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Bringing Zendo Life to the WorldSerial: BZ-00715B Lecture
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Building, Concentration, Daily Life, Family Practice, Giving-and-Taking, Practice Period,... |
Sep 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00715A Lecture
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Enemies, Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace, Beginners, Hate... |
Sep 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Why Do We Do Zazen?Serial: BZ-00714B Just Say "Yes!", Sesshin Day 3
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Zazen, Offering, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Ordinary Mind, Fox, Doubt, Priest, Demons, Samadhi,... |
Sep 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Book of Serenity: Case #91Serial: BZ-00714A More of Dreams, Sesshin Day 2
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SER-91, First Principle, Dream World, Subject-and-Object, Dragons, Buddha Nature, Oneness,... |
Sep 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #20Serial: BZ-00694B Nansen's Flower; Dreaming, Sesshin Day 1
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Nansen, BCR-20, Attachment, Dream World, Intuition, Precepts, Separation |
Aug 31 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practices in Everyday LifeSerial: BZ-00694A Lecture
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Cultivation, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Enemies, Liberation, Monastic Practice, Right... |
Aug 24 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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“Engaged”: Webster’s as a Buddhist TextSerial: BZ-00972B Lecture
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Fox, Four Noble Truths, Priest, Right Speech, Right Effort, Funeral, Vow, Soto Zen, Precepts,... |
Aug 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Path of Purification, Negative Space, Humanity and NematoadsSerial: BZ-00972A Lecture
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Concentration, Culture, Doubt |
Aug 10 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness Straight ThroughSerial: BZ-00971B Lecture
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Anger, Duality, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Mill Valley, Mindfulness,... |
Aug 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Ceremony: Plunging InSerial: BZ-00971A Lecture
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Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Vow, Buddha Ancestors, Three Treasures, Precepts,... |
Jul 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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NaturalnessSerial: BZ-00970B Lecture
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Beginners, Buddha Nature, Composure, Concentration, Daily Life, Harmonizing, Heart Sutra,... |
Jul 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00623Serial: BZ-00623 Lecture
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Buddha Nature, Building, Discrimination, Enthusiasm, Intuition, Non-discrimination, Silence,... |
Jul 18 1991 Tassajara |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #43Serial: BZ-00970A Tozan's "Neither Hot Nor Cold", One-Day Sitting
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Tozan, BCR-43, Absolute-and-Relative, Bell, confusion, Discrimination, Enemies, Five Ranks,... |
Jul 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen and ExcitementSerial: BZ-00968B Saturday Lecture
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Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Building, Constancy, Tassajara, Priest, Attachment, Equanimity,... |
Jul 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodying Timeless PresenceSerial: SF-01412 The talk centers on the concept of "being-time" or "uji" as expounded by Dōgen in his work, emphasizing the inseparability of time and being and the actualization of every moment. The discussion explores the complexity of... Effort, Study, Nirvana |
Jul 03 1991 |
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Shusho CeremonySerial: BZ-00969 Ceremony
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Practice Period, Three Treasures, Giving-and-Taking, Sangha, Attachment, Dragons, Intimacy,... |
Jul 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suffering and IntentionSerial: BZ-00968A Sesshin Day 5
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Suffering, Intention, Emotions, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Lay, Tassajara,... |
Jun 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is Sesshin?Serial: BZ-00967B Sesshin Day 4
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Sesshin, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Building, Emotions, Happiness, Karma, Nirvana, Peace,... |
Jun 29 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00967A Sesshin Day 3 lecture
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Building, Dharma Transmission, New Year, Priest, Transmission, War |
Jun 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Nine Patch QuiltSerial: BZ-00966B Sesshin day 2
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Building, Continuous Practice, Doubt, Half-Smile, Passions, Patience, Posture... |
Jun 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Time-BeingSerial: BZ-00966A Sesshin Day 1
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Time-Being, Anger, Doubt, Dream World, Enemies, Intuition, Non-discrimination, Peace, War... |
Jun 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s “Zenki”: Undivided Activity; Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-00275 Class 3 of 3
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Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Separation, Teacher-and-Student, Fasting, Fox, Funeral, Oneness,... |
Jun 13 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s “Zenki”: Undivided ActivitySerial: BZ-00276 Class 2 of 3
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Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object, Interview, Duality, Religion, War, Emotions, Priest, Ego... |
Jun 06 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Harmony in the Three TreasuresSerial: SF-01474 The talk primarily addresses the significance of the first three precepts in Zen practice: taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. It explores the varying interpretations and manifestations of these precepts, emphasizing... Sangha, Three Treasures, Buddha Nature |
May 29 1991 |
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Dogen’s “Zenki”: Undivided ActivitySerial: BZ-00277 Class 1 of 3
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Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Thoroughness, Religion, Separation, Obstacles, Lay, Continuous... |
May 23 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00726 Lecture part 2, part 1 is missing
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Hindrances, Addiction, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Anger, Doubt, Lay, Ego, Attachment... |
May 13 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Paying Attention to Your LifeSerial: BZ-00701B Lecture
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Ordination, Bowing, Bell, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Uchiyama, Priest, Chanting, Concentration,... |
May 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #10Serial: BZ-00701A Sesai is "Poor" and Asks Sozan for Help, Saturday Lecture
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MM-10, Birth-and-Death, Building, Conversation, Culture, Greed, Happiness, Priest, Soto Zen,... |
Apr 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fundamentals and Practicality of ZazenSerial: BZ-00700B One-Day Sitting
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Zazen, Buddha Nature, confusion, Harmonizing, Instruction, Lay, Peace, Posture... |
Apr 21 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Pali Canon Sutra on Right View (Middle Way)Serial: BZ-00700A Lecture
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Attachment, Causation, Doubt, Hate, Heart Sutra, Lay |
Apr 13 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #23Serial: BZ-00692B "Neither Good Not Evil;" Intentions, Humbleness, Saturday Lecture
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Humility, MM-23, Sixth Patriarch, Humility, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Buddha... |
Mar 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's GuidelinesSerial: BZ-00692A Immersing/Obstructing in the Way, Saturday Lecture
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Absolute-and-Relative, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Duality, Forgiveness, Intuition, Lotus Sutra,... |
Mar 23 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's GuidelinesSerial: BZ-00691B No Gaining Idea, Discernment, Sesshin Day 2
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Gaining Mind, Shingi, Bell, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Gaining Mind, Harmonizing,... |
Mar 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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All Being and Our Sense of SelfSerial: BZ-00691A Sesshin Day 1
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Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Ego, Platform Sutra, Priest, Religion,... |
Mar 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The “Stuff” of Life and Waking UpSerial: BZ-00690B Lecture
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Beginners, Daily Life, Doubt, Happiness, Observe, Peace, Renunciation, Samsara, War... |
Mar 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fundamentalism, Prayer, Orthodoxy: Science and ReligionSerial: BZ-00690A Lecture
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Hate, Religion, First Principle, Evil, Doubt, Samsara, Mahayana, Politics, Interdependence,... |
Mar 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Thoughts on EmptinessSerial: BZ-00264 Class 4 of 4
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Heart Sutra, Chanting, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Bell, Anger,... |
Feb 28 1991 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Persian Gulf WarSerial: BZ-00689B Saturday Lecture
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Current Events, War, Politics, Addiction, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Evil, Non-violence, Peace,... |
Feb 23 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Skanda, Form and EmptinessSerial: BZ-00265 Class 3 of 4
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Anger, Attachment, Causation, Four Noble Truths, Hate, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Passions,... |
Feb 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ParinirvanaSerial: BZ-00689A Eight Aspects of an Enlightened Being, One-Day Sitting
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Parinirvana, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Duality, Greed, Subject-and... |
Feb 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Paramitas, Skandas, Emptiness, Bodhisattva WaySerial: BZ-00266 Class 2 of 4
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Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Hindrances, Don't Know... |
Feb 14 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: The Sutra’s Place in HistorySerial: BZ-00267 Class 1 of 4
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Heart Sutra, Chanting, Avalokitesvara, Monastic Practice, Lineage, Practice Period,... |
Feb 07 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Karma PeaceSerial: BZ-00688B Saturday Lecture
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Karma, Peace, confusion, Evil, Greed, Karma, Non-violence, Peace, Politics, Precepts, War... |
Jan 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Truth Through Shared PracticesSerial: SF-01454A The talk delves into understanding truth through shared practices, emphasizing how various groups and cultures adopt different practices that shape their collective truth-seeking journey. It questions the universal applicability... Attachment, Discrimination, Culture |
Jan 23 1991 |
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Shoyoroku: Case #4Serial: BZ-00688A Establish a Sanctuary, Saturday Lecture
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Sanctuary, Sanctuary, Subject-and-Object, Offering, Peace, Gratitude, Building, War... |
Jan 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mideast CrisisSerial: BZ-00687B Discussion led by Alan Senauke, Saturday Lecture
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Current Events, War, Anger, Avalokitesvara, Building, Enemies, Heart Sutra, Peace, Vow... |
Jan 12 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva’s Four Ways of Guidance: Reasonableness and ResponsivenessSerial: BZ-00687A Lecture
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Anger, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, confusion, Evil, Right Speech, Separation, Silence, War... |
Jan 05 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Appreciating the Different Religions of the WorldSerial: BZ-00699B Saturday Lecture
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Religion, Building, Continuous Practice, New Year, Politics, Religion, Sangha, Separation,... |
Dec 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shikantaza: Being PresentSerial: BZ-00699A Lecture
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Concentration, Soto Zen, Instruction, Anger, Hate, Family Practice, Posture, Emotions... |
Dec 15 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00698B Enlightenment, Rohatsu Day 7
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Enlightenment, Religion, Peace, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Diversity, Hindrances, Lay... |
Dec 08 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |