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Title	Speaker	Date
Training for the Selfless Heart - *Desire, Anger, Posture, Attachment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 25 2010 The Yoga Room
Hokyo Zammai Class Serial: BZ-02091 - *Discrimination, Diversity, Current Events, Intuition, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 25 2010 3
Embracing Interdependence in Zen Practice Serial: RB-02883 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the Zen concept of interdependence as both a practice and a philosophical understanding, suggesting it can be approached through direct experience and attentional skills. The speaker emphasizes the process of... *Practice, Interdependence, Impermanence*	Richard Baker	Mar 25 2010 Crestone
Embracing Wholeness Through Buddha Nature Serial: RB-02882 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores themes surrounding Buddhist practice, focusing on the concept of "Buddha nature" as described by Suzuki Roshi, and the psychological state of being within an "area of Buddha nature." The speaker delves into the... *Buddha Nature, Buddha, Practice*	Richard Baker	Mar 22 2010 Crestone
Buddhism in India and America Serial: BZ-02090 - *Lay, Religion, Lay Practice, Continuous Practice, Intimacy, Precepts, Cultivation, Commitment...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 20 2010
Training for the Selfless Heart - *Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Fox, Zazen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 18 2010 The Yoga Room
Taking Refuge Serial: BZ-02089 - Attachment, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Hate, Soto Zen, Anger, Fox, Demons, Impermanence...	Karen Sundheim	Mar 13 2010
Embodied Cosmos: Re-Braining Experience Serial: RB-02881 Practice-Period_Talks The main thesis of this talk explores the concept of "re-braining" and "re-bodying" to perceive oneself walking within the "body of the world." The discussion centers on the non-dual experience of immediacy, simultaneity, and... *Time, Practice, Monastic Practice*	Richard Baker	Mar 12 2010 Crestone
Training for the Selfless Heart - *Perfect Wisdom, Intimacy, Letting Go, Posture, Attachment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 11 2010 The Yoga Room
Zen Craftsmanship: Embracing Impermanence Serial: RB-02880 Practice-Period_Talks This talk argues that the practice of Zen Buddhism can be understood as a craft, akin to disciplines such as physics or mathematics, accessible primarily to those who engage deeply with its methods. The discussion delves into how... *Practice, Buddhism, Buddha Nature*	Richard Baker	Mar 07 2010 Crestone
Is the Bodhisattva Path Exclusive? - *Intimacy, Priest, Soto Zen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 06 2010 No Abode Hermitage
Beyond Form: The Path of Jhana Serial: RB-02879 Practice-Period_Talks The talk delves into understanding the concept of being "located in the world of form," or Rupadhatu, as contrasted with discursive thinking. The exploration involves the practice and experience of the four jhanas, meditative... *Practice, Posture, Breath*	Richard Baker	Mar 05 2010 Crestone
Buddhism in India in the 21st Century Serial: BZ-02088 - *Karma, causation, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Precepts, Religion, Addiction,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 27 2010
Zen's Random Voyage of Discovery Serial: RB-02878 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the nature of Zen practice as an "arbitrary experiment," emphasizing the importance of embracing mistakes and randomness in spiritual practice. It discusses the notion of the "three worlds" in Buddhism (... *Practice, Time, Japan*	Richard Baker	Feb 27 2010 Crestone
Hokyo Zammai Class Serial: BZ-02087 - *Absolute-and-Relative, Discrimination, Transmission, Five Ranks, Subject-and-Object, Offering...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 2010 2
Interdependent Flow: Zen's Living Reality Serial: RB-02877 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the concept of interdependence in Zen Buddhism, emphasizing the activity-based perception of existence over the notion of permanent entities. It details the importance of perceiving each element as an activity,... *Dogen, Practice, Time*	Richard Baker	Feb 25 2010 Crestone
Beyond Mind: Embracing Formless Experience Serial: RB-02876 Practice-Period_Talks The talk addresses the tension between representation and presentation in understanding oneself, examining the limitations of discursive and self-referential thinking. The speaker explores the concept of enlightenment as a... *Practice, Enlightenment, Time*	Richard Baker	Feb 22 2010 Crestone
The Inanimate Teaching of the Dharma Serial: BZ-02086 - *Posture, Subject-and-Object, Ego, Continuous Practice, Separation, Conversation, Vow, Offering...*	Ross Blum	Feb 20 2010
Beyond Tea: Embracing In-Hearness Serial: RB-02875 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the "territory of practice" in Zen, emphasizing the instruction "don't invite your thoughts to tea" as a means to cultivate mindfulness and discernment between different mental states. The discussion highlights... *Practice, Posture, Enlightenment*	Richard Baker	Feb 17 2010 Crestone
Vashubandu Class Serial: BZ-02084 Class 4 of 4 - *Subject-and-Object, Anger, Diversity, Discrimination, Building, Addiction, Ego, Gratitude,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2010 4
Vashubandu Class Serial: BZ-02085 - *Building, Karma, Vow, Continuous Practice, Ego, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Attachment,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2010 3
Vashubandu Class Serial: BZ-02082 Class 1 of 4 - *Anger, Doubt, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Religion, Subject-and-Object, Nirvana, Daily Life,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 2010 1
Vashubandu Class Serial: BZ-02083 Class 2 of 4 - *Discrimination, Demons, Nirvana Sutra, Intuition, Karma, Passions, Cultivation, Duality, Vow...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 2010 2
Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-02081 - *Funeral, Practice Period, Instruction, Soto Zen, Nirvana, Separation, Conversation, Vow,...*	Ron Nestor	Feb 13 2010
Beyond Thoughts: Embracing Empty Awareness Serial: RB-02874B Practice-Period_Talks This talk explores the practice of shifting from associative thinking to a non-conceptual state of mind, often achieved through repeated zazen. It discusses the role of discursive thinking as a form of desire and delusion,... *Desire, Posture, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2010 Crestone
