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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: [...]

    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 [...]

    Summer Practice Period with Teah – The Platform Sutra

    Published April 19th, 2010

    As many of you know, Brooklyn Zen Center’s  guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, will be visiting from San Francisco to lead a three week-long practice intensive that will include teaching throughout and a five day sesshin. Teah will be here from June 22nd through July 14th. The five day sesshin will begin Tuesday evening, July 7th, and [...]

    Mindful Creative Writing Class Starting Up at BZC

    Published April 14th, 2010

    We are excited to announce that sangha member Monica Rose will be offering an eight-week series of classes on mindful creative writing at Brooklyn Zen Center starting next week. Here is a description of the series from the instructor:
    This class is for anyone interested in writing and who wishes to develop their skills in a [...]

    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 [...]

    Signing Up for the Reb Anderson Retreat in May

    Published March 7th, 2010

    Zen Buddhist priest and senior dharma teacher, Tenshin Reb Anderson, will be visiting from San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm to lead a four day sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will be from Thursday, May 27th through Sunday, May 30th.
    The focus of the four days will be the compassionate care of karmic [...]

    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 [...]

    Painting Days

    Published December 28th, 2009

    Thank you to everybody who helped paint the new space over the last weekend. We managed to completely finish painting the zendo as well as the long gallery wall — and we also primed the door trim! It was a wonderful experience to work together as a sangha and see the space transformed by our [...]

    Rohatsu 3-day Sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center

    Published November 23rd, 2009

    From December 4th through 6th, Brooklyn Zen Center will be having a 3-day Rohatsu sit to celebrate Buddha’s enlightenment and our own awakened nature. The sit will start on that Friday at 6:40 am and end on noon on Sunday. Please click here to email for a full schedule.
    This will be a little less formal [...]

    Join Us for a Contact Improv Workshop this Weekend, led by Erica Essner!

    Published November 2nd, 2009

    Join us this Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 4:15pm – 7:15pm when Sangha member, Erica Essner, will be leading an improvisation workshop at Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This fun class is all about dancing with others while exploring your own movement vocabulary, including muscular release techniques, Pilates and assisted stretching. All levels of dance [...]

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