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Title	Speaker	Date
"Cooking Your Life" (Uchiyama and Dogen): Meeting the Source Serial: BZ-00992 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 - Tenzo Kyokun, Practice Position, Practice Position, Intuition, Discrimination, Practice Period...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2007 1 Berkeley Zen Center
"Cooking Your Life": Commentary Serial: BZ-00993A Teaching Retreat, part 2 of 2 - Tenzo Kyokun, Practice Period, Monkey Mind, Intuition, Buddha Nature, Ego, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2007 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindful Unity: Integrating Mind and Body Serial: RB-01660F Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The discourse focuses on the practice of the four foundations of mindfulness from early Buddhism. It highlights the importance of integrating mind and body beyond mere physical practices to anchor one's awareness in these... *Practice, Anger, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Mindfulness: Awareness in Everyday Life Serial: RB-01660E Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk primarily delves into the concept of mindfulness, examining its evolving understanding within the seminar context and its practical applications in daily life. It explores the relationship between mindfulness, intention... *Mindfulness, Practice, Intention*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Body-Centric Paths to Awareness Serial: RB-01660D Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk focuses on the practice and philosophy of mindfulness, specifically the four foundations of mindfulness, emphasizing the mindfulness of the body as a gateway to understanding the others. It discusses the transformative... *Practice, Mindfulness, Intention*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Embodied Mindfulness Across Philosophies Serial: RB-01660C Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk explores the relationship between consciousness and time, contrasting Western philosophical concepts of the soul with Buddhist ideas. It argues that, in contrast to Western philosophies that emphasize intellectual... *Consciousness, Mindfulness, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Mindfulness: Practicing the Present Moment Serial: RB-01660B Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk centers on the exploration of the practice of mindfulness, particularly the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as outlined in Buddhist teachings. The discussion emphasizes the importance of breaking the habit of seeing... *Consciousness, Practice, Mindfulness*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Zen Koans: Unveiling Dual Truths Serial: RB-01766 Winterbranches_5 The talk discusses the role of lineage and teachings in Zen practice, focusing on the koan relationship between Matsu and Baizhang. It examines the literary and constructed nature of Zen stories and koans, emphasizing their dual... *Koan, Practice, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Resonating with Koans: Daily Zen Practice Serial: RB-01772 Winterbranches_5 This talk examines the practice of engaging with koans in Zen Buddhism, illustrating how to effectively integrate koans into daily life through the method of "interleaving." Rather than seeking immediate comprehension or... *Practice, Koan, Continuous Practice*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Wild Ducks and Zen Enlightenment Serial: RB-01771 Winterbranches_5 The main thesis of the talk revolves around Case 53 of the Hekigan Roku, examining the koan concerning Matsu, Baizhang, and the wild ducks as a metaphor for the dynamics of apprenticeship, succession, and enlightenment in Zen... *Koan, Freedom, Enlightenment*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Connections: Trust Beyond Boundaries Serial: RB-01765 Winterbranches_5 The talk explores the distinctions among different types of friendships within the framework of Zen practice, focusing on the concepts of normal friendship, Dharma friendship, and relationships with teachers. It highlights the... *Practice, Time, Sangha*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Renewal: Embrace Each Moment Serial: RB-01769 Winterbranches_5 The talk examines the profound nature of the statement "Today is not the same as yesterday," emphasizing Zen's focus on continuous renewal and examining one's connection to the truth, culture, and lineage through the lens of... *Koan, Practice, Buddha*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Embracing Emptiness in Everyday Actions Serial: RB-01763 Winterbranches_5 The talk explores the concept of "Buddha activity" and its distinction from ordinary actions, emphasizing an introspective approach to understanding and practicing it in daily life. Discussion topics include the significance of... *Buddha, Practice, Koan*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Embracing Impermanence in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01764 Winterbranches_5 The talk explores the themes of relinquishment, discernment, and renunciation within Zen practice, emphasizing the transient nature of reality and the potential for connection within impermanence. It engages with the intricate... *Consciousness, Buddha, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Embodying The Ingredients of Koans Serial: RB-01770 Winterbranches_5 This talk explores the process of engaging with koans, specifically focusing on the first koan from the "Book of Serenity," emphasizing the metaphor of ingredients as elements to be internalized rather than rushed into... *Koan, Time, Manjushri*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Questions, Cosmic Insights Serial: RB-01774 Winterbranches_5 This talk explores the intricacy of Zen practice within the framework of institutional tradition, the significance of koan work, and the psychological development facilitated by psychotherapy and Zen practice. It underscores the... *Koan, Work, Practice*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Interdependence: Presence in Practice Serial: RB-01773 Winterbranches_5 The talk explores the concept of interdependence and presence within Zen practice, emphasizing the integration of koans into everyday activities and the realization of a learned, physical naturalness. Attention and its role in... *Consciousness, Koan, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Koan Journeys: Understanding Through Zen Experience Serial: RB-01768 Winterbranches_5 The talk focuses on the transformative experience of engaging with koans during a week-long retreat, discussing the change in approach from initial resistance to a deeper understanding and integration of koans. It highlights the... *Koan, Work, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Mindfulness: The Core of Transformation Serial: RB-01660A Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness This talk elaborates on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness from Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing how attention forms the core of both life practice and spiritual attainment. It details how these foundations—attention... *Practice, Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Embodied Awareness Through Mindfulness Serial: RB-01660G Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk elaborates on the practice of the four foundations of mindfulness, with a specific focus on the 32 parts of the body. It discusses the exploration of body awareness through Zazen meditation, emphasizing the... *Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Zazen, Practice*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Hannover
Catalysts of Zen Practice Awakening Serial: RB-01767 Winterbranches_5 The talk explores the origins of one's decision to begin Zen practice, discussing how personal experiences and small events often serve as catalysts, alongside existential queries or crises. It debates the notion of when practice... *Practice, Japan, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Meditation in Action: The Crosses of Lafayette Serial: BZ-00991 Saturday Lecture - Chanting, War, Patience, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Peace,...	Baika Pratt	Aug 25 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - *Balance, Karmic Consequences, Confession-and-Repentance, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Emotions...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 21 2007 The Yoga Room
BCR: Case #75: "Ukyû's Unfair Blows" Serial: BZ-00990 Kid Zendo, Saturday Lecture - Ukyu, BCR-75, Giving-and-Taking, Teacher-and-Student, Absolute-and-Relative, Bell, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 18 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - *Nirvana, Faith, Buddha Nature, difficulty*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 14 2007 The Yoga Room
How to Practice Serial: BZ-00989 Being Creative in Practice, Saturday Lecture - Practice, Creativity, Monastic Practice, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Big Mind, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 11 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - Obstacles, Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Confession-and-Repentance, Faith, Passions, Nirvana...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 2007 The Yoga Room
BCR: Case #74: "Kingyu Osho-Rice Pot" (Dear Bodhisattvas) Serial: BZ-00988 BCR: Case #93: "Taiko's 'You For Devil'", Saturday Lecture - BCR-74, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Fox, Monastic Practice, Dogen, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - *Discrimination, Giving-and-Taking, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Non-discrimination, Desire, Bowing,...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 31 2007 The Yoga Room
Only a Buddha and a Buddha The Lotus Sutra says that the desire to help beings open to Buddha's wisdom is the condition for Buddha's appearing in this world. - *Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Desire, Religion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2007 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Worship of the Buddha When a person pays homage and bows to the Buddhas, there is just one Buddha with no other person. - *Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Duality, Dogen, War*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2007 Morning No Abode Hermitage
Growing Old with Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00987 Saturday Lecture - Culture, Interview, Hate, War	Meghan Collins	Jul 28 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - *Patience, Desire, Teacher-and-Student, Confession-and-Repentance, Lotus Sutra, Commitment,...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 24 2007 The Yoga Room
