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Human positions refer to the different physical configurations that the human body can take. There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning.

Position is a general term for a configuration of the human body. Posture means an intentionally or habitually assumed position. Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position. Attitude refers to postures assumed for purpose of imitation, intentional or not, as well as in some standard collocations in reference to some distinguished types of posture: "Freud never assumed a fencer's attitude, yet almost all took him for a swordsman." Bearing refers to the manner of the posture, as well as of gestures and other aspects of the conduct taking place.

From List of human positions on Wikipedia

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Basics of Our Practice: Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00876B Sesshin Day 1 Jijuyu Zanmai, Emotions, Hindrances, Posture, Bell, Offering, Obstacles, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 04 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Make Your Life More Meaningless Posture, War, Daily Life, Lay, Politics, Commitment, Silence, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 11 1986
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part II Second Factor: Investigation, Deep Analysis Serial: BZ-00869A Rohatsu Day 5 Enlightenment, Concentration, Posture, Building, Harmonizing, Mindfulness, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part I Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin Serial: BZ-00868B Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Mindfulness, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Sutra Study: The Meaning of Zazen and Kinhin Serial: BZ-00413B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Kinhin, Bell, Bodhidharma, Building, Daily Life, Intuition, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 10 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen and Shikantaza Serial: BZ-00415B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Shikantaza, Anger, Building, Concentration, Daily Life, Greed, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Sitting Sesshin as a Beginner Serial: BZ-00425B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Zazen, Peace, Intuition, Hate, Posture, Anger, Silence, Concentration, Bell...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your Legs Serial: BZ-00423B Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Introductory Sesshin: Zazen Questions: Carrying the Stick Serial: BZ-00409B Beginners' Sitting Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Kyosaku, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Building, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #3: Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha Serial: BZ-00409A Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, BCR-3, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Cultivation, First Principle, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness Practice in Sesshin: Vipassana and Samadhi Serial: BZ-01523A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Vipassana, Samadhi, Concentration, Mindfulness, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin and Daily Life; Questions and Discussion Serial: BZ-00406A Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Makyo Serial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan, Case 19: Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00435 Lecture Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Culture, Discrimination, Impermanence, Ordinary Mind,...	Gesshin Cheney	May 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Wanting to Sit/Should Sit Serial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #41: Bodhidharma and Eka: Peace of Mind and Having a Sincere Practice Serial: BZ-00432B One-Day Sitting Bodhidharma, MM-41, Bodhidharma, Peace, Composure, Eka, Conversation, Vow, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 14 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II: Calling and Answering Serial: BZ-00403B Saturday Lecture MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing and Posture in Zazen Serial: BZ-00402B One-Day Sitting Zazen, Posture, Repentance, Patience, Oneness, Concentration, Bell, Karma	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 17 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, New Year,...	Joko Beck	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Posture and Breathing in Zazen Serial: BZ-00400A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Harmonizing, Concentration, Instruction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 8: Understanding Zazen Mind Serial: BZ-00048A Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Birth-and-Death, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen: Posture, Attention, Resistance, Naming Serial: BZ-00034B One day sitting Zazen, Posture, Pain	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Participating Completely: Posture, Breath, Body, Mind, Zazen, Kinhin, Eating Serial: BZ-00019B One-Day Sitting Zazen, Kinhin, Oryoki, Schedule, Posture, Harmonizing, Fox, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Pure Effort In Everyday Busy Life Serial: BZ-00020 Saturday Lecture Posture, New Year Celebration, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Concentration,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jan 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Kinds of Horses Serial: BZ-00021A Reading from a Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 7 Agama Sutra, Beginners, Continuous Practice, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 3 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Stages of Practice I Serial: BZ-00024A One-Day Sitting Study Period, Heart Sutra, Obstacles, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
March 28th, 1981, Serial No. 01063 Beginners, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Daily Life, Doubt, Heart Sutra, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Learning How To Sit Serial: BZ-00025 Saturday Lecture Technique, Posture, Instruction, Complete activity, Passions, Samadhi	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 20 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
Adapt Your Breathing to Your Needs Serial: BZ-00526 Movement Class Observe, Dragons, Enemies, Fox, Bell, Posture, Instruction, War, Peace, Lay
Correct Attitudes for Practice Period Birth-and-Death, Composure, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Harmonizing, Mindfulness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman
How Sojun Gives Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01045 Class Bowing, Daily Life, Enemies, Instruction, Interview, Observe, Posture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on talk by Suzuki-rôshi on Concentration Serial: BZ-01403 Rohatsu Day 3 Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Attachment, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Berkeley Zen Center
Big Mind Serial: BZ-01405B Dharmakaya/Sambhogakaya/Nirmanakaya, Rohatsu Day 5 Trikaya, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Berkeley Zen Center
Practice in the New Year: This is It! Serial: BZ-01411 Saturday Lecture Practice, New Year, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, confusion, Hate, Instruction, Ordinary...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Berkeley Zen Center
The Blessings of Failure Big Mind, Building, Commitment, Constancy, Continuous Practice, Impermanence, Posture...	Hozan Alan Senauke
December 12th, 1988, Serial No. 01469 Serial: BZ-01469 fifth day of Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. Composure, Conversation, Daily Life, Duality, Emotions, Harmonizing, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	5 of 7 Tassajara
Teacher Student Relationship Serial: BZ-01524B Precepts (from Suzuki-rôshi Book), One-Day Sitting Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Continuous Practice, Culture, Gratitude...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Anger, Concentration, Hindrances, Lay, Mindfulness, Posture, Priest, Subject-and-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo
Notes From The Abbot Anger, Birth-and-Death, Building, Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Title, July 1st, Serial 00528 Serial: BZ-00528 A short talk on Zazen, followed by many questions and answers: Dealing with sleepiness, a crying child, a restless mind, pain in the legs, etc. "For a Zen student,... Zazen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Posture, Daily Life, Discrimination, Peace, Dogen, Building,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01
Zazen Concentration, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Religion, Platform Sutra, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 30

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