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Class 3 And There Was Light

Obstacles, Anger, Happiness, Instruction, Gratitude, resistance, Passions, Continuous...
May 28 2009

Bicycle Wheel Dharma, Serial No. 01089

Birth-and-Death, Ordinary Mind, Ego, Obstacles, Composure, Soto Zen, Daily Life,...
Jan 31 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Bicycle Wheel Dharma

Serial: BZ-02014

Saturday Lecture

Birth-and-Death, Ordinary Mind, Ego, Obstacles, Composure, Daily Life, Duality,...
Jan 31 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

What Is It That Comes?

Serial: BZ-01443

Nangaku Ejo asks Daikan Eno, Sesshin Day 4

Nangaku Ejo, Daikan Eno, Koan, Gaining Mind, Monastic Practice, Practice Period,...
Jun 23 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

April 28th, 2007, Serial No. 01433

Buddha Mind, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Ancestors,...
Apr 28 2007

Six "Wrong" Ways of Practice

Serial: BZ-01231

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Obstacles, Aspects of Practice, Family Practice, Instruction, Interview,...
Apr 29 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

March 25th, 2006, Serial No. 01225

Demons, Ordinary Mind, Peace, Offering, Instruction, Intimacy, Obstacles, Liberation...
Mar 25 2006

March 19th, 2006, Serial No. 01223

Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi...
Mar 19 2006

Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the Ground

Serial: BZ-00577

Lecture

Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths,...
Jul 18 2005
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

July 16th, 2005, Serial No. 00575

Serial: BZ-00575

Lecture

Precepts, Obstacles, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,...
Jul 16 2005
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

July 11th, 2005, Serial No. 00774

Five Ranks, Posture, Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Daily Life, Platform Sutra,...
Jul 11 2005

Sesshin: Tips on Serving, Eating, Kinhin, Zazen

Serial: BZ-01329

Sesshin Day 1

Sesshin, Oryoki, Kinhin, Zazen, Instruction, Bell, Posture, Passions, Concentration,...
Jun 22 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

January 8th, 2005, Serial No. 01300, Side C

Four Noble Truths, New Year, Obstacles, Instruction, Lineage, Precepts, Posture...
Jan 08 2005

August 21st, 2004, Serial No. 01241

Mahayana, Monkey Mind, Nirvana, Obstacles, Subject-and-Object, Impermanence, Heart...
Aug 21 2004

Gakudo Yojunshu, Point #7

Serial: BZ-01267

Turning Dharma and Being Turned by Dharma, Sesshin Day 1

Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Buddha Mind, Obstacles, Silent...
Jun 16 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Suzuki-rôshi 100th Birth Memorial

Serial: BZ-01265

Gutei's One Finger, Monkey Mind, Saturday Lecture

Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Shikantaza, Monkey Mind, Gaining Mind, Obstacles, Practice...
May 29 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

March 27th, 2004, Serial No. 01257

Impermanence, Berkeley Zen Center, Silence, Diversity, Birth-and-Death, Practice...
Mar 27 2004

Eihei Shingi: The Kanin

Serial: BZ-01374

The Kanin, Rohatsu Day 5

Eihei Shingi, Buddha Ancestors, Evil, Monastic Practice, confusion, Dragons, Birth-...
Dec 05 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

February 27th, 2003, Serial No. 00465

Four Noble Truths, Greed, Hate, Sangha, Six Realms, Religion, Doubt, Absolute-and-...
Feb 27 2003

July 6th, 2002, Serial No. 00153, Side A

Demons, Bodhisattva Vow, Bowing, Obstacles, Vow, Humility, Commitment, Teacher-and-...
Jul 06 2002

Instructions to the Cook: Tenzo Kyokun

Serial: BZ-00450

Class 2 of 5

Discrimination, Practice Period, Sixth Patriarch, Posture, Instruction, Oneness,...
May 23 2002
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Berkeley Zen Center

May 23rd, 2002, Serial No. 01011, Side A

Discrimination, Practice Period, Sixth Patriarch, Posture, Instruction, Bodhidharma,...
May 23 2002

April 18th, 2002, Serial No. 00446

Precepts, Right Speech, Obstacles, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Observe, Passions, Bell,...
Apr 18 2002

Buddha's Parinirvana

Serial: BZ-00139A

One-Day Sitting

Parinirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Obstacles, Precepts, Liberation, Buddha Nature...
Feb 16 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Preparing/Not Preparing for Sesshin

Serial: BZ-00124B

Saturday Lecture

Sesshin, Ego, Demons, Emotions, Posture, Equanimity, Buddha Nature, Obstacles,...
Dec 02 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Rules for Being Human--Opening of Practice Period

Serial: BZ-00122A

One-Day Sitting

Obstacles, Karma, Enthusiasm, Vow, Don't Know Mind, confusion, Hate, Offering,...
Oct 29 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

October 7th, 2000, Serial No. 00916

Anger, Karma, Attachment, Nirvana, Liberation, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Vow,...
Oct 07 2000

July 20th, 2000, Serial No. 00852

Silent Illumination, Lineage, Interview, Soto Zen, Attachment, Chanting, Obstacles,...
Jul 20 2000

September 18th, 1999, Serial No. 00195, Side B

Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ordinary Mind, Samsara, Hindrances, American, Lay, Evil,...
Sep 18 1999

June 26th, 1999, Serial No. 00165, Side B

Buddha Nature, Separation, Obstacles, Interview, Oneness, Soto Zen
Jun 26 1999

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 4/8)

Serial: BZ-00753B

Sesshin Day 4

Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Separation, Soto Zen, Obstacles, Interview, Oneness,...
Jun 26 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Master Hongzi's Practice Instruction

Serial: BZ-00073A

One-Day Sitting

Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness and Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-...
Apr 18 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

December 2nd, 1998, Serial No. 00184, Side A

Vow, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,...
Dec 02 1998

November 12th, 1998, Serial No. 00838

Happiness, Intimacy, Equanimity, Instruction, New Year, Obstacles, Don't Know...
Nov 12 1998

How To Respond To A Practice Period

Serial: BZ-00441A

Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Aspects of...
Oct 17 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

September 12th, 1998, Serial No. 00437, Side A

Vow, Obstacles, Offering, Anger, New Year, Transmission, Bodhisattva Vow, Dharma...
Sep 12 1998

Cultivating Good Habits Foundation of Sitting

Serial: BZ-00356A

Saturday Lecture

Zazen, Posture, Discrimination, Hindrances, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature,...
Aug 15 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

February 7th, 1998, Serial No. 00342, Side A

Offering, Bodhisattva Vow, Obstacles, Big Mind, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Feb 07 1998

Blue Cliff Record: Case #17

Serial: BZ-00807A

Rohatsu Day 6

BCR-17, Obstacles, First Principle, Lay, Evil, Peace, Bodhidharma, Continuous...
Dec 07 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Fukanzazengi

Serial: BZ-00784A

Rohatsu Day 2

Fukanzazengi, Obstacles, Posture, Manjushri, Don't Know Mind, Rinzai, Soto Zen,...
Dec 03 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

August 17th, 1996, Serial No. 00795, Side B

Posture, Doubt, Hindrances, uchiyama, Obstacles, Anger, Mahayana, Culture,...
Aug 17 1996

July 2nd, 1996, Serial No. 00119

Serial: BZ-00119

Lecture

First Principle, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Observe, Teacher-and-Student,...
Jul 02 1996

Blue Cliff Record: Case #11 Cont.

Serial: BZ-00823B

Saturday Lecture

BCR-11, Teacher-and-Student, Obstacles, Offering, Dragons, Dogen, Emotions, Rinzai,...
Sep 09 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

August 5th, 1995, Serial No. 00827, Side A

zen meditation, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Blue Cliff Record, Mundane Life,...
Aug 05 1995

June 18th, 1995, Serial No. 00978, Side B

Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Emotions, Funeral, Obstacles,...
Jun 18 1995

May 20th, 1995, Serial No. 00975, Side A

Practice Period, Instruction, Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Silent Illumination, Book of...
May 20 1995

May 8th, 1995, Serial No. 00976, Side A

Instruction, Practice Period, Obstacles, Bowing, Hindrances, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
May 08 1995

Myths and Practice

Serial: BZ-00955B

Women's Sitting

Big Mind, Obstacles, Culture, Peace, Evil, Oneness, Hindrances, confusion, Precepts...
Nov 13 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #69

Serial: BZ-00936B

Nansen Draws a Circle, Sesshin Day 2

Nansen, BCR-69, Manjushri, Obstacles, New Year, Doubt, Gratitude, resistance, Observe...
Sep 04 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Touching the Moment of No Time in Our Busy Lives: Constancy, Merging, Vacations

Serial: BZ-00939A

Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Vow, Karma, Obstacles, Sangha,...
Jul 23 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

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