Daily Events

Open Meditation  
Daily 6:15 - 7:15 AM (ONLINE) 

Tai Ji Quan (Postponed due to pandemic)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Mornings, 6:30 - 8:00 AM
Guang Ping Yang Style
Instructor: Futung Cheng

Weekly Events

Saturday Night Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture
Saturdays, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Also available via live streaming (webcast) from Berkeley Monastery
Lecturer: Rev. Heng Sure

Every Saturday night, the Berkeley Monastery community gathers to listen to a lecture on the Flower Adornment Sutra. We investigate the sutra text line by line and endeavor to bring its ancient wisdom up to date for our modern lives in the 21st century.
Saturday Morning and Afternoon Programs
(Postponed due to pandemic)
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Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony and Universal Door Chapter Ceremony
  9:00 - 10:30 AM
Vegetarian Meal
  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Buddha's Name Recitation
  1:00 - 2:00 PM
Beginning Chinese Class and Calligraphy
  3:30 - 5:00 PM
Thursday Night Vipassana Meditation
Weekly 7:30 - 9:30 PM 
Instructor: James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

Meet every Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 pm to meditate, connect, and to hear and discuss the Dharma.

Because of the coronavirus, we are now holding our Thursday evening sittings and talks online by Zoom until further notice. We will share a meditation, followed by a short talk and Q & A at 7:30pm.

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/460493377.
Qigong and Classical Yoga
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Instructor: Amelia Barili

Date/Time: Saturdays
  • 11:00-12:00pm (en Español)
  • 2:00-3:00pm (in English)
Please join via Zoom link. A new link will be given every Friday at Amelia's website (link).

Traditional Taoist and Yogic contemplative techniques to cultivate integration of body, mind and spirit, and to foster healing, inner guidance and inner strength. The time spent practicing these simple and remarkably effective techniques will be returned and multiplied by your growing ability to overcome challenges, live fully--even in the face of uncertainty--and experience balance and well being. For additional info, please check Amelia's website (link) or email ameliab@berkeley.edu.
The Six Perfections in Mahayana Buddhism
Instructor: Steven A. Tainer

Mahayana Buddhism is often introduced through the discussion and cultivation of six 'perfections': generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, concentration, and wisdom. These practice themes can be readily applied to daily life, and summarize many important aspects of personal development and compassionate action. Emphasis will be placed on experiments in ordinary life. No background in Buddhism is required, but class discussions will cover various levels of understanding. Contemporary and traditional readings will be discussed in each meeting.

Date: January 13 - May 12, 2021
Time: On Zoom Wednesday evenings, 7:30 to 9pm. Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Please join via Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84677272147
Friday Night Meditation & Talk with Marty:
(Class resumes March 5th, 2021)

Weekly 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Professor Martin Verhoeven

The class will examine the practices and path set forth by the Avatamsaka Sutra, or Flower Ornament Sutra, which describes a cosmos of infinite realms upon realms, mutually containing one another. The text touches on various topics such as the Bodhisattva path, the interpenetration of phenomena (dharmas), the visionary powers of meditation and the equality of things in emptiness.

Also available via live streaming (webcast) from Berkeley Monastery

Monthly Events

ON BREAK - Teance Tea & Dharma Night with Rev. Heng Sure

Date and Time: Please check calendar for updates.
Location: Teance Tea Shop at 1780 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA
Fee: Free

Every month, usually at the last Tuesday, Rev. Heng Sure host a Tea and Dharma night at the Teance Tea Shop at Berkeley for a casual gathering talking about current events, tell stories, accompanied with music and fine tea.
Please come join us for delicious tea and stimulating stories and songs!

You may see here for pictures from previous gatherings.
Walking-Recitation - (Postponed due to pandemic) 
Date: 1st Sunday of the month
Time
7:20am-7:30am 
7:30am-11:30am 
11:30am-12:45pm 
12:45pm-4:45pm 
4:45pm-5:00pm 
5:00pm-6:00pm
Place
Buddha Hall 
Buddha Hall 
Dining Hall 
Buddha Hall 
Buddha Hall 
Dining Hall
Activity
Ready to start 
Walking-Recitation 
Lunch 
Walking-Recitation 
Transference
Share experience; tea/snack
Monthly gathering with monks from Abhayagiri Monastery
(Postponed due to pandemic)
Date: First Tuesday of every month
Times: 5pm (Tea Time)
            7:30pm - 9:45 (Dhamma Talk)
Lecturer: Monks from Abhayagiri Monastery

Please join us for a Dhamma evening with the Monks from Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery. 
The program starting at 7:30 pm will include Chanting, Meditation, taking of the Refuges and Precepts, and a Dhamma talk.  All are welcome.
Monthly Nuns Sharing Dharma [ONLINE]

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Aloka Vihara Nuns are offering our 3rd Sunday teaching at Berkeley on Zoom during this time of ‘shelter in place.’ 

The Aloka Vihara Nuns will be hosting an informal conversation with tea as well as a Dhamma Talk on meditation and precepts.

Dates
January 17 & February 21 & March 21: Ayya Santussika of KBV
April 18 (Ayya Anandabodhi) | May 16 (Ayya Santacitta) | June 20 (Ayya Dhammadipa) | July 18 | Aug 15 | Sept 19 | Oct 17 | Nov 21 |Dec 19

Evening Schedule
6:00 pm: Meet & greet ~ if you have issues with Zoom, please call Lynne at 510 478 0760 for support.
6:30 pm: Chanting and Refuges & Precepts (see below or via screen sharing)
6:45 pm: Meditation
7:30 pm: Dhamma talk & discussion (please turn off your video if you do not wish to be on the recording)
8:25 pm: Blessing chant
8:30 pm: Meeting ends

Join by computer:
https://zoom.us/j/250032735?pwd=UjZmbHFoT0MvYmRJY240ZXE2Rm5JUT09
Meeting ID: 250 032 735
Password: 16322409

Websites: 
Please visit the Aloka Vihara website (link) for updates and details.

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Ayya Santacitta and Ayya Anandabodhi have both been practicing meditation for over 25 years. After living as nuns in the Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah for many years, they took bhikkhuni ordination in 2011. They currently reside at Aloka Vihara near Placerville, CA, a training monastery for women. Their teaching style is practice oriented and draws from experience of community life as a means for cultivating the heart and opening the mind. For more info, visit www.saranaloka.org.
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* Guest teacher Ayya Santussika began monastic life in 2005 after training and practicing as an interfaith minister. She ordained as bhikkhuni in 2012 and currently resides at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Mountain View. She focuses on applying the Dhamma to our global challenges and our daily lives and is a board member of Buddhist Global Relief. For more information, visit Karuna Buddhist Vihara.