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Title	Speaker	Date
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00204B Fire Heats, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00198B Rohatsu Day 1 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Big Mind, Soto Zen, Observe, Discrimination, Branching...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Mirror Samadhi: The Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00927 Class 8 of 8 Five Ranks, Big Mind, Culture, Observe, Samadhi, Mahayana, Duality, Vow, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 25 1999 8 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Mirror Samadhi, 8 of 8 Serial: BZ-01548 #duplicate-please-hide Five Ranks, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Culture, Observe, Duality, Karma, Patience,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 25 1999 BZC
Breathing (Thich Nhat Hanh) Serial: BZ-00194A Sesshin Day 2 Breath, Thich Nhat Hanh, Four Foundations, Peace, Concentration, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.1) Serial: BZ-00187 Rohatsu Day 7 Dogen, Big Mind, New Year, Ordinary Mind, Interview, Building, Enemies, Observe, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Five Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-00352B Sesshin Day 3 Practice, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Continuous Practice, Renunciation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Elucidating Sesshin Guidelines Serial: BZ-00351B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Don't Know Mind, Commitment, Dragons, Bowing, Silence, Observe, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown cognitive process, Observe, Mahayana, Dependent Origination, Religion, Aspects of...	Santikaro Bhikku	Jun 06 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen & Sojun on Oryoki Serial: BZ-00344B One-Day Sitting Oryoki, Dogen, Observe, Rinzai, Silence, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #75 Serial: BZ-00344A Ukyû's Unfair Blows, Saturday Lecture Ukyu, BCR-75, Giving-and-Taking, Teacher-and-Student, Absolute-and-Relative, Observe...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 21 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Wisdom Serial: BZ-00325A Saturday Lecture Wisdom, Five Ranks, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Eight Awarenesses, Right Speech,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #48 Serial: BZ-00323A Fish In Net, Saturday Lecture BCR-48, Commitment, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Lay, Ego, Rinzai, Interview, Observe...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 04 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts Serial: BZ-00537 Class 4 of 6 Right Speech, Precepts, Attachment, Sixth Patriarch, Conversation, Observe, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 29 1997 4 Berkeley Zen Center
May 29th, 1997, Serial No. 01460 Right Speech, Precepts, Attachment, Sixth Patriarch, Conversation, Sangha, resistance...		May 29 1997
Practicing With the Precepts Serial: BZ-00363A One-Day Sitting Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Vinaya, Observe, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 04 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Parinirvana: Buddha’s Life/Our Life Nirvana, Precepts, Family Practice, Greed, Buddha's Birthday, Four Noble Truths...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra: Suffering, Interdependence Manjushri, Interdependence, resistance, Evil, Instruction, Anger, Gratitude, Mahayana...	Maylie Scott	Nov 02 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
Composure Serial: BZ-00801A Sesshin Day 2 Composure, Composure, Anger, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Serial 00786, Side B Intuition, Karmic Consequences, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Big...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1996
Blue Cliff Record: Case #11 Serial: BZ-00823A Sesshin Day 3 BCR-11, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Hate, Doubt, American, Anger, Politics,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Self Healing zen meditation, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Blue Cliff Record, Mundane Life,...	Darlene Cohen	Aug 05 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Days: Maezumi-rôshi & Suzuki-rôshi Serial: BZ-00977A Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Zoom, Priest, Soto Zen, New Year,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Life is Suffering resistance, Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Separation, Observe, Beginners, Offering,...	Karen DeCotis	Mar 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1 Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Bodhidharma, Perfect Wisdom, Practice Period, Mahayana...	Peter Overton	Mar 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Sandokai and Soto Practice Serial: BZ-00947A Lecture Big Mind, Branching Streams, Practice Period, Light-and-Darkness, Oneness, Ordinary...	Fran Tribe	Jan 14 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #46: The Mumonkan and Social Action Serial: BZ-00957B Lecture Silence, War, Teacher-and-Student, Observe, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Demons,...	Lee DeBarros	Oct 22 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #69 Serial: BZ-00936B Nansen Draws a Circle, Sesshin Day 2 Nansen, BCR-69, Manjushri, Obstacles, New Year, Doubt, Gratitude, resistance, Observe...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Foundations of Mindfulness #4 Serial: BZ-00943B Sesshin Day 5 Four Foundations, Observe, Liberation, Mindfulness, Impermanence, Continuous Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 1994 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
Full Awareness of Breathing; On illuminating Thoughts Serial: BZ-00736 Sesshin Day 4 Posture, Anger, Observe, Intuition, Concentration, Enemies, Discrimination, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 1994 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Uniting Body, Breath and Mind Serial: BZ-00050A Sesshin Day 3 Posture, Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Demons, Samadhi, Building, Harmonizing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 26 1994 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00228 Class 1 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra,...	Hozan Alan Senauke and Laurie Senauke	Mar 24 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Chaos Theory, Hierarchy Theory Serial: BZ-01515B Lecture Mill Valley, Observe, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Kathie Fischer	Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Zazengi II Serial: BZ-00652A Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Concentration, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Samadhi, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Non-Attachment as Distinct from Detachment Serial: BZ-00662B One-Day Sitting Non-attachment, Attachment, Peace, Commitment, Passions, Pure Existence, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness: the Satipattana Sutra Serial: BZ-00662A Lecture Mindfulness, Observe, Daily Life, Separation, Concentration, Posture, Duality,...	Ron Nestor	Mar 27 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Sila (Virtue) and Kshanti (Patience) Serial: BZ-00612 Class 3 of 6 Anger, Precepts, Patience, Ordinary Mind, Enemies, Emotions, Dependent Origination,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 01 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Cases #30 & 33: Baso’s Two Responses: Buddha is Mind, Buddha is not Mind Serial: BZ-00708B Lecture Intuition, Culture, Transmission, Ordinary Mind, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 20 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Attention, Thought, Faith, Knowledge Serial: BZ-00679A Lecture Concentration, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Anger, Patience, Enemies,...	Ron Nestor	Apr 04 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-00279 Class 4 of 5 Mindfulness, Half-Smile, Four Foundations, Hindrances, Posture, Zazen Mind,...	Fran Tribe	Feb 06 1992 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00730 Lecture Continuous Practice, Observe, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Five...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 20 1991
The “Stuff” of Life and Waking Up Serial: BZ-00690B Lecture Daily Life, Renunciation, training, Samsara, Beginners, Happiness, Observe, Doubt,...	Fu Nancy Schroeder	Mar 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra Serial: BZ-00258 Class 5 of 5 confusion, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Offering, Concentration, Attachment,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 29 1990 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Thanksgiving Gratitude, Attachment, Daily Life, Non-attachment, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 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
Nirvana and Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00498A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana, Hate, Greed, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Four Noble...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 10 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
February 24th, 1989, Serial No. 00717 Serial: BZ-00717 Sesshin Day 7 Birth-and-Death, Observe, Bell, Impermanence, Happiness, Liberation, Mindfulness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 24 1989
Teacher-Student Music Serial: BZ-00896A Lecture Samadhi, Offering, Platform Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature,...	Maylie Scott	Jun 04 1988 Berkeley Zen Center

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