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.

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In Person
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

Recurrent

Wednesday Dharma Share (In-Person | 7–8:30 PM ET)

** SCHEDULE CHANGES ** There will be no Wednesday Dharma Share on the following days: Dec 17, 24, 31, Jan 7 (Winter Break). Then we will start a special series of Way Seeking Mind Talks on January 15 to March 4.

Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

Recurrent

Queer Dharma Share ( Online | First Monday | 7–8:30 PM ET)

On the first Monday of the month Dharma Teacher, Dawn Haney leads Queer Dharma Share

In Person
Online
Schedule change
Boundless Mind Temple

Recurrent

Winter Schedule: Dec 10–Jan 9

BZC's updated program schedule during the Winter Break.

In Person
Special Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

December 31, 2025 – January 1, 2026

New Year’s Eve Temple Cleaning, Sit and Celebration

Join us for our annual New Year's Eve sit at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn. We will gather together to give the zendo a deep cleaning and then sit zazen together through the ringing of 108 bells to bring in the New Year. Doors open 8:45 PM.

In Person
Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

January 10, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday Morning Program: Zen death poems, and the skillful integration of impermanence in our lives

Join us for our in-person Saturday morning program at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, which will include zazen, service, and a special dharma talk on the Zen Tradition of Death Poems in the New Year by Sarah Dōjin Emerson and Charlie Korin Pokorny.

In Person
Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

January 14, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Way-Seeking Mind Talks with Charlie Schneider and Cat Von Holt

Students preparing for jukai share personal and intimate explorations of what brought them to Zen practice, supported by the strength of sangha. All are welcome to attend and support these students as they embark on this journey.

In Person
Online
Zazen (Meditation)
Boundless Mind Temple

January 17, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Saturday Morning Program

Join us for our Saturday morning program at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, which will include meditation, service, as well as a dharma talk by Sarah Sensei.

In Person
Class
Boundless Mind Temple

Recurrent

Beginner’s Mind (Jan 17, 24, 31)

Join us for a three-week class for newcomers to Zen practice at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, with BZC guiding teachers, Sarah Dōjin Emerson and Charlie Korin Pokorny and senior student Kristen Davis. Register by January 15.

In Person
Online
Dharma Offering
Boundless Mind Temple

January 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Way-Seeking Mind Talks with Kyle Butler and Graham Schneider

Students preparing for jukai share personal and intimate explorations of what brought them to Zen practice, supported by the strength of sangha. All are welcome to attend and support these students as they embark on this journey.

In Person
Zazen (Meditation)
Boundless Mind Temple

January 24, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:45 PM

Shikantaza (Just Sitting) Saturday

Join our peer-led Shikantaza Saturday at Boundless Mind Temple - "just sitting" meditation in the Soto Zen tradition. Multiple zazen periods, arrive anytime.