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Title	Speaker	Date
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 Serial: BZ-00434B "What to do with our Oni (devil)", Sesshin Day 2 - Intention, Desire, resistance, training, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Demons,...	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, Aspects of Practice, Attachment, Concentration, Hate, resistance, Mindfulness,...*	Ayya Khema	Apr 28 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture - Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, stubbornness, resistance, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #41: Bodhidharma and Eka Serial: BZ-00432B Peace of Mind and Having a Sincere Practice, One-Day Sitting - Bodhidharma, MM-41, Bodhidharma, Peace, Bodhisattva Vow, Composure, Eka, Conversation, Vow,...	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 Zen Mountain Center,...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 01 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Tao Wu and Lung Tan: Teaching Through Example Serial: BZ-00431A No Special Enlightenment, 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 Serial: BZ-00430 Realm of Desire versus Reality, 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 Serial: BZ-00422A Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC, Saturday Lecture - Buddhism, American, Philip Kapleau, Culture, American, Building, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Responsible Independence Serial: BZ-00421A Saturday Lecture - Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	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, stubbornness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Serial: BZ-00419 - *Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, training, Anger, Priest,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00418A The Highest Truth is Emptiness, 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 Serial: BZ-00418B The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi, 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, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #14 Pt. II Serial: BZ-01520A Ordinary Mind Is the Way, Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, MM-14, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Non-discrimination, training...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00903B Nansen's Ordinary Mind, Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, Nansen, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Zazen Mind, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture - Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Daily Life...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Abhidharma: The Six Pairs Serial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting - Abhidharma, Eight Aspects, Anger, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions, Gratitude,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture - *Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Priest, Funeral...*	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Being Intimate with Practice Serial: BZ-00416A Lecture - *Intimacy, Mindfulness, Separation, Culture, Anger, Interview, resistance, 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, training, New Year, Daily Life, Commitment, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II Serial: BZ-00403B Calling and Answering, Saturday Lecture - MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00403A Zuigan's Calling the Master, Saturday Lecture - Zuigan, MM-12, stubbornness, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Fox, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing and Posture in Zazen Serial: BZ-00402B One-Day Sitting - Zazen, Posture, Repentance, Patience, Oneness, Concentration, Bell, Karma	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 17 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Enlightenment in Soto Zen Serial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture - Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fast For Life Serial: BZ-00396B Not Attaching to Life, Saturday Lecture - Fasting, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Vow, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance Serial: BZ-00396A Seeing the Absolute and Relative, Saturday Lecture - Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture - *Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Priest, New...*	Joko Beck Sensei	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fasting and Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00400B Saturday Lecture - Fasting, Fasting, Daily Life, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 06 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Posture and Breathing in Zazen Serial: BZ-00400A Saturday Lecture - Zazen, Posture, Harmonizing, Concentration, Instruction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #46 Serial: BZ-00397B Saturday Lecture - MM-46, training, Four Foundations, Lay, Chanting, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 09 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II Serial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture - Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person I Serial: BZ-00398 Lecture - *Eight Awarenesses, Lay, Demons, Right Effort, Equanimity, Mahayana, Passions, Continuous...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture - Practice, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, training, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Brahmaviharas Serial: BZ-00397A Saturday Lecture - *Brahmaviharas, Equanimity, Enemies, Peace, Mahayana, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Lay...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 28 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Unlimited Abodes Serial: BZ-01522A - *Enemies, Equanimity, Emotions, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Greed, Passions, Hate, Culture...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
On Love: The Four Unlimited Abodes Serial: BZ-00001B Saturday Lecture The talk focuses on the Buddhist practice of the Four Brahmaviharas or the Four Unlimited Abodes: loving-kindness (metta), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita), and equanimity (upekkha). The discussion explores the... Love, Love, Practice, Enemies	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate Serial: BZ-00001A The Mantra of Your Life, Sesshin Day 5 The talk explores the end portion of the Heart Sutra, specifically focusing on the mantra "gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhisvaha," and its role in spiritual practice. It is likened to a kind of dharani or powerful... *Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest, Concentration,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Prajna Paramita: Four Samadhis Serial: BZ-00002B Sesshin Day 4 The talk explores the concepts of "prajna" (inherent wisdom) and "paramita" (perfection or crossing over), discussing their interpretations and the interconnectedness of samsara and nirvana. It elaborates on the four types of... Samadhi, Emptiness, Samadhi, Zazen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Meal Chants Serial: BZ-00002A Saturday Lecture The talk focuses on the meal chant, particularly the four central statements, and their significance in Zen practice, highlighting how they reflect themes of interdependence, gratitude, and the non-utilitarian values inherent in... Instruction, Chanting, Practice, Delusion, Work	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Bowing to Our Dharmakaya Nature Serial: BZ-00004A Saturday Lecture The talk emphasizes the importance of understanding and practicing the law of cause and effect, central to Buddhist teaching, by closely examining one's actions and their consequences. This foundational principle, often referred... Dharmakaya, Karma, Practice, Freedom	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 30 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Mind Serial: BZ-00003B Saturday Lecture The talk focuses on the integration of Zen practice and work, using the example of building a new Zendo as an illustrative project. Emphasizing the importance of both mental and manual labor, it points out that the significance... *Work, Practice, Time*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 23 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Law of Karma Serial: BZ-00003A Most Important in Buddhism, Saturday Lecture The talk focuses on elucidating the relationship between daily life activities and Zen practice, asserting that every aspect of one's life is an opportunity for practice rather than separate from it. There's an exploration of the... *Practice, Buddha, Zazen*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 16 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Organic Gardening and Composting Serial: BZ-00005B Interdependency and Impermanence, Saturday Lecture This talk emphasizes the importance of interdependency and impermanence in Zen practice through metaphors of organic gardening and composting. It highlights the role of mindfulness in overcoming the duality of life and death,... Interdependence, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Practice, Zazen, Mindfulness	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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