Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks

Regulate Your (Unregulatable) Life 21.03.2026 29:02 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center during a full day sit on Saturday, March 21, 2026 by Hondo Dave Rutschman.

Practicing the Precepts in Dangerous Times 14.03.2026 59:07 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 14, 2026 by Karen Sundheim.

Practicing the Bodhisattva Precepts (Class 2 of 4) 13.03.2026 1:11:57 ↓

A class given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 12th 2026 by Karen Sundheim.

Reflections on the Mountain Seat 08.03.2026 50:12 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 7th 2026 by Linda Galijan.

Practicing the Bodhisattva Precepts (Class 1 of 4) 06.03.2026 1:21:52 ↓

A class given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 5th 2026 by Karen Sundheim.

Prelude to the Mountain Seat 01.03.2026 51:10 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 28 2026 by Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi.

The Buddha’s Final Reflections on Life and Practice 21.02.2026 47:50 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 21st 2026 by Linda Galijan.

The Heart in the Heart Sutra 15.02.2026 52:17 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday February 14, 2026 by Mark Copithorne.

Caring for Zazen 07.02.2026 53:21 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday February 7th, 2026 by Eli Brown-Stevenson.

Appropriate Response (Class 4 of 4) 05.02.2026 54:58 ↓

Class on Appropriate Response: Speech as a Field of Intimate Practice

practicing with illness and the eight qualities of a great person 31.01.2026 55:55 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 31st 2026 by Carol Paul.

Appropriate Response (Class 3 of 4) 30.01.2026 58:32 ↓

Class on Appropriate Response: Speech as a Field of Intimate Practice

Buddha Sutras Are All the Worlds in the 10 Directions 24.01.2026 54:50 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 24th 2026 by Linda Galijan.

Appropriate Response (Class 2 o f4) 23.01.2026 44:07 ↓

Class on Appropriate Response: Speech as a Field of Intimate Practice

I’m Nobody, Who Are You? 17.01.2026 1:04:41 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 17th 2026 by Penelope Thompson.

Appropriate Response (Class 1 of 4) 16.01.2026 1:07:02 ↓

Class on Appropriate Response: Speech as a Field of Intimate Practice

Not Wind, Not Flag 10.01.2026 53:40 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 10th, 2026 by Gendo Lucy Xiao.

Satipatthana Sutta #4 07.12.2025 45:41 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, December 7th 2025 by Linda Galijan.

Buddha’s Enlightenment 06.12.2025 44:42 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 6th 2025 by Linda Galijan.

Rohatsu Sesshin Day 5: How to practice with what comes up 05.12.2025 45:52 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, December 5th 2025 by Susan Marvin.

Satipatthana Sutta #3 04.12.2025 37:48 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, December 4th 2025 by Linda Galijan.

I Love ZAZEN 02.12.2025 55:03 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Wednesday, December 2nd 2026 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

Satipatthana Sutta #1 01.12.2025 47:44 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, December 1st 2025 by Linda Galijan.

Thus Have I heard Sojun Roshi 15.11.2025 49:14 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 15th 2025 by Ross Blum.

Reflections on the Sandokai 08.11.2025 1:06:35 ↓

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 8th 2025 by Gary Artim.