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Title	Speaker	Date
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00760 Class 5 of 10 - *Teacher-and-Student, War, Composure, Dragons, Commitment, Intuition, Interview, Conversation,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 29 1995 5 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Finding Space in Your Life: Tassajara Reveries Serial: BZ-00946B Lecture - *Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Study Period, Dependent Origination, Religion...*	Maylie Scott	Jan 28 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00759 Class 4 of 10 - *Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Manjushri, Lineage, New Year, Buddha Ancestors,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 26 1995 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00758 Class 3 of 10 - *Fox, Priest, Instruction, Lay, Transmission, Demons, Chanting, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 1995 3 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Vastness of Bodhisattva Vow and Peculiarities in Personalities and Practice Serial: BZ-00946A Lecture - *Peace, Repentance, Vow, Greed, Hate, Anger, Silence, Offering, Precepts*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jan 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00757A Class 2 of 10 - *Offering, Culture, American, Dragons, Religion, War, Interview, Precepts, Lay*...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1995 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00756 Class 1 of 10 - *Priest, Soto Zen, Bell, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1995 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
To Be Oneself Serial: SF-00157 Sunday talk; what does that mean - what's that? Finding out what this means is a vast undertaking. The talk explores the concept of being oneself as a complex and personal journey, discussed through experiences at a retreat involving theater, calligraphy, communication exercises, and dance, where participants seek authenticity... Conversation, Practice Period, Dragons, Lay, New Year, Separation, Skandas, Emotions...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jan 15 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Faith Serial: BZ-00947B Beginners' Sitting - *Four Noble Truths, Patience, Karma, Impermanence, Doubt, Sangha, Fundraising, Interview, Greed...*	Ross Blum	Jan 15 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Sandokai and Soto Practice Serial: BZ-00947A Lecture - *Big Mind, Branching Streams, Practice Period, Light-and-Darkness, Oneness, Ordinary Mind,...*	Fran Tribe	Jan 14 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Happiness and Love Serial: BZ-00948B Saturday Lecture - Happiness, Love, New Year, Happiness, Liberation, Equanimity, Attachment, Buddha Mind, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Zen: Self and Community Serial: SF-00065 The talk focuses on the importance of self-reliance in Zen practice, while also acknowledging the value of community and relationships with teachers. Personal reflections are shared regarding experiences with various Zen teachers... *Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Practice Period, Ceremony, Zazen,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 04 1995 City Center
Divine Love: Heart's Mystical Journey Serial: RB-00942 Atum_Summer-Camp The talk explores the integration of Sufi spirituality, emphasizing the centrality of love and the concept of the "who" in Sufism. It draws a contrast with Buddhism, highlighting the Sufi path's focus on relationships,... *Practice, Love, Time*	Richard Baker	1995
Heart's Journey to Divine Unity Serial: RB-00943 Atum_Summer-Camp The talk explores the spiritual journey through the lens of Sufism and offers meditative practices to deepen the understanding of divine and self-realization. The narrative interweaves storytelling, spiritual exercises, and... *Practice, Desire, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	1995
Alchemy of the Heart's Journey Serial: RB-00944 Atum_Summer-Camp The talk explores the concept of the "alchemy of the heart" as described by Sufi teachings, emphasizing the unique qualities that define one's personal spiritual journey. It highlights Ibn Arabi's teachings on the creative... *Breath, Practice, Work*	Richard Baker	1995
Heart Pathways: Gratitude and Interconnection Serial: RB-00945 Atum_Summer-Camp The talk emphasizes the integration of Sufi and Buddhist practices, focusing on the symbolic importance of gratitude, the heart, and the transmission of teachings. Life is approached as an opportunity marked by gratitude and... *Practice, Gratitude, Vow*	Richard Baker	1995
