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Title	Speaker	Date
Dana & The Paramitas Serial: BZ-00788B Saturday Lecture - *Dana Paramita, Renunciation, Gratitude, Patience, Ego, Precepts, Conversation, Doubt...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 09 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title, July 1st, Serial 00528 Serial: BZ-00528 A short talk on Zazen, followed by many questions and answers: Dealing with sleepiness, a crying child, a restless mind, pain in the legs, etc. "For a Zen student, everybody is your teacher. Our own pain is our teacher, our... - Zazen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Posture, Daily Life, Dogen, Equanimity, Separation	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01
Zazen Serial: BZ-00519 - *Concentration, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Platform Sutra, Diversity*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 30
Prajna Paramita - Dana Serial: BZ-01233 Introduce Practice Period Shuso, One-Day Sitting - Prajna Paramita, Dana Paramita, Shuso, Daily Life, Happiness, Practice Period, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title, Serial 00517 Serial: BZ-00517 Part 2 - Politics, Conversation, Hate	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 19 2
Case #7 - Wash Your Bowl Serial: BZ-02027 Saturday Lecture - *MM-7, Family Practice, Transmission, Daily Life, Emotions, Composure, Interview...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 02 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind Unbound: Zen's Path to Clarity Serial: SF-01416 This talk delves into the exploration of enlightenment and the nature of mind through reflections on key Zen stanzas. Central to the discussion is the recounting of a historical episode involving stanzas attributed to Shen Shu... *Buddha Nature, Enlightenment, Buddha Mind*		Jul 18
Internal Awakening Through Repentance Serial: SF-01419 The talk focuses on the transformative nature of Buddhist repentance as outlined in various versions of the "Platform Sutra," emphasizing initiation ceremonies, the intrinsic nature of the Three Bodies of the Buddha, and the...		Aug 15
Genuine Path: Zen's Natural Recognition Serial: SF-01370A The talk explores the nuanced process of Dharma transmission within Zen Buddhism, emphasizing its significance and the rigorous stages involved. The speaker discusses the rarity and depth of genuine Dharma transmission,... *Dharma Transmission, Transmission*		Feb 18
Myth and Tradition in Zen Texts Serial: SF-01417 The talk discusses the significance and various versions of the Platform Sutra, highlighting its unique position as a "sutra" originating from China rather than India. The Platform Sutra's canonical status is attributed to its... *Hui-neng, Platform Sutra, Ordination*		Jul 11
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00004B The talk emphasizes the importance of embodying the principles of a bodhisattva in daily life, highlighting the need to transcend self-centeredness and maintain a bodhisattva mind amidst worldly distractions and challenges. It... *Bodhisattva, Suffering*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Diversity Serial: BZ-00069B - *Diversity, Gratitude, Hate, Non-duality, Right Speech, Separation, War*	Margarita Loinaz MD	Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title, Serial 00188, Side B Serial: BZ-00188B - *Conversation, Doubt, Emotions, Interview, Practice Period, War*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00240 Class 2 of 5 - Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Obstacles, Five Ranks, Happiness, Separation, Intimacy...	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, Subject-and-Object, Non-attachment, Non-discrimination, Samsara, Don't Know Mind...*	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, Separation, Subject-and-...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	5 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Talk, Serial 00291, Side B Serial: BZ-00291B - *Precepts, Buddha Nature, Priest, Lay Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Transmission...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Title, Serial 00333, Side B Serial: BZ-00333B - *Tassajara, War*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Green Gulch Farm
Unknown Title, Serial No. 00379, Side B Serial: BZ-00379B - *Lotus Sutra, Hindrances, Gratitude, War, Mahayana, Lay Practice*	Maylie Scott	Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title, Serial 00421, Side B Serial: BZ-00421B - *Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Buddha Mind, Rinzai, Duality*	Mark Alexander
Taxi Serial: BZ-00518 - *Priest, Politics, Dragons, Interview, Soto Zen, Doubt, Karma*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
North Beach/Art/Music Serial: BZ-00521 - *Light-and-Darkness, War*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	City Center
Spiritual Feelings, Chapter 1 Serial: BZ-00522 Chapter 1 - *Daily Life, Doubt, Emotions, War*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
MK 6-10 Serial: BZ-00523 - *Emotions, Fasting, Funeral, Interview, Liberation, Precepts*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
The Way of Eiheiji Serial: BZ-00524 Japanese service - *Daily Life, Ego*
Adapt Your Breathing to Your Needs Serial: BZ-00526 Movement Class - *Dragons, Posture, War, Lay Practice*
Correct Attitudes for Practice Period Serial: BZ-00529A - *Birth-and-Death, Composure, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Posture, Practice Period,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Dai Hi Shin Dharani; Ancestral Line Serial: BZ-00534 Chants - *Vasubandhu, Avalokitesvara*
Passage to Japan Serial: BZ-00554 Part 2 of 3 - *Doubt, Dragons, Priest, Transmission*	Jakusho Kwong	2
Passage to Japan Serial: BZ-00555 Part 3 of 3 - *Heart Sutra, Ordination, Chanting, Priest*	Jakusho Kwong	3
Unknown Title, Serial 00632, Side B Serial: BZ-00632B - *Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Tassajara, Bowing, Precepts, Priest, Lay Practice, Dharma...*		Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title, Serial 00735, Side B Serial: BZ-00735B - *Ego, New Year, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Cultivation, Hindrances, Duality*...	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Title, Serial 00754 Serial: BZ-00754 - *Monastic Practice, Tassajara, Politics, Interview, Happiness, Karma*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
5 Ranks Serial: BZ-00755 Class - *Five Ranks, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Cultivation, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Platform...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Title, Serial 00757, Side B Serial: BZ-00757B Class - *Practice Period, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Karma, Non-duality, Tassajara, Conversation...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Tassajara
Transmitting the Light Serial: BZ-00778 Class - *Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Soto...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Title, Serial 01182 Serial: BZ-01182 - *Birth-and-Death, Absolute-and-Relative, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Separation, Buddha...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Title, Serial 00712, Side C Serial: BZ-00712C - *Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Patience*
The Blessings of Failure Serial: BZ-02538 - Big Mind, Continuous Practice, Impermanence, Posture, Practice Period, Precepts...	Hozan Alan Senauke
Unknown Title, Serial 01475 Serial: BZ-01475 Interview with KPFA - *Community, War*	Hozan Alan Senauke	KPFA Berkeley
Unknown Title, Serial 01476, Side B Serial: BZ-01476B - *Community*	Unknown Speaker
Unknown Title, Serial 01503, Side B Serial: BZ-01503B Speaker most likely the same as Serial No. 00306B - identified with the assistance of Shosan Victoria Austin. - *Emptiness, Bodhidharma, Poetry*	Katherine Thanas	Tassajara
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01537A First part of class 1 of 4 - *Emptiness, Heart Sutra*	Hozan Alan Senauke	1 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01537B Class second part of class 1 of 4 - *Heart Sutra, Chanting*	Hozan Alan Senauke	1 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01538 Class 2 of 4 - *Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Abhidharma*	Hozan Alan Senauke	2 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01539 Clas 3 of 4 - *Emptiness, Heart Sutra*	Hozan Alan Senauke	3 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01540 Class 4 of 4 - *Emptiness, Ego, Chanting*	Hozan Alan Senauke	4 Berkeley Zen Center
BZCPhone Serial: BZ-02866 Telephone answer machine message - *Zazen*	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Berkeley Zen Center
Words to Live by on Meghans 90th Birthday Serial: BZ-02871 -	Meghan Collins

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