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Silent Illumination Talks

Hongzhi Zhengjue (Chinese: 宏智正覺; pinyin: Hóngzhì Zhēngjué; Wade–Giles: Hung-chih Cheng-chueh, Japanese: Wanshi Shōgaku), also sometimes called Tiantong Zhengjue (Chinese: 天童正覺; pinyin: Tiāntóng Zhēngjué; Japanese: Tendō Shōgaku) (1091–1157), was an influential Chinese Chan Buddhist monk who authored or compiled several influential texts. Hongzhi's conception of silent illumination is of particular importance to the Chinese Caodong Chan and Japanese Sōtō Zen schools. Hongzhi was also the author of the Book of Equanimity, an important collection of kōans.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Paramita of Concentration Silent Illumination, Concentration, Intimacy, Impermanence, Book of Serenity, Soto...	Ron Nestor	Oct 12 2019
Practice Like A Fool, Like An Idiot, Like A Fool On The Hill Half-Smile, Culture, Silent Illumination, Samadhi, Mahayana, Continuous Practice,...	Gerry Oliva	Apr 13 2019
Family Ties Serial: BZ-02445 Aspects of Practice Ordinary Mind, Practice Period, Silent Illumination, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-...	Ryushin Andrea Thach	Nov 14 2015
One Continuous Mistake Continuous Practice, Buddha Nature, Composure, Silent Illumination, Don't Know...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2015
Friday Zazen Refresher Posture, Beginners, Concentration, Silent Illumination, Happiness, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 06 2015
Samadhi Serial: BZ-02304 Shikantaza, Saturday Lecture Samadhi, Suzuki Roshi, Vairochana Buddha, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Darkness and Light,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 20 2013 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordinary Mind - Practice and Composure Serial: BZ-02184 Shuso talk Composure, Ordinary Mind, Doubt, Daily Life, Practice Period, Silent Illumination,...	Leslie Bartholic	Jun 11 2011
Komyo - Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-02147 Light, Rohatsu Day 5 Koun Ejô, Sandokai, Transmission of Light, Komyozo Zammai, Discrimination, Silent...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Hyakujo and the Great Sublime Peak Serial: BZ-02110 Extraordinariness of the Ordinary, Sesshin Day 4 Intuition, Posture, Silent Illumination, Doubt, Culture, Instruction, Religion, Heart...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Transformation of Consciousness into the Eight-fold Wisdom Serial: BZ-02045 Be careful of estatic states', Sesshin Day 4 Homeless Kodo, Silent Illumination, Offering, Gratitude, Silent Illumination, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Brown Rice is Just Right Serial: BZ-02043 Cultivating the Empty Field, Sesshin Day 2 Suzuki Roshi, Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Birth-and-Death, Religion, American...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi's Guidepost for the Hall of Pure Bliss Serial: BZ-02042 Silent Illumination, Sesshin Day 1 Jijuyu Zanmai, Pain, Silent Illumination, Constancy, Silent Illumination, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Class 4 Practice Instructions Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Duality,...		Jun 04 2009
Class 2 Komyo Divine Light Transmission, Current Events, Silent Illumination, Discrimination, Conversation,...		May 21 2009
March 22nd, 2008, Serial No. 01121 Silent Illumination, Discrimination, Intuition, Duality, Teacher-and-Student, Non-...		Mar 22 2008
Illumination of Zazen Serial: BZ-01099 Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1 Zazen, BCR-, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhidharma as Mother: What do You Love More than Your Own Ease Serial: BZ-01313D Saturday Lecture Bodhidharma, Practice Position, Silent Illumination, Lineage, Bell, American...	Laurie Senauke	Mar 12 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
Shikantaza: Calm Mind Serial: BZ-00570 Sesshin Day 1 Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Silent Illumination, Bowing, Big Mind, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00772 Class 6 of 12 Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2005 6 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00595 Shuso talk, sesshin 1, day 3 Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Silent...	Greg Fain	Jan 27 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Not Holding on to the Stream: Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01290B One Day Sitting Silence, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Subject-and-Object...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 20 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
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...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Renunciation Serial: BZ-01350 One-Day Sitting Renunciation, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Silent Illumination, Posture, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Zen: Koans Serial: BZ-00296 Class 3 of 4 Book of Serenity, Silent Illumination, Posture, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons,...	Ross Blum and Laurie Senauke	Apr 24 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00556 Class 1 of 7 Silent Illumination, Karma, Big Mind, Concentration, Instruction, Demons, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2003 1 Chapel Hill Zen Center
Master Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00153B Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 13 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzi (Zen Master) Silent Illumination, Instruction, Daily Life, Cultivation, confusion, Branching...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 24 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00125B Rohatsu Day 2 Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Dependent Origination, Ordinary Mind, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00852 Class 3 of 4 Silent Illumination, Lineage, Interview, Soto Zen, Attachment, Chanting, Obstacles,...	Mary Mocine and Grace Schireson	Jul 20 2000 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00853 Class 2 of 4 Silent Illumination, Lineage, Doubt, Dharma Transmission, Buddha's Birthday,...	Mary Mocine and Grace Schireson	Jul 13 2000 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Woman Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00854 Class 1 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Lay, Intimacy, Practice...	Mary Mocine and Grace Schireson	Jul 06 2000 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzi's Practice Instruction Serial: BZ-00073A One-Day Sitting Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness and Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultivating Good Habits Foundation of Sitting Serial: BZ-00356A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Discrimination, Hindrances, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
What Is Our Practice? Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00313B Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Instruction, Practice, Silent Illumination, Posture, Big Mind, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Zadankai Serial: BZ-00114 Lecture Ordinary Mind, Conversation, Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Religion, Soto Zen,...	Robert Aitken and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center
Zadankai Serial: BZ-00779 Discussion Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Conversation, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Religion,...	Robert Aitken and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center
Encouraging Words from Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00794B Sesshin Day 1 Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Happiness, Pure Existence, Karma, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 31 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Going Beyond Buddha Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Silent Illumination, Buddha Ancestors, Building, Rinzai,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Aug 24 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Foundations of Mindfulness Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Right Effort, Instruction, Silent...	Maylie Scott	Mar 24 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00810B Emptying Out, Transfer Merit, Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Merit, Silent Illumination, Instruction, Book of Serenity, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Letting Go of Preconceptions Practice Period, Instruction, Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Silent Illumination, Book of...	Myoan Grace Schireson	May 20 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzhi Continued Serial: BZ-00974B One-Day Sitting Hongzhi, Emotions, Silent Illumination, Daily Life, Enemies, confusion, Vow, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 23 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi's Silent Illumination Serial: BZ-00974A Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice Period, Silent Illumination, Daily Life, Instruction, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 22 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Hakuin’s Critique of Soto versus Rinzai Serial: BZ-00943A Sesshin Day 4 Silent Illumination, Mindfulness, Concentration, Practice Period, Offering, Four...	Ron Nestor	Jun 11 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi: Cultivating the Empty Field Serial: BZ-00656B The Backward Step, The Upright Cauldron, Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Pure Existence, Anger, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Day Off Class Serial: BZ-01484 Class 5 of 6 Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Current...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 14 1992 5
Hongzhi (Zen Master) Serial: BZ-00642A Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Priest, Priest-and-Lay, Silent Illumination, Lay, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 31 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Dogen Serial: BZ-00605 Class 6 of 6 Lotus Sutra, Silent Illumination, Doubt, Rinzai, Instruction, Six Realms, Buddha...	Maylie Scott	Apr 09 1992 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; Awareness and Acceptance Serial: BZ-00272 Class 3 of 4 Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center

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