Brooklyn Zen Center

Audio Dharma Talk: Charlie Korin Pokorny (7/25/2026)

Recorded on July 25, 2026, at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If these t

“What Do You Call the World?” – Practicing with the Expanding and Contracting of our Life of Care: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (7/11/2026)

Recorded on July 11, 2026, at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY Sarah Sensei begins with an invitation to become aware of one’s body, asks those present, “What do yo

Dhamma of Love and Justice – Practicing with B.R. Ambedkar as Engaged Buddhists Today: by Maitriveer-Nagarjuna (6/27/2026)

Recorded on June 27, 2026 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY, during a one-day retreat This dharma talk was given by guest teacher, Maitriveer Nagarjuna. Dhamma t

Present for Pride — Conversing with All Things and with Each Other: Audio Dharma Talk by Charlie Korin Pokorny (6/20/2026)

Recorded on June 20, 2026, at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY In this dharma talk, Charlie brings up BZC involvement with Pride Month and discusses the practice of

Responsibility and Refuge : Audio Dharma Offering by Guest Teachers, Chodo Robert Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison, of New York Zen Center (6/6/2026)

Recorded on June 6, 2026, at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY This dharma talk was given by guest teachers, Chodo Robert Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison, of New Y

Weaving the Web of Connection: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (5/16/2026)

Recorded on May 16, 2026 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. Please enjoy this dharma talk by BZC teacher Sarah Dōjin Emerson. Sarah explores the teachings of Zen

Taking Refuge in Ourselves: Audio Dharma Offering by Guest Teacher, Kaira Jewel Lingo (5/9/2026)

Recorded on May 9, 2026, at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY This dharma offering by guest teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo addresses how grieving abides in the body and h

Closing Ancestral Heart and Meeting Loss with Love: Audio Dharma Talk by Charlie Korin Pokorny (4/25/2026)

Recorded on April 25, 2026, at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY This dharma talk by BZC teacher Charlie Korin Pokorny describes the closing ceremony for the Ancestr

Centering Care: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (4/4/2026)

Recorded on April 4, 2026 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. Please enjoy this dharma talk by BZC teacher Sarah Dōjin Emerson, which explores allowing the princip

Renewal and Reverence: Sarah Dōjin Emerson (3/21/2026)

Sarah Dōjin Emerson’s talk, entitled “Renewal and Reverence,” recorded on March 21, 2026, during the three-day sesshin in preparation for the Jukai ceremony, at Boundless

Receiving Precepts of Radical Relationality: by Charlie Korin Pokorny (03/20/2026)

Recorded on March 20, 2026 during the three-day sesshin in preparation for the Jukai ceremony for receiving the Bodhisattva Precepts, at Boundless Mind Temple, Brooklyn,

Guided Meditation For Parents and Caregivers and All Beings: Foundational Metta Practice, Step 1 – May I Be Well…by Sarah Dōjin Emerson (2/19/2026)

Recorded on February 19, 2026 at at the Online Parent/Caregiver Monthly Sangha. Over the next few months, the Parent Sangha will be exploring together the traditional cu

Dharma talk by Laura O’Loughlin (03/23/2019)

On Wednesday night we had our full moon ceremony. It’s a way for us to feel ourselves as energetic bodies, connecting to something beyond our individuality. In this full

Difficult Conversations on Race, by Yoko Ohashi (02/23/2019)

We are recognizing here with this Hotsuganmon [sutra by Eihei Dogen] that we don’t exist by ourselves  We thought that the self existed right here, but actually it feels

Dharma talk with Greg Snyder (01/26/2019)

We are a conversation. Each one of us is a conversation – a conversation between all kinds of ways of conditioning, trying to talk its way into wise ways of being in the

Settled Activity in an Unsettling World, by Laura O’Loughlin (06/24/2017)

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Givin

Emboldening the Bodhisattva Heart in Demanding Times, by Greg Snyder (01/21/2017)

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Givin

Engaged Buddhism: dharma as community practice, by Greg Snyder (10/29/2016)

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Givin

Making Wisdom Visible: Meeting our Female Ancestors, by Laura O’Loughlin (03/26/2016)

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Givin

Living What Matters Most, by Laura O’Loughlin (01-30-2016)

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Givin