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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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Statements and Land Acknowledgment

Response to Asian-American Violence  (March 2021)

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

Statement Against Systemic Racism (June 2020)

Planning for End of Life Care and Funerals (April 2020)

Land Acknowledgment (February 2020):

Land Acknowledgment

Featured Events

  • Registration is now open for our July Sesshin

    We are now accepting registrations for the Greater Boston Zen Center residential retreat at Mercy by the Sea in Madison CT, July 28-31, 2022.
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  • Teaching Schedule

    Who is teaching on upcoming Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays?
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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