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    A Dharma Talk on our Zen Women Ancestors this Saturday

    Published July 25th, 2010

    We are happy to invite you to join us at Brooklyn Zen Center this Saturday, July 31st, for a dharma talk by Myoan Grace Jill Schireson. Grace will be speaking on our Zen women ancestors and their innovations and adaptations within Zen practice. She has recently authored a book on the topic, entitled Zen Women: [...]

    Update: Northern Manhattan Sangha

    Published June 11th, 2010

    The Brooklyn Zen Center–affiliated, upper Manhattan sitting group is now officially known as the Northern Manhattan Sangha. Due to a change in circumstances, the group is currently taking a break from sitting together as they look for a new meeting space and time. Updates will come with changes to their status.
    The Northern Manhattan Sangha was [...]

    BZC’s Jazz Mindfulness Program Wraps Up First Season!

    Published June 9th, 2010

    If you were not there to see the final concert of the Jazz Mindfulness Program’s first season, it was nothing short of fantastic. The amount of work the JMP participants put into playing together since last summer was stunningly clear last Friday night. The entire line up of standards were gorgeously played. The elegance and [...]

    Jazz Mindfulness Program Concert on June 4th!

    Published May 16th, 2010

    Jazz Mindfulness Program Spring Concert
    On Fri, June 4th at 7:30PM, The Jazz Mindfulness Program will present its Annual Spring Concert featuring the JMP students ages 12 – 17. This concert will feature the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, as well as free improvisations in duo and trio formats. This concert [...]

    JMP Helping to Promote the Mindfulness Movement

    Published May 7th, 2010

    Brooklyn Zen Center’s Jazz Mindfulness Program directed by Adam Bernstein has offered up a student spot in the program for bidding in the Shambhala Sun Foundation’s first Auction for a Mindful Society. Their purpose for the auction is:
    …to report on and promote the mindfulness movement, while offering truly helpful instruction, services, products, and services from [...]

    Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future on May 2nd

    Published April 22nd, 2010

    The Buddhist Peace Fellowship has invited interested members of our community to join them in walking in support of a nuclear-free future. The walk will end at the United Nations in conjunction with the five year review of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
    Amy Hutto and Mitch Major will be coordinating those from our sangha who wish [...]

    John High Reading from his Book of Unknowing at BZC

    Published April 5th, 2010

    Zen student, novelist and poet, John High, will be reading from his new book of poems, The Book of Unknowing, at Brooklyn Zen Center on Friday, April 23rd, at 7:00pm. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
    If you will be coming to the event, please RSVP by clicking here. Thank you.
    About the [...]

    Photos From the Buddhist Forum at BZC

    Published March 29th, 2010

    If you are interested, please find linked here at Flickr a series of photos from the Buddhist forum taken by Jesse Jiryu Davis.
    Those of us from Brooklyn Zen Center who participated were discussing how happy we were to have been able to meet and work with those from other sanghas in the city. Many exciting [...]

    Brad Warner Leads Three-day Retreat in April at BZC

    Published February 24th, 2010

    April 2-4, 2010, Brad Warner will be leading a three-day retreat at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will include a daily schedule of zazen, dharma talks and interviews. The purpose of this zazen retreat is to draw together practitioners for three days of deepening their understanding of the dharma.
    Brad Warner is a dharma heir of [...]

    What a Great Day!

    Published February 6th, 2010

    Brooklyn Zen Center has now completely moved to its new space at 505 Carroll Street today and formally opened our Boundless Mind Temple at the new location. Many expressed amazement, joy, gratitude and exhaustion after an incredible effort to bring this new place of practice into the world. Seeing us all together today sitting, chanting, [...]

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