Chanting Talks

A chant (from French chanter, from Latin cantare, "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized form of speech. In the later Middle Ages some religious chant evolved into song (forming one of the roots of later Western music).

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June 6th, 2002, Serial No. 01013, Side A

Dragons, Buddha Nature, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Monastic Practice,...
Jun 06 2002

Sounding Mokugyo Bell

Serial: BZ-00144A

Bring Out the Voice of the Bell, One-Day Sitting

Bell, Chanting, Zazen, Bell, Culture, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Apr 07 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

March 2nd, 2002, Serial No. 00140, Side A

Oneness, Forgiveness, Ego, Anger, American, Enemies, Attachment, Silence, Chanting,...
Mar 02 2002

Egolessness

Serial: BZ-00063B

Rohatsu Day 6

Ego, Precepts, Ego, Anger, Chanting, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Vinaya, Posture,...
Dec 07 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #86

Serial: BZ-00064B

Rohatsu Day 4

BCR-86, Meal Serving, Samadhi, Ego, Big Mind, Addiction, Chanting, Precepts, Religion...
Dec 05 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

October 18th, 2001, Serial No. 00474, Side A

Heart Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Chanting, Hindrances, Aspects of...
Oct 18 2001

Emptiness

Serial: BZ-00102A

Saturday Lecture

Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Interdependence, Ego, Chanting, Duality, Composure,...
May 26 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

May 12th, 2001, Serial No. 00101, Side B

Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Peace, Daily Life, American, Priest, Silence,...
May 12 2001

Blue Cliff Record: Case #36

Serial: BZ-00099A

Meeting a Person of the Way, One-Day Sitting

BCR-36, Silence, Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Enemies, Bell, Intimacy, Demons,...
Mar 18 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

February 17th, 2001, Serial No. 00130, Side B

Priest, Ordination, Vow, Culture, Monastic Practice, Chanting, Religion, American,...
Feb 17 2001

Oryoki

Serial: BZ-00126A

Rohatsu Day 3

Oryoki, Priest, Continuous Practice, Lay, Chanting, confusion, Hate, Building...
Dec 06 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Recommendations for Fall Practice Period

Serial: BZ-00120A

Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Practice Period, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Intimacy, Commitment,...
Sep 30 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Samantabhadra

Serial: BZ-00060A

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, Practice Position...
Jul 29 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

July 20th, 2000, Serial No. 00852

Silent Illumination, Lineage, Interview, Soto Zen, Attachment, Chanting, Obstacles,...
Jul 20 2000

Meal Serving, Chanting and Liturgy Details

Serial: BZ-00057A

One-Day Sitting

Meal Serving, Chanting, Instruction, Chanting, training, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Bell,...
Jul 16 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00162A

Women and Men, Saturday Lecture

Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Attachment, Chanting, Duality,...
May 13 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

April 22nd, 2000, Serial No. 00163, Side B

Culture, Silence, Daily Life, American, War, Ego, resistance, Chanting, Passions,...
Apr 22 2000

April 1st, 2000, Serial No. 00208, Side A

Chanting, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Diversity, Ordination, Precepts, Hate, Vow, War...
Apr 01 2000

October 10th, 1999, Serial No. 00196, Side B

Posture, Peace, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Harmonizing, Nirvana, War,...
Oct 10 1999

Precious Mirror Samadhi, Class 1 of 8

Serial: BZ-01008A

Fall practice period 1999

 

Hokyo Zanmai, Precious Mirror, Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi, Absolute-and-Relative, Buddha...
Sep 23 1999
Class 1 of 8,

July 15th, 1999, Serial No. 00924

Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Mahayana, Manjushri, Sanctuary, Separation,...
Jul 15 1999

July 8th, 1999, Serial No. 00925

Heart Sutra, Six Realms, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Mindfulness...
Jul 08 1999

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00862

The final class in a series on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. 

Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Mahayana, Peace, Vow, Happiness, Priest, Lay, Buddha Nature,...
Apr 29 1999
5 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

April 11th, 1999, Serial No. 00072, Side A

Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Chanting, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Transmission...
Apr 11 1999

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00835

The second in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Dependent Origination, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Buddha Nature,...
Apr 08 1999
2 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

January 24th, 1999, Serial No. 00183, Side A

Silence, Offering, Beginners, Instruction, training, Attachment, Diversity, Sangha,...
Jan 24 1999

November 19th, 1998, Serial No. 00837

Chanting, Separation, Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Offering,...
Nov 19 1998

Dogen: "Seek A True Teacher"

Serial: BZ-00440A

Saturday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, true dharma,...
Nov 14 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

July 11th, 1998, Serial No. 00353, Side A

Sanctuary, Chanting, Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Daily Life, Practice Period,...
Jul 11 1998

Tassajara And Esselen Indian Neighbors

Serial: BZ-00350B

Saturday Lecture

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Esselen, American, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Jun 13 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

May 9th, 1998, Serial No. 00348, Side B

Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Gratitude, Vow, Offering, Chanting, Continuous...
May 09 1998

February 14th, 1998, Serial No. 00342, Side B

Precepts, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Commitment, Teacher-and-Student,...
Feb 14 1998

November 16th, 1997, Serial No. 00325, Side B

Interview, Vow, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, true dharma, Chanting, Lotus Sutra,...
Nov 16 1997

Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00324A

Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Samadhi, Concentration, Eight Aspects,...
Nov 02 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

August 9th, 1997, Serial No. 00319, Side A

Mindfulness, Peace, Hindrances, Happiness, Forgiveness, Patience, Chanting,...
Aug 09 1997

July 19th, 1997, Serial No. 00317, Side B

Bell, Blue Cliff Record, training, Four Noble Truths, Oneness, Chanting, Tassajara...
Jul 19 1997

How We Practice: Dogen's "Thoroughness"

Serial: BZ-00314A

Sesshin Day 2

Practice, Dogen, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Thoroughness, Bowing, Duality, Non-...
Jun 19 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

February 22nd, 1997, Serial No. 00358, Side A

Berkeley Zen Center, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Chanting, Anger, War, Diversity,...
Feb 22 1997

August 24th, 1996, Serial No. 00794, Side A

Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Silent Illumination, Buddha Ancestors, Building, Rinzai,...
Aug 24 1996

August 3rd, 1996, Serial No. 00797, Side B

Anger, Impermanence, Hate, American, Ordination, Chanting, Vow, Karma, Samsara,...
Aug 03 1996

Setting the Tone for Practice Period

Serial: BZ-00805B

Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Daily Life,...
May 05 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

March 2nd, 1996, Serial No. 00284, Side A

Heart Sutra, Offering, Family Practice, Priest, resistance, Chanting, Daily Life,...
Mar 02 1996

Meal Chant

Serial: BZ-00810A

Saturday Lecture

Chanting, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Buddha Nature, Precepts,...
Feb 18 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

February 4th, 1996, Serial No. 00811, Side A

Culture, Conversation, Lay, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Daily Life, Building, Chanting,...
Feb 04 1996

Rite of Passage - Ceremony and Ritual

Serial: BZ-00813A

Saturday Lecture

Ceremony, Family Practice, Karma, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Repentance, Bell,...
Jan 06 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00815B

Rohatsu Day 6

Discrimination, Vow, Six Realms, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra, Non-discrimination,...
Dec 08 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

November 4th, 1995, Serial No. 00819, Side B

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Sangha, Lineage, Right Speech, Duality, Lotus Sutra...
Nov 04 1995

October 21st, 1995, Serial No. 00820, Side B

Chanting, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Religion, War, Humility, Beginners, Precepts...
Oct 21 1995

September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 00822, Side B

Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Karma, Gratitude, Chanting,...
Sep 23 1995

May 21st, 1995, Serial No. 00975, Side B

Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Dharma Transmission, Aspects of Practice, Lay Ordination,...
May 21 1995

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