Ceremonies, Intention and Gratitude Serial: BZ-00948A Lecture - *Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Gratitude, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Karma, Demons, Bodhisattva Way...*	Maylie Scott	Dec 17 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra, Last Section Serial: BZ-00949 Rohatsu Day 7 - Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Ego, Duality, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00950A Rohatsu Day 6 - Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, causation, Subject-and-Object, Karma, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00951A Rohatsu Day 5 - Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Duality, Soto Zen, Building, Happiness, Thoroughness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Setting the Scene Serial: BZ-00952B Skandas and Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 4 - Heart Sutra, Skandas, Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts as Pillars in Zen Practice Serial: RB-00919 Sesshin The talk concludes the Rohatsu Sesshin by emphasizing the importance of precepts in Zen practice, presenting them not only as foundational guidelines for ethical behavior but also as a profound personal commitment to compassion... *Precepts, Buddha, Practice*	Richard Baker	Dec 07 1994 Crestone
Bendowa III: Falling into Emptiness, Story of Michael Serial: BZ-00952A Rohatsu Day 3 - *Blue Cliff Record, Samadhi, Bell, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Gratitude, Silence, Mahayana,...*	Maylie Scott	Dec 06 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Bendowa II: Jijuyu Samadhi, Faith and Doubt Serial: BZ-00953B Rohatsu Day 2 - *Commitment, Doubt, Samadhi, Sangha, Anger, Happiness, Evil, Posture, Building*...	Maylie Scott	Dec 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Everyday Enlightenment in Ordinary Moments Serial: RB-00918A Sesshin This talk explores the concept of "Everyday Zen," advocating that Zen practice is not reserved for special occasions or settings but exists seamlessly within ordinary daily life. It references the story of the Sixth Patriarch,... *Time, Enlightenment, Suzuki Roshi*	Richard Baker	Dec 05 1994 Crestone
Present Moment Mirror Mind Serial: RB-00918B Sesshin The talk examines the concept of living in the immediacy of the present moment using Zen practices, such as Zazen, as a means to cultivate a "mirror mind" – a state of awareness that perceives without conceptual or perceptual... *Koan, Faith, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Dec 05 1994 Crestone
Bendowa I: Bendowa and Thoughts Serial: BZ-00953A Rohatsu Day 1 - *Uchiyama, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Vow, Posture, Mahayana, Instruction, Equanimity, Bowing,...*	Maylie Scott	Dec 04 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening Beyond Suffering's Grasp Serial: RB-00917B Sesshin The talk examines the theme of suffering within the context of Buddhist practice, focusing particularly on the Four Noble Truths and the interplay of suffering, cessation, and path, as explored in Chinese Buddhism and related to... *Suffering, Practice, Freedom*	Richard Baker	Dec 03 1994 Crestone
Interdependence in Zen Practice Unveiled Serial: RB-00917A Sesshin The talk emphasizes the significance of analysis in Buddhist practice, specifically how it clarifies thinking, integrates mind and body, and realizes interdependence. It discusses the essential Buddhist views that everything is... *Practice, Interdependence, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Dec 03 1994 Crestone
Living Zen: Flow Without Striving Serial: RB-00916B Sesshin The talk explores the nuanced approach to Zen practice, emphasizing the concept of "no gaining idea," where enlightenment is not a singular experience but a way of living. This session discusses the importance of daily practice... *Practice, Buddhism, Time*	Richard Baker	Dec 01 1994 Crestone
Mastery Through Mindful Practice Serial: RB-00916A Sesshin This talk emphasizes the importance of practice in Sesshin and Zen, particularly the practice of "no gaining idea" and "think non-thinking," as outlined by Dogen. The speaker stresses that the process requires sincerity,... *Practice, Zazen, Time*	Richard Baker	Dec 01 1994 Crestone
Blue Cliff Record: Case #27 Serial: BZ-00954B Indulgences, Saturday Lecture - BCR-27, Vow, Bodhidharma, Fox, Renunciation, Precepts, Peace, Priest	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 26 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #44 Serial: BZ-00954A Becoming One with the Drum, Saturday Lecture - Oneness, BCR-44, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Concentration, Buddha Mind, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Myths and Practice Serial: BZ-00955B Women's Sitting - Big Mind, Obstacles, Culture, Peace, Evil, Oneness, Hindrances, confusion, Precepts...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Nov 13 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Stanford Practice, Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00955A Lecture - *Buddha Nature, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Silence...*	Angie Boissevain	Nov 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Comments on Segaki Ceremony: Mahayana Approach to Demons and Practice Serial: BZ-00956B Lecture - *Demons, Offering, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Vow, Karma, Commitment*	Maylie Scott	Nov 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Renunciation Serial: BZ-00956A Saturday Lecture - Renunciation, Anger, Renunciation, Nirvana, Ego, Daily Life, Greed, Right Effort, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #46: The Mumonkan and Social Action Serial: BZ-00957B Lecture - *Silence, War, Teacher-and-Student, Observe, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Demons, Equanimity,...*	Lee DeBarros	Oct 22 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #86 Serial: BZ-00957A Saturday Lecture - BCR-86, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Gaining Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Duality, Blue Cliff Record,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 15 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Evolving Western Buddhism Through Mindful Integration Serial: RB-03948 Talk The talk explores the potential establishment of a Western form of Buddhism by examining the integration of Buddhist principles with Western culture, emphasizing the need for Western Buddhism to evolve beyond mere transplantation... *Buddhism, Practice, Intention*	Richard Baker	Oct 13 1994 Wien
Liberating Zen: Beyond Patriarchal Constraints Serial: RB-03949 Talk This talk addresses the evolution of Zen, advocating for its liberation from patriarchal frameworks, suggesting a shift towards a more inclusive practice, notably by integrating the understanding that emerges from interpersonal... *Buddhism, Culture, Practice*	Richard Baker	Oct 13 1994 Wien
Embracing Mindfulness Beyond the Self Serial: EB-00117 The talk explores the concept of the self and its detachment from physical and mental states, emphasizing the teachings of Zen philosophy. The narrative draws on personal experiences, including those of a friend who lives... *Lovingkindness, Equanimity, Skandas, Letting Go, Emotions*	Edward Brown	Oct 02 1994
Mumonkan: Case #12 Serial: BZ-00934B Zuigan Calls Himself, Saturday Lecture - Zuigan, MM-12, Demons, Big Mind, Continuous Practice, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Working with the Precepts Serial: BZ-00934A Lecture - *Precepts, Repentance, Vow, Interdependence, Buddha Nature, Enemies, Right Speech, Emotions,...*	Laurie Senauke	Sep 17 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous and Discontinuous Time Serial: BZ-00935B Developing Character, Saturday Lecture - Time, Continuous Practice, Peace, Ego, Daily Life, Equanimity, Samadhi, Separation, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #69 Cont. Serial: BZ-00935A And Nyogen Senzaki's Commentary, Sesshin Day 3 - BCR-69, Building, Lineage, Bell, Soto Zen, Bowing, confusion, Doubt, Rinzai, Bodhidharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 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, Observe, Hate, Lay...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort Serial: SF-00155 Sunday talk The talk discusses the concept of effort in Zen practice, distinguishing between 'labor' and 'samu' (temple work as an expression of zazen in action), explaining the commitment to presence through the lens of joyous effort. The... *Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Ceremony, Concentration, Buddha Ancestors,...*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Sep 04 1994
The Other Four Paramitas Serial: BZ-00936A Skillful Means, Spiritual Power, Aspiration, Knowledge, Sesshin Day 1 - Skillful Means, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Vow, Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Discovering Self Through Zen Mind Serial: RB-00906A Sesshin The session explores themes around the individual's journey in Zen practice, emphasizing self-discovery's complexities within contemporary culture. The discussion contrasts the solitary and communal aspects of practice, tying... *Buddhism, Buddha Nature, Work*	Richard Baker	Sep 1994 Roseburg

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