Sensing the Mindful Path Serial: RB-02873 Practice-Period_Talks The talk elaborates on the nuances of Zen practice, focusing on the exploration and experience of the senses and their relation to mind and perception. Emphasizing the differentiation between "feeling" and "thinking," the... *Practice, Posture, Time*	Richard Baker	Feb 07 2010 Crestone
Continuous Compassion for Karmic Consciousness - *Karmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Hindrances*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 06 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage
Continuous Compassion for Karmic Consciousness - *Karmic Consciousness, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Transmission*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 06 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Practice Not Practicing Serial: BZ-02080 - *Right Effort, Evil, Anger, Cultivation, confusion, Precepts, Instruction, Doubt, Building, Ego...*	Robert Rosenbaum	Feb 06 2010
Zen Insights: Beyond Words and Thoughts Serial: RB-02872 Practice-Period_Talks This talk explores the interplay between non-conceptuality and conceptuality in Zen practice, focusing on the challenges of expressing non-conceptual mind through writing. It delves into the differences between lay and monastic... *Practice, Time, Monastic Practice*	Richard Baker	Feb 05 2010 Crestone
Practicing Zen In Illness, Disability, and Old Age Serial: BZ-02079 - *Ego, War, Monastic Practice, Priest, Mill Valley, Priest-and-Lay, American*	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Jan 30 2010
Zen Silence: Embracing the Present Serial: RB-02871 Practice-Period_Talks This talk explores the concept of a "practice period," focusing on the benefits of creating an environment insulated from distractions to deepen monastic and Zen practices. It discusses the koan of Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced... *Buddha, Practice, Silence*	Richard Baker	Jan 27 2010 Crestone
Zen's Interconnected Space Realized Serial: RB-02870 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the concept of a "field" as a crucial element of Zen practice, where the actualization of this field facilitates the experience of interdependence and inclusive all-at-onceness. It emphasizes how Zen teachings... *Practice, Interdependence, Breath*	Richard Baker	Jan 25 2010 Crestone
What the Holy Ones Did Not Preach Serial: BZ-02078 Essence of Mind, One-Day Sitting - BCR-28, First Principle, Intuition, Don't Know Mind, Passions, Buddha Mind, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Divergence in Spiritual Practice Serial: RB-02869 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the contrasting concepts of divergence and convergence from a Buddhist perspective, emphasizing the importance of embracing divergence and incompletion as fundamental to life and spiritual practice. It discusses... *Stillness, Practice, Buddha*	Richard Baker	Jan 22 2010 Crestone
Zen Concepts in Practice Transformation Serial: RB-02868 Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the intersection of Zen practice with concepts, examining their foundational role in shaping perception and practice. Concepts like vows and the koan structure underpin Zen practice, emphasizing shifts in... *Practice, Culture, Lay*	Richard Baker	Jan 20 2010 Crestone
Zen Beyond Monastery Walls Serial: RB-02867 Practice-Period_Talks The talk discusses the interplay between monastic and lay practice in Zen Buddhism, focusing on how practitioners can integrate serious practice into their everyday lives without the traditional monastic commitment. The discourse... *Practice, Practice Period, Time*	Richard Baker	Jan 17 2010 Crestone
The Gift that Doesn't Stop Giving Serial: BZ-02077 Greed, Virtue and Practice, Saturday Lecture - Monks, Addiction, Current Events, Dragons, Building, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Women's Practice Serial: BZ-02076 - *Intimacy, Attachment, Lineage, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission,...*	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jan 09 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
New Year's Dharma Greeting - *Karmic Consciousness, Demons, Zenki, Silence*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 03 2010 No Abode Hermitage
The Advantage of New Years Serial: BZ-02075 - *New Year, Happiness, Bodhidharma, Emotions, Impermanence, Precepts, Culture, Fox, Vow,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 02 2010
On Enlightenment and Delusion - *Emptiness, War, Politics, Intimacy, American*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 17 2009 The Yoga Room
Deep Faith in Cause and Effect has now become Deep Faith in Being a Sentient Being - *Silence, Gratitude, Priest, New Year*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 12 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Commemorating Buddha's Enlightenment Serial: BZ-02074 Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Rohatsu Day 7 - Abhidharma, Genjokoan, Vasubandhu, Ego, Birth-and-Death, Five Ranks, Anger, Nirvana, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Deep Faith in Cause and Effect has now become Deep Faith in Being a Sentient Being - *Karmic Consciousness, Faith*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 12 2009 Morning No Abode Hermitage
Breath in Zazen Serial: BZ-02073 Universal Activity, Rohatsu Day 6 - *confusion, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Daily Life, Duality, Buddha Nature, Beginners,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
On Enlightenment and Delusion - *Emptiness, Posture, American*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 10 2009 The Yoga Room
We Always Practice Under Restriction Serial: BZ-02072 Ability and Disability, Rohatsu Day 5 - Zazen, confusion, Funeral, Posture, Instruction, Karma, Forgiveness, Beginners, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Beyond Dharma and Dharmas Serial: BZ-02071 Poem on Rohatsu, Rohatsu Day 4 - Abhidharma, Five Skandhas, Big Mind, Discrimination, Karma, Concentration, Don't Know...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Everything is Presenting Itself Serial: BZ-02070 Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 3 - Intimacy, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2009 Berkeley Zen Center

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