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Title	Speaker	Date
Embodied Awareness in Zen Practice Serial: RB-03946 Practice-Week_The_Lived_Body This talk examines the non-dual relationship between mind and body, exploring how Western emphasis on mind and time contrasts with Eastern focus on body and space. The discussion highlights how distinctions, even if false, can... *Breath, Practice, Buddha*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Johanneshof
Mindfulness: Connecting Mind and Body Serial: RB-03223 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk explores the "Four Foundations of Mindfulness" from the Satipatthana Sutra, emphasizing its centrality to all Buddhist practice. Emphasizing the importance of "incubating" teachings, it presents mindfulness as a thorough... *Mindfulness, Practice, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Embodied Zen: Beyond Self and Silence Serial: RB-03944 Practice-Week_The_Lived_Body This talk explores the concept of "Body Self" within Zen philosophy, emphasizing how cultural perceptions and language shape our experience of embodiment. The discussion highlights how awareness of the "lived body" can transform... *Silence, Practice, Stillness*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Johanneshof
Embodied Self: Zen's Lived Body Insight Serial: RB-03945 Practice-Week_The_Lived_Body The talk focuses on the philosophical exploration of the "lived body," a key concept in Zen practice, encouraging participants to internalize this idea as both a personal and collective seminar. Discussion involves how one's... *Love, Time, Practice*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Johanneshof
Embodied Mindfulness in Everyday Life Serial: RB-03224 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as a fundamental practice that transcends formal Buddhist practice, emphasizing its practical application to everyday life. Attention is given to the roles of bodily awareness... *Posture, Culture, Practice*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Awareness Beyond Mindfulness Boundaries Serial: RB-03228 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk examines the nuanced distinctions between mindfulness and non-interfering consciousness, emphasizing that mindfulness can initially appear to interfere with natural processes but eventually integrates into a broader... *Practice, Koan, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Mindful Unity: Body, Breath, Elements Serial: RB-03229 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk explores the concept of the "Four Foundations of Mindfulness," examining the practice's historical roots in Zen Buddhism and the evolution of mindfulness practices. Key discussions include the interpretation of... *Practice, Mindfulness, Bodhidharma*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Mindful Harmony Through Language Serial: RB-03227 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk centers on the exploration of the "Four Foundations of Mindfulness," emphasizing the use of language and the concept of the "syllable body" from the Lankavatara Sutra. It encourages participants to engage in discussions... *Time, Love, Observe*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Mindfulness Without Interference: Zen Insights Serial: RB-03230 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The main thesis of the talk focuses on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, particularly examining the mindfulness of emotions and its practice, non-interference, and how sensations and emotions are part of mindfulness practices... *Mindfulness, Practice, Anger*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Sangha Mindfulness: East Meets West Serial: RB-03221 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness The talk explores the differences between Western and Eastern philosophies regarding individualism, group culture, and the concepts of being versus becoming. It discusses the role of Sangha in Buddhism, emphasizing community... *Japan, Buddhism, Culture*	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Reflections on Emptiness Serial: BZ-01320B Saturday Lecture - *Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Liberation, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Nirvana, War, Attachment...*	Peter Overton	Apr 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultivating the Heart in Practice Serial: EB-00214 The talk examines the concept of good-heartedness and how it is often undervalued in spiritual practice. Through anecdotes, teachings from Zen Master Dogen, and personal reflections, the discussion highlights the importance of... *Instruction, Religion, Bell, Chanting*	Edward Brown	Apr 25 2005
Sincere Engagement in Zen Practice Serial: EB-00325 The talk explores the importance of sincere effort and wholehearted practice in Zen, drawing from Dogen's "Instructions to the Cook." The narrative includes personal anecdotes about cooking challenges and emphasizes that genuine... *Dragons, Bell, Instruction, Tenzo, Sangha*	Edward Brown	Apr 25 2005
Perceptions of Understanding: The Five Skandas Serial: BZ-01319B - *Silence, Bodhidharma, Lay, Practice Period, Bowing, Oneness, Priest, Lay Practice, Five Ranks...*	Ross Blum	Apr 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Guidelines for Practice Period Serial: BZ-01318B One-Day Sitting - Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Forgiveness, Daily Life, Precepts, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 16 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Love in the Context of Practice: Turning Toward, Not Away Serial: BZ-01317 Saturday Lecture - *Blue Cliff Record, Culture, Buddha's Birthday, Practice Period, Book of Serenity,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 02 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
On Race Serial: BZ-00601 Sesshin Day 7 - Diversity, Culture, Lay, Discrimination, Hate, Soto Zen, Silence, confusion, Bell, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00584 Sesshin day 7 - *Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Zoom, Demons,...*	Leslie James	Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Find Out for Yourself Serial: BZ-00600 Sesshin Day 6 - *Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Intuition, Non-duality, Duality, Transmission, Priest...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 2005
Teacher-Student Relationships Serial: BZ-00599 Hierarchy, Sesshin Day 5 - Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Practice Period, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 2005
Precepts, Student-Teacher Relationship Serial: BZ-00598 Sesshin Day 4 - Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Big Mind, Chanting...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 26 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Heart Sutra: Practicing Nonattainment Serial: BZ-01316C Saturday Lecture - *Transmission, Lay Practice, Priest, Politics, Lay, Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Ordination,...*	Raul Moncayo	Mar 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Dongshan Serial: BZ-00593 Sesshin Day 3 - *Three Treasures, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart...*	Greg Fain	Mar 25 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Nirvana, the Waterfall Serial: BZ-00597 Sesshin Day 2 - Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Separation, Subject-and-Object, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 24 2005
Sitting Zazen Serial: BZ-00596 Sesshin Day 1 - Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Building, Patience, Instruction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 23 2005
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00585 Zendo Lecture - *Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Vow, Bowing,...*	Paul Haller	Mar 21 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Zen Of Business Administration Serial: SF-00036 Sunday Talk.Life at Green Gulch in the 1970s; giving, fearlessness; improv; no mistakes; parenting. The talk explores the integration of Zen principles, particularly the practice of generosity, fearlessness, and flexibility, into business and daily life. Drawing from personal experiences, including time spent at Green Gulch and... *Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Daily Life, Koan,...*	Marc Lesser	Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Wallace Stevens and Emptiness Serial: BZ-01315 - *Lotus Sutra, Separation, Five Ranks, Evil, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Uchiyama, Politics,...*	Mary Mocine	Mar 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi: A Positive Mental Attitude Serial: BZ-01314B Saturday Lecture - Soto Zen, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Lay, Attachment, Hindrances...	Ron Nestor	Mar 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4 Serial: BZ-00588 Lecture, second half of part 4 - Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Way seeking Mind, Part 4 Serial: BZ-01571 Part 4, first half - Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Humility, Doubt, Passions, Conversation, War...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
March 15th, 2005, Serial No. 01572 Serial: BZ-01572 - *Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Doubt, Ordination, Priest...*		Mar 15 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00766 Class 12 of 12 - *Culture, Precepts, Practice Position, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil, Patience, Religion, American...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 2005 12 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 3 Serial: BZ-00589 Lecture - Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Building, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2005
March 14th, 2005, Serial No. 01570 Serial: BZ-01570 - *Monastic Practice, Priest, Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Soto Zen, American, Lay,...*		Mar 14 2005
Way Seeking Mind Serial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. The central theme of the talk explores the journey to becoming a Zen monk, interweaving personal experiences of growing up Jewish and interacting with the Beat Generation, ultimately leading to significant relