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Vinaya/American Vinaya Serial: BZ-00722 Lecture - Vinaya, Anger, Buddha Mind, Daily Life, Greed, Precepts, Sangha, Vinaya, War...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 1990
Vinaya: Rules of Order Serial: BZ-00504 Saturday Lecture - Vinaya, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Vinaya, Non-violence, Sangha, Priest, Hindrances, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
The Hinge; Ordinary Mind Serial: BZ-00505B Lecture - *Ordinary Mind, Commitment, Practice Period, Posture, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, Daily Life,...*	Fran Tribe	May 26 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Sincerity and Simplicity in Zen Practice Serial: SF-01443 The talk discusses the importance of practicing sincerity and practical simplicity within Zen practice, emphasizing the value of working with minimal resources. It refers to the role of the Tenzo (head cook) as an example of... *Community, Tenzo, Offering*		May 26 1990
Everyday Enlightenment in Zen Moments Serial: SF-01442 The talk focuses on the practice of everyday enlightenment within Zen, exploring how simple actions and mindful engagement in daily tasks can lead to enlightenment. The discussion emphasizes the teachings of Dogen, particularly... *Tenzo, Buddhism, Daily Life*		May 25 1990
Sun Faced Buddha/Moon Faced Buddha Serial: BZ-00505A Saturday Lecture - Buddha, Koan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Constancy, First Principle, Observe, Dragons...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
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

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