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Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Talks

The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082-foot-high (1,549 m) Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7-mile (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Who Am I? Serial: BZ-02195 Abhidharma, Saturday Lecture Who Are You? "Don't know" mind. Skandas, Bodhidharma, Big Mind, Karma, Bodhidharma, Discrimination, Buddha Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 30 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing Mindfulness, Zazen Mind, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Instruction, Concentration...	Ron Nestor	Jul 23 2011
Pulling Out The Thorn Ordinary Mind, Four Noble Truths, Attachment, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Gil Fronsdal	Jul 16 2011
Intimate Zen, Perfect Wisdom Serial: BZ-02154 Other Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Four Noble Truths, Transmission,...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Jan 29 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
Resuming Big Mind Part Two Serial: BZ-02144 Trikaya, Rohatsu Day 2 Trikaya, Sambhogakaya, Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Pure Existence, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Receiving With Gratitude Practice Period, Intimacy, Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Linda Galijan	Nov 20 2010
Composure and Composition Composure, Four Noble Truths, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Mindfulness, Practice...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 05 2010
Everything is Presenting Itself Serial: BZ-02070 Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 3 Intimacy, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Waking Up From the Dream of Economic Security Serial: BZ-01090B Saturday Lecture Enemies, Happiness, Dream World, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 07 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Forbearance Practice Khanti Paramita: Engaged Buddhism (Prison Work): Serial No. 01075 Paramitas, Engaged Buddhism, Lotus Sutra, Politics, Two Truths, Absolute-and-Relative...	Greg Fain	Nov 29 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Being with the conditions we find ourselves in: Meeting the Tassajara fire: Serial No. 01159 Serial: BZ-01159 Saturday talk Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Enemies, Building, Anger, Impermanence, Practice...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Sep 20 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
August 23rd, 2008, Serial No. 01152 Teacher-and-Student, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Commitment, War, Harmonizing,...		Aug 23 2008
July 26th, 2008, Serial No. 01149 Ordinary Mind, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Passions, Daily Life,...		Jul 26 2008
May 5th, 2008, Serial No. 01130 Confession-and-Repentance, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Karma,...		May 05 2008
Can I Trust This Practice? What Else is There? Serial: BZ-01104B Rohatsu Day 6 Renunciation, Monastic Practice, Book of Serenity, Peace, Bell, War, Ego, Greed,...	Mary Mocine	Dec 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Illumination of Zazen Serial: BZ-01099 Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1 Zazen, BCR-, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
"Cooking Your Life" (Uchiyama and Dogen): Meeting the Source Serial: BZ-00992 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Tenzo Kyokun, Practice Position, Practice Position, Intuition, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2007 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Meditation in Action: The Crosses of Lafayette Serial: BZ-00991 Saturday Lecture Chanting, War, Patience, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...	Baika Pratt	Aug 25 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
BCR: Case #74: "Kingyu Osho-Rice Pot" (Dear Bodhisattvas) Serial: BZ-00988 BCR: Case #93: "Taiko's 'You For Devil'", Saturday Lecture BCR-74, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Fox, Monastic Practice, Dogen, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-01446 Monday morning talk Politics, Religion, Practice Period, Enemies, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Culture...	Ken Knabb	Jul 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundraising History of Berkeley Zen Center Development Serial: BZ-01438 Saturday Lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Fundraising, Building, Fundraising, Priest, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Ethics in our Sangha Serial: BZ-01417 Monday Morning Talk Practice Period, Vow, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Evil, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Gerry Oliva	Feb 05 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on "Brown Rice is Just Right" Serial: BZ-01401 Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 1 Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Pure Existence, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts - Minor Precepts as Attitude Serial: BZ-01398 Our own Vinaya that will help our Practice, Monday Morning Precepts, Vinaya, Precepts, Humility, Bodhisattva Precepts, Emotions, Vinaya,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Sojun Gives Doan and Kokyo Training: Chanting and Bells Serial: BZ-01046 Class Bell, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind, Sangha, Bowing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Eventual Transition of Abbacy Serial: BZ-01389 Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Transmission, Practice Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 30 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Shining Practice: Growing up in a Zendo (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01386 Saturday Lecture Bell, Family Practice, Transmission, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Sep 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Topics: Flowers Instead of Incense; Use of the “Wake-up” Stick; Mel’s Trip to Bhutan Serial: BZ-01180 Saturday Lecture Culture, Offering, American, Happiness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, War, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #55: “Alive or Dead?” Remembering John King Serial: BZ-01178 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period,...	Mary Mocine	Aug 12 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #86: "Everyone Has Their Light" Serial: BZ-01205 Temple Storehouse, Temple Gate, Rohatsu Day 5 Ummon, BCR-86, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Darkness and Light, Buddha Ancestors, Hindrances...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So" Serial: BZ-01198 "Find Out For Yourself", Saturday Lecture Instruction, Monastic Practice, Ego, Intuition, Big Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
“Not Always So” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01037A Class 2 of 4 Conversation, Vow, Precepts, Zoom, Beginners, Composure, Enemies, Evil, Tassajara Zen...	Richard Haefele	Nov 03 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center
An Ordination History Serial: BZ-01192 Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Lay, Renunciation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Our Women Ancestors Serial: BZ-01190 Women's Sitting Lineage, Chanting, Rinzai, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student,...	Mary Mocine	Sep 25 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Case #7: On Thinking “Inside the Box” Serial: BZ-01187 Saturday Lecture Bowing, Blue Cliff Record, Daily Life, Fox, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Peter Overton	Sep 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
The Path to Transmission and Beyond (Kid Zendo): The Same Rituals But Different Intentions Serial: BZ-01342 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Commitment, Priest, Addiction,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Aug 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
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
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-00575 Lecture Precepts, Obstacles, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Reflections on My Life Serial: BZ-01335 76th Birthday, Saturday Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Priest, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Shuso Ceremony Serial: BZ-01333 Tips for Questioners and Shuso, Sesshin Day 5 Shuso Ceremony, Intuition, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Commitment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Tips Serial: BZ-01330 Dealing with Pain and Sitting in a Chair, Sesshin Day 2 Zazen, Pain, Posture, Discrimination, Don't Know Mind, Non-discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Practices of Bodhisattva, Tibetan Tradition, Bodhisattva Song and Kid Zendo Day Serial: BZ-01328 Saturday Lecture Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Patience, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 18 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-01035A Class 5 of 5 Daily Life, Offering, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2005 5 Berkeley Zen Center
June 16th, 2005, Serial No. 01551 Offering, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Equanimity, Nirvana,...		Jun 16 2005
On Race Serial: BZ-00601 Sesshin Day 7 Diversity, Culture, Lay, Discrimination, Hate, Soto Zen, Silence, confusion, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00584 Sesshin day 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Zoom, Demons...	Leslie James	Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Teacher-Student Relationships Serial: BZ-00599 Hierarchy, Sesshin Day 5 Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Practice Period...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 2005
Precepts, Student-Teacher Relationship Serial: BZ-00598 Sesshin Day 4 Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Big Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 26 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Dongshan Serial: BZ-00593 Sesshin Day 3 Three Treasures, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus...	Greg Fain	Mar 25 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00585 Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Vow, Bowing...	Paul Haller	Mar 21 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

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