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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
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Serial: BZ-00419 - Anger, Beginners, Commitment, Daily Life, Enemies, Mindfulness, Priest, Samadhi...	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 - Bodhidharma, Daily Life, Fox, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lay, Priest, Priest-and-Lay...	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
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II: Calling and Answering Serial: BZ-00403B 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: Zuigan's Calling the Master Serial: BZ-00403A Saturday Lecture - Zuigan, MM-12, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Fox, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Demons, Anger, Continuous...	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: Not Attaching to Life Serial: BZ-00396B 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: Seeing the Absolute and Relative Serial: BZ-00396A Saturday Lecture - Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Tassajara, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture - *Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, New Year, Posture,...*	Joko Beck	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fasting and Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00400B Saturday Lecture - 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, Continuous Practice, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Lay, Chanting, Lay Practice,...	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, Tassajara, Doubt, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart of Practice Prajna as Compassionate Wisdom Serial: BZ-00030B Remembering our deepest intention; noble friendship is the entirety of spiritual life; connection between Berkeley ZC and San Francisco ZC. The talk emphasizes the importance of noble friendship as central to spiritual life, reflecting on the historical and cultural evolution of ordination and practice within Zen Buddhism. It underscores prajna, or compassionate... *Suzuki Roshi, Practice, Time*	Ananda Dalenberg	Jun 11 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
Love: The Unlimited Abode 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
The Four Unlimited Abodes Serial: BZ-01522A - *Culture, Emotions, Enemies, Equanimity, Greed, Happiness, Hate, Lovingkindness, Passions...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate: The Mantra of Your Life Serial: BZ-00001A 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... *Bowing, Concentration, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Passions, Priest, Samadhi, Tassajara, Zazen...*	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: Most Important in Buddhism Serial: BZ-00003A 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: Interdependency and Impermanence Serial: BZ-00005B 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
Finding Yourself in Every Moment: Renewing Our Practice Serial: BZ-00005A Saturday Lecture The talk explores the theme of renewing and refreshing one's Zen practice, emphasizing the intrinsic link between daily practice, enlightenment, and self-awareness. Key points include the notion that enlightenment is not a... *Practice, Love, Enlightenment*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #43: How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold? Serial: BZ-00006B Saturday Lecture BCR-43 This lecture discusses the Blue Cliff Record Case #43, where a monk asks Tozan Ryokai how to avoid heat and cold, illustrating the Zen teaching of embracing and becoming one with life's challenges rather than seeking to escape... Koan, Suffering, Pain, Anger	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony: Renewing Our Way Serial: BZ-00006A Saturday Lecture The talk centers on the significance of the bodhisattva ceremony, emphasizing its purpose of recognizing one's karmic life and renewing vows to practice. The procedure involves understanding personal mind states and developing... Bodhisattva Ceremony, Practice, Effort, Time	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049B Sesshin Day 2 The talk elaborates on the concept of Shikantaza as a fundamental aspect of Zen practice, emphasizing its non-dual nature in which practitioners engage in "just sitting" without mental duality. This contrasts with koan study, yet... *Koan, Shikantaza, Practice*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049A Sesshin Day 1 The talk discusses the integral role of form in Zen practice, emphasizing the phrase "form is emptiness and emptiness is form" from the Heart Sutra. The practice involves meticulous attention to form, not for utilitarian purposes... *Practice, Zazen, Emptiness*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #35 -- Seijo's Soul Separated: Unifying Body, Mind and the Way Serial: BZ-00046B Saturday Lecture MM-35 The talk examines the concept of unifying body and mind, and how this connects to understanding oneself and the world through a Zen lens. Drawing on "Mumonkan: Case #35," the discussion explores the illusion of separation between... Koan, Work, Practice, Study	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Posture: Gravity and Spirit Serial: BZ-00046A Saturday Lecture The lecture explores the balance of gravity and spirit in the context of zazen practice, emphasizing the importance of realizing the inherent unity of mind, body, and universe through sesshin (intensive meditation retreat). It... *Zazen, Time, difficulty*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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