 10th 2025 by Ruei Michael McCormick.

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    The Lotus Sutra Class One of Five

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 74:24


    A five-week class co-taught by Linda and Greg on the Lotus Sutra during the 2025 practice period. This class is an introduction to the Sutra, emphasizing why it is essential in the Dogen Zen tradition and touching on some of the more important teachings and stories to be found therein. Their aim is to have it … Continue reading The Lotus Sutra Class One of Five →

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    The Three Refuges in Hard Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 51:14


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 26th 2025 by Karen Sundheim.

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    Impermanence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 54:26


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 12th 2025 by Ellen Webb.

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    Why we celebrate Buddha’s birthday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 23:07


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, April 5th 2025 by Ryushin Andrea Thach.

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    Talk on the Genjo Koan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 52:31


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 29th 2025 by Gary Artim.

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    How We Grow in Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 49:27


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 22nd 2025 by Hondo Dave Rutschman.

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    Zen and the Pursuit of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 51:59


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 8th 2025 by Dōshin Dan Gudgel.

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    Penetrating Anger as a Dharma Get in Turbulent Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 52:04


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 1st 2025 by Gerry Oliva.

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    Impressions of Hozan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 50:15


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 22nd 2025 by Laurie Senauke.

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    Call Me By My True Names Class 3 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 72:38


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Tuesday, February 11th 2025 by Peter Overton.

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    Family Sangha Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 55:11


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 8th 2025 by Carol Paul.

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    Taking Refuge – Mutual Affinity with the Three Treasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 54:58


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 1st 2025 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    Call Me By My True Names Class 2 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 71:47


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, January 27th 2025 by Peter Overton.

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    Uncertainty and Change as a Field of Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 53:01


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 25th 2025 by Linda Galijan.

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    Feel It to Heal It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 47:13


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 18th 2025 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    Call Me By My True Names

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 78:57


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, January 13th 2025 by Peter Overton.

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    Dipping a Toe into Nagarjuna's “Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 53:03


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 11th 2025 by Sue Oehser.

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    Foolish Sentient Beings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 40:32


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 7th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    Falling in Fragility, Waking Up to Mutuality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 52:32


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, December 6th 2024 by Judy Fleischman.

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    Vows of Old Ancestor Eihei Dogen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 44:08


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, December 5th 2024 by Linda Galijan.

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    Falling

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 46:23


    Talk given by Linda Galijan and Greg Fain.

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    Think Not Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 47:39


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    The Buddha’s Instructions for Sitting Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 28:31


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, December 2nd 2024 by Linda Galijan.

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    Zen Therapy, Talk Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 50:31


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 30th 2024 by Ross Blum.

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    Abbot’s Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 32:53


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 23rd 2024 by Hozan Alan Senauke.

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    Choosing Love and Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 32:33


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, November 17th 2024 by Linda Galijan.

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    See As Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 58:07


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 16th 2024 by Penelope Thompson.

    Metta and Right Effort

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 58:52


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 9th 2024 by Linda Galijan.

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    Aspects Class 4 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 82:43


    Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Greg Fain and Linda Galijan.

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    Ordinary Bodhisattva at the Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 53:12


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 2nd 2024 by Ryushin Andrea Thach.

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    Ordinary Bodhisattva at the Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 53:12


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 2nd 2024 by Ryushin Andrea Thach.

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    Aspects Class 3 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 86:41


    Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Linda Galijan and Greg Fain.

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    Aspects Class 2 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 32:48


    Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Linda Galijan and Greg Fain.

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    Equanimity, Stories and Dharma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 53:06


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 19th 2024 by Gary Artim.

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    Aspects Class 1 of 4 Ordinary Bodhisattvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 81:24


    Hosted by visiting-Teachers-In-Residence Greg Fain and Linda Galijan.

    class ordinary aspects bodhisattvas
    Cultivating Metta, Remembering Maylie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 52:19


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, October 12th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

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    Mindfully Facing Fear: Practicing with Aging, Illness and Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 51:41


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 28th 2024 by Rhonda Magee.

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    Your Continuous Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 52:39


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 21st 2024 by Linda Galijan.

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    Free Fall into Buddha's Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 54:59


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 14th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

    buddha freefall
    Practicing With Not Knowing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 56:31


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, September 7th 2024 by Karen Sundheim.

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    Be Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 56:31


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 24th 2024 by Ellen Webb.

    Synchronicity, Serendipity and Suchness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 57:53


    A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, August 19th 2024 by Gerry Oliva.

    serendipity synchronicity suchness

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