Events

You can find the latest information on BZC’s upcoming zazen schedule, retreats, classes, workshops, and other offerings here. Use the filters on the left to sort by location and event type, or use the calendar to see events on a given day. Click on any event for more information and to register.

For information on engaged practice groups, please see here and contact the groups directly for details on their offerings.

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Zazen (Meditation)

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Online Weekly Meditation

BZC’s online weekly meditation schedule is open to the public at all times and is offered Monday through Friday starting at 7:30am EST. Please check the Events calendar for exceptions.

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Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

October 19, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday Morning Program

Join us for our in-person Saturday morning program at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, which will include a dharma talk by Ian Kidō Case at 11:20 AM EST. You are welcome to come to all or just part of the program schedule. All are welcome, no previous meditation experience necessary!

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Class

Recurrent

Writing to Study the Self

Dogen encouraged us to “study the self.” How might the practice of writing allow us to look deeply at our personality, karma, history, and social conditioning—a sustained engagement in this self study? Participants in this three-month course will be offered craft talks, prompts, and practices to look deeply at the self. Meets Sundays, 3-5pm ET, every other week (September 8, 22, October 6, 20, November 3, 17). With Chenxing Han, Jenny Xie, Norman Fischer, and Ruth Ozeki.

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Class

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The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts, with Charlie Korin Pokorny

Join the precepts class this fall, led by BZC dharma teacher Charlie Korin Pokorny! Taking place over 12 Tuesdays from Sept 17–Dec 3, 7:00–8:30 PM EST, this online class is required of all those wishing to receive the precepts from a teacher (jukai), and recommended for everyone in leadership roles at BZC. It's also a wonderful way to deepen one's connection to the rich tradition of Soto Zen.

In Person
Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

October 26, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday Morning Program with Dr. Paula Arai

Join us for our in-person Saturday morning program at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, which will include a dharma talk by guest speaker Dr. Paula Arai at 11:20am EST. You are welcome to come to all or just part of the program schedule. All are welcome!

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Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

November 2, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday morning program with Kaira Jewel Lingo

Join us for our in-person and online Saturday morning program which will include embodied practices and a dharma talk by visiting teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo. The talk will celebrate the new book Healing Our Way Home which will be available by donation. Childcare will be available from 9 to 11:15 AM.

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Special Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

November 6, 2024 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Grandmotherly Mind: A Reading with Farnoosh Fathi, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, and Ryan Lee Wong

Join us to celebrate the launch of two new poetry books by BZC friends and acclaimed poets: Granny Cloud by Farnoosh Fathi and Through a Window by Zoketsu Norman Fischer. BZC Administrative Director Ryan Lee Wong will read a new short story, and the three will discuss Zen, poetics, and Eihei Dogen’s “grandmotherly” or “parental” mind.

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Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

November 9, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday Morning Program with Jefre Cantu

Join us for our in-person Saturday morning program at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, which will include a dharma talk by Jefre Cantu at 11:20 AM EST.

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Sesshin (Retreat)
Boundless Mind Temple

November 16, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

One-Day In-Person Sit with Sarah Dōjin Emerson

Join us for a one-day sit at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn led by BZC dharma teacher Sarah Dōjin Emerson.

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Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

November 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday Morning Program

Join us for our in-person Saturday morning program at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, which will include a dharma talk by Shingetsu Laura O’Loughlin at 11:20 AM EST. You are welcome to come to all or just part of the program schedule. All are welcome, no previous meditation experience necessary!