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Title	Speaker	Date
Three Kinds of Pain: Physical, Emotional, Existential Serial: BZ-00983A Beginners' Sitting Beginners, Gratitude, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Silence, Separation, Culture, Religion,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jan 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Mountain Practice, City Practice; Renunciation Serial: BZ-00959B Leaving for Tassajara, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Renunciation, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Aspects of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 08 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Awareness of Thought, Especially Just Prior to the Drama: Cause and Effect, Satipattana Sutta Serial: BZ-00959A Lecture Emotions, Mindfulness, Skandas, Four Foundations, Dependent Origination, New Year,...	Ron Nestor	Dec 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Refining Your Life Serial: BZ-01497A Rohatsu Day 3 Tenzo Kyokun, Bell, Sanctuary, Emotions, Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Finding Your Place in Practice Serial: BZ-00660B Women's Sitting Posture, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Doubt, Intuition, Enemies, Chanting	Laurie Senauke	Nov 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00220 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Nirvana, Religion, Daily Life, Happiness, Evil, Liberation, Silence, Interview,...	Piyasilo	Nov 18 1993 4 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Gateways to Liberation: Dogen’s “Plum Blossoms” and Oryoki Serial: BZ-00660A Lecture Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture, Anger, Oneness,...	Kathleen Gustin	Nov 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00215 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Precepts, Humility, Sangha, Gratitude, New Year, Happiness, Religion, Beginners, Evil...	Piyasilo	Nov 11 1993 3 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Nagarajuna and Dogen on Buddhanature Serial: BZ-00659B Happiness, Reward, and Love, One-Day Sitting Buddha Nature, Happiness, Love, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 07 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00216 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Sangha, Religion, Precepts, Culture, Aspects of Practice, Impermanence, Daily Life,...	Piyasilo	Nov 04 1993 2 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Segaki/Halloween Serial: BZ-00659A Saturday Lecture Seijiki, Offering, Karma, Demons, Vow, Culture, Funeral, Sangha, Liberation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 30 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00217 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Religion, Transmission, Evil, Chanting, Beginners, American, Liberation, Vinaya,...	Piyasilo	Oct 28 1993 1 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #51 Serial: BZ-00658B Seppo Star, Ganto Co-star; 2 monks, Supporting Actors, Saturday Lecture Seppo, Ganto, BCR-51, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
What We Bring to Practice: Dharma Transmission, Being on the Path; Waking Up; How’s it Feel Serial: BZ-00658A Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Mindfulness, Ordination, Lay Ordination, War,...	Steve Weintraub	Oct 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi: Cultivating the Empty Field Serial: BZ-00656B The Backward Step, The Upright Cauldron, Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Pure Existence, Anger, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Innumerable People’s Labors who Helped the Spread of Buddhism Throughout History Serial: BZ-00656A Lecture Diversity, Religion, Politics, Culture, American, Priest, Vinaya, Ordination,...	Rebecca Mayeno	Oct 02 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Problems and Practice with Ritual Serial: BZ-00657B Lecture Culture, Bowing, American, confusion, Chanting, Practice Period, Precepts, training,...	Fran Tribe	Sep 25 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00657A Joshu's "The Way Is Not Difficult", Saturday Lecture Joshu, BCR-2, confusion, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Conference of Buddhist Teachers: Ryozan Enkan’s Dragons (Keizan’s Denkoroku) Serial: BZ-00629B Lecture Dragons, Blue Cliff Record, Enemies, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra,...	Maylie Scott	Sep 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Do Chanting Practice Serial: BZ-00629A Sesshin Day 3 Chanting, Chanting, Bell, Heart Sutra, training, Lay Practice, Five Ranks, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Obaku's Address to the Monks Serial: BZ-00628B There Are No Zen Teachers in This Realm, Sesshin Day 2 Obaku, Koan, training, Non-discrimination, Rinzai, Dragons, Bowing, Bell, American...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
1993 Parliament of World Religions Serial: BZ-00628A Seeking Common Ground, Sesshin Day 1 Religion, Current Events, Religion, American, Politics, Separation, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Heart of Practice in Daily Life Serial: BZ-00627B Lecture training, Oneness, Anger, Enemies, Lineage, Evil, Hate, Precepts, Posture, Religion...	Kathleen Gustin	Aug 28 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice Serial: BZ-00627A Lecture Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, training, Beginners, Sangha...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Practice in Malaysia: Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Serial: BZ-00655B Lecture Monastic Practice, Precepts, Religion, American, Emotions, Mindfulness, Daily Life,...	Piyasilo	Aug 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
