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Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00506B One-Day Sitting - Ordinary Mind, Ordinary Mind, Posture, Ego, Practice Period, Eight Aspects, Doubt, Big Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 12 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Positions and Preference II Serial: BZ-00506A - *Anger, Demons, New Year, Passions, Commitment, Impermanence, Liberation, Greed*...	Ryushin Paul Haller	May 05 1990 II Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Positions and Preference I Serial: BZ-00507B - *Commitment, Conversation, Emotions, Enthusiasm, Lay, Mindfulness, Soto Zen*	Ryushin Paul Haller	May 05 1990 I Berkeley Zen Center
Tenzo Kyokun by Dogen: Monastic Life in Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00507A Lecture - *Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Offering, Soto Zen, Uchiyama, Daily Life, Tassajara,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 28 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Earth Day Serial: BZ-00508 Saturday Lecture - Earth Day, Precepts, Happiness, Tassajara, Buddha Nature, Dragons, Commitment, Greed, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Eulogy for Katagiri Roshi Serial: BZ-00509B Lecture - *Constancy, Dharma Transmission, Enemies, Equanimity, Lotus Sutra, Monastic Practice, Patience...*	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Apr 14 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Pleasure Serial: BZ-00509A Lecture - *Addiction, Half-Smile, Dependent Origination, Vow, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Culture, Building,...*	Fran Tribe	Mar 31 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Remembrances of Maurine Stuart Serial: BZ-00510B Lecture - *Anger, Buddha Nature, Gratitude, Interview, Intuition, Lotus Sutra, Oneness, Soto Zen,...*	Maylie Scott	Mar 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Every Day is a Good Day Serial: BZ-00510A Saturday Lecture - *Bell, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Diversity, Rinzai, Oneness,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Self Nature Serial: BZ-00497B Lecture - *Ego, Subject-and-Object, Mahayana, Precepts, Ordinary Mind, Concentration, Buddha Nature,...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Mar 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith to Doubt Serial: BZ-00497A Lecture - *Doubt, Buddha Nature, Gratitude, Sixth Patriarch, Cultivation, Mahayana, confusion, Daily Life...*	Stephen Batchelor	Feb 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #2 Serial: BZ-00498B Lecture - *Mill Valley, Bell, Practice Period, Conversation, Priest, Karma, Discrimination, Mindfulness,...*	Myogen Steve Stücky	Feb 17 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Nirvana and Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00498A Saturday Lecture - Parinirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana, Hate, Greed, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Four Noble Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 10 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
The Triple Treasure Serial: BZ-00499 Saturday Lecture - Three Treasures, Three Treasures, Sangha, Big Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Vows, Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00500 Saturday Lecture - *Birth-and-Death, Chanting, Daily Life, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Nirvana, Samsara, Two...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 27 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts; Ryaku Fusatsu Serial: BZ-00501 One-Day Sitting - Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Greed, Hate, Karma, Precepts, Renewal,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 13 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Start the New Year Serial: BZ-00502B Saturday Lecture - New Year, Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Daily Life, Enthusiasm, Anger, New Year,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Christmas Serial: BZ-00502A Lecture - *Peace, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Forgiveness,...*	Bob Poulsen	Dec 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #1 Serial: BZ-00503A - Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Posture, Offering, Avalokitesvara, Repentance, Intimacy,...	Maylie Scott	Dec 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Fall Practice Period Serial: BZ-00386 Saturday Lecture - *Practice Period, Anger, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Daily Life, Practice Period, Priest...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Abbot's Zuisse Ceremony in Japan Serial: BZ-00385 Saturday Lecture - Zuisse, Commitment, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Lay Practice, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma and Free Will Serial: BZ-00384 Lecture - Attachment, Causation, Commitment, Evil, Greed, Karma, Mahayana, Passions, Samsara...	Maseo Abe	Sep 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Marks of Conditioned Existence Serial: BZ-00383B Lecture - *Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate, Impermanence,...*	Bob Poulsen	Sep 16 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Journey to Non-Dual Enlightenment Serial: SF-01386 The talk explores the Zen ox-herding pictures as a progression model illustrating a Zen student's spiritual journey from initial awareness of a missing element in life to enlightenment. It emphasizes that each stage of practice... *Faith, Enlightenment, Practice Period*		Sep 16 1989
Transcending Duality Through Zen Paradoxes Serial: SF-01389 The talk delves into the fundamental Zen dilemma concerning the nature of birth and death, emphasizing how existential inquiries underpin daily life challenges. A significant portion of the discussion focuses on a koan about a... *Daily Life, difficulty, Koan*		Sep 11 1989
Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 2 Serial: BZ-00382 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 2 - BCR-7, Anger, Big Mind, Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Fox, Precepts, Priest	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 1 Serial: BZ-00381 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 1 - BCR-7, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, confusion, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Anxiety Serial: BZ-00383A Saturday Lecture - Birth-and-Death, Absolute-and-Relative, Offering, Bodhidharma, Continuous Practice, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1989 Part 1 of 1 Berkeley Zen Center
August 7th, 1989, Serial No. 00719 Serial: BZ-00719 Sunday Lecture - *Birth-and-Death, Duality, Oneness, Ego*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 07 1989
Baseball and Effort Serial: BZ-00380A Saturday Lecture - *Dream World, Non-duality, Right Effort, Continuous Practice, Patience, Mahayana, Duality, Ego...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 29 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Only Buddha and Buddha Serial: BZ-00379A - Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Bowing, Enemies,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Jul 15 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort and Trust Serial: BZ-00378B Lecture - *Commitment, Concentration, Enthusiasm, Tassajara*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jul 08 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination/Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00378A Saturday Lecture - Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Lay, Lay Ordination, Priest-and-Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Tokusan Brings His Bowls Serial: BZ-00377B Sesshin Day 4 - Tokusan, Bell, Monastic Practice, Dragons, Lineage, Peace, Anger	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Serial: BZ-00377A Sesshin Day 3 - *Duality, Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Oneness, Dharma Transmission, Doubt, Lineage,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
What Is It? Serial: BZ-00376B Sesshin Day 2 - *Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Equanimity, Lineage,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind Refresher Cakes Serial: BZ-00376A Sesshin Day 1 - Koan, Deshan, Dragons, Lineage, Gratitude, Passions	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
New Bell Serial: BZ-00375B Saturday Lecture - Bell, Bell, Culture, Ego, Teacher-and-Student, Peace, Dragons, Posture, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Unity Through Zen's Fundamental Doubt Serial: SF-01441 The talk explores the nature of duality and non-duality in Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of maintaining consistency throughout one's practice, much like playing a musical piece from beginning to end. It addresses the... *Doubt, Discrimination, Shuso*		Jun 14 1989
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00375A Lecture - *Buddha Nature, confusion, Continuous Practice, Ego, Emotions, Hindrances, Instruction, Posture...*	Fran Tribe	Jun 10 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Leadership Serial: BZ-00374 Saturday lecture - *Concentration, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Interdependence, Intuition, Passions, Causation,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 03 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
June 3rd, 1989, Serial No. 00675 Serial: BZ-00675 - *Concentration, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Interdependence, Intuition, Passions, Causation,...*		Jun 03 1989
The Tathagata has One Language Serial: BZ-01522B - *First Principle, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Bodhidharma, Intuition,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
May 27th, 1989, Serial No. 00721 Serial: BZ-00721 Lecture - *Anger, Birth-and-Death, Cultivation, Daily Life, Emotions, Posture, Practice Period, Precepts...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 1989 Tassajara
Three Enigmas Serial: BZ-00373B - *Global Warming, Hate, New Year, Peace, Priest, War*	Gengo Akiba	May 27 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Serial: BZ-00373A "Master?" "Yes.", One-Day Sitting - MM-12, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Demons, Ego, Fox, Mindfulness, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing Joy into Mindfulness Serial: SF-01397 The talk explores the integration of joy and happiness in meditation practice, emphasizing the necessity of cultivating a joyful presence through breath awareness. It delves into the Anapanasati Sutta, highlighting how breath... *Breath, Happiness, Anger*		Apr 04 1989
Chanting Serial: BZ-00372A Sesshin Day 2 - Chanting, Chanting, Concentration, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Nirvana	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 19 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Six Factors of Consciousness Serial: BZ-00371B Sesshin Day 2 - Consciousness, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Hindrances, Posture, Anger, Ego, Daily Life, Hate, Politics...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Greed, Hate, and Delusion Serial: BZ-00371A Saturday Lecture - Three Poisons, Greed, Hate, Delusion, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Funeral, Greed, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center

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