Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Talks
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082-foot-high (1,549 m) Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7-mile (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.
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Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the GroundSerial: BZ-00577 Lecture Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths,... |
Jul 18 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Find Out for YourselfSerial: BZ-00576 Lecture Precepts, Duality, Instruction, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Oneness,... |
Jul 17 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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July 16th, 2005, Serial No. 00575Serial: BZ-00575 Lecture Precepts, Obstacles, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,... |
Jul 16 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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March 29th, 2005, Serial No. 00584Serial: BZ-00584 Sesshin day 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Zoom, Demons... |
Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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On RaceSerial: BZ-00601 Sesshin Day 7 Diversity, Culture, Lay, Discrimination, Hate, Soto Zen, Silence, confusion, Bell,... |
Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Precepts, Student-Teacher RelationshipSerial: BZ-00598 Sesshin Day 4 Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Big Mind... |
Mar 26 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4Serial: BZ-00588 Lecture, second half of part 4 Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice... |
Mar 15 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Hokkyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00766 Class 12 of 12 Culture, Precepts, Practice Position, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil, Patience, Religion... |
Mar 15 2005 12 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Way seeking Mind, Part 4Serial: BZ-01571 Part 4, first half Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Humility, Doubt, Passions, Conversation, War,... |
Mar 15 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 1Serial: BZ-00591 Lecture 1 of 4 Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, War, Platform Sutra, Hate, Building, Posture,... |
Mar 08 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Big MindSerial: BZ-00571 Sesshin Day 2 Buddha Mind, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Concentration, stubbornness, Right Effort, Don... |
Feb 21 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Shikantaza: Calm MindSerial: BZ-00570 Sesshin Day 1 Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Silent Illumination, Bowing, Big Mind, Buddha... |
Feb 20 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00776 Class 2 of 12 Precious Mirror, Ego, Oneness, Offering, confusion, Ordinary Mind, Religion, Doubt,... |
Jan 20 2005 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00777 Class 1 of 12 Precious Mirror, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission, Daily... |
Jan 15 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Suzuki Roshi, Not Always So: RespectSerial: BZ-01526 Class Posture, Subject-and-Object, Emotions, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Building, Commitment... |
Nov 09 2002 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Unknown TitleSerial: BZ-00119 Lecture First Principle, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Observe, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Jul 02 1996 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00746B Lecture Hindrances, Discrimination, Evil |
Jul 13 1995 4 of 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00745B Lecture Nirvana, Samsara, Duality, Precepts, Dependent Origination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Non... |
Jul 12 1995 2 of 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00746A Lecture Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Dependent Origination, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jul 12 1995 3 of 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00745A Lecture Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Four Noble Truths, Dependent... |
Jul 11 1995 1 of 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Yurt LectureSerial: BZ-00744 Lecture Discrimination, Religion, training, Emotions |
Jun 24 1995 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shinji and Metta Sutta: Shosan RepliesSerial: BZ-00765 Class 10 of 10 Culture, American, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Practice Period, Humility, Non-... |
Mar 31 1995 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00764 Class 9 of 10 Anger, Emotions, Happiness, Ego, Karma, Greed, Duality, Aspects of Practice, Enemies... |
Mar 16 1995 9 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00763 Class 8 of 10 Peace, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Eight Aspects, Continuous Practice, Manjushri,... |
Mar 14 1995 8 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00742 Lecture Monastic Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Culture, Practice Period, Enemies,... |
Mar 10 1995 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Transformative States of ConsciousnessSerial: BZ-00762 Class 7 of 10 Discrimination, Absolute-and-Relative, Soto Zen, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,... |
Mar 09 1995 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shinji and Metta Sutta: Work PracticeSerial: BZ-00761 Class 6 of 10 Intuition, Emotions, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Absolute-and-Relative, Duality... |
Mar 04 1995 6 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00741 Lecture Practice Period, Gratitude, Discrimination, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration,... |
Mar 01 1995 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji ShingiSerial: BZ-00760 Class 5 of 10 Teacher-and-Student, War, Composure, Dragons, Commitment, Intuition, Interview,... |
Jan 29 1995 5 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji ShingiSerial: BZ-00759 Class 4 of 10 Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Manjushri, Lineage, New Year, Buddha... |
Jan 26 1995 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji ShingiSerial: BZ-00758 Class 3 of 10 Fox, true dharma, Priest, Instruction, Lay, Transmission, Demons, Chanting, Sixth... |
Jan 24 1995 3 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00757A Class 2 of 10 Offering, Culture, American, Dragons, Religion, War, Interview, Precepts, Lay... |
Jan 19 1995 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji ShingiSerial: BZ-00756 Class 1 of 10 Priest, Soto Zen, Bell, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Precepts, Aspects of... |
Jan 16 1995 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform Sutra: CommentarySerial: BZ-00552 Class 10 of 10 Sixth Patriarch, Culture, Mahayana, Religion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Lay... |
Mar 31 1994 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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FeelingsSerial: BZ-00050B Sesshin Day 4 Emotions, Discrimination, Big Mind, Ego, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture,... |
Mar 27 1994 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Full Awareness of Breathing; On illuminating ThoughtsSerial: BZ-00736 Sesshin Day 4 Posture, Anger, Observe, Intuition, Concentration, Enemies, Discrimination, Daily... |
Mar 27 1994 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Uniting Body, Breath and MindSerial: BZ-00050A Sesshin Day 3 Posture, Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Demons, Samadhi, Building, Harmonizing,... |
Mar 26 1994 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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This Moment's ActivitySerial: BZ-00108A Sesshin Day 1 Samadhi, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Offering, Posture, Buddha Nature, Ego,... |
Mar 24 1994 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform Sutra: Monk FaTa; Life and DeathSerial: BZ-00551 Class 9 of 10 Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, Soto Zen, Karmic Consciousness, Karma,... |
Mar 22 1994 9 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00550 Class 8 of 10 Five Ranks, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Commitment, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Duality... |
Mar 19 1994 8 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00557 Class 7 of 10 Evil, Big Mind, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Soto... |
Mar 04 1994 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform Sutra: Chapter 4Serial: BZ-00547 Class 6 of 10 Evil, Repentance, Vow, Intuition, Liberation, Four Noble Truths, Karma, Don't... |
Feb 24 1994 6 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform Sutra: The Four Part Verse and Samadhi/PrajnaSerial: BZ-00549 Class, Part 4 of 10, Winter Practice Period Attachment, Samadhi, Precepts, Non-attachment, Don't Know Mind, Discrimination,... |
Jan 29 1994 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform Sutra: Maha Prajna ParamitaSerial: BZ-00546 Class 3 of 10 Platform Sutra, Intuition, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Mahayana, Evil, Buddha Mind,... |
Jan 24 1994 3 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00559 Class 2 of 10 Platform Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Evil,... |
Jan 19 1994 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00558 Class 1 of 10 Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Evil, Ordination, Platform Sutra, Instruction, Lay,... |
Jan 14 1994 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Unknown TitleSerial: BZ-00112 Lecture Practice Period, Commitment, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Gratitude,... |
Apr 17 1993 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00731A Lecture Five Ranks, training, Ego, Absolute-and-Relative, Non-duality, Silence, Mahayana,... |
Dec 14 1991 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00729 Class Three, Class Ego, Pure Existence, Precious Mirror, Absolute-and-Relative, Ordinary Mind, Monastic... |
Nov 17 1991 III Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00625 Lecture Gratitude, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative, Manjushri, Dharma... |
Oct 19 1991 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |