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Enlightenment as Everyday Life; "Nothing Special" Serial: BZ-01421 Koun Ejô and Suzuki-roshi commentaries, Sesshin Day 3 Enlightenment, Koun Ejô, Samadhi, Daily Life, Thoroughness, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Nothing Outside of Practice Serial: BZ-01420 "Treasury of Radiant Light Samadhi" by Koun Ejô, Sesshin Day 2 Samadhi, Dream World, Darkness and Light, Renunciation, Samadhi, Chanting, resistance...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-01419 Sesshin Day 1 Parinirvana, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Greed, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 17 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Eight Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-01418 Commentary by Deshimaru from "Ring of the Way", Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Dogen, Deshimaru, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Karmic Consequences, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 10 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Birth and Death Serial: BZ-01416 Saturday Lecture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 03 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Kidzendo: Oneness of Opposites Serial: BZ-01415 "The Teaching is Just for You", Saturday Lecture Non-duality, Dragons, Ego, Aspects of Practice, Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Two Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 27 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice in the New Year: This is It! Serial: BZ-01411 Saturday Lecture Practice, New Year, confusion, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, Ordinary Mind, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 13 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Commmentary on "Respect for Things" (from Not Always So) Serial: BZ-01408B Faith is Synonymous for Enlightenment, Saturday Lecture Faith, Enlightenment, Big Mind, Culture, Bodhisattva Way, Building, Soto Zen, Bowing...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Zendo Forms Serial: BZ-01407 Serving, Mokugyo, Chanting, Rohatsu Day 7 Meal Serving, Chanting, Mokugyo, Instruction, Doanryo, New Year, Bowing, Chanting,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on "Find Out For Yourself" Serial: BZ-01406 Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 6 Buddha, Suzuki Roshi, Intuition, Daily Life, Instruction, Bell, Don't Know Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Big Mind Serial: BZ-01405B Dharmakaya/Sambhogakaya/Nirmanakaya, Rohatsu Day 5 Trikaya, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Buddha Nature...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on talk by Suzuki-rôshi on Concentration Serial: BZ-01403 Rohatsu Day 3 Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Concentration, Posture, Big Mind, resistance, Eight...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on "Brown Rice is Just Right" Serial: BZ-01401 Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 1 Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Pure Existence, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Gratitude for Adversity Serial: BZ-01400B The Nun and the Stars, Saturday Lecture Gratitude, Composure, Non-duality, Hate, Enemies, Continuous Practice, War, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts - Minor Precepts as Attitude Serial: BZ-01398 Our own Vinaya that will help our Practice, Monday Morning Precepts, Vinaya, Precepts, Humility, Bodhisattva Precepts, Emotions, Vinaya,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Sojun Gives Doan and Kokyo Training: Chanting and Bells Serial: BZ-01046 Class Bell, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind, training, Sangha,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Halloween and Seijiki Serial: BZ-01393 Saturday Lecture Seijiki, American, Offering, Religion, Evil, Demons, Six Realms, Culture, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 21 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-01392 Fall 2006, Saturday Lecture Aspects of Practice, Practice Position, Daily Life, Offering, Aspects of Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Eventual Transition of Abbacy Serial: BZ-01389 Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Transmission, Practice Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 30 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 Tanka, BCR-76, Light-and-Darkness, Offering, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
State of the World Address: Causes and Excuses Serial: BZ-01175 Power: Manipulation Through Maintaining Chaos, Saturday Lecture Politics, Religion, War, Peace, Evil, Emotions, Anger, Attachment, Forgiveness,...	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, Samadhi, Hate, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Liberation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 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, Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Hate, War, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Spirit of Shuso Ceremony Serial: BZ-01170 Sesshin Day 5 Shuso Ceremony, Teacher-and-Student, Intuition, training, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas: Meditation Serial: BZ-01169A Sesshin Day 3 Samadhi, Composure, Renunciation, Right Effort, Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Peace,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas Serial: BZ-01166 Patience and Enthusiastic Effort, Sesshin Day 1 Effort, Patience, Virya, Enthusiasm, Practice Position, Composure, Thoroughness,...	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, Commitment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 10 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Worldly Life and Pure Practice Serial: BZ-01237 Kid Zendo: Circles, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Daily Life, Interview, Greed, Doubt...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
How Sojun Gives Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01045 Class Posture, Instruction, Observe, Daily Life, Interview, Bowing, Enemies, training...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 2006 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
Prajna Paramita - Dana Serial: BZ-01233 Introduce Practice Period Shuso, One-Day Sitting Prajna Paramita, Dana, Shuso, Daily Life, Happiness, Practice Period, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01232 Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Duality, Samadhi, Attachment, Oneness, Samsara, Nirvana, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Six "Wrong" Ways of Practice Serial: BZ-01231 Saturday Lecture Practice, Obstacles, Aspects of Practice, Family Practice, Instruction, Interview,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Preparation for Practice Period Serial: BZ-01229 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Pure Existence, Lay Practice, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Doors of Liberation Serial: BZ-01228 Emptiness, Signlessness, Aimlessness, One-Day Sitting Liberation, Emptiness, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Oneness, Big Mind, Birth-...	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 Nature, Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Ancestors,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 08 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. II Serial: BZ-01222B Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
What Are We Doing Here? Serial: BZ-01220 History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. I, Saturday Lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Dogen, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Heart Sutra, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 04 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Part II Serial: BZ-01218 Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Meditation, Posture, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01217 Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Lineage, Discrimination, Daily Life, Sanctuary,...	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, Pure Existence, Karma, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Bells Serial: BZ-01211 Saturday Lecture Bell, Bell, Chanting, Subject-and-Object, Separation, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Sutra on Breathing Serial: BZ-01210D One-Day Sitting Breath, Happiness, Four Foundations, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, 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, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Lecture on Four Vows Serial: BZ-01208 Kid Zendo, Saturday Lecture Vow, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Manjushri, Religion, Culture,...	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

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