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Title	Speaker	Date
Death and Dying: Compassion Meditation Serial: BZ-00867B Lecture Buddha Nature, Building, Heart Sutra, Priest, Happiness, Conversation, Hate, War,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 23 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and Phenomenon Serial: BZ-00867A Lecture Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger,...	Leslie James	Nov 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Sit Sesshin Serial: BZ-00866B Lecture Concentration, Evil, Silence, Passions, Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness, Anger,...	Maylie Scott	Nov 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Way-Seeking Mind Within Any Circumstances Serial: BZ-00866A Lecture Doubt, confusion, Continuous Practice, Light-and-Darkness, Karma, Big Mind, Anger,...	Fran Tribe	Nov 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
After the Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00865B Four Vows and Four Noble Truths, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Vow, Precepts, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Investigation and the Five Controlling Faculties Serial: BZ-00865A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Mindfulness, Doubt, Zazen Mind, Daily Life, Karma, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Background of Oryoki Practice Serial: BZ-00864B Beginners' Sitting Oryoki, Offering, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Lay, Gratitude, Rinzai, Bodhidharma, Bowing...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 12 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher and Student Relationship Serial: BZ-00864A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Hearing Sounds with Our Whole Body and Mind Serial: BZ-00884B Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Daily Life, Vinaya, Greed, Continuous Practice, Nirvana, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Considering the Hindrances and Seeing the Dharmas Serial: BZ-00884A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Hindrances, Study Period, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 21 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Five Hindrances Serial: BZ-00411B Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Equanimity, Attachment, Emotions, Lay, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Free Sitting vs. Forty Minute Periods: Dogen's Way Serial: BZ-00411A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, Bell, Practice Period, Beginners, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma and The Hindrances Serial: BZ-00410B Saturday Lecture Karma, Hindrances, Karma, Study Period, Hindrances, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 31 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
Sutra Study: The Meaning of Zazen and Kinhin Serial: BZ-00413B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Kinhin, Lotus Sutra, Posture, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Mindfulness, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 10 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of the Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00413A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Sangha, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 03 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Eight Janas and the Origins of Zen Serial: BZ-00429A One-Day Sitting Consciousness, Happiness, Concentration, Pure Existence, Hindrances, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Practice With Children and Families Serial: BZ-00424B Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Religion, Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi: Think Not Thinking Serial: BZ-00412B Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Nirvana, Duality, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Way-Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-00412A Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Priest, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Vow, Samsara, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen and Shikantaza Serial: BZ-00415B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Shikantaza, Instruction, Posture, Concentration, Building, Anger, Greed, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi; Questions and Answers Serial: BZ-00415A Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Discrimination, Continuous Practice, Enemies, Peace, Subject-and-Object...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 08 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zaike Tokudo: The Meaning of Ordination Serial: BZ-00414 Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Lineage, Priest, Ordination, Dharma Transmission, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
June 1st, 1985, Serial No. 00429, Side B Lineage, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Priest-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Post-Mountain Seat Ceremony: Questions and Answers Serial: BZ-00428 Lecture War, Happiness, causation, Zoom, Diversity, Manjushri, Demons, Gratitude, Bodhidharma...	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	May 25 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Mountain Seat Ceremony Serial: BZ-00427B Ceremony Gratitude, Dragons, Bodhidharma, Happiness, War	BZC Sangha	May 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Tenzo Kyokun Serial: BZ-00426B Saturday Lecture Tenzo Kyokun, Practice Position, Six Realms, Demons, Buddha Mind, Karma, Ego, Big...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 18 1985 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Mountain Seat Ceremony Serial: BZ-00427A Lecture New Year, Cultivation, Bodhidharma, Transmission, Priest	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	May 18 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Mountain Seat Ceremony Serial: BZ-00426A Questions and Comments, Saturday Lecture Mountain Seat Ceremony, Priest, Ordination, Precepts, Lay, Offering, Priest-and-Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience and the Paramitas Serial: BZ-00424A Sesshin Day 2 Patience, Equanimity, Daily Life, Concentration, Bell, Patience, Duality, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Sitting Sesshin as a Beginner Serial: BZ-00425B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Zazen, Peace, Intuition, Hate, Posture, Anger, Silence, Concentration, Bell...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Creating Practice Using the Forms at Hand Serial: BZ-00425A Layman Pang, Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Layman Pang, Mindfulness, Buddha Mind, Sixth Patriarch, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your Legs Serial: BZ-00423B Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00423A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha's...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Introductory Sesshin: Zazen Questions Serial: BZ-00409B Carrying the Stick, Beginners' Sitting Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Kyosaku, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Harmonizing, Silence...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #3 Serial: BZ-00409A Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha, Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, BCR-3, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Cultivation, Commitment, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Chanting Practice Serial: BZ-01523B Saturday Lecture Chanting, Chanting, Offering, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Bell, American, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness Practice in Sesshin Serial: BZ-01523A Vipassana and Samadhi, Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Vipassana, Samadhi, Concentration, Mindfulness, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-01521 Don't Bow When You Leave the Zendo, Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
What Shall We Do in the New Year? (discussion) Serial: BZ-00408B Psychology/Women's Practice, Saturday Lecture New Year, Psychology, Women's Practice, Mindfulness, New Year, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Sanshi Mompo: Ongoing Practice of Student and Teacher Serial: BZ-00408A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Interview, Lineage, Instruction, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Dropping the Buddha Bowl Serial: BZ-00407B Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family, Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
What's the Use of Sesshin? Serial: BZ-00407A Difficulty and Ease, Rohatsu Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Peace, Daily Life, Doubt, Equanimity, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Bowing Practice Serial: BZ-00406B Rohatsu Bowing, Bowing, Non-duality, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Demons, Enemies, Mindfulness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin and Daily Life; Questions and Discussion Serial: BZ-00406A Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing in Zazen Serial: BZ-00405B Rohatsu Zazen, Breath, Zazen Mind, confusion, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind in Zazen Serial: BZ-00405A Rohatsu Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Zazen, Building, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration, Enemies...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Precepts Before the Precepts Serial: BZ-00392B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Obstacles, Bodhisattva Precepts, Discrimination, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 10 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

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