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What Shall We Do in the New Year? (discussion) Psychology/Women's Practice Serial: BZ-00408B Saturday Lecture - New Year, Psychology, Women's Practice, Mindfulness, New Year, Beginners, Chanting, Evil...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Sanshi Mompo: Ongoing Practice of Student and Teacher Serial: BZ-00408A Saturday Lecture - Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Interview, Lineage, Instruction, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Dropping the Buddha Bowl: Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family Serial: BZ-00407B Rohatsu - Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
What's the Use of Sesshin? Difficulty and Ease Serial: BZ-00407A Rohatsu - Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Peace, Daily Life, Doubt, Equanimity, Enemies, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Bowing Practice Serial: BZ-00406B Rohatsu - Bowing, Bowing, Non-duality, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Demons, Enemies, Mindfulness, Duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin and Daily Life; Questions and Discussion Serial: BZ-00406A Rohatsu - Sesshin, Daily Life, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing in Zazen Serial: BZ-00405B Rohatsu - Zazen, Breath, Zazen Mind, confusion, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Bodhidharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind in Zazen Serial: BZ-00405A Rohatsu - Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Zazen, Building, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture - Tassajara, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara, Samadhi, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Precepts Before the Precepts Serial: BZ-00392B Saturday Lecture - Precepts, Precepts, Obstacles, Bodhisattva Precepts, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Sangha,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture - Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Lineage, Soto Zen, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Third Paramita: Kshanti (Composure) Serial: BZ-00391A Lecture - Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, Monastic Practice, Demons, Patience, confusion, Constancy,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1984 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Lecture - Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00393B Saturday Lecture - Japan, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Building, Sanctuary, Lay, Lineage, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Makyo Serial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture - Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Fifth Precept: Do Not Deal in Intoxicants Serial: BZ-00394B Saturday Lecture - Precepts, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Priest, Dragons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhist Perspective on Love and Relationships Serial: BZ-00394A Sesshin Day 3 - Love, Passions, Desire, Emotions, Liberation, New Year, Hate, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture - Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Gathas Serial: BZ-00395A Saturday Lecture - Gathas, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Precepts, Priest, Vow, Mindfulness, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00389B Lecture - *Religion, Priest, Instruction, War, Rinzai, Chanting, Mahayana, Transmission*...	Maurine Stewart	Jul 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Direct Experience and Thinking about Experience Serial: BZ-00389A Lecture - *Peace, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Intimacy, War, Subject-and-Object, Priest, Dana Paramita,...*	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Difficulties in Daily Life Practice Serial: BZ-00390B Saturday Lecture - Practice, Daily Life, Daily Life, Family Practice, Monastic Practice, Patience, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Ego and Personality Serial: BZ-00390A Saturday Lecture - Ego, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Offering, Bowing, Samadhi, Discrimination, Evil, Anger, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 30 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan, Case 19: Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00435 Lecture - *Ordinary Mind, Bodhidharma, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Culture, Buddha Nature,...*	Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma	May 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire: "What to do with our Oni (devil)" Serial: BZ-00434B Sesshin Day 2 - Intention, Desire, Daily Life, Tassajara, Demons, Silence, Evil, Building	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Wanting to Sit/Should Sit Serial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 - Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Purifying One’s Mind Serial: BZ-00433A Lecture - *Enemies, Attachment, Concentration, Hate, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Daily Life*...	Ayya Khema	Apr 28 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture - Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, Tassajara, Lay, Fox, Diversity, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #41: Bodhidharma and Eka: Peace of Mind and Having a Sincere Practice Serial: BZ-00432B One-Day Sitting - Bodhidharma, MM-41, Bodhidharma, Peace, Composure, Eka, Conversation, Vow, Posture, Emotions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 14 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Talk about Practice: Story of the Birds Nest Monk Serial: BZ-00433B Lecture - *Precepts, Evil, Instruction, Bowing, Chanting, confusion, Tassajara, Building*...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 01 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Tao Wu and Lung Tan: Teaching Through Example; No Special Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00431A Saturday Lecture - Daowu, Enlightenment, Religion, Instruction, Bell, Vow, Culture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture - Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dream World: Realm of Desire versus Reality Serial: BZ-00430 One-Day Sitting - Desire, Daily Life, Dream World, Lay Practice, Lay, Dragons, Interview, Enemies, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Enlightenment Without Desiring Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00422B Saturday Lecture - Enlightenment, Emotions, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Buddha Nature, Lay, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism: Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC Serial: BZ-00422A Saturday Lecture - Buddhism, Philip Kapleau, Culture, Building, Daily Life, Tassajara, Diversity, Politics,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Responsible Independence Serial: BZ-00421A Saturday Lecture - Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Inside Out Serial: BZ-00420B Saturday Lecture - *Buddha Nature, Demons, Ego, Enthusiasm, Harmonizing, Intuition, Bowing, Enemies,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Decision to Focus on Practice and Role of the Teacher Serial: BZ-00420A Saturday Lecture - Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Non-discrimination, Discrimination, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
On the Death of Soen Nakagawa Roshi Serial: BZ-00431B - Chanting, Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death, New Year, Diversity, War, Rinzai, Zoom,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1984
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Serial: BZ-00419 - Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Anger, Priest, Commitment, Enemies...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #2: The Highest Truth is Emptiness Serial: BZ-00418A Rohatsu Day 6 - Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment, Bodhidharma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #42: The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi Serial: BZ-00418B Rohatsu Day 7 - Samadhi, MM-42, Four Noble Truths, Manjushri, Samadhi, Hindrances, Concentration, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Effort Serial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture - Effort, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #14 Pt. II: Ordinary Mind Is the Way Serial: BZ-01520A Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, MM-14, Oneness, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Non-discrimination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. I: Nansen's Ordinary Mind Serial: BZ-00903B Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, Nansen, Bodhidharma, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Zazen Mind, Samsara, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture - Mindfulness, Tassajara, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Forgiveness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Abhidharma: The Six Pairs Serial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting - Abhidharma, Hindrances, Eight Aspects, Anger, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture - Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Heart Sutra, Priest, Funeral, Bodhidharma...	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Being Intimate with Practice Serial: BZ-00416A Lecture - *Intimacy, Mindfulness, Separation, Culture, Anger, Interview, Bell, Offering*...	Katherine Thanas	Oct 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Study Period Serial: BZ-00417A Saturday Lecture - Study Period, Study Period, Monastic Practice, New Year, Daily Life, Commitment, Lay Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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