You’re OK as You Are: Dogen’s Tenno Kyokun Serial: BZ-00655A Lecture Subject-and-Object, Separation, Instruction, Greed, Soto Zen, Hate, Dragons, Silence...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Aug 07 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Case #24: Commentary on Student’s Response to a Teacher Serial: BZ-00654B Lecture Pure Existence, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Instruction,...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jul 31 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukan Zazen-gi: Dust and Cataracts are the Flowers of Emptiness Serial: BZ-00654A Lecture Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration,...	Gil Fronsdal	Jul 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
The Spiritual Life is Not Separate from the Mundane Serial: BZ-00668B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Happiness, Mundane Life, Greed, Teacher-and-Student, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Zuigan's Wake Up Call Serial: BZ-00668A Saturday Lecture Zuigan, War, Greed, Daily Life, Oneness, Hate, Offering, Doubt, Anger, Karma, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Chaos Theory, Hierarchy Theory and Buddhism Mill Valley, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Conversation,...	Kathie Fischer	Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Chaos Theory, Hierarchy Theory Serial: BZ-01515B Lecture Mill Valley, Observe, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Kathie Fischer	Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Consistency and the Path to Destiny Serial: BZ-00669A Saturday lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Constancy, confusion, Practice Period, Chanting, Passions,...	Maylie Scott	Jun 19 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Consistency and the Path to Destiny Constancy, confusion, Chanting, Building, Emotions	Maylie Scott	Jun 19 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Shusho Hossen Ceremony Serial: BZ-00671 Ceremony Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Bell, Giving-and-Taking, Renunciation, Ordinary Mind,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 15 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice and Boredom Serial: BZ-00670A Sesshin Day 5 Zazen, Stillness, Daily Life, Pure Existence, Doubt, Posture, Soto Zen, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00652B What is the Way?, Sesshin Day 4 MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Doubt, Aspects of Practice, Humility, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Zazengi II Serial: BZ-00652A Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Concentration, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Samadhi, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Tree Practice Serial: BZ-00653B Sesshin Day 2 Birth-and-Death, Interdependence, Bodhidharma, Buddha Ancestors, Lay, Dragons,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Fukanaazengi: Zazen Instructions Serial: BZ-00653A Sesshin Day 1 Fukanzazengi, Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Anger, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Sozan's Poem: Dragons Sing in the Dry Wood Serial: BZ-00667B Saturday Lecture Sozan, Precepts, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Way...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00218 Class 5 of 5 Offering, Five Ranks, Ordinary Mind, Dragons, Commitment, Buddha Ancestors, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 03 1993 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Later Years Serial: BZ-00667A Lecture Bodhidharma, Eka, Buddha Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Practice Period,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 29 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00219 Class 4 of 5 Buddha Nature, Offering, Evil, Eight Awarenesses, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light: The 38th Ancestor Seigen Gyoshi; Not Getting Caught in Stages Serial: BZ-00666B Saturday Lecture Seigen Gyoshi, Liberation, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Current Events, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 22 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00214 Class 3 of 5 Attachment, Passions, Four Noble Truths, Offering, Buddha Nature, Lineage, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center
A Reworking of the Prajna Paramita Sutra in 8000 Lines Serial: BZ-00666A Lecture Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Buddha Mind, Subject-and-Object,...	Lex Hixon	May 17 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Keizan’s Transmitting Light; Tung Shan: the Teaching of Inanimate Things Serial: BZ-00665B Lecture Attachment, Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, War, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,...	Heikisan Tom Giradot	May 15 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Coming from the West Serial: BZ-00665A Lecture Bodhidharma, Family Practice, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 08 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00212 Class 1 of 5 true dharma, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center

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