Brooklyn Zen Center embodies compassionate community, just relationship, and liberatory practice in the Soto Zen tradition.

We offer zazen (sitting meditation), dharma offerings, classes, retreats, and engaged practice groups.

We're based in Brooklyn, with Boundless Mind Temple in Cobble Hill and an Online Zendo open to practitioners everywhere.

Whether you are new to zen practice or interested in our unique offerings, we invite you to practice in community and realize personal and collective liberation.

Featured Events

Retreat

Three-Day Sesshin—Oct 30-Nov 1

November 1, 2026 | 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Class

Writing to Study the Self with Farnoosh Fathi

November 7, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Special Offering

Buddhist Healthy Boundaries—Nov 13-14

November 13, 2026 | 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

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Practice in the city, after Tassajara

November 3, 2026

Owen Bell returns from Tassajara with a question: what rituals can help us slow down?

Thank you! BZC’s Fall Membership Drive is complete

October 28, 2026

This fall, Brooklyn Zen Center invited our community to think about what membership means.We’re honored to share here with you our report and express our gratitude.

Open to all: Sejiki Ceremony this Saturday, October 31, 7:30 PM

October 28, 2026

Brooklyn Zen Center invites you to our first Sejiki Ceremony (also known as Segaki), a traditional Buddhist offering ceremony to welcome, nourish, and liberate hungry ghosts.