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Title	Speaker	Date
Ordination and Patience Priest, Lay, Attachment, Transmission, American, Dharma Transmission, Ordination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 12 2015
How Change Happens Big Mind, Global Warming, American, Practice Period, Interview, Liberation, New Year...	Laurie Senauke	Jun 27 2015
A Big Headache American, Culture, Religion, Soto Zen, Passions, Practice Period, Intuition,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Jun 20 2015
Bringing Practice to Work Berkeley Zen Center, training, American, Practice Period, Posture, resistance,...	Susan Marvin	May 22 2015
We All Cover the Ground Equally Oneness, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Duality,...	Ross Blum	Feb 07 2015
Rohatsu Day 7 Ego, Demons, Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death, Diversity, Dragons, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2014
Case 16 of Denkoroku Priest, Absolute-and-Relative, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, American, Lay, Conversation...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Apr 13 2014
An Experience of Feeling Wrong Anger, War, Peace, Evil, Conversation, Culture, Passions, Continuous Practice, Hate,...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Jan 31 2014
Living By Vow Four Noble Truths, Vow, Karma, Samsara, Soto Zen, Chanting, Nirvana, Daily Life,...	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 25 2014
Building A Zen Monastery Building, Soto Zen, Priest, American, training, Culture, Religion, War, Lay	Gengo Akiba	Jan 04 2014
Forgiveness Serial: BZ-02340 Rohatsu Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness, Emotions, Anger, American, Attachment, Transmission...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2013 Berkeley Zen Center
Brain Washing 1,7,3,5 Serial: BZ-02339 Rohatsu Dogen, Tenzo Kyokun, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Daily Life, Hate, Dragons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2013 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma and Aging Birth-and-Death, Priest, Transmission, War, Gratitude, Enemies, Lineage, American...	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Nov 16 2013
Zazen - A Wider Perspective Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Intimacy, confusion, Lineage, Mahayana, Culture, American,...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Aug 10 2013
Sesshin Day 4 American, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Karma, Ordination, Equanimity,...	Jake Van Akkeren	Jun 22 2013
Life of Homeless Kodo Priest, Impermanence, American, Passions, Vow, Instruction, training	Shohaku Okumura	Mar 16 2013
Sandokai-Branching-Streams-Lecture-Six-Part-Two Serial: BZ-02294 Sandokai, Sesshin Day 2 part 4 of 4 Suzuki Roshi, Sekito Kisen, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Funeral, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 17 2013 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Sandokai Lecture Three Serial: BZ-02280 Couplet 34, Rohatsu Day 3 Forgiveness, Big Mind, Four Noble Truths, Oneness, Duality, Karma, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundraising at BZC Serial: BZ-02266 History of BZC, Saturday Lecture balance, Practice Positions, Volunteer and Hired Labor, Adaptations of Zen in America Sangha, Fundraising, Practice Position, American, Building, training, Enthusiasm,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 22 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
My Three Weeks in Europe Serial: BZ-02265 Zen in Europe, Saturday Lecture Kobun Chino, Vanya Palmers, Culture, Building, Religion, Priest, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 15 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
Raihai Tokuzui Serial: BZ-02260 Study sesshin, part 1 of 4 Fox, Bodhidharma, Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Lineage, Culture, Dragons, Transmission, Vow,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 01 2012 1
Saying Yes To What Arises Patience, Dependent Origination, Platform Sutra, Forgiveness, Evil, Separation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 30 2012
Genjo Koan - Section 10B-Part-2 Serial: BZ-02249 Nishiari Bokusan commentary, Sesshin Day 4 Point of non-duality, Zazen-discrete moments in time, Time as Discontinuous Bodhidharma, Non-duality, Time, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Discrimination, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
Right Communication Precepts, Practice Period, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva Precepts, Right Speech, Intimacy...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 05 2012
