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Japanese Zen Practice in America Serial: BZ-00029A Lecture The talk explores the adaptation of Japanese Zen practice within the American context, touching on cultural variations in meditation postures, the integration of Zen Buddhist principles, and the unique evolution of Zen centers in... Meditation, Alan Watts, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Time, Buddhism	Phillip Whalen	May 07 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Composure: The Third Paramita Serial: BZ-00009B Saturday Lecture The talk explores the concept of composure as the third paramita in Buddhist practice, using the metaphor of managing money and daily activities as described in a poem. The narrative illustrates how the relentless pursuit of... Kshanti, Work, Composure, Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort, The Fourth Paramita (Virya): Blue Cliff Record: Case #44, "Beating the Drum" Serial: BZ-00009A Saturday Lecture This talk explores the concept of effort (virya), the fourth paramita in Mahayana Buddhism, using the Blue Cliff Record's Case 44, "Beating the Drum," to illustrate the balance between learning, practice, and understanding in Zen... Virya, Koan, Practice, Buddha, Time	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Wholeheartedly with Change Serial: BZ-00010B Saturday lecture. The talk explores Dogen's perspective on the practice of zazen by both laypeople and monks, highlighting the inclusivity and universal accessibility of Buddhist practice. The discourse references historical examples, such as... Attachment, Lay Practice, Bendowa, Impermanence, Practice, Lay, Zazen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony Recording Serial: BZ-00010A Recording of BZC's monthly Bodhisattva Ceremony. The Kokyo is Fran Tribe. - Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Way, Hate, Greed, Karma		Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Dana: The First Paramita Serial: BZ-00011B Saturday Lecture The talk explores "Dana," the first of the six paramitas in Buddhism, focusing on its practice and manifestation in daily life. It highlights how dana, or giving, represents a fundamental life force and expression of openness,... Dana, Practice, Dana, Study	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 17 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Six Paramitas and Four Ideas of Giving Serial: BZ-00012B One day sitting - *Lotus Sutra, Study Period, Patience, Hate, Religion, Lay*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 10 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Devotion Serial: BZ-00011A Saturday Lecture - *Buddha Nature, Emotions, Mahayana, Religion, Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara, Ego, Manjushri,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukudo Lesson Serial: BZ-00012A Instruction - Instruction, Doanryo, Chanting, Intuition, Interview, Happiness, Bell, Vow	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period Practice/The Six Paramitas Lay Practice Serial: BZ-00013 Lecture - Study Period, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Commitment, Mahayana, Patience, Precepts...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Celebration of Spring--This Shore, The Other Shore: Keeping Your Place Serial: BZ-00014B One-Day Sitting - *Sixth Patriarch, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Happiness, Observe*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Soto and Rinzai Practice: Koans Serial: BZ-00014A Sesshin Day 2 - *Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Daily Life, Interview, Soto Zen, Concentration, Building,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Rinzai Zen Serial: BZ-00015 Sesshin day 1 - *Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha Mind,...*	Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma	Feb 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Hyakujo and the Fox: Form and Emptiness, Karma Serial: BZ-00016B Sesshin Day 2 - Hyakujo, Karma, Form-and-Emptiness, Karma, Fox, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Daily Life, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- Endless Dimension: Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra Serial: BZ-00016A Sesshin Day 1 - Dharani, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Sangha, Big Mind, Evil, Karma, Manjushri, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana: Eight Aspects of Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00017 One Day Sitting - Parinirvana Sutra, Enlightenment, Eight Aspects, Buddha, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Nirvana...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Importance of Study Serial: BZ-00018 Saturday Lecture - *Religion, Study Period, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Rinzai, Dragons, Continuous...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Participating Completely: Posture, Breath, Body, Mind, Zazen, Kinhin, Eating Serial: BZ-00019B One-Day Sitting - *Zazen, Kinhin, Oryoki, Schedule, Posture, Harmonizing, Fox, Concentration, Conversation...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
New Year/ A Time to Renew Practice: Continuous Time, Continuous Practice Serial: BZ-00019A One-Day Sitting - New Year, Time, Continuous Practice, Enemies, Interview, Priest	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 09 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Pure Effort In Everyday Busy Life Serial: BZ-00020 Saturday Lecture The talk, titled "Pure Effort In Everyday Busy Life," explores the concept of perfect effort in Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of maintaining pure effort in daily activities despite life's distractions and challenges.... Posture, New Year Celebration, Pure Effort, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jan 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Not Taking What is Not Given Serial: BZ-00021B Saturday Lecture The talk discusses the Buddhist precept of "not taking what is not given," often interpreted as not stealing. The central thesis revolves around understanding possessions and entitlement from a Buddhist perspective, emphasizing... Precepts, Giving, Freedom, caretaking, Practice, Time, Tassajara	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Kinds of Horses Serial: BZ-00021A Reading from a Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 7 - Agama Sutra, Posture, Continuous Practice, Dharma Transmission, American, Beginners, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 3 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Ideal vs. Actual Practice Serial: BZ-00022B Rohatsu Day 6 - Commitment, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Hindrances, Bell, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 2 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Sit Sesshin Serial: BZ-00022A Rohatsu Day 5 - *Zazen, Effort, Chanting, Emotions, Building, Anger, Conversation, Religion, Doubt...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 1 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Three Treasures Serial: BZ-00023 Saturday Lecture - Three Treasures, Precepts, Effort, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lotus Sutra, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 14 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
The Stages of Practice II Serial: BZ-00024B Saturday Lecture - *Daily Life, Samadhi, Mindfulness, Doubt, American, Emotions, Priest*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 04 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
April 4th, 1981, Serial No. 01064 Serial: BZ-01064 - *Daily Life, Samadhi, Mindfulness, Doubt, Priest, Ego*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 04 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
The Stages of Practice I Serial: BZ-00024A One-Day Sitting - *Study Period, Heart Sutra, Obstacles, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt, Bowing...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
March 28th, 1981, Serial No. 01063 Serial: BZ-01063 - *Study Period, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt, Bowing, Buddha...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Learning How To Sit Serial: BZ-00025 Saturday Lecture - *Technique, Posture, Instruction, Complete activity, Passions, Samadhi, American...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 20 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
The Life of a Zen Monk Serial: BZ-00026B Saturday Lecture - Freedom, Daily Life, Water, Unsui, Precepts, Patience, Hindrances, Happiness, confusion, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 29, 1980, Serial No. 01062 Serial: BZ-01062 - *Precepts, Daily Life, Patience, Hindrances, confusion, Ego, Attachment*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
Right Effort and Right Thought Serial: BZ-00026A Saturday Lecture - Right Effort, Right Thought, Noble Eightfold Path, Study, Focus, Right Effort, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 15, 1980, Serial No. 01061 Serial: BZ-01061 - *Right Effort, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Daily Life, American, Hindrances,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 8,1980, Serial No. 01060 Serial: BZ-01060 - *Study Period, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Discrimination, Concentration, Samadhi, Sangha,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period and Sesshin Serial: BZ-01511B Saturday Lecture - *Study Period, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Eight Awarenesses, Discrimination, Concentration,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 8, 1980, serial no. 00027B Serial: BZ-00027B Saturday Lecture - Right Effort, Discrimination, Concentration, Gratitude, Dragons, Liberation, Greed...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Study Period Serial: BZ-00027A Lecture, 30 Day Study Period - Study Period, Subject-and-Object, New Year, Daily Life, Absolute-and-Relative, Funeral,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 3rd, 1980, Serial No. 01059 Serial: BZ-01059 - *Study Period, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Absolute-and-Relative, Funeral, Practice Period...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 3rd, 1980, Serial No. 01511, Side A Serial: BZ-01511A - *Study Period, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, New Year, Absolute-and-Relative, Separation,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
Unification of Body and Mind Serial: BZ-01058A Lecture - Religion, Precepts, Buddhism, Priest, Darkness-and-Light, American, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 16 1980 Tassajara
Unification of Body and Mind Serial: BZ-00560 Lecture - *Zazen, Religion, Priest*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 16 1980 Tassajara
What Is Our Practice? Serial: BZ-00028 Off site lecture - *Big Mind, Concentration, Building, Offering, Emotions, Anger*	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 04 1970 San Francisco Zen Center
Diversity Serial: BZ-00069B - *Diversity, Separation, Hate, War, Right Speech, Culture, Gratitude, Non-duality, Silence...*	Margarita Loinaz	Berkeley Zen Center
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00239 Class 1 of 5 - *Duality, Intimacy, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-Object, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1 Berkeley Zen Center
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00240 Class 2 of 5 - *Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Obstacles, Discrimination, Attachment, Five Ranks, Happiness,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00241 Class 3 of 5 - *Birth-and-Death, Duality, Hsin Hsin Ming, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Doubt, Buddha Mind,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00242 Class 4 of 5 - *Hate, Oneness, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Attachment, Non-attachment, Non-...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	4 Berkeley Zen Center
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00243 Class 5 of 5 - *Hate, Duality, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Emotions, Samadhi, Attachment, Separation,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	5 Berkeley Zen Center
Taxi Serial: BZ-00518 - *Priest, Politics, Dragons, Interview, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion, Doubt, Building, Karma...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman

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