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Title	Speaker	Date
Fukanzazengi; Questions and Answers Serial: BZ-00415A Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Discrimination, Continuous Practice, Enemies, Peace, Subject-and-Object...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 08 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience and the Paramitas Serial: BZ-00424A Sesshin Day 2 Patience, Equanimity, Daily Life, Concentration, Bell, Patience, Duality, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Form is Emptiness Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, resistance, Continuous Practice, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1985 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your Legs Serial: BZ-00423B Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Four Foundations, Posture, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-01521 Don't Bow When You Leave the Zendo, Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Attachment, Four Foundations...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Dropping the Buddha Bowl Serial: BZ-00407B Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family, Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
What's the Use of Sesshin? Serial: BZ-00407A Difficulty and Ease, Rohatsu Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Peace, Daily Life, Doubt, training, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin and Daily Life; Questions and Discussion Serial: BZ-00406A Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Third Paramita: Kshanti (Composure) Serial: BZ-00391A Saturday Lecture Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, Monastic Practice, Demons, training, Patience,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 1984 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Saturday Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Gathas Serial: BZ-00395A Saturday Lecture Gathas, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Precepts, Priest, Vow, Mindfulness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Direct Experience and Thinking about Experience Serial: BZ-00389A Lecture Peace, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Aspects of Practice, Intimacy, War, Subject-and-...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Difficulties in Daily Life Practice Serial: BZ-00390B Saturday Lecture Practice, Daily Life, Daily Life, Family Practice, Monastic Practice, Patience,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire Serial: BZ-00434B "What to do with our Oni (devil)", Sesshin Day 2 Intention, Desire, resistance, training, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Wanting to Sit/Should Sit Serial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Purifying One’s Mind Serial: BZ-00433A Lecture Enemies, Aspects of Practice, Attachment, Concentration, Hate, resistance,...	Ayya Khema	Apr 28 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dream World Serial: BZ-00430 Realm of Desire versus Reality, One-Day Sitting Desire, Daily Life, Dream World, Lay Practice, Lay, Dragons, Interview, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism Serial: BZ-00422A Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, American, Philip Kapleau, Culture, American, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, training, Anger,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Effort Serial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture Effort, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #14 Pt. II Serial: BZ-01520A Ordinary Mind Is the Way, Saturday Lecture Ordinary Mind, MM-14, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Non-discrimination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Abhidharma: The Six Pairs Serial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting Abhidharma, Eight Aspects, Anger, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions, Gratitude...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Priest...	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Study Period Serial: BZ-00417A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Study Period, Monastic Practice, training, New Year, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II Serial: BZ-00403B Calling and Answering, Saturday Lecture MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00403A Zuigan's Calling the Master, Saturday Lecture Zuigan, MM-12, stubbornness, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Fox, Birth-and-Death,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fast For Life Serial: BZ-00396B Not Attaching to Life, Saturday Lecture Fasting, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance Serial: BZ-00396A Seeing the Absolute and Relative, Saturday Lecture Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Priest...	Joko Beck Sensei	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fasting and Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00400B Saturday Lecture Fasting, Fasting, Daily Life, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 06 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II Serial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate Serial: BZ-00001A The Mantra of Your Life, Sesshin Day 5 Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Meal Chants Serial: BZ-00002A Saturday Lecture Instruction, Chanting, Greed, Hate, Offering, Karma, Meal Serving, Mindfulness, Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00006B How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold?, Saturday Lecture BCR-43 Koan, resistance, Non-violence, Fasting, Anger, Dana, Daily Life, Building, training...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony: Renewing Our Way Serial: BZ-00006A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Eka, Offering, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Relationship Between Teacher and Student Serial: BZ-00040B Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Family Practice, Ego, Dogen, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Practice versus Practice Serial: BZ-00040A The "Gap", Saturday Lecture Attachment, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Lay Practice, resistance, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness and Care: Adapting to Conditions Serial: BZ-01516A Sesshin Mindfulness, Lay Practice, Composure, Lay, Bell, Daily Life, Non-discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Problems in Practice Serial: BZ-00008B Calm Mind in Daily Activities, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Non-violence, training, Continuous Practice, confusion, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 28 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00029B "Sitting Long and Getting Tired", Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17 Composure, Zazen, Koan, First Principle, Ordinary Mind, Samadhi, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Essence of Mind: The Fifth Paramita Serial: BZ-00008A Subject and Object--Buddhanature, Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Duality, Buddha Nature, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Subject-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Composure: The Third Paramita Serial: BZ-00009B Saturday Lecture Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, training, Monastic Practice, Demons, confusion, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort: The Fourth Paramita (Virya) Serial: BZ-00009A Blue Cliff Record: Case #5(?) "Beating the Drum", Saturday Lecture Virya, Koan, Buddha Mind, Patience, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Dana: The First Paramita Serial: BZ-00011B Saturday Lecture Dana, Study Period, Precepts, Posture, confusion, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 17 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period Practice/The Six Paramitas Lay Practice Study Period, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Commitment, training, Mahayana, Patience...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 1982
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

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