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Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga PracticeSerial: BZ-00627A Lecture
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Anger, Beginners, Concentration, Dragons, Duality, Instruction, Lay, Posture, Sangha... |
Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay Practice in Malaysia: Mindfulness and Loving KindnessSerial: BZ-00655B Lecture
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Building, Cultivation, Daily Life, Emotions, Lay, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Precepts,... |
Aug 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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You’re OK as You Are: Dogen’s Tenno KyokunSerial: BZ-00655A Lecture
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Subject-and-Object, Separation, Instruction, Greed, Soto Zen, Hate, Dragons, Silence,... |
Aug 07 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Book of Serenity Case #24: Commentary on Student’s Response to a TeacherSerial: BZ-00654B Lecture
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Bowing, Building, Emotions, Instruction, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission... |
Jul 31 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fukan Zazen-gi: Dust and Cataracts are the Flowers of EmptinessSerial: BZ-00654A Lecture
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Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration, confusion,... |
Jul 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tassajara Summer and PracticeSerial: BZ-00107 Lecture
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Tassajara, Practice, Practice Period, Tassajara, Daily Life, Mundane Life, Concentration,... |
Jul 21 1993 |
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The Spiritual Life is Not Separate from the MundaneSerial: BZ-00668B Saturday Lecture
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Emptiness, Happiness, Mundane Life, Greed, Teacher-and-Student, Religion, Conversation,... |
Jul 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00113Serial: BZ-00113 Sunday Lecture
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Building, Daily Life, War |
Jul 11 1993 |
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Zuigan's Wake Up CallSerial: BZ-00668A Saturday Lecture
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Zuigan, War, Greed, Daily Life, Oneness, Hate, Offering, Doubt, Anger, Karma, Ego... |
Jul 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Chaos Theory, Hierarchy Theory and BuddhismSerial: BZ-00669B -
Mill Valley, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara, Conversation, Building, War |
Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Chaos Theory, Hierarchy TheorySerial: BZ-01515B Lecture
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Mill Valley, Observe, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara, Conversation, Hate, Religion, War... |
Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Getting What You DeserveSerial: BZ-00670B Lecture
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Karma, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Tassajara, Conversation, Hate, War... |
Jun 26 1993 |
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Consistency and the Path to DestinySerial: BZ-01515A -
Constancy, confusion, Chanting, Building, Emotions |
Jun 19 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Consistency and the Path to DestinySerial: BZ-00669A Saturday lecture
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Building, Chanting, confusion, Constancy, Conversation, Passions, Peace, Practice Period... |
Jun 19 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shusho Hossen CeremonySerial: BZ-00671 Ceremony
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Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Bell, Giving-and-Taking, Renunciation, Ordinary Mind, Dragons,... |
Jun 15 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice and BoredomSerial: BZ-00670A Sesshin Day 5
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Zazen, Stillness, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Daily Life, Doubt, Emotions, Posture, Rinzai,... |
Jun 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #19Serial: BZ-00652B What is the Way?, Sesshin Day 4
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MM-19, Continuous Practice, Doubt, Enemies, Evil, Greed, Hindrances, Humility, Ordinary Mind,... |
Jun 12 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Zazengi IISerial: BZ-00652A Sesshin Day 3
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Fukanzazengi, Concentration, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Samadhi, Daily Life,... |
Jun 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tree PracticeSerial: BZ-00653B Sesshin Day 2
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Birth-and-Death, Interdependence, Bodhidharma, Buddha Ancestors, Lay, Dragons, Mindfulness,... |
Jun 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Fukanaazengi: Zazen InstructionsSerial: BZ-00653A Sesshin Day 1
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Fukanzazengi, Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Anger, Tassajara, Instruction, Doubt, Building,... |
Jun 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sozan's Poem: Dragons Sing in the Dry WoodSerial: BZ-00667B Saturday Lecture
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Sozan, Precepts, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Way, Ego,... |
Jun 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Transmission of LightSerial: BZ-00218 Class 5 of 5
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Absolute-and-Relative, Buddha Ancestors, Commitment, Dragons, Five Ranks, Offering, Ordinary... |
Jun 03 1993 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Later YearsSerial: BZ-00667A Lecture
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Avalokitesvara, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Eka,... |
May 29 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Transmission of LightSerial: BZ-00219 Class 4 of 5
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Buddha Nature, Offering, Evil, Eight Awarenesses, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Duality, Dharma... |
May 27 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Transmission of Light: The 38th Ancestor Seigen Gyoshi; Not Getting Caught in StagesSerial: BZ-00666B Saturday Lecture
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Seigen Gyoshi, Liberation, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Current Events, Don't... |
May 22 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Transmission of LightSerial: BZ-00214 Class 3 of 5
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Attachment, Passions, Four Noble Truths, Offering, Buddha Nature, Lineage, Don't Know... |