The Teaching Just For You Dragons, Culture, Buddha Nature, American, Interdependence, Bodhidharma, Intuition,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 09 2011
Occupy the Dharma Culture, Liberation, Precepts, American, Patience, confusion, Separation, Non-...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 19 2011
We Are All Buddhas Lotus Sutra, Anger, Aspects of Practice, Daily Life, Culture, Conversation, Hate,...	Karen Sundheim	Nov 12 2011
Monastic Practice Serial: BZ-02206 Founding of Tassajara, Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Composure, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
Sep 11, 2022 Serial: BZ-02204 Karma, Saturday Lecture Responding vs. reacting, Owning our own dark side Bodhisattva, Karma, American, Hate, Culture, War, Evil, Greed, Vow, Peace, causation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
Chant Refresher Serial: BZ-02185 Chanting Practice, Sesshin Day 1 Syllables, Beats, Vowels and Consonants Chanting, Sanctuary, Chanting, Passions, Vow, Instruction, American	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma and Non-violent Action in Burma Berkeley Zen Center, training, Anger, Interview, War, Peace, Emotions, Evil, Non-...	Venerable Upinya Zawta	Apr 23 2011
Supporting Berkeley Zen Center Serial: BZ-02171 Trusting the Universe, Saturday Lecture Dana, The Story of the Hare, Monkey, Weasel and Jackal, Generosity is Happiness, trust Dana Paramita, Generosity, Fundraising, Building, War, Fox, Passions, American, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 16 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
India and Community Karma, Culture, Mindfulness, training, Patience, Chanting, Conversation, Instruction...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 26 2011
Denkoroku Serial: BZ-02158 Kabimora Daiosho -The Thirteenth Ancestor, Sesshin Day 1, part 2 of 4 Soto Zen, Transmission of Light, Discrimination, Demons, Six Realms, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2011 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjo Koan Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Fundraising, Anger, Enemies, Happiness, Separation,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Feb 12 2011
On Race and Buddhism American, New Year, Duality, Mindfulness, Culture, Interdependence, Bodhisattva Vow,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 08 2011
Genjokoan - Finding Your Way and Your Place Serial: BZ-02108 Mortality and Immortality, Sesshin Day 2 Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Intuition, Happiness, confusion, Conversation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Shuso Way-Seeking Mind Talk Enthusiasm, American, War, Conversation	Alexandra Frappier	May 17 2010
Vashubandu Class Building, Karma, Vow, Continuous Practice, Ego, Four Foundations, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2010 3
Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana true dharma, Funeral, Practice Period, Instruction, Soto Zen, Nirvana, Separation,...	Ron Nestor	Feb 13 2010
Practicing Zen In Illness, Disability, and Old Age Ego, War, Monastic Practice, Priest, Mill Valley, Priest-and-Lay, Bodhisattva Vow,...	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Jan 30 2010
Spiritual Friendship Practice Period, War, Interdependence, Sangha, Impermanence, Chanting, Separation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 05 2009
Wind Of The House Practice Period, Aspects of Practice, Buddha Nature, Commitment, confusion,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 10 2009
Hozan Alan Senauke The World Is What You Make It Two Truths, Practice Period, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Precious Mirror,...		Sep 19 2009
Hokyo Zammai IV Serial: BZ-02057 Hobo = Dharma Bum, Sesshin Day 2, class 4 of 4 Hakuin, Sekito Kisen, Tozan, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Nirvana Sutra, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 07 2009 4 Berkeley Zen Center
August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side A American, Culture, War, Soto Zen, Funeral, Priest, Bodhisattva Precepts, Politics,...		Aug 28 2009
August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side B American, War, Culture, Building, Lay Practice, Transmission, Peace, training,...		Aug 28 2009
August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side C Precepts, Culture, American, Bodhisattva Precepts, Politics, Repentance, Platform...		Aug 28 2009
August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side E Culture, Precepts, American, Religion, Soto Zen, Diversity, Mindfulness, Dharma...		Aug 28 2009
August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side F Culture, American, Transmission, Religion, Lineage, Conversation, Priest, Zazen Mind...		Aug 28 2009

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