Bodhi Oak Zen Sangha

06/10/2024

05/28/2024

Zen and Yoga: Practicing the Pāramitās with Mind and Body
With Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan
Tuesdays, July 9–August 27, 5:00–6:30 pm
Online

Learn more: t.ly/5jYbB

Explore the Pāramitās, the transcendent training of a bodhisattva, through readings, discussion, and physical Yoga practices. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a zafu or alternative seating, support cushions, blankets, and a yoga strap or belt.

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Image: Anita Bowen

05/24/2024

The Wonder of Birdsong

With Zac Denning and Sukey Parmelee
Thursday, May 30–Saturday, June 1
Green Gulch Farm

We will briefly enter the world of birds and bird sounds in this overnight retreat, with morning and evening outings in the Green Gulch grounds. We will immerse ourselves in the lives of birds, learning about how and why they sing, and about the wonders and struggles of their daily existence.

Learn more: rb.gy/0ze7ri

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Photo: Clare Hollander

04/10/2024

May all beings be happy.

04/11/2022

Hanamatsuri celebration today at Bodhi Oak Zen Sangha

01/19/2021

President Biden is calling for bells in churches, mosques, temples, and other places of worship nationwide to be rung in memory of Covid-19 victims this Tuesday, tomorrow, at 2:30 pm PST and 5:30 pm EST. Rob Lyons and I will start sitting and ringing the zendo bell outside the BZC zendo at 2:30 pm forty times in remembrance of the nearly 400,000 Americans who have died from Covid-19. You are welcome to join us. Here is a link about it: https://demcastusa.com/2021/01/15/national-bell-ringing-to-memorialize-those-lost-to-covid-19-tues-jan-19/

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Ed Herzog, Berkeley Zen Center

Encourage Churches, Temples, Mosquesand Others to Ring Bells to Memorialize Those We’ve Lost to Covid-19 Please reach out to your place of worship to encourage them to participate in this National, Non-Denominational, Bell Ringing Memorial to honor those we’ve lost to COVID-19. Day:   Tuesday,...