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Title	Speaker	Date
Third Paramita: Kshanti (Composure) Serial: BZ-00391A Saturday Lecture Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, Monastic Practice, Demons, Patience, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 1984 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Saturday Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00393B Saturday Lecture Japan, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Building, Sanctuary, Lay, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Makyo Serial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Fifth Precept: Do Not Deal in Intoxicants Serial: BZ-00394B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Attachment, American, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhist Perspective on Love and Relationships Serial: BZ-00394A Sesshin Day 3 Love, Passions, Desire, Emotions, Liberation, New Year, Hate, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1984 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
The Meaning of Gathas Serial: BZ-00395A Saturday Lecture Gathas, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Precepts, Priest, Vow, Mindfulness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00389B Lecture Religion, Priest, Instruction, American, War, Rinzai, Chanting, Mahayana,...	Maureen Stewart	Jul 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Direct Experience and Thinking about Experience Serial: BZ-00389A Lecture Peace, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Intimacy, War, Subject-and-Object, Priest, Dana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Difficulties in Daily Life Practice Serial: BZ-00390B Saturday Lecture Practice, Daily Life, Daily Life, Family Practice, Monastic Practice, Patience,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Ego and Personality Serial: BZ-00390A Saturday Lecture Ego, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Offering, Bowing, Samadhi, Discrimination, Evil, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 30 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan, Case 19: Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00435 Lecture Ordinary Mind, Bodhidharma, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Culture, Buddha...	Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma	May 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire Serial: BZ-00434B "What to do with our Oni (devil)", Sesshin Day 2 Intention, Desire, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Demons, Silence, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Wanting to Sit/Should Sit Serial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Purifying One’s Mind Serial: BZ-00433A Lecture Enemies, Attachment, Concentration, Hate, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Daily Life...	Ayya Khema	Apr 28 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay, Fox...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #41: Bodhidharma and Eka Serial: BZ-00432B Peace of Mind and Having a Sincere Practice, One-Day Sitting Bodhidharma, MM-41, Bodhidharma, Peace, Composure, Eka, Conversation, Vow, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 14 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 Zen Mountain...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 01 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Tao Wu and Lung Tan: Teaching Through Example Serial: BZ-00431A No Special Enlightenment, Saturday Lecture Daowu, Enlightenment, Religion, Instruction, Bell, Vow, Culture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dream World Serial: BZ-00430 Realm of Desire versus Reality, One-Day Sitting Desire, Daily Life, Dream World, Lay Practice, Lay, Dragons, Interview, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Enlightenment Without Desiring Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00422B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Emotions, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Buddha Nature, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism Serial: BZ-00422A Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, American, Philip Kapleau, Culture, American, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Responsible Independence Serial: BZ-00421A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	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
Decision to Focus on Practice and Role of the Teacher Serial: BZ-00420A Saturday Lecture Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Non-discrimination, Discrimination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Anger, Priest, Commitment, Enemies...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00418A The Highest Truth is Emptiness, 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
Mumonkan: Case #42 Serial: BZ-00418B The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi, Rohatsu Day 7 Samadhi, MM-42, Four Noble Truths, Manjushri, Samadhi, Hindrances, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Effort Serial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture Effort, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #14 Pt. II Serial: BZ-01520A Ordinary Mind Is the Way, Saturday Lecture Ordinary Mind, MM-14, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Non-discrimination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00903B Nansen's Ordinary Mind, Saturday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Nansen, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Zazen Mind, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, Demons...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Abhidharma: The Six Pairs Serial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting Abhidharma, Eight Aspects, Anger, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions, Gratitude...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Heart Sutra, Priest, Funeral,...	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Being Intimate with Practice Serial: BZ-00416A Lecture Intimacy, Mindfulness, Separation, Culture, Anger, Interview, Bell, Offering...	Katherine Thanas	Oct 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Study Period Serial: BZ-00417A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Study Period, Monastic Practice, New Year, Daily Life, Commitment, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II Serial: BZ-00403B Calling and Answering, Saturday Lecture MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00403A Zuigan's Calling the Master, Saturday Lecture Zuigan, MM-12, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Fox, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Demons, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing and Posture in Zazen Serial: BZ-00402B One-Day Sitting Zazen, Posture, Repentance, Patience, Oneness, Concentration, Bell, Karma	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 17 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Enlightenment in Soto Zen Serial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fast For Life Serial: BZ-00396B Not Attaching to Life, Saturday Lecture Fasting, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance Serial: BZ-00396A Seeing the Absolute and Relative, Saturday Lecture Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Priest...	Joko Beck Sensei	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fasting and Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00400B Saturday Lecture Fasting, Fasting, Daily Life, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 06 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Posture and Breathing in Zazen Serial: BZ-00400A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Harmonizing, Concentration, Instruction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #46 Serial: BZ-00397B Saturday Lecture MM-46, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Lay, Chanting, Lay Practice, Cultivation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 09 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II Serial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person I Serial: BZ-00398 Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Lay, Demons, Right Effort, Equanimity, Mahayana, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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