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Title	Speaker	Date
What Are We Doing Here? Serial: BZ-01220 History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. I, Saturday Lecture Dogen, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay Practice, Heart Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Mill...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 04 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Right Speech Serial: BZ-01219 Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Liberation, Happiness, Impermanence...	Peter Overton	Feb 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Part II Serial: BZ-01218 Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Nature, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01217 Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Daily Life, Sanctuary, Buddha Nature, Rinzai, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Paranirvana Serial: BZ-01216B Birth, Death, Nirvana, Sesshin Day 1 Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Big Mind, Four Noble...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Encouragement for Upcoming Sesshin Serial: BZ-01215 Thoughts on his early days, Saturday Lecture Sesshin, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
“Poems are not Poems”: The Poetry of Ryokan Serial: BZ-01213 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Nirvana, Practice Period, Priest, Rinzai, Soto Zen	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 04 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center
The Poetry of Ryokan Serial: BZ-01214 Teaching Retreat, part 2 of 2 Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, New Year, Transmission, Nirvana, War	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 04 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center
When Things Go Wrong Serial: BZ-01212 Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Conversation, Five Ranks, Hate, Light-and-Darkness, Non-duality...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jan 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Bells Serial: BZ-01211 Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Dragons, Rinzai, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Sutra on Breathing Serial: BZ-01210D One-Day Sitting Happiness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened Being Serial: BZ-01209 Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Dogen, Big Mind, Composure, Eight Aspects, Eight Awarenesses, Four...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Lecture on Four Vows Serial: BZ-01208 Kid Zendo, Saturday Lecture Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Manjushri, Karma, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 17 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Pointing at the Ground Serial: BZ-01207 Indra's Planting a Blade of Grass, Saturday Lecture SER-4, Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Buddha's Birthday,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhanature Is Light Serial: BZ-01206 Komyozo Zammai; Dogen and Keizan, Rohatsu Day 6 Buddha Nature, Dogen, Keizan, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #86: "Everyone Has Their Light" Serial: BZ-01205 Temple Storehouse, Temple Gate, Rohatsu Day 5 Ummon, BCR-86, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Darkness-and-Light, Buddha Ancestors, Hindrances...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Emptiness as All Things Contingent Upon Each Other: “What do You Think Enlightenment is?” Serial: BZ-01204B Rohatsu Day 1 Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Ego, Lay Practice,...	Mary Mocine	Dec 01 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith and Doubt Types Serial: BZ-01203B Rohatsu Day 3 Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, Hui-neng, Platform Sutra, Precepts, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Resuming Big Mind Serial: BZ-01202 Sesshin Practice, Rohatsu Day 2 Sesshin, Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Karma, Monkey Mind, Posture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So": Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is There Serial: BZ-01201B "Enlightenment Is Right Where You Are", Rohatsu Day 1 Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Composure, Non-duality, Suzuki Roshi, Paramitas, Not Always So,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Rules for Monastic Practice Serial: BZ-01200C Chiji Shingi: The Head Gardener, Saturday Lecture Shingi, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From Not Always So: “Be Kind to Yourself” Serial: BZ-01199 One Day Sitting Platform Sutra, Manjushri, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Intimacy, Birth-and-Death...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
“Calmness of Mind” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01039A Class 4 of 4 Chanting, Concentration, Ego, Interview	Doug Greiner	Nov 17 2005 4 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So" Serial: BZ-01198 "Find Out For Yourself", Saturday Lecture Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Ego, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Tassajara	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
“True Concentration” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01038A Class 3 of 4 Avalokitesvara, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, Concentration, War	Greg Denny	Nov 10 2005 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Pai Chang Serial: BZ-01197 Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Way, Darkness-and-Light, Duality, Light-and-Darkness, Mahayana, Non-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Nov 05 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
“Not Always So” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01037A Class 2 of 4 Conversation, Precepts, Zoom, Composure, Tassajara, Hate	Richard Haefele	Nov 03 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Changing Our Karma Karma, Conversation, Politics, Happiness, Hate, Duality, Priest	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Oct 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
“Supported from Within” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01036A Class 1 of 4 Concentration, Karma, Non-duality, Posture, Priest, War	Ross Blum	Oct 28 2005 1 Berkeley Zen Center
“Director Experience of Reality” from Not Always So Serial: BZ-01195 One Day Sitting Ego, Hindrances, Intimacy, Mahayana, Practice Period, Rinzai	Ron Nestor	Oct 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #3 Serial: BZ-01194B Gutei's One Finger, Saturday Lecture Gutei, MM-3, Sanctuary, Rinzai, Bodhidharma, Hindrances, Hate, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 22 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-01193 Joshu's "Don't Know", Saturday Lecture Joshu, BCR-2, Non-attachment, Hate, Duality, Dragons, Bodhidharma, Equanimity, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 15 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
An Ordination History Serial: BZ-01192 Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Saving Sentient Beings of Your Own Mind Serial: BZ-01191 Review of Sojun's List of Mental Formations, Saturday Lecture Gaining Mind, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Emotions, Forgiveness	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Our Women Ancestors Serial: BZ-01190 Women's Sitting Chanting, Rinzai, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Uchiyama,...	Mary Mocine	Sep 25 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui Neng, Sixth Ancestor Serial: BZ-01189 Gatha of the Platform Sutra, Saturday Lecture Hui-neng, Platform Sutra, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Composure, Forgiveness, Hate, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Case #7: On Thinking “Inside the Box” Serial: BZ-01187 Saturday Lecture Bowing, Blue Cliff Record, Daily Life, Tassajara, Priest, Funeral, Ordination...	Peter Overton	Sep 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing Out Serial: BZ-01186 Sesshin Day 2 Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Cultivation, Don't Know Mind, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Intuition Serial: BZ-01185 Sesshin Day 1 Body-and-Mind, Posture, Samadhi, Conversation, Renunciation, Concentration	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan: Jizos for Peace Serial: BZ-01343 Saturday Lecture War, Six Realms, Avalokitesvara, Soto Zen, Chanting, Conversation	Jisan Tova Green	Aug 27 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
The Path to Transmission and Beyond (Kid Zendo): The Same Rituals But Different Intentions Serial: BZ-01342 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Priest, Forgiveness, Bodhisattva...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Aug 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Communication Serial: BZ-01341 Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Conversation, Intimacy, Precepts	Ross Blum	Aug 13 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #9: Wash Your Bowls—ZBA Zen Business Associates Tassajara, Intimacy	Marc Lesser	Aug 06 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Making Mistakes Serial: BZ-01339C Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Mahayana, Manjushri, Sangha, Conversation, Precepts	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Stand Up from the Ground Serial: BZ-01567 Saturday Lecture Form-and-Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen, Rinzai...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
On Embracing “Total Dynamic Working” Serial: BZ-01337B One day sitting lecture Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Zoom, Concentration,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 17 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
The Steps of the Buddha Way: Kid Zendo Serial: BZ-01336 Lecture Concentration, Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Hindrances, Right...	Lee DeBarros	Jul 16 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Reflections on My Life Serial: BZ-01335 76th Birthday, Saturday Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Causation, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Present Moment Serial: BZ-01334 Saturday Lecture Concentration, Gratitude, Book of Serenity, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Ordination...	Susan Moon	Jul 02 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Shuso Ceremony Serial: BZ-01333 Tips for Questioners and Shuso, Sesshin Day 5 Shuso Ceremony, Tassajara, Practice Period, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center

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