Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks
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 lecture as well as at sesshin and Dharma classes held at the temple throughout the year. Visit us on the web at www.berkeleyzencenter.org.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 115
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Work as a Practice of Care and Connection
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 30th 2025 by Linda Galijan.
Remembering Hozan, and What Dogen would do now
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 9th 2025 by Taigen Dan Leighton.
the meditative factors of enlightenment
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, August 2nd 2025 by Ryushin Andrea Thach.
Remembering Ron Nestor
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 26th 2025 by Ellen Webb.
Dōkan – The Circle of the Way
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 19th 2025 by Zenshin Greg Fain.
Becoming Yourself
Talk given by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler honoring Sojun Roshi’s role as coeditor of the new Suzuki Roshi book, Becoming Yourself. Jiryu worked closely with Sojun Roshi and others to bring this project to …
Difficult Conversations as Practice
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 12th 2025 by Linda Galijan.
Some practice with the Satipatthana Sutra
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, July 5th 2025 by Sue Oehser.
Taking Refuge
A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, August 8th 2025 by Mary Duryee.
Sixteen Bodhisattvas Enter the Bath BCR 78 #2
Zen Is Eternal Life
The Three Pure Precepts
Zazen As an Act of Devotion
Dogen’s “Power of the Robe”
Lotus Sutra Class 5 of 5
Practicing the Prajnaparamita Mantra
The Lotus Sutra Class Four of Five
A Fool for the Dharma