Charlie Korin Pokorny on Zen koans and How is it to live with a question?
Thanks to your incredible generosity! Through your support of our annual fundraiser, BZC will continue to offer dharma instruction, maintain Boundless Mind Temple, provide practice scholarships, and create the conditions where practice flourishes.
Annual Zen Death Poem Practice: Reflect on impermanence through poetry. Listen to the Dharma talk, write your poem, and share with the sangha!
Dharma talks from our December Rohatsu sesshin at Boundless Mind Temple are now being uploaded to the podcast feed.
In the new year, we’re beginning a special event series in lieu of our regular Wednesday Dharma Share. Each Wednesday from January 14 through March 4, Jukai students will present Way-Seeking Mind talks as part of their preparation for receiving the Zen Buddhist precepts.
For this year’s annual fundraiser, we’re listening deeply—to one another and to the vision we hold together for Brooklyn Zen Center. Read reflections from sangha members on what BZC has been, what it is now, and what it might become. Check back weekly through mid-January for new voices!
Giving the gift of BZC merch is one way you can contribute to Brooklyn Zen Center!
“When I woke up this morning the impression that remains is one of sweetness,” wrote Clare the day after Sangha Day. Forty-one people gathered to experiment with Open Space Technology, creating conversations and activities around what mattered most: grief and forgiveness, political action, crafting, collective dreaming, music, somatic practice, spiritual friendship, and more.
We spoke with Dawn Haney about Queer Dharma Share, their practice, their approach to teaching, and what they’re hoping to hold with the group.