May 20 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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A Reworking of the Prajna Paramita Sutra in 8000 LinesSerial: BZ-00666A Lecture
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Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Buddha Mind, Subject-and-Object, Liberation,... |
May 17 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Keizan’s Transmitting Light; Tung Shan: the Teaching of Inanimate ThingsSerial: BZ-00665B Lecture
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Attachment, Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, War, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Instruction,... |
May 15 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Coming from the WestSerial: BZ-00665A Lecture
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Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission, Family Practice, Intimacy,... |
May 08 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Transmission of LightSerial: BZ-00212 Class 1 of 5
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Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Lay, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Soto... |
May 06 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice Period: Renewing One's Commitment to PracticeSerial: BZ-00664B One-Day Sitting
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Practice Period, Daily Life, Commitment, Big Mind, Practice Period, Zoom, Building... |
May 01 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bringing Practice into Everyday LifeSerial: BZ-00664A Lecture
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Birth-and-Death, confusion, Conversation, Culture, Doubt, Hate, Practice Period, Precepts,... |
Apr 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00270 Class 6 of 6
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Four Noble Truths, Enemies, Mahayana, Impermanence, Anger, Attachment, Monastic Practice,... |
Apr 22 1993 6 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Unknown TitleSerial: BZ-00112 Lecture
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Commitment, Daily Life, Duality, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Offering, Practice Period, Tassajara... |
Apr 17 1993 Tassajara |
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Self Esteem, No Self: Personality and EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-00663A Saturday Lecture
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Bell, Bodhisattva Way, confusion, Conversation, Culture, Teacher-and-Student, Vow... |
Apr 17 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00271 Class 5 of 6
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Mindfulness, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana, Happiness... |
Apr 15 1993 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Non-Attachment as Distinct from DetachmentSerial: BZ-00662B One-Day Sitting
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Non-attachment, Anger, Attachment, Commitment, Discrimination, Observe, Passions, Peace,... |
Apr 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interconnected Stillness: Zen Beyond SentienceSerial: SF-01531 The talk delves into the teachings of Tozan Yokai, a pivotal figure in the Soto Zen lineage, discussing his emphasis on the concept of the "non-sentient" preaching the Dharma. Through various dialogues and anecdotes, the talk... Big Mind, Tozan, Attachment |
Apr 07 1993 |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00268 Class 4 of 6
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Concentration, Composure, Mindfulness, Precepts, Interdependence, Four Noble Truths, Intuition... |
Apr 01 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Beyond Words: Master Shichen's Zen JourneySerial: SF-01530 The talk focuses on the teachings and life of Master Shito Shichen and the significance of the Hosu in Zen practice. A central account is the encounter between Shichen and Ching Yuan, illustrating the theme of direct realization... Meditation, Enlightenment, Zazen |
Mar 31 1993 |
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Mindfulness: the Satipattana SutraSerial: BZ-00662A Lecture
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Mindfulness, Observe, Daily Life, Separation, Concentration, Posture, Duality, Emotions, Anger... |
Mar 27 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00269 Class 3 of 6
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Concentration, Emotions, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Precepts... |
Mar 25 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Prajapati and the Ordination of Women: Respecting the Life of the UnbornSerial: BZ-00285B Women's Sitting
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Priest, Ordination, Happiness, Precepts, Culture, Religion, War, Lay |
Mar 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tea Ceremony: The Meeting of Host and GuestSerial: BZ-00285A Lecture
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Bodhidharma, Impermanence, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, New Year, Separation, Silence, Teacher... |
Mar 20 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00262 Class 2 of 6
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Four Noble Truths, Culture, Attachment, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, Right Speech, War... |
Mar 18 1993 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest Practice and Lay PracticeSerial: BZ-00661B Sesshin Day 2
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Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ego, Enemies, Happiness,... |
Mar 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay Ordination and Priest OrdinationSerial: BZ-00661A Sesshin Day 1
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Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Doubt, Karma, Lay, Lay Practice,... |
Mar 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00263 Class 1 of 6
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Four Noble Truths, Culture, Nirvana, Religion, Karma, Enthusiasm, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt,... |
Mar 11 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Communal Path to Enlightenment JewelSerial: SF-01528 The talk explores the teachings of Nagarjuna, his interactions with Kapimala and the Naga kings, and the metaphysical inquiry into the nature of the "ultimate jewel" as an embodiment of enlightenment, transcending dualities... Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Zazen |
Mar 10 1993 |
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Zen StudentsSerial: BZ-00111 Sunday Lecture
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Ego, Concentration, Bowing, Commitment, Daily Life, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Rinzai,... |
Mar 07 1993 Green Gulch Farm |