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Priest Talks

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the "priesthood", a term which also may apply to such persons collectively. A priest may have the duty to hear confessions periodically, give marriage counseling, provide prenuptial counseling, give spiritual direction, teach catechism, or visit those confined indoors, such as the sick in hospitals and nursing homes.
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Exacting Practice Silence, Continuous Practice, Bell, War, Peace, Priest, Addiction, Composure,... |
Oct 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Early Days of Suzuki-rôshiSerial: BZ-00750B Tokubetsu Sesshin: Japanese and American, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Sesshin, Tokubetsu, Practice Period, American, Transmission, training,... |
Sep 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Why Do We Do Zazen?Serial: BZ-00714B Just Say "Yes!", Sesshin Day 3 Zazen, Offering, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Ordinary Mind, Fox, Doubt, Priest, Demons,... |
Sep 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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“Engaged”: Webster’s as a Buddhist TextSerial: BZ-00972B Lecture Fox, Four Noble Truths, Priest, Right Speech, Right Effort, Funeral, Vow, Soto Zen,... |
Aug 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen and ExcitementSerial: BZ-00968B Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Building, Constancy, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest... |
Jul 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00967A Sesshin Day 3 lecture New Year, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission, American, Building, training,... |
Jun 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s “Zenki”: Undivided ActivitySerial: BZ-00276 Class 2 of 3 Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object, Interview, Duality, Religion, War, Emotions,... |
Jun 06 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Paying Attention to Your LifeSerial: BZ-00701B Lecture Ordination, Bowing, Bell, Heart Sutra, Lineage, uchiyama, Priest, Chanting,... |
May 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #10Serial: BZ-00701A Sesai is "Poor" and Asks Sozan for Help, Saturday Lecture MM-10, Culture, Teacher-and-Student, resistance, Birth-and-Death, Priest, Soto Zen,... |
Apr 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's GuidelinesSerial: BZ-00691B No Gaining Idea, Discernment, Sesshin Day 2 Gaining Mind, Shingi, Bell, Don't Know Mind, Gaining Mind, Buddha Nature,... |
Mar 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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All Being and Our Sense of SelfSerial: BZ-00691A Sesshin Day 1 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Ego, Platform Sutra, Priest, Religion,... |
Mar 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Persian Gulf WarSerial: BZ-00689B Saturday Lecture Current Events, War, Politics, Precepts, training, Priest, Peace, Addiction,... |
Feb 23 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 3rd, 1990, Serial No. 01478Serial: BZ-01478 Lecture sesshin day 5 Dragons, Posture, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Karma, Hindrances, confusion,... |
Nov 03 1990 Unknown Location |
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Mumonkan Case #19: Nansen’s Ordinary Mind; Monk/Lay PracticeSerial: BZ-00494B Lecture Ordinary Mind, Priest, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Attachment, Commitment, Samsara, Non-... |
Oct 20 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00494A Lecture Heart Sutra, Chanting, Doubt, Hindrances, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Posture,... |
Oct 13 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #25Serial: BZ-00493A Saturday Lecture BCR-25, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Emotions, Daily Life, Priest, Ego, Hindrances,... |
Sep 23 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Posture and BreathSerial: BZ-00511B One-Day Sitting Posture, Breath, Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Harmonizing, Interview,... |
Jul 15 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Practice: Giving, Vigor, PatienceSerial: BZ-00512 Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Way, Patience, Priest, Evil, training, Ordination, Priest-and-... |
Jun 30 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-00513B White Bird in the Snow, Sesshin Day 5 Lay Ordination, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay... |
Jun 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tozan Today: Not OneSerial: BZ-00515A Lecture Five Ranks, Practice Period, Light-and-Darkness, Monastic Practice, Absolute-and-... |
Jun 16 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vinaya: Rules of OrderSerial: BZ-00504 Saturday Lecture Vinaya, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Vinaya, Non-violence, Sangha, Priest, Hindrances,... |
Jun 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Every Day is a Good DaySerial: BZ-00510A Saturday Lecture Bell, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Diversity, Rinzai,... |
Mar 18 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #2Serial: BZ-00498B Lecture Mill Valley, Bell, Practice Period, Conversation, Priest, Karma, Discrimination,... |
Feb 17 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Eating Rice, Drinking TeaSerial: BZ-00387 Everyday Activity and Dharma, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Buddha Ancestors, Priest, resistance, Lineage, Doubt, training, Ego... |
Nov 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fall Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00386 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Commitment, training, Priest, Daily... |
Nov 05 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 2Serial: BZ-00382 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 2 BCR-7, Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Big Mind, Fox, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Anger,... |
Sep 04 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay Ordination/Priest OrdinationSerial: BZ-00378A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Lay, Lay Ordination, Priest... |
Jul 01 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Three Enigmas Global Warming, New Year, Hate, War, Peace, Priest |
May 27 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 14th, 1988, Serial No. 01471Serial: BZ-01471 Seventh day of Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Intimacy, Commitment,... |
Dec 14 1988 7 of 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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December 9th, 1988, Serial No. 01476, Side ASerial: BZ-01476A Sojun Roshi gives the Dharma talk on the second day of Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. Genjokoan, training, Priest, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Dec 09 1988 2 of 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Suzuki Roshi Memorial service Bowing, American, Instruction, Priest, Humility, Gratitude, Lineage, Tassajara Zen... |
Dec 03 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Practice Period, Lay, Lay Practice,... |
Oct 13 1988 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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ConfusionSerial: BZ-00368A Saturday Lecture confusion, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Fundraising, Priest, Ego, training,... |
Oct 08 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Boddhisatva Practice: Four MethodsSerial: BZ-00366B Saturday Lecture Anger, Pure Existence, Priest, Equanimity, Daily Life, Non-attachment, Emotions, Ego... |
Sep 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 10th, 1988, Serial No. 00366, Side A confusion, Dragons, Big Mind, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Priest, Rinzai, Bowing,... |
Sep 10 1988 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #51: Seppo’s “What is it?”Serial: BZ-01498A Seppo's "What Is It?", Saturday Lecture Issan, confusion, Dragons, Big Mind, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Priest, Rinzai,... |
Sep 10 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535Serial: BZ-01535 Sixth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. Lineage, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest,... |
Feb 26 1988 6 of 7 Green Gulch Farm |
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TransmissionSerial: BZ-00899A Lecture Transmission, Soto Zen, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Rinzai, Bowing, Study... |
Feb 13 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: BZ-00900A One-Day Sitting Separation, Priest, confusion, Duality, Vow, Emotions, Lay |
Jan 23 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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SteppingSerial: BZ-00901A Saturday Lecture Beginners, Ego, Priest, Samadhi, Concentration |
Jan 09 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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New Year's EveSerial: BZ-00902B Priest Ordination, Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay, Practice Period, Attachment,... |
Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 10th, 1987, Serial No. 00307Serial: BZ-00307 Sesshin Day 3 Renunciation, Priest, Forgiveness, Intuition, Patience, Interview, Silence, Happiness... |
Dec 10 1987 |
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August 20th, 1987, Serial No. 00310Serial: BZ-00310 Sesshin Day 6 training, Offering, Demons, Subject-and-Object, Birth-and-Death, Priest, Harmonizing... |
Aug 20 1987 |
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March 1st, 1987, Serial No. 00332Serial: BZ-00332 Sesshin Day 2 Gratitude, Priest, Bowing, Oneness, Observe, Separation, Lay |
Mar 01 1987 |
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Priests and Lay Members Practicing TogetherSerial: BZ-00885B Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Three Treasures, training,... |
Feb 14 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo Kyokun Pt.IVSerial: BZ-01529B Issan and the Cow, Rohatsu Day 4 Tenzo Kyokun, Issan, Daily Life, Dragons, Practice Period, Priest, Bowing, Offering,... |
Dec 04 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00894B Lecture Ordination, Transmission, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Family Practice,... |
Nov 22 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva ceremonySerial: BZ-00882A Ceremony Bodhisattva Ceremony, Priest, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Practice Period, Karma, training... |
Aug 09 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest Practice Priest, Ordination, Lay, Lay Ordination, Precepts, Commitment, training, Monastic... |
May 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest's Practice and Coming Ordinations at BZCSerial: BZ-00874A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice,... |
Mar 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |