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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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

  • GBIO Listening Circle Updates

    Updates on the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s Listening Circle campaign.
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  • Julie Nelson Given Denkai

    In a May Denkai ceremony, Julie Nelson was given the first part of Dharma transmission.
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  • Student Stories of Zen

    Join other students as we reflect on our history with Zen teachers.
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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