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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
Sandokai Serial: BZ-00301 Lecture Sandokai, Fundraising, Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Mill Valley, Oneness, confusion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1988
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00900B Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Sixth Patriarch, Composure, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 30 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
New Year's Eve Serial: BZ-00902B Priest Ordination, Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay, Practice Period, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
December 11th, 1987, Serial No. 00306, Side A Serial: BZ-00306A Sesshin Day 4 Ego, Buddha Nature, Peace, Continuous Practice, Tassajara, Religion, Doubt, Karma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1987 Tassajara
No Title Practice Period, Happiness, Tassajara, Precepts, Interdependence, Interview, Enemies...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00906 Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Intimacy, Daily Life, Bell, Monastic Practice, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan II Serial: BZ-00908A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Anger, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Oneness, Passions, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 04 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00336 Lecture Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Anger, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 17 1987
No Title Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Family Practice, Anger, Interview, Discrimination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 16 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Tenzo Kyokun Pt.III Serial: BZ-01529A Rohatsu Day 3 Tenzo Kyokun, Daily Life, Discrimination, Duality, Emotions, Bowing, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00894B Lecture Ordination, Transmission, Priest, Tassajara, Family Practice, Attachment, Practice...	Kathie Fischer	Nov 22 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Refining Your Life Serial: BZ-00883B How to Practice in a Position, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Monastic Practice, Buddha Mind, Practice Position, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
The Buddhist Meaning of Renunciation Serial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Helping Each Other to Practice in the Absence of Teacher Serial: BZ-00881 Giving and Getting, Saturday Lecture Giving-and-Taking, Practice Period, Practice Position, Tassajara, Fundraising,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 20 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
New Trends in Practice; Empowerment Practice Period, Tassajara, Teacher-and-Student, Sanctuary, Addiction, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 26 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
July 26, 1986, Serial No. 00879B Serial: BZ-00879B Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Practice Period, Sanctuary, Lineage, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 26 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Being in the Moment Serial: BZ-00879A Saturday Lecture Current Events, Gratitude, Bowing, Tassajara, Building, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00878A Hot and Cold Buddha, Sesshin Day 4 Buddha, BCR-43, Hate, Posture, Emotions, Silence, Nirvana, Tassajara, Anger, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 07 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
One Thread of Doubt Serial: BZ-00874B Lecture Doubt, Culture, War, Observe, Tassajara, Karma, Funeral, Sangha, Gratitude, Rinzai...	Lou Hartman	Mar 08 1986 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
One Month Practice Period at Tassajara Serial: BZ-00868A Rohatsu Day 2 Tassajara, Practice Period, Practice Period, Tassajara, Mindfulness, Nirvana Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and Phenomenon Serial: BZ-00867A Lecture Commitment, Tassajara, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger, Soto Zen, Mahayana,...	Leslie James	Nov 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
After the Bodhisattva Ceremony: Four Vows and Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00865B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Vow, Precepts, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Study Period, Priest-and-Lay, Practice Period, Lay, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Form is Emptiness Mindfulness, Tassajara, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Building, Gratitude, Bell...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1985 Tassajara
Dropping the Buddha Bowl: Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family Serial: BZ-00407B Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara, Samadhi, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Lineage, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire: "What to do with our Oni (devil)" Serial: BZ-00434B Sesshin Day 2 Intention, Desire, Daily Life, Tassajara, Demons, Silence, Evil, Building	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, Tassajara, Lay, Fox, Diversity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Talk about Practice: Story of the Birds Nest Monk Serial: BZ-00433B Lecture Precepts, Evil, Instruction, Bowing, Chanting, confusion, Tassajara, Building...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 01 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism: Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC Serial: BZ-00422A Saturday Lecture Buddhism, Philip Kapleau, Culture, Building, Daily Life, Tassajara, Diversity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Responsible Independence Serial: BZ-00421A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Inside Out Serial: BZ-00420B Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Demons, Ego, Enthusiasm, Harmonizing, Intuition, Bowing, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #2: The Highest Truth is Emptiness Serial: BZ-00418A Rohatsu Day 6 Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment, Bodhidharma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Tassajara, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance: Seeing the Absolute and Relative Serial: BZ-00396A Saturday Lecture Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Tassajara, Daily Life, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture Practice, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Tassajara, Doubt, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate: The Mantra of Your Life Serial: BZ-00001A Sesshin Day 5 Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Tassajara, Priest, Concentration, Bowing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Serial: BZ-00035 Saturday Lecture Building, Lay Practice, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Separation, Tassajara, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record, Case #80: Does a Baby Have the 6th Consciousness? Serial: BZ-00033 Saturday Lecture Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Monastic Practice, Discrimination, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 31 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Women's Practice Serial: BZ-00031 Lecture Family Practice, Enthusiasm, Transmission, Tassajara, Culture, Instruction,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	May 30 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
Not Taking What is Not Given Serial: BZ-00021B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Giving, Freedom, Caretaking, Practice, Time, Tassajara	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Unification of Body and Mind Serial: BZ-01058A Lecture Religion, Precepts, Buddhism, Priest, Darkness-and-Light, Tassajara, War, Peace...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 16 1980 Tassajara
Unknown Title, Serial 00333, Side B Tassajara, Culture, Offering, Building, War	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Green Gulch Farm
Unknown Title, Serial 00632, Side B Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Tassajara, Bowing, Precepts, Priest, Lay Practice,...		Berkeley Zen Center

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