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Title	Speaker	Date
Mumonkan Case #9: Wash Your Bowls—ZBA Zen Business Associates Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Instruction, Humility, Intimacy, Greed, Culture...	Marc Lesser	Aug 06 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
Sesshin: Tips on Serving, Eating, Kinhin, Zazen Serial: BZ-01329 Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Oryoki, Kinhin, Zazen, Instruction, Bell, Posture, Passions, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Intersection of Enlightenment and Delusion (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01324 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Peace, Instruction, American, Anger, Greed, confusion, Religion...	Laurie Senauke	May 21 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Sitting Zazen Serial: BZ-00596 Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Building, Patience, Instruction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 23 2005
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00592 Sesshin Day 3 Book of Serenity, Instruction, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Manjushri, Silence,...	Greg Fain	Feb 22 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Shikantaza: Calm Mind Serial: BZ-00570 Sesshin Day 1 Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Silent Illumination, Bowing, Big Mind, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Uchiyama-Roshi: His Teachings on Zazen and Life Serial: BZ-01304E Teaching Retreat 1 of 2 Funeral, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Impermanence, Vow, Posture, Instruction, American,...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 05 2005 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00586 Zendo Lecture Ego, Hate, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Culture,...	Kosho McCall	Feb 02 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Relaxing into Uprightness: Calm Mind, Zazen Instruction and Ice Skating Serial: BZ-01303 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Posture, Half-Smile, Instruction, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object...	Laurie Senauke	Jan 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
January 20th, 2005, Serial No. 00796 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Oneness, Ego, confusion, Offering, Ordinary Mind, Religion,...		Jan 20 2005
January 15th, 2005, Serial No. 00833 Big Mind, Ego, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Forgiveness, Equanimity,...		Jan 15 2005
Diving Into the Spirit Serial: BZ-01300C Saturday Lecture Four Noble Truths, New Year, Obstacles, Instruction, Lineage, Precepts, Posture...	Baika Pratt	Jan 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Shobogenso: “Zazenshin” and Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01286B One Day Sitting Dragons, Posture, Practice Period, Instruction, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Silence...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Eating Brown Rice, Eating Your Life Serial: BZ-01243C (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 1 Teacher-and-Student, Giving-and-Taking, Renewal, Heart Sutra, Offering, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Parental Mind Serial: BZ-01278 Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Happiness, Lotus Sutra, Composure, Subject-and-Object, Practice...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jul 31 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Shikantaza Practice (from "Not Always So") Serial: BZ-01275B Exhaling, Letting Go, Impermanence, One-Day Sitting Shikantaza, Impermanence, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Continuous Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 11 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki-rôshi 100th Birth Memorial Serial: BZ-01265 Gutei's One Finger, Monkey Mind, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Shikantaza, Monkey Mind, Gaining Mind, Obstacles, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 29 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Guidelines for Studying the Way: Dogen’s Gakudo Yojin-Shu Serial: BZ-01024A Class 3 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Record of Tung-shan Serial: BZ-01264 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Offering, Four Noble Truths, Practice Position, Heart Sutra,...	Baika Pratt	May 22 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
George W. Bush and a Dogen Fascicle Serial: BZ-01263B Saturday Lecture Dogen, Current Events, Politics, Anger, Birth-and-Death, War, Greed, Buddha Ancestors...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Spring-Diamond Sutra Serial: BZ-01256C Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Sanctuary, Liberation, Enemies, Culture, Instruction...	Peter Overton	Mar 20 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls" Serial: BZ-01255 One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous Practice, Posture, Daily Life, Samadhi, Instruction, Karmic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #12 Ruiyan Calls “Master” Serial: BZ-01020B Class 3 of 4 Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday, Mindfulness, Cultivation...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 08 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen Community Serial: BZ-00580 Class 3 of 5 Buddha Ancestors, Dragons, Building, Evil, Offering, Commitment, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 29 2004 3 Chapel Hill Zen Center
Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen Community Serial: BZ-00581 Class 4 of 5 Instruction, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Offering, Lay, Posture, Right Effort,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 29 2004 4 Chapel Hill Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #15: Giving and Receiving Serial: BZ-01252 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Conversation, Karmic Consciousness, Culture,...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Feb 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Oryoki Instruction Serial: BZ-01371 Rohatsu Day 2 Oryoki, Instruction, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
What About the Moment When Going Beyond Duality? Serial: BZ-01370B Rohatsu Day 1 Duality, Instruction, Priest, Continuous Practice, Silence, Daily Life, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01016B Class 3 of 4 Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons, Dharma Transmission,...	Baika Pratt and Raul Moncayo	Nov 13 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dragon Speaks Serial: BZ-01366 Lecture Dragons, Interdependence, Rinzai, Samadhi, Bell, Duality, Vow, Posture, Instruction...	Laurie Senauke	Nov 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01015A Class 2 of 4 Lay, Posture, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Observe, Transmission, Culture,...	Ross Blum	Nov 06 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Three Treasures and Six Sign-up Sheets Serial: BZ-01364 One Day Sitting Sangha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions,...	Richard Haefele	Oct 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Not Sitting versus Non-Sitting: A Radical Allowing of Stillness Serial: BZ-01362 Saturday Lecture Posture, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Ego, Soto Zen, Instruction, Equanimity...	Mary Mocine	Oct 18 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00290 Class 1 of 4 Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Hindrances, Daily Life, Separation, Instruction, Buddha Nature...	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Sep 25 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Renunciation Serial: BZ-01350 One-Day Sitting Renunciation, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Silent Illumination, Posture, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-00135B Monday morning talk Heart Sutra, Religion, Politics, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period,...	Laurie Senauke	May 12 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher Student Relationship Serial: BZ-01524B Precepts (from Suzuki-rôshi Book), One-Day Sitting Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 19 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00540 Class 4 of 7 Attachment, Absolute-and-Relative, Teacher-and-Student, Dragons, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2003 4 Chapel Hill Zen Center
Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00556 Class 1 of 7 Silent Illumination, Karma, Big Mind, Concentration, Instruction, Demons, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2003 1 Chapel Hill Zen Center
Everyday Life Is Like a Movie Serial: BZ-00173B The Movie and the Empty Screen, Rohatsu Day 2 Practice, Daily Life, Anger, Instruction, Posture, Emotions, Big Mind, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan: Everyday Practice Serial: BZ-00171B Lecture Daily Life, Lay, Lay Practice, Conversation, Lotus Sutra, Instruction, Ego, Practice...	Mary Mocine	Nov 16 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Rivers and Tides: Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-00211 Lecture Liberation, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Culture, Instruction,...	Mary Mocine	Sep 21 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Mr. Roger’s Story: Kobun Chino and Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00210A Lecture Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Posture,...	Ross Blum	Sep 14 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki Roshi New Book Serial: BZ-00155B Lecture Concentration, Posture, Anger, Beginners, Conversation, Instruction, Attachment...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Readings from “Windbell” the Book Serial: BZ-00154B Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Dragons, Big Mind, Hate, American, Instruction, Soto...	Michael Wenger and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00153B Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 13 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
BZC Precepts Serial: BZ-00148B Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Berkeley Zen Center, Intimacy,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 01 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Instructions to the Cook: Tenzo Kyokun Serial: BZ-00450 Class 2 of 5 Discrimination, Practice Period, Sixth Patriarch, Posture, Instruction, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center
May 23rd, 2002, Serial No. 01011, Side A Discrimination, Practice Period, Sixth Patriarch, Posture, Instruction, Bodhidharma,...		May 23 2002

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