First Principle Talks

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Title	Speaker	Date
Dongshan Class 1 First Principle, Transmission, Subject-and-Object, Oneness, Heart Sutra, Continuous...	Ross Blum	Aug 25 2020
Wherever you are Enlightenment is Here Big Mind, First Principle, Commitment, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Ego,...	Gerry Oliva	Oct 14 2017
Beyond Calmness of Mind First Principle, Harmonizing, Aspects of Practice, Birth-and-Death, Building,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 07 2017
The Heart of Training, The Training of the Heart training, Precepts, Practice Period, First Principle, Priest-and-Lay, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 20 2017
Sangha Big Mind, Non-violence, Birth-and-Death, Evil, New Year, Daily Life, Blue Cliff...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Jan 28 2017
The Bodhisattva Chaplaincy Lotus Sutra, training, Evil, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Lay,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 27 2016
Every Day Is a Good Day Big Mind, First Principle, Continuous Practice, Evil, Buddha Mind, Composure, Aspects...	Gerri Oliva	Nov 08 2014
Pick Up a Speck of Dust Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, First Principle, Blue Cliff Record, Peace, Constancy,...	Laurie Senauke	Oct 18 2014
Money is Pure Serial: BZ-02231 Money and Labor Talk by Suzuki Roshi, Sesshin Day 2 Dogen, Cooking, Dana Paramita, Fox, Culture, Evil, Building, First Principle, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2012 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazenshin Class Dragons, Buddha Ancestors, Teacher-and-Student, First Principle, Non-duality, Lineage...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 2011 2
Direct Experience of Reality Serial: BZ-02146 Suzuki Roshi, Rohatsu Day 4 Idealistic and Realistic Zen First Principle, Bell, Continuous Practice, Birth-and-Death, Repentance, Sangha,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
What the Holy Ones Did Not Preach Serial: BZ-02078 Essence of Mind, One-Day Sitting BCR-28, First Principle, Intuition, Don't Know Mind, Passions, Buddha Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #3: Introduction to Kôan Study Serial: BZ-01128 Baso's Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face Buddha, Saturday Lecture Buddha, Baso, BCR-3, First Principle, Duality, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 03 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith in Buddhism: Introduction Serial: BZ-01053A Class, 1 of 5 Subject-and-Object, Doubt, Religion, Mahayana, First Principle, Concentration, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 17 2007 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Preparation for Practice Period Serial: BZ-01229 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Pure Existence, Lay Practice, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 15 2006 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
November 15th, 2003, Serial No. 01367, Side B First Principle, Separation, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Birth-...		Nov 15 2003
April 17th, 2003, Serial No. 00297 Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Mundane Life, First Principle, Lineage, Sixth...		Apr 17 2003
Totally Grounded Serial: BZ-00106A Sesshin Day 4 First Principle, Samadhi, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Anger, Karma, Demons...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Treating Everything as a Subject from Eihei Shingi Serial: BZ-00104A Sesshin Day 1 Eihei Shingi, Tenzo, Bell, Subject-and-Object, Duality, First Principle, Non-duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
July 29th, 1999, Serial No. 00922 Four Noble Truths, Ego, causation, Heart Sutra, First Principle, true dharma, Right...		Jul 29 1999
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00807A Rohatsu Day 6 BCR-17, Obstacles, First Principle, Lay, Evil, Peace, Bodhidharma, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-00119 Lecture First Principle, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Observe, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1996 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #18 Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, First Principle, true dharma, Dharma...	Steve Proskauer	Jun 29 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00806A Saturday Lecture BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, resistance, Concentration, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
ial No. 00785 Serial: BZ-00785 Evening lecture 3 found in rohatsu tapes 1996 Big Mind, First Principle, Ego, Evil, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Nature, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1996
Cultural Differences/Family Practice Soto Zen, Culture, First Principle, Lay Practice, Demons, Gratitude, Lay, Lineage,...	Raul Denkei Moncayo	Jul 22 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Shoyoruko (Book of Equanimity) Serial: BZ-00238 Class 5 of 5 First Principle, Buddha Nature, War, Ordinary Mind, Duality, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 02 1994 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00234 Class 1 of 5 Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Big Mind, First Principle, Observe, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 05 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00231 Class 4 of 5 American, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Interdependence, Happiness, Mahayana,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 14 1994 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #19: Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00962A Lecture Ordinary Mind, First Principle, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Bodhidharma,...	Ron Nestor	Apr 02 1994 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
Communion and Communication Serial: BZ-00631B Saturday Lecture First Principle, Discrimination, Intuition, Duality, Bodhisattva Precepts, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 11 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Bodhidharma to the Fifth Ancestor Serial: BZ-00602 Class 3 of 6 Bodhidharma, Lineage, Transmission, First Principle, Karma, Book of Serenity, Buddha...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 19 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
December 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00733, Side B Serial: BZ-00733B Sesshin Day 6 Buddha Nature, First Principle, Precious Mirror, Liberation, Light-and-Darkness, Five...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 18 1991
Book of Serenity: Case #91 Serial: BZ-00714A More of Dreams, Sesshin Day 2 SER-91, First Principle, Dream World, Subject-and-Object, Dragons, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundamentalism, Prayer, Orthodoxy: Science and Religion Serial: BZ-00690A Lecture Hate, Religion, First Principle, Evil, Doubt, Samsara, Mahayana, Politics,...	Raul Denkei Moncayo	Mar 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhidharma Travels East Serial: BZ-00511A Saturday Lecture Bodhidharma, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Intuition, Attachment, Big Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Sun Faced Buddha/Moon Faced Buddha Serial: BZ-00505A Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Constancy, First Principle, Observe...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
June 1989 talk, Serial No. 01522, Side B First Principle, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Bodhidharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Koun Ejo; Komyozo Zammai Pt. II Serial: BZ-00888B Sesshin Day 2 Koun Ejô, First Principle, Light-and-Darkness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #3 Serial: BZ-00409A Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha, Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, BCR-3, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Cultivation, Commitment, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 1985 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