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Title	Speaker	Date
Practicing Precepts: Practicing Precepts in Zazen Serial: BZ-01394 One Day Sitting Absolute-and-Relative, Bodhisattva Precepts, Concentration, Conversation, Hindrances...	Ron Nestor	Oct 22 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Halloween and Seijiki Serial: BZ-01393 Saturday Lecture Sejiki, Demons, Separation, Six Realms, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 21 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-01392 Fall 2006, Saturday Lecture Big Mind, Daily Life, Interview, Practice Period, Dharma Position, Rinzai	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Sojun and Doug Greiner’s Trip to Bhutan Serial: BZ-01390 Monday Morning Demons, Interview, Chanting, Happiness, Priest, Lay Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman, Doug Greiner	Oct 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Eventual Transition of Abbacy Serial: BZ-01389 Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture Dharma Position, Transmission, Dharma Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Tassajara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 30 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Women’s Practice: Falling into the *** Hole Serial: BZ-01388 Women's Sitting Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Subject-...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Sep 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing the Way Wholeheartedly: Commentary on Dogen’s Bendowa Serial: BZ-01387 Saturday Lecture Transmission, New Year, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Chanting, Uchiyama, Precepts...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Sep 23 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Shining Practice: Growing up in a Zendo (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01386 Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Tassajara,...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Sep 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Humility Serial: BZ-01385 Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Karma, Platform Sutra, War	Baika Andrea Pratt	Sep 09 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #10 Serial: BZ-01384 "You Empty-Headed Fool", Sesshin Day 2 BCR-10, Darkness-and-Light, Buddha Nature, Duality, Rinzai, Birth-and-Death, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #76 Serial: BZ-01181 Tanka's "Have You Had Your Dinner Yet?", Sesshin Day 1 BCR-76, Conversation, Daily Life, Interview, Light-and-Darkness, Precepts, Teacher-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Topics: Flowers Instead of Incense; Use of the “Wake-up” Stick; Mel’s Trip to Bhutan Serial: BZ-01180 Saturday Lecture Happiness, Lay Practice, Tassajara, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Loving Everyone — The Metta Sutra; Kid Zendo and Also Reflecting on the Death of John King Serial: BZ-01179 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Gratitude, Duality	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Aug 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #55: “Alive or Dead?” Remembering John King Serial: BZ-01178 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, Practice Period, Ego, Patience,...	Mary Mocine	Aug 12 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort Serial: BZ-01177 Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Chanting, Concentration, Ego, Lay Practice, Right Effort	Ron Nestor	Aug 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramita of Forebearance Serial: BZ-01176B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Forgiveness, Precepts, Practice Period, Patience, Hate, Karma, Teacher-...	Richard Haefele	Jul 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
State of the World Address: Causes and Excuses Serial: BZ-01175 Power: Manipulation Through Maintaining Chaos, Saturday Lecture Politics, War, Emotions, Forgiveness, Composure, Equanimity	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 22 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on "Komyo-zo Zammai" by Koun Ejô Serial: BZ-01174 Storehouse of Radiant Light Samadhi, One-Day Sitting Koun Ejô, Concentration, Gaining Mind, Hate, Hindrances, Liberation, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
What is a Cookie? Kid Zendo; Confection Serial: BZ-01173 Saturday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Family Practice, Composure, Concentration, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Allah, The Unseen and Unknowable: Respect, Love and Free Will Serial: BZ-01172B Saturday Lecture Ego, Fasting, Happiness, Patience, War	Shayk Yassir Chadly	Jul 01 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Suffering: How We Create It Serial: BZ-01171 The Meaning of Forgiveness and How We Free Ourselves, Saturday Lecture Suffering, Forgiveness, Emotions, Forgiveness, Hate, Renunciation, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Spirit of Shuso Ceremony Serial: BZ-01170 Sesshin Day 5 Shuso Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Emotions, Practice Period, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Parenting as Shikantaza Serial: BZ-01169B Sesshin Day 4 Four Noble Truths, Interdependence, Lay Practice	Greg Denny	Jun 17 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas: Meditation Serial: BZ-01169A Sesshin Day 3 Big Mind, Composure, Monastic Practice, Patience, Renunciation, Right Effort, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
