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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: "What to do with our Oni (devil)" Serial: BZ-00434B Sesshin Day 2 - Intention, Desire, Daily Life, Tassajara, Demons, Silence, Evil, Building	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, Attachment, Concentration, Hate, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Daily Life*...	Ayya Khema	Apr 28 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture - Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, Tassajara, Lay, Fox, Diversity, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #41: Bodhidharma and Eka: Peace of Mind and Having a Sincere Practice Serial: BZ-00432B One-Day Sitting - Bodhidharma, MM-41, Bodhidharma, Peace, Composure, Eka, Conversation, Vow, Posture, Emotions...	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, Building*...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 01 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
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
On the Death of Soen Nakagawa Roshi Serial: BZ-00431B - Chanting, Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death, New Year, Diversity, War, Rinzai, Zoom,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1984
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Serial: BZ-00419 - Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Anger, Priest, Commitment, Enemies...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 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
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
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 - Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Heart Sutra, Priest, Funeral, Bodhidharma...	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 - *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, 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
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
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
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... *Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Tassajara, Priest, Concentration, Bowing, Samadhi,...*	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

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