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Monasticism (from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual activities. Monastic life plays an important role in many Christian churches, especially in the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican traditions as well as in other faiths such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. In other religions, monasticism is generally criticized and not practiced, as in Islam and Zoroastrianism; or plays a marginal role, as in modern Judaism.

Many monastics live in abbeys, convents, monasteries, or priories to separate themselves from the secular world, unless they are in mendicant or missionary orders.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Continuous Practice Serial: BZ-01354 Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 23 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Second Factor, Investigation Serial: BZ-00293 Class 3 of 5 Concentration, Mindfulness, Anger, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 29 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Nirvana Serial: BZ-00132A Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Zazen Mind, Six Realms, Passions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of Meditation Serial: BZ-00442 Class 4 of 4 Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,...	Santikaro Bhikku	Mar 01 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind Serial: BZ-00174A From "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 3 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Composure, Karma, Buddha Mind, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Taking Care of Ourselves as Practice Serial: BZ-00172B Excercise and Eating--Mind, Body and Spirit Work Together, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #9 Serial: BZ-00233B Joshu's Four Gates, Sesshin Day 2 Joshu, BCR-9, Ego, Birth-and-Death, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Nature, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Practice as a Lay Person Serial: BZ-00152B Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 29 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Kinhin and Bowing Serial: BZ-00151A Sesshin Day 3 Kinhin, Bowing, Attachment, Monastic Practice, Priest, Lay, Practice Period, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Instructions for the Cook: Tenzo Kyokun Serial: BZ-00452 Class 4 of 5 Dragons, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Tassajara, Concentration, Chanting, Bowing...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 06 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center
May 30th, 2002, Serial No. 01012, Side B Bodhisattva Way, Building, Lay, Lotus Sutra, Monastic Practice, Offering, Practice...		May 30 2002
Desire and Love Serial: BZ-00146B Lecture Four Noble Truths, Funeral, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Monastic Practice,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	May 04 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Spiritual Consumerism Serial: BZ-00146A Lecture Practice Period, Bell, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Culture, Greed, Humility, Monastic...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 27 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination: What it Means Serial: BZ-00145B Lecture Monastic Practice, Lay Ordination, Mill Valley, Ordination, Precepts, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Pros and Cons of Religion Serial: BZ-00096 Saturday Lecture Religion, Religion, Evil, Dream World, Diversity, Karma, Discrimination, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
The Events of September 11, 2001 Serial: BZ-00091 What To Do, Saturday Lecture Current Events, Ego, Greed, Hate, Karma, Monastic Practice, Patience, Politics,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 22 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
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,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind: Trappist, Coptic, Buddhist Chanting, Culture, Funeral, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Priest, Religion, Vow...	Suhita Dharma	Feb 17 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Hard Practice? Serial: BZ-00127B Rohatsu Day 6 Posture, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Continuous Practice, Attachment, Enthusiasm,...	David Weinberg	Dec 09 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00125B Rohatsu Day 2 Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Dependent Origination, Ordinary Mind, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Birth and Death: Dogen’s Zenki and Shoji Serial: BZ-00488 Class 2 of 4 Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Ego, Separation, Vow, Demons, Mahayana, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 09 2000 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Why Do We Practice? Serial: BZ-00083B Saturday Lecture Practice, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 09 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Shingi, Head Gardener Serial: BZ-00060B Saturday Lecture Shingi, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Lay, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Samantabhadra Serial: BZ-00060A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Manjushri, Avalokitesvara, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, Practice Position,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00852 Class 3 of 4 Silent Illumination, Lineage, Interview, Soto Zen, Attachment, Chanting, Obstacles,...	Mary Mocine, Myoan Grace Schireson	Jul 20 2000 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Woman Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00854 Class 1 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Lay, Intimacy, Practice...	Mary Mocine, Myoan Grace Schireson	Jul 06 2000 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhist Teachers’ Conference Commitment, Culture, Diversity, Lay Practice, Liberation, Monastic Practice,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 01 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Fall Practice Period -- Secret Practice Serial: BZ-00199A Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Monastic Practice, Study Period, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 30 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00197A The Spirit of Practice Period, Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Branching Streams, Practice Period, Tassajara, Ego, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 16 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Bendowa “Zen Mind, Urban Mind”: Everything is the Way Monastic Practice, Half-Smile, Passions, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Dharma...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Oct 09 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen in America (missing first 15 minutes) Serial: BZ-00166B Saturday Lecture Priest-and-Lay, Bell, Enthusiasm, Family Practice, Lay, Monastic Practice, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Thoughts on Modern Western Buddhist Practice Commitment, Dharma Transmission, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Practice Position,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 15 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Zazengi (Pt. 1) Serial: BZ-00070A Saturday Lecture Zazengi, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Buddha Ancestors, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record #26 Serial: BZ-00069A Hyakujo's "Wonderful Thing", Saturday Lecture Hyakujo, BCR-26, Big Mind, Daily Life, Ego, Lay, Monastic Practice, Ordinary Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 20 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Standing Up In One’s Own Reality Big Mind, Lay, Liberation, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Priest, Priest-and-Lay...	Mary Mocine	Jan 30 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Feminist Lens on Our Practice Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Culture, Lay, Liberation, Mahayana, Monastic Practice...	Dolly Gatozzi	Nov 28 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
How To Respond To A Practice Period Serial: BZ-00441A Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Lay, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 17 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice Serial: BZ-00341B Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest, Commitment, Lay, Lay Practice, Lineage, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 31 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right Samadhi Serial: BZ-00324A Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Chanting, Composure, Concentration, Eight...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 02 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts Serial: BZ-00538 Class 3 of 6 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Vinaya, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 22 1997 3 Berkeley Zen Center
May 22nd, 1997, Serial No. 01459, Side A Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Vinaya, Intimacy,...		May 22 1997
Practice Period Commitment Serial: BZ-00362B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Precepts, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Life of Buddha Serial: BZ-00848 Class 3 of 6 Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, Renunciation, Liberation, Karma,...	Maylie Scott	Mar 27 1997 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Interdependence/Temple Volunteers Serial: BZ-00782A Saturday Lecture Interdependence, Community, Sangha, Bell, Conversation, Dogen, Ego, Interdependence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 01 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Discussing Suzuki-rôshi Lecture #12 Serial: BZ-00117 Lecture Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Family Practice, Lay Practice, Lotus Sutra, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 1997 Unknown
Theravada Tradition Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Cultivation, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Monastic...	Ajahn Amaro	Jan 11 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #41 Serial: BZ-00790B Ashes in the Students' Eyes., Saturday Lecture BCR-41, Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Ego, Hindrances, Lay, Monastic Practice, Oneness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 12 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Practice (Fushin Samu) Serial: BZ-00804B Saturday Lecture Work, Monastic Practice, Concentration, Daily Life, Ego, Interview, Karma, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Setting the Tone for Practice Period Serial: BZ-00805B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 05 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra Serial: BZ-00244 Class 1 of 5 Ordinary Mind, Mahayana, Monastic Practice, Gratitude, Liberation, Lay, Heart Sutra,...	Maylie Scott	Feb 29 1996 1 Berkeley Zen Center

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