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Title	Speaker	Date
Practice at Berkeley Zen Center Serial: BZ-01108 Taking a Position, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Humility, Monastic Practice, Beginners, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on "Find Out For Yourself" Serial: BZ-01406 Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 6 Buddha, Suzuki Roshi, Intuition, Daily Life, Instruction, Bell, Don't Know Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Shining Practice: Growing up in a Zendo (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01386 Saturday Lecture Bell, Family Practice, Transmission, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Sep 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort Serial: BZ-01177 Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, zen meditation, Right Effort, Ego, Mindfulness, Beginners, Instruction...	Ron Nestor	Aug 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas Serial: BZ-01166 Patience and Enthusiastic Effort, Sesshin Day 1 Effort, Patience, Virya, Enthusiasm, Practice Position, Composure, Thoroughness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
“Poems are not Poems”: The Poetry of Ryokan Serial: BZ-01213 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Priest, Silence, Discrimination, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Beginners,...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 04 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So" Serial: BZ-01198 "Find Out For Yourself", Saturday Lecture Instruction, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Intuition, Big Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
“Not Always So” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01037A Class 2 of 4 Conversation, Vow, Precepts, Zoom, Beginners, Composure, Enemies, Evil, Tassajara Zen...	Richard Haefele	Nov 03 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Intuition Serial: BZ-01185 Sesshin Day 1 Intuition, Body-and-Mind, Intuition, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Commitment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Find Out for Yourself Serial: BZ-00576 Lecture Precepts, Duality, Instruction, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 17 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00768 Class 10 of 12 Subject-and-Object, Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Nirvana, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 2005 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Diamond Sutra: Chapters 16-24, Streams of Thought Serial: BZ-00564 Class 3 of 4 Platform Sutra, Right Speech, Attachment, War, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Passions,...	Peter Overton	Oct 07 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-01382 Saturday Lecture BCR-5, First Principle, Beginners, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 31 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Meaning of Words We Chant: Bodhisattva Vows/ Dharma Gates are Boundless Serial: BZ-00132B Lecture Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Priest, Practice Period, Beginners,...	Peter Overton	Mar 13 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki Roshi New Book Serial: BZ-00155B Lecture Concentration, training, Posture, Anger, Beginners, resistance, Conversation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Untitled Talk Beginners, Culture, Bell, Aspects of Practice, resistance, Daily Life, Posture, Anger...	Peter Overton	Aug 04 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00083A Nondiscriminating Mind within Discrimination, Sesshin Day 3 Discrimination, BCR-2, Discrimination, Dragons, Non-discrimination, Attachment, Hsin...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
From the Beginning, No Surprises, No Lack Instruction, Beginners, Commitment, War, Rinzai, Heart Sutra, Posture, Bodhidharma,...	Richard Haefele	Aug 12 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00851 Class 4 of 4 Transmission, Dragons, Passions, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Beginners, Conversation...	Mary Mocine and Grace Schireson	Jul 27 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00056B Sunshine and Shadow, Sesshin Day 4 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Beginners, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
How/Why to Sustain a Vital Sitting Practice Lay, Lay Practice, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Aspects of Practice, Beginners, confusion,...	Ron Nestor	Aug 14 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Beginners’ Sesshin Silence, Offering, Beginners, Instruction, training, Attachment, Diversity, Sangha,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 24 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2) Serial: BZ-00188A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, New Year, Beginners, resistance, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #41 Serial: BZ-00317A Joshu & The Great Death, Saturday Lecture Joshu, Death, BCR-41, Birth-and-Death, Peace, Big Mind, Zoom, Beginners, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 12 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Zadankai Serial: BZ-00779 Discussion Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Conversation, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Religion,...	Robert Aitken and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center
Shikantaza Serial: BZ-00357B One-Day Sitting Shikantaza, Posture, Beginners, Bowing, resistance, Concentration, Pure Existence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Discussing Suzuki-rôshi Lecture #12 Serial: BZ-00117 Lecture Monastic Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Birth-and-Death, Beginners, Monkey...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 1997 Unknown Location
Mumonkan: Case #46 Serial: BZ-00789A 100 Foot Pole, Barriers in Practice, Saturday Lecture MM-46, Beginners, Sixth Patriarch, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Images and the Feminine Chanting, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Religion, War, Humility, Beginners, Precepts...	Rebecca Mayeno	Oct 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort Serial: BZ-00909A Beginners' Sitting Talk Buddha's Birthday, Right Speech, Beginners, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Apr 09 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Life is Suffering resistance, Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Separation, Observe, Beginners, Offering,...	Karen DeCotis	Mar 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Parinirvana Sutra and Suzuki Roshi’s Legacy Serial: BZ-00980B Lecture Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana, Impermanence, Daily Life, Tassajara...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Feb 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Kinds of Pain: Physical, Emotional, Existential Serial: BZ-00983A Beginners' Sitting Beginners, Gratitude, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Silence, Separation, Culture, Religion,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jan 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00215 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Precepts, Humility, Sangha, Gratitude, New Year, Happiness, Religion, Beginners, Evil...	Piyasilo	Nov 11 1993 3 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00217 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Religion, Transmission, Evil, Chanting, Beginners, American, Liberation, Vinaya,...	Piyasilo	Oct 28 1993 1 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00657A Joshu's "The Way Is Not Difficult", Saturday Lecture Joshu, BCR-2, confusion, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice Serial: BZ-00627A Lecture Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, training, Beginners, Sangha...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-00647B Saturday Lecture BCR-5, First Principle, Duality, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Nirvana, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Beginner’s Mind Serial: BZ-00647A Beginners' Sitting Conversation, Posture, Instruction, Silence, Zazen Mind, Beginners, Monkey Mind, Zoom...	Fran Tribe	Jan 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Shakyamuni Buddha Serial: BZ-00645B Lecture Concentration, Nirvana, Culture, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Beginners, Posture,...	Ron Nestor	Dec 12 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan: First Five Lines and Tozan's Five Ranks: Desire and Intention Serial: BZ-00710B Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Tozan, Five Ranks, Desire, Ego, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Harmonizing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 30 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00680B First Friday Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Concentration, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Keeping Your Eyes Open and Staying in the World Serial: BZ-00686B Saturday Lecture Emotions, Berkeley Zen Center, Posture, Separation, Beginners, Sangha, Bell,...	Les Kaye	Mar 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00686A Women's Sitting Posture, Right Effort, Culture, Lineage, training, Beginners, Vow, Religion	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Encountering the True Dragon Serial: BZ-00704A Lecture Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage...	Michael Wenger	Nov 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00626 Class One, Class Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Lay, Beginners, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00715A Lecture Enemies, Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Naturalness Serial: BZ-00970B Lecture true dharma, Religion, Composure, resistance, Heart Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
The “Stuff” of Life and Waking Up Serial: BZ-00690B Lecture Daily Life, Renunciation, training, Samsara, Beginners, Happiness, Observe, Doubt,...	Fu Nancy Schroeder	Mar 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00725 Lecture BCR-2, Discrimination, Attachment, Duality, Oneness, Non-discrimination, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1990 Unknown Location

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