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Title	Speaker	Date
We Always Practice Under Restriction Serial: BZ-02072 Ability and Disability, Rohatsu Day 5 Zazen, confusion, Funeral, Posture, Instruction, Karma, Forgiveness, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Summary of Practice Ego, Instruction, Mindfulness, War, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Enthusiasm, Diversity...	Richard Haefele	Sep 12 2009
Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side D Cultivation, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Transmission, Fundraising,...		Aug 28 2009 University of California at Berkeley
Growing Up Composure, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Priest, Silence, Passions,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 25 2009
Joshu's 'Wash your Bowl' Serial: BZ-02049 Open, unassuming mind, One-Day Sitting, standing up from zazen Zazen, Don't Know Mind, Renunciation, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is the true reference point Serial: BZ-02047 Put your behind on the cushion, Saturday Lecture Drama of life, Thoughts = dream world Zazen, Ordinary Mind, Instruction, Precepts, Interview, confusion, Duality, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 27 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi's Guidepost for the Hall of Pure Bliss Serial: BZ-02042 Silent Illumination, Sesshin Day 1 Jijuyu Zanmai, Pain, Silent Illumination, Constancy, Silent Illumination, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Perfect Effort, Blind Faith Serial: BZ-02039 Shuso talk Right Effort, Practice Period, Conversation, Ordinary Mind, Offering, Instruction,...	Ryushin Andrea Thach	Jun 06 2009
Class 3 And There Was Light Obstacles, Anger, Happiness, Instruction, Gratitude, Passions, Continuous Practice,...		May 28 2009
More Light Ordinary Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Darkness and Light, Transmission, Practice Period...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 23 2009
Class 1 Everybody Has Their Own Light Religion, Instruction, Culture, Politics, Continuous Practice, Doubt		May 14 2009
Who is That One? Serial: BZ-02028 Shakyamuni and Maitreya are servants of That One, One-Day Sitting Non-duality, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, MM-45, Big Mind, Practice Period...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 09 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Fukanzazengi Instruction, Posture, Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission, Composure,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 01 2009
Buddha's Paranirvana: Serial No. 01091 Serial: BZ-01091 Sesshin Buddha's Birthday, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Observe, Passions, Instruction...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 14 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Beginners and Beginning: Self sufficiency: Serial No. 01084 Beginners, Composure, Light-and-Darkness, New Year, Buddha Ancestors, Instruction,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 03 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of Hui Neng: Serial No. 01079 Serial: BZ-01079 Rohatsu Day 3, side B Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Evil, Instruction, Liberation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng Serial: BZ-01449 Rohatsu Day 3 Platform Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng Serial: BZ-02006 Rohatsu Day 3 Hui Neng, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, Liberation, Evil, Big...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Just This - Dogen's Fukanzazengi: Have Know Kidzendo Serial: BZ-01161C Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Dogen, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Non-duality, Instruction, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 27 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
September 27th, 2008, Serial No. 01564 Non-duality, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Buddha Nature, confusion, Instruction, Lay,...		Sep 27 2008
Everyday Practice; Serial No. 01160, Side B Serial: BZ-01160B Women's sesshin Precepts, Greed, Separation, Vow, Silence, Hate, Offering, Culture, Instruction,...	Angie Boissevain	Sep 21 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction for Zazen Teachers: How to Give Saturday Morning Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01088 Lecture Posture, Beginners, Hindrances, Observe, Concentration, Instruction, Samsara, Bowing...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-01149 Saturday lecture Ordinary Mind, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Passions, Daily Life,...	Ron Nestor	Jul 26 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #87, Right Medicine, Right Teacher: Unmon’s “Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other” Serial: BZ-01135 Saturday lecture Practice Period, Manjushri, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Instruction,...	Gerry Oliva	May 24 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01134 Bansan Zazen, Instruction, Posture, Instruction, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Talk Serial: BZ-01130 Monday Morning talk Confession-and-Repentance, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Karma,...	Gerry Oliva	May 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen, Sanshimopo, and Doshin: Foundations of Practice Serial: BZ-01112 Shikantaza, Guidance, and Way-Seeking Mind, Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Zazen, Way-Seeking Mind, Ego, Continuous Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Fear Serial: BZ-01107 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Liberation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Finding Your Inmost Desire Serial: BZ-00999 Saturday Lecture Vow, Demons, Instruction, Silence, Precepts, Priest, Karma	Laurie Senauke	Sep 22 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
The Five Powers of Practice and How They Interact Serial: BZ-00986 Kid Zendo: Zen: inside and outside the circle's center, Saturday Lecture Practice, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Intuition, Mahayana, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing in the Body Serial: BZ-01437D Saturday Lecture Manjushri, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bowing, Birth...	Robert Rosenbaum	May 26 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
This Is It Serial: BZ-01436A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Koan, Karma, Doubt, confusion, Big Mind, Instruction, Religion, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Kidzendo: Oneness of Opposites Serial: BZ-01415 "The Teaching is Just for You", Saturday Lecture Non-duality, Dragons, Ego, Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Two Truths, Daily Life, Gaining...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 27 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Ryokan’s Poetry Serial: BZ-01412 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Instruction, Peace	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 20 2007 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice in the New Year: This is It! Serial: BZ-01411 Saturday Lecture Practice, New Year, confusion, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, Ordinary Mind, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 13 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Dealing With Mistakes: Rice and Sand— Working with our “Sandy” Path Serial: BZ-01409 Saturday Lecture Instruction, Buddha Mind, Conversation, Precepts, Karma, Practice Period, Intuition,...	Peter Schireson	Dec 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Zendo Forms Serial: BZ-01407 Serving, Mokugyo, Chanting, Rohatsu Day 7 Meal Serving, Chanting, Mokugyo, Instruction, Doanryo, New Year, Bowing, Chanting,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2006 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
Enlightenment Serial: BZ-01404 Rohatsu Day 4 Buddha Nature, Composure, Daily Life, Dependent Origination, Nirvana, Concentration,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 30 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
Loving Everyone — The Metta Sutra; Kid Zendo and Also Reflecting on the Death of John King Serial: BZ-01179 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Bell, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Vow, Addiction, Gratitude, Duality,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Aug 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort Serial: BZ-01177 Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Ego, Mindfulness, Beginners, Instruction, Chanting,...	Ron Nestor	Aug 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
How Sojun Gives Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01045 Class Posture, Instruction, Observe, Daily Life, Interview, Bowing, Enemies	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Six "Wrong" Ways of Practice Serial: BZ-01231 Saturday Lecture Practice, Obstacles, Family Practice, Instruction, Interview, Nirvana, Renunciation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Bob Dylan’s “Dear Landlord”: Mumonkan Case #12 Serial: BZ-01225 Saturday Lecture Demons, Ordinary Mind, Peace, Offering, Instruction, Intimacy, Obstacles, Liberation...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Part II Serial: BZ-01218 Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Meditation, Posture, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So": Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is There Serial: BZ-01201B "Enlightenment Is Right Where You Are", Rohatsu Day 1 Practice, Enlightenment, Faith, Buddha Nature, Composure, Non-duality, Suzuki Roshi, Paramitas,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From Not Always So: “Be Kind to Yourself” Serial: BZ-01199 One Day Sitting Platform Sutra, Manjushri, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Intimacy, Instruction,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So" Serial: BZ-01198 "Find Out For Yourself", Saturday Lecture Instruction, Monastic Practice, Ego, Intuition, Big Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 2005 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

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