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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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Other Texts/Talks

Eco-Anxiety and the Pandemic (Course recordings and resources, August-October 2020)

Statement Against Systemic Racism (June 2020)

Best Practices for Bodhisattvas (Essay by Josh Bartok, 2017)

Featured Events

  • A Message from GBZC’s New Ethics Ombudsperson

    Read a message from Paul Miller, GBZC’s new ethics ombudsperson.
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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, will meet via zoom on Mondays at 6pm, starting October 4.
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  • Invitation to Open Board Meeting on Friday Oct. 1

    Among the topics for discussion will be how the hybrid sits are going, any Covid updates/input, and thoughts on governance, including networking with new/guest teachers. It will take place over zoom from 4-5:30pm. All are welcome!
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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