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Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00200A

Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4

Sandokai, Zendo, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Big Mind, Oneness, Branching Streams,...
Dec 02 1999
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...
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...
Nov 25 1999
8
Berkeley Zen Center

Precious Mirror Samadhi: The Five Ranks

Serial: BZ-00928

Class 7 of 8

Five Ranks, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Precious Mirror, Nirvana...
Nov 11 1999
7
Berkeley Zen Center

Marathon Practice of Intention

Serial: BZ-00199B

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Intention, Renunciation, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Zazen Mind,...
Nov 06 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Fall Practice Period -- Secret Practice

Serial: BZ-00199A

Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Monastic Practice, Study Period, Daily...
Oct 30 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Precious Mirror Samadhi, 5 of 8

Serial: BZ-00930

Class 5 of 8

Precious Mirror, Karma, Big Mind, confusion, Buddha Nature, Five Ranks, Harmonizing,...
Oct 28 1999
5
Berkeley Zen Center

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00197A

The Spirit of Practice Period, Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Branching Streams, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Oct 16 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #50

Serial: BZ-00195A

Um-mon's “Particle after Particle Samadhi”, Saturday Lecture

Ummon, Samadhi, BCR-50, Attachment, Samadhi, Emotions, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record...
Sep 11 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Breathing, Theravada/Zen Suffering

Serial: BZ-00194B

Sesshin Day 3

Breath, Theravada, Samadhi, Mundane Life, Attachment, Daily Life, Four Foundations,...
Sep 06 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Breathing (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Serial: BZ-00194A

Sesshin Day 2

Breath, Thich Nhat Hanh, Four Foundations, Peace, Concentration, Happiness,...
Sep 05 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Failure/Success

Serial: BZ-00192B

Saturday Lecture

Ego, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma, Big Mind
Aug 21 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan (Pt. 8/8)

Serial: BZ-00674B

“The place is lost; from here the Way unfolds”, Saturday Lecture

Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Bodhidharma, Separation,...
Aug 07 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

I Vow to Save All Sentient Beings

Serial: BZ-00191A

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Evil, Karma, Repentance, confusion, true...
Jul 31 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan (Pt. 7/8)

Serial: BZ-00158B

Saturday Lecture

Genjokoan, Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice...
Jul 17 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan (Pt. 6/8)

Serial: BZ-00158A

Saturday Lecture

Genjokoan, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Non-discrimination, Dharma Transmission,...
Jul 10 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen in America (missing first 15 minutes)

Serial: BZ-00166B

Saturday Lecture

Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Family Practice, Lay, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Monastic...
Jul 03 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 5/8)

Serial: BZ-00752A

Sesshin Day 5

Genjokoan, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, resistance, Mahayana, Peace, Priest
Jun 27 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 4/8)

Serial: BZ-00753B

Sesshin Day 4

Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Separation, Soto Zen, Obstacles, Interview, Oneness,...
Jun 26 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 3/8)

Serial: BZ-00753A

Sesshin Day 3

Genjokoan, Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Thoroughness, Impermanence, Continuous...
Jun 25 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 2/8)

Serial: BZ-00078B

Sesshin Day 2

Genjokoan, Precious Mirror, Duality, Buddha Nature, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative...
Jun 24 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 1/8)

Serial: BZ-00078A

Sesshin Day 1

Genjokoan, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Impermanence...
Jun 23 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddhist Perspective On The Littleton Tragedy

Serial: BZ-00075

Saturday Lecture

Current Events, War, Evil, Greed, Passions, Culture, Emotions
May 08 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- The Sutra Explicated

Serial: BZ-00074B

One-Day Sitting

Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Continuous Practice, Bell, Absolute-...
May 02 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Diversity, Wisdom & Kindness

Culture, Hindrances, Berkeley Zen Center, American, Doubt, training, Mindfulness,...
May 01 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00862

The final class in a series on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. 

Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Mahayana, Peace, Vow, Happiness, Priest, Lay, Buddha Nature,...
Apr 29 1999
5 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00863

The fourth in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Demons, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Evil...
Apr 22 1999
4 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Master Hongzi's Practice Instruction

Serial: BZ-00073A

One-Day Sitting

Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness and Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-...
Apr 18 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddhist Perspectives On War: Sangha Views

Serial: BZ-00072B

Saturday Lecture

War, Buddhism, War, Evil, Culture, Don't Know Mind, Interview, Birth-and-Death,...
Apr 17 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00834

The third in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Dependent Origination, Buddha Nature, Aspects of Practice, Family...
Apr 15 1999
3 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

A Jakata Tale For Buddha's Birthday

Serial: BZ-00071A

Saturday Lecture

Buddha's Birthday, Buddha's Birthday, Demons, confusion, War
Apr 10 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00835

The second in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Dependent Origination, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Buddha Nature,...
Apr 08 1999
2 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Five Ranks And The Bricks

Serial: BZ-00071B

Saturday Lecture

Tozan, Five Ranks, Five Ranks, Precious Mirror, Absolute-and-Relative, Evil, Darkness...
Apr 03 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00836

The first in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Buddha Nature...
Apr 01 1999
1 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Zazengi (Pt. 2)

Serial: BZ-00070B

One-Day Sitting

Zazengi, Concentration, Samadhi, Equanimity, Mindfulness, Hate, Ego, Attachment, Big...
Mar 28 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Zazengi (Pt. 1)

Serial: BZ-00070A

Saturday Lecture

Zazengi, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Buddha Ancestors, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration,...
Mar 27 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record #26

Serial: BZ-00069A

Hyakujo's "Wonderful Thing", Saturday Lecture

Hyakujo, BCR-26, Big Mind, true dharma, Monastic Practice, Ordinary Mind, Teacher-and...
Mar 20 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Three Kinds of Nirvana

Serial: BZ-00079

Saturday Lecture

Nirvana, Nirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Greed, Happiness, Peace...
Feb 20 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Warm-hearted Practice

Serial: BZ-00190B

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, stubbornness, Composure, Bodhisattva Precepts, Posture, Religion, American...
Jan 23 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Shikantaza: "To Forget The Self"

Serial: BZ-00190A

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Soto Zen, Offering, Renunciation,...
Jan 16 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Practicing With The Precepts/Dogen's Commentary

Serial: BZ-00189A

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Dogen, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Sangha, Bodhisattva...
Jan 02 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2)

Serial: BZ-00188A

Saturday Lecture

Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, New Year, Beginners, resistance, Lineage,...
Dec 12 1998
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...
Dec 06 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Breath and Posture 24 Hours a Day

Serial: BZ-00185B

Lecture

Posture, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Patience, Liberation, Birth-and-Death,...
Dec 05 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

On His Health & BZC's Future

Serial: BZ-00186

Rohatsu Day 6

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Doubt, Emotions, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Dec 05 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Reminiscences of a Former Shuso

Continuous Practice, Intimacy, Buddha Ancestors, Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death...
Dec 04 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Dana Paramita and Relinquishment

Demons, Priest, Interview, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Precepts, Religion, Non-...
Dec 03 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Impermanence, Vow and Sojun

Vow, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,...
Dec 02 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen’s Continuous Practice

Continuous Practice, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Mindfulness, Concentration, Offering,...
Nov 30 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Feminist Lens on Our Practice

Lay, Sangha, Culture, Liberation, Bodhisattva Vow, Monastic Practice, Mahayana, Birth...
Nov 28 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

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