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Things Fall Apart

War, Aspects of Practice, Berkeley Zen Center, Nirvana, confusion
Aug 07 2021

Me Too, The Dharma of Friendship

Constancy, Soto Zen, Patience, Lotus Sutra, Berkeley Zen Center
Jul 17 2021

Alignment

Balance, Buddha Nature, Berkeley Zen Center, American, Yogachara
Apr 24 2021

Buddha Nature

Buddha Nature, Doubt, Berkeley Zen Center, Continuous Practice
Mar 27 2021

Spiritual Formation

Continuous Practice, Berkeley Zen Center, American, Dharma Transmission
Mar 20 2021

Practicing With Emptiness

Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara, Berkeley Zen Center, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Feb 27 2021

Remembering Sojun

Serial: BZ-02820

Part of a series of online gatherings where at each meeting three long time students of Sojun Roshi share their memories of him. 

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Berkeley Zen Center, Ego, Lay Ordination, Money, Dokusan...
Feb 12 2021
3 of 5
Zoom

Trust Support

Berkeley Zen Center, Soto Zen, Lineage, Commitment
Jan 30 2021

Remembering Sojun

Serial: BZ-02811

Part of a series of online gatherings where at each meeting three long time students of Sojun Roshi share their memories of him. 

Berkeley Zen Center, Dokusan, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Dragons, Heart Sutra...
Jan 15 2021
1 of 5
Zoom

Senior Student Tributes for Sojun Roshi

Berkeley Zen Center, Heart Sutra, Constancy, Gratitude, Don't Know Mind,...
Nov 01 2020
Zoom

New Members Meeting

Offering, Berkeley Zen Center, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Zoom, Practice Period,...
Sep 14 2020

Heart Sutra

Heart Sutra, Chanting, Berkeley Zen Center, Emotions, Priest, Hindrances, Evil,...
Jul 25 2020

Dogen's Three Minds

Berkeley Zen Center, Buddha Mind, Vow, Big Mind, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way,...
May 02 2020

Shuso Way-Seeking Mind Talk

Berkeley Zen Center, training, Practice Period, Religion, Emotions, Forgiveness,...
May 13 2019

Way-Seeking Mind Talk

Death-and-Dying, Berkeley Zen Center, Conversation, Hate, Vow, Precepts, Lay...
Dec 14 2018

Maylie Scott Bears the Unbearable Sesshin: Close Aspects of Practice

Berkeley Zen Center, Peace, Conversation, Transmission, Offering, Dharma Transmission...
Nov 03 2018

Fukanzazenki

Fukanzazengi, Dragons, Berkeley Zen Center, Instruction, zen meditation, Posture,...
Jan 28 2018

Save the World Save Yourself

Serial: BZ-02586

Day 5

 

Impermanence, Berkeley Zen Center, Harmonizing, Composure, Rinzai, Priest, Mandala,...
Dec 07 2017

Continuity Amid Conflict in Our Zen Practice

Buddha Ancestors, Berkeley Zen Center, Aspects of Practice, Transmission, Commitment...
Sep 30 2017

Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Serial: BZ-02499

Class 4

 

Mindfulness, Equanimity, Cultivation, Concentration, Hindrances, Perfect Wisdom, Four...
Sep 22 2016

Blanche Hartman: This Little Light

Serial: BZ-02000

Saturday Lecture

M, Ordinary Mind, Berkeley Zen Center, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
May 21 2016
Berkeley Zen Center

Bringing Practice to Work

Berkeley Zen Center, training, American, Practice Period, Posture, resistance,...
May 22 2015

Practice as Intimate Relationship

Berkeley Zen Center, Big Mind, Daily Life, Continuous Practice, Conversation, Posture...
Apr 18 2015

Everyone Has a Light

Blue Cliff Record, Duality, Oneness, Practice Period, Berkeley Zen Center, Passions,...
Nov 15 2014

Just Enough Problems

Berkeley Zen Center, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, training, Interdependence, Commitment...
Mar 01 2014

Sangha Practice

Berkeley Zen Center, Four Noble Truths, Sangha, Liberation, Bodhisattva Precepts,...
Mar 31 2012

The Dharma and Non-violent Action in Burma

Berkeley Zen Center, training, Anger, Interview, War, Peace, Emotions, Evil, Non-...
Apr 23 2011

Building and Maintenance History of the Berkeley Zen Center

Serial: BZ-02125

Sangha, Saturday Lecture

Monastic Practice, Berkeley Zen Center, Sangha
Sep 11 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

December 15th, 2007, Serial No. 01106

New Year, Happiness, Berkeley Zen Center, Vow, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra,...
Dec 15 2007

Fundraising History of Berkeley Zen Center Development

Serial: BZ-01438

Saturday Lecture

Berkeley Zen Center, Fundraising, Building, Fundraising, Priest, Tassajara Zen...
Jun 02 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

March 10th, 2007, Serial No. 01424

Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Buddha Nature, Berkeley Zen Center, Ego, Attachment, Happiness...
Mar 10 2007

May 25th, 2006, Serial No. 01042, Side A

Karma, Berkeley Zen Center, Forgiveness, Ego, Nirvana, Daily Life, Emotions, Don...
May 25 2006

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,...
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...
Mar 04 2006
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Berkeley Zen Center

Zendo Talk

Berkeley Zen Center, Practice Period, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Vow, Precepts...
Mar 08 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Way Seeking Mind

Serial: BZ-01273

Approaching his 75th Birthday (July 9th), Saturday Lecture

Way-Seeking Mind, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission,...
Jul 03 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

March 27th, 2004, Serial No. 01257

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

September 6th, 2003, Serial No. 01356

Silence, Berkeley Zen Center, Book of Serenity, Ordinary Mind, Don't Know Mind,...
Sep 06 2003

June 1st, 2002, Serial No. 00148, Side B

Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Berkeley Zen Center, Intimacy,...
Jun 01 2002

March 30th, 2002, Serial No. 00143, Side A

War, American, Berkeley Zen Center, Building, Peace, Interview, Liberation, Silence,...
Mar 30 2002

May 5th, 2001, Serial No. 00100, Side A

Berkeley Zen Center, Rumi, Priest, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Instruction,...
May 05 2001

March 10th, 2001, Serial No. 00098, Side B

Bodhisattva Way, Berkeley Zen Center, Sangha, Bell, Posture, Cultivation, Manjushri,...
Mar 10 2001

Diversity, Wisdom & Kindness

Culture, Hindrances, Berkeley Zen Center, American, Doubt, training, Mindfulness,...
May 01 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

October 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 00439, Side B

Serial: BZ-00439B

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Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Berkeley Zen Center, Precepts, Religion, Priest,...
Oct 03 1998

February 22nd, 1997, Serial No. 00358, Side A

Berkeley Zen Center, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Chanting, Anger, War, Diversity,...
Feb 22 1997

January 11th, 1997, Serial No. 00780, Side A

Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice, training, Precepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Complete...
Jan 11 1997

Mumonkan Case 15: Seeing Truth; Ordination and Dharma Transmission—Ordinariness

Serial: BZ-00981B

Lecture

Ordination, Berkeley Zen Center, Soto Zen, Culture, Mill Valley, Heart Sutra,...
Jan 29 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Consistency and the Path to Destiny

Serial: BZ-00669A

Saturday lecture 

Berkeley Zen Center, Constancy, confusion, Practice Period, Chanting, Passions,...
Jun 19 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Keeping Your Eyes Open and Staying in the World

Serial: BZ-00686B

Saturday Lecture

Emotions, Berkeley Zen Center, Posture, Separation, Beginners, Sangha, Bell,...
Mar 07 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Remembrances of Maurine Stuart

Serial: BZ-00510B

Lecture

Lotus Sutra, Berkeley Zen Center, Anger, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Gratitude,...
Mar 25 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

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