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Title	Speaker	Date
Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-01149 Saturday lecture Ordinary Mind, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Passions, Daily Life,...	Ron Nestor	Jul 26 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Reflections on Sutta Nipata Story "The Ploughing" Serial: BZ-01148 Buddha encounters rich farmer and discusses the Buddha field, One-Day Sitting Buddha, Lay, Vinaya, American, Ego, Repentance, Intuition, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Vow...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 19 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
What Does money Mean to us, Bring up in us? Serial: BZ-01147 Saturday lecture confusion, Separation, Intimacy, Greed, Doubt, Building	Peter Overton	Jul 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
The Past is not the Past, The Past is Now: Personal Stories, Columbia 1968 Serial: BZ-01146 Saturday lecture American, Building, Interdependence, War, Priest, Harmonizing, Forgiveness, Diversity...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Wayseeking Mind: Ceremonies, Clear Water Zendo, Oneness and Shifting Relationships Serial: BZ-01145 Monday morning talk Oneness, Commitment, Culture, War	Meghan Collins	Jun 30 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Self and Sutras, Dogen; Self Beyond You and Me, Just Being You Serial: BZ-01144 Saturday lecture Discrimination, Practice Period, Anger, Non-discrimination, Funeral, Enemies,...	Robert Rosenbaum	Jun 28 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #53 Serial: BZ-01143 Hyakujo's Wild Duck, Sesshin Day 5 Hyakujo, BCR-53, Absolute-and-Relative, Buddha Nature, Ordinary Mind, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #80 Serial: BZ-01142B Joshu's New-born Babe, Part II, Sesshin Day 4 Joshu, BCR-80, Big Mind, Discrimination, Ego, Karma, Non-discrimination, Buddha Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Changing Karma Serial: BZ-01141 Sesshin Day 3 Karma, Precepts, Karmic Consequences, Vow, Separation, Dependent Origination, Book of...	Gerry Oliva	Jun 20 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #80 Serial: BZ-01140 Joshu's the New-born Babe Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Joshu, BCR-80, Emotions, Continuous Practice, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Ego, Attachment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 19 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Medicine and Disease Serial: BZ-01137 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Five Ranks, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Impermanence,...	Gerry Oliva	Jun 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Changing Your Karma Serial: BZ-01136 from "Not Always So" by Suzuki-roshi, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Karma, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Practice Period, Offering, Meal Serving,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 31 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #87, Right Medicine, Right Teacher: Unmon’s “Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other” Serial: BZ-01135 Saturday lecture Practice Period, Manjushri, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Instruction,...	Gerry Oliva	May 24 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01134 Bansan Zazen, Instruction, Posture, Instruction, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan: When Dharma Drops or Does Not Fill Body and Mind Nirvana Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 17 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Shuso Talk: Way Seeking Mind Part II Serial: BZ-01132 First Friday talk Karma, Forgiveness, Interview, Hindrances, Family Practice, Light-and-Darkness, Anger...	Gerry Oliva	May 16 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Maylie Scott: Life and Death Serial: BZ-01131 Seven Year Memorial Day Reminiscence Birth-and-Death, Priest, Building, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Liberation, Transmission...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 10 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Talk Serial: BZ-01130 Monday Morning talk Confession-and-Repentance, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Karma,...	Gerry Oliva	May 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen in Practice Period: Serial: BZ-01129 Posture, Breath, Mind, One-Day Sitting Posture, Discrimination, Practice Period, Subject-and-Object, confusion, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 04 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #3: Introduction to Kôan Study Serial: BZ-01128 Baso's Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face Buddha, Saturday Lecture Buddha, Baso, BCR-3, First Principle, Duality, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 03 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Overview of Practice Period Serial: BZ-01127 Requirements - Intention - Commitment, Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Intention, Practice Period, Commitment, Daily Life, Family Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 26 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Judging Habit Mind Serial: BZ-01126 Saturday lecture Karma, Right Speech, Soto Zen, Conversation, Culture, Peace, Cultivation, Silence...	Yvonne Rand	Apr 19 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Lessons from my Grandmother: Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree; Watch Your Pennies; Use What is at Hand Serial: BZ-01125 Saturday Lecture Karma, Happiness	Ross Blum	Apr 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha’s Birthday: Kid Zendo — “Buddha Crockett” Song Serial: BZ-01124 Saturday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Global Warming, Offering, Lay, Vow	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Spring: Two Sides and Ephemeral Serial: BZ-01123 Saturday Lecture Sanctuary, Impermanence, Death-and-Dying, Book of Serenity, Renewal, Anger, Ego,...	Mary Mocine	Mar 29 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Life of Practice on the Ashram Serial: BZ-01122 Monday morning talk Oneness, Observe, Lineage, Mindfulness, Hate, Demons, Bowing, Non-duality, Greed...	Karen DeCotis	Mar 24 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen: Enlightenment and Delusion Serial: BZ-01121 Saturday Lecture Silent Illumination, Discrimination, Intuition, Duality, Teacher-and-Student, Non-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Mar 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
“The Dog’s Tooth” a Relic Story (Kid zendo): Alchemy and Transformation, Distinguishing Base and Precious Serial: BZ-01120 Saturday lecture Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Vow, Precepts, Culture, Anger, Forgiveness,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 15 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Aging Serial: BZ-01119 Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Book of Serenity, Culture, Conversation, Gratitude, Lineage, confusion...	Susan Moon	Mar 08 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Find Out the Root of the Problem for Yourself Serial: BZ-01118 Dokan and Gyoji: Let one teacher help you find your solution, Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Continuous Practice, Intuition, Gaining Mind, Doubt, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #3 Interdependence Kid Zendo Serial: BZ-01117 Saturday Lecture Interdependence, Passions, Uchiyama	Greg Denny	Feb 23 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha’s Paranirvana: Death of Ivan Illyich Serial: BZ-01116 Sesshin Day 3 Impermanence, Mindfulness, Funeral, Doubt, Lay, Happiness, Priest, Humility, Patience...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 18 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #55: Dao Wu’s Condolence Call; the Great Matter, a Natural Koan Serial: BZ-01115 Sesshin day 2 Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Impermanence, Funeral, Gratitude,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 17 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha’s Paranirvana Serial: BZ-01114 Sesshin Day 1 Happiness, Evil, Doubt, Liberation, Lay, Nirvana, Teacher-and-Student, Observe,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 16 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #63 Serial: BZ-01113 Nansen Kills the Cat, Saturday Lecture Nansen, BCR-63, Karmic Consequences, Karma, Buddha Nature, Silence, Forgiveness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen, Sanshimopo, and Doshin: Foundations of Practice Serial: BZ-01112 Shikantaza, Guidance, and Way-Seeking Mind, Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Zazen, Way-Seeking Mind, Ego, Continuous Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
3 Topics: Takuhatsu, Identity Action, Ryokan Plays with Children Serial: BZ-01110 Part 1 of 2 teaching retreat Separation, Soto Zen, American, Gratitude, Mahayana, Transmission, Discrimination,...	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 26 2008 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Ryokan Serial: BZ-01111 Teaching Retreat part 2 of 2 Offering, Silence, New Year, Hate, Passions, Separation, Conversation, Peace,...	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 26 2008 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Listening to A Story, Quiet Enought to Hear Own Thoughts (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01109B Saturday lecture Bell, Daily Life, Hate, Culture, Emotions, Ego, Impermanence, Liberation, Silence,...	Meghan Collins	Jan 19 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice at Berkeley Zen Center Serial: BZ-01108 Taking a Position, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Humility, Monastic Practice, Beginners, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Fear Serial: BZ-01107 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Liberation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Preparing for the New Year: Zazen, Vows, Resolutions (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01106 Saturday Lecture New Year, Happiness, Berkeley Zen Center, Vow, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra,...	Karen Sundheim	Dec 15 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Enlightenment Serial: BZ-01105 Rohatsu Day 7 Enlightenment, Buddha, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Duality, Interdependence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Can I Trust This Practice? What Else is There? Serial: BZ-01104B Rohatsu Day 6 Renunciation, Monastic Practice, Book of Serenity, Peace, Bell, War, Ego, Greed,...	Mary Mocine	Dec 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Our Sphere of Practice Serial: BZ-01103 Nonseparation of Zazen and Worldly Activity, Rohatsu Day 5 Practice, Politics, Zazen, War, SER-12, War, Diversity, Evil, Religion, Building,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Kindness, Difficulty, and Illumination Serial: BZ-01102B Rohatsu Day 4 Samadhi, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Hindrances, Evil, Nirvana, Hate, Building, War...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Dec 05 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
True Humility and Buddha's Practice Serial: BZ-01101 Bare Attention and Not Anticipating, Rohatsu Day 3 Practice, Shikantaza, Humility, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
The Shape of Buddhanature: Essence in Form Serial: BZ-01100 Clarifying Illumination of Enlightenment, Rohatsu Day 2 Practice, Enlightenment, Humility, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Illumination of Zazen Serial: BZ-01099 Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1 Zazen, BCR-, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Bodies of Buddha Serial: BZ-01098 Saturday Lecture Trikaya, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dogen, Manjushri, Continuous Practice, Dragons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2007 Berkeley Zen Center

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