Sojun Mel Weitsman is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and a Dharma heir of Suzuki’s son Hoitsu Suzuki. Sojun Weitsman founded the Berkeley Zen Center in 1967 and has been the guiding teacher since then. Suzuki Roshi had asked Mel to open the zendo for his students in the Berkeley area. Mel began his Zen practice in 1964 at the San Francisco Zen Center and was ordained a priest by Suzuki in 1969. Mel also served as co-abbot of SFZC from 1988 to 1997. Sojun is an editor of the book Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai.
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In response to the desire of sangha parents to share their practice with their children,...
Brooklyn Zen Center will be having a Parinirvana ceremony on Wednesday evening, February 13th,...
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We'll be having our fall workday on Saturday, November 17th, starting at 9am. For this workday,...
If Brooklyn Zen Center has been a source of encouragement for actualizing the deepest intentions...
Brooklyn Zen Center Ino ("head of the meditation hall") Ian Case will be offering a series of...
The Brooklyn Sit-a-thon is a borough-wide event where we join together on April 21st to spend a...
Head teacher Teah Strozer's talks and teaching this spring will focus on the topic of time. Teah...
Please check out our growing archive of online dharma talks. The talks from Reb Anderson's...
We'll be having our winter workday on Saturday, February 4th, from 9am to 5pm. The workday will...
Over the past year, many sangha members have asked about ways they can help out at...
Brooklyn Zen Center will be welcoming in 2012 with a special celebration this coming New Year's...
We are having a Membership Drive from November 12 through December 17th in...
