Greater Boston Zen Center

Boston Zen Meditation

“We can't do it by ourselves, and nobody else can do it for us.”
—GBZC Sutra Book
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GBZC Membership Form

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Featured Events

  • Sprucing up the GBZC Zendo

    Thank you to the Facilities Working Group for cleaning and caring for the Cambridge zendo!
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  • Message from the GBZC Leadership

    Members of the Board and Spiritual Direction Committee will be available for office hours on Saturday, July 31 and Friday, August 6.
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  • Reopening of the Cambridge Zendo

    COVID guidelines permitting, the Central Square Cambridge zendo will reopen for selected in-person and hybrid events beginning August 3.
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Greater Boston Zen Center  |  552 Massachusetts Ave #208  |  Cambridge, MA 02139

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Podcast Information

Welcome to our Greater Boston Zen Center podcast, coming to you from Cambridge, Massachusetts. You can listen to dharma talks (teisho) given by our abbot Josh Jiun Bartok, Roshi and our two co-heads of practice Steve Wallace, Sensei and Dharma Holder Laura Wallace. For more information about teachers, events, and practice periods, go to our website: www.bostonzen.org