What Does It Mean to Practice Prajna Paramita? Serial: BZ-01167 Sesshin Day 2 Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Non-duality, Daily Life,...	Karen Sundheim	Jun 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas Serial: BZ-01166 Patience and Enthusiastic Effort, Sesshin Day 1 Effort, Patience, Virya, Dharma Position, Composure, Thoroughness, Doubt, Daily Life...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-01239 Tradition of Sewing Buddha's Robe, Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Sewing, Joshin-san, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 10 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Chain of Dependant Co-arising; Mahayana View of Cessation Serial: BZ-01044A Class 5 of 5 Birth-and-Death, Karma, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Daily Life, Samsara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 08 2006 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record #90: Her Koan — Chih Men’s Body of Wisdom Serial: BZ-01238 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Happiness,...	Karen Sundheim	Jun 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Non-Duality, Emptiness, Leaving No Trace Serial: BZ-01043A Class 4 of 5 Subject-and-Object, Skandhas, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Duality, Emotions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 2006 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Worldly Life and Pure Practice Serial: BZ-01237 Kid Zendo: Circles, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Doubt, Interview, Precepts	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: 18 Emptinesses; Continuous Existence Serial: BZ-01042A Class 3 of 5 Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Emotions, Forgiveness, Heart...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 25 2006 3 Berkeley Zen Center
How Sojun Gives Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01045 Class Bowing, Daily Life, Interview, Posture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Dealing with a Problematic Public Library Patron Serial: BZ-01236D Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Dharma Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto Zen,...	Karen Sundheim	May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Dharmas, Skandas and 18 Emptinesses Serial: BZ-01041A Class 2 of 5 Buddha Mind, Dependent Origination, Duality, Ego, Interdependence, Karma, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 18 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Essence and Action of Prajna Serial: BZ-01235 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Hui-neng, Poetry, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Duality, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01040A Class 1 of 5 Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Mahayana, Daily Life, Manjushri, Birth-and-Death, Four...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra in Everyday Life, from Shuso, Gentle Rain, Dharma Blossom Serial: BZ-01234 Monday morning Talk Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Heart Sutra, Dharma Position, Dharma Transmission,...	Karen Sundheim	May 08 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01232 Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Duality, Samadhi, Samsara, Nirvana, Non-duality, Hui-neng, Buddha Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Six "Wrong" Ways of Practice Serial: BZ-01231 Saturday Lecture Ego, Family Practice, Interview, Nirvana, Obstacles, Renunciation	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
“What do Zen People Believe In?” Relationships and Acceptance Serial: BZ-01230 Saturday Lecture Dragons, Four Noble Truths, Intimacy, War, Zoom	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Apr 22 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Preparation for Practice Period Serial: BZ-01229 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Daily Life, Ego, Emotions, First Principle, Heart Sutra, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Doors of Liberation Serial: BZ-01228 Emptiness, Signlessness, Aimlessness, One-Day Sitting Liberation, Emptiness, Non-discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 09 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
(I, along with) All Beings, Am the World Honored One Serial: BZ-01227B Saturday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Buddha's Birthday...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 08 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing in The World: First Pure Precept, Ceasing From Evil Serial: BZ-01226A Saturday Lecture Precepts, Eka, Five Ranks, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Bodhidharma,...	Ross Blum	Apr 01 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Bob Dylan’s “Dear Landlord”: Mumonkan Case #12 Serial: BZ-01225 Saturday Lecture Demons, Ordinary Mind, Intimacy, Obstacles, Liberation, Separation, War	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Finding Your Own Middle Way: Dharma and the Enneagram Serial: BZ-01223 Teaching Retreat Happiness, Emotions, Obstacles, Ego, Samadhi, Liberation	Santikaro Bhikku	Mar 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. II Serial: BZ-01222B Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, Daily Life, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhidharma as Mother: What do You Love More than Your Own Ease Serial: BZ-01313D Saturday Lecture Bodhidharma, Dharma Position, Silent Illumination	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Mar 12 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Shobogenzo: Practice and Enlightenment Go Together Serial: BZ-01221 One Day Sitting Gaining Mind, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Separation, Non-duality, Conversation,...	Ron Nestor	Mar 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center

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