The Five Powers of Practice and How They Interact Serial: BZ-00986 Kid Zendo: Zen: inside and outside the circle's center, Saturday Lecture - Practice, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Intuition, Mahayana, Instruction, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Zen Serial: BZ-01276 Saturday Lecture - *Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Nirvana, Lay Practice, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Oneness,...*	Daigaku Rumme	Jul 17 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - *Nirvana, Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Bell, Letting Go, Bodhisattva Way, Desire*...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 17 2007 The Yoga Room
The Highest Happiness - *Interdependence, Money*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 15 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Prajna Paramita The "Perfection of Wisdom" is the bodhisattva's understanding of emptiness, which is available to those who are settled in the conventional world. - *Emptiness, Discrimination, Breath, Observe*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 14 2007 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
The Bodhisattva and the Mahayana "Enlightening beings" are committed to living for the benefit of all beings; they practice in the "universal vehicle" which includes everyone. - *Emptiness, Mahayana, Enemies, Complete Perfect Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 14 2007 Morning No Abode Hermitage
How Do We Support Our Intention, Moment by Moment? Serial: BZ-00985 One Day Sitting - *Four Noble Truths, Liberation, War, Impermanence, confusion, Nirvana*	Peter Overton	Jul 14 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and harmony among all beings. We will... - Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Nirvana, Attachment, Patience, Desire, Bowing, Discrimination...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 10 2007 The Yoga Room
Reading from “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”: Control Serial: BZ-00984 Saturday Lecture - Composure, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Impermanence, Mundane Life, Heart Sutra...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-01446 Monday morning talk - *Politics, Religion, Practice Period, Enemies, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Culture, War...*	Ken Knabb	Jul 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Dwelling in Thoughtless Presence Serial: RB-01657B Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher The talk centers on the concept of "thinking" in Zen Buddhism, specifically drawing from Dogen's phrase "think, not thinking" as expressed in Fukan Zazengi. The focus is on treating thinking as an expression of gratitude and... *Zazen, Dogen, Practice*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof
Breath, Language, and Non-Intention Serial: RB-01657D Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher This talk focuses on the exploration of language, breath, and the concept of non-intention in Zen practice. Influenced by Baker Roshi's teachings, the discussion evaluates how the act of listening to language, presence, and... *Breath, Time, Intention*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof
Unraveling Philosophies Across Time Serial: RB-01657E Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher The talk explores the challenge of interpreting Heidegger and Dogen through the limitations and transformations of language across time and translation. It emphasizes the ongoing dialogue and personal engagement with their works... *Dogen, Time, Effort*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof
Phrasal Harmony: Zen's Connectedness Pathway Serial: RB-01657I Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher The talk discusses the impact of Dogen's statements on practice, emphasizing how working with phrases can alter perception and enhance feelings of connectedness. Participants share experiences of how these phrases influence their... *Practice, Time, Community*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof
Embodied Mindfulness in Dogen's Zen Serial: RB-01657A Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher This talk emphasizes the integral role of non-discursive, bodily-awareness in both the practice of Zen and the interpretation of Dogen's teachings. The discussion highlights the significance of somatic phrases that penetrate... *Dogen, Zazen, Meditation*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof
Responding Authentically: Zen in Action Serial: RB-01657F Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher The talk emphasizes the importance of responding to life events from a place of authenticity, rather than from wounds or conditioning. The seminar involves exercises to practice mindful listening and speaking to enhance presence... *Bell, Work, Practice*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof
Mindful Embodiment in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01657G Seminar_Dogen_Statements_with Norman Fisher The main thesis of the talk revolves around exploring the use of phrases as a craft in Zen practice, particularly focusing on Dogen's concept of "dropping body and mind." The discussion touches upon how traditional and cultural... *Dogen, Practice, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Jul 2007 Johanneshof

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