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

  • Registration for December Sesshin is Now Open!

    Registration is now open for the retreat at Mercy by the Sea in Madison, CT, December 9 through 12!
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  • All-day Sit (Zazenkai)

    All-day Sit (Zazenkai)
    Registration is now open for GBZC-Cambridge zazenkai on Oct. 23.
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  • Guest Teaching by Oberholtzer, Seul, and Coughlin

    You may have noticed new faces at some of the GBZC-Cambridge events!  Here is more about them.
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  • Precepts Discussion Group

    Precepts Discussion Group
    A new round of the weekly Precepts Discussion Group, led by Dharma Holder Julie Nelson, has begun–but it’s not too late to join in!
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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