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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  • Changes due to COVID-19

    In response to COVID-19, Greater Boston Zen Center in Cambridge is closed until further notice. Many of our programs are offered online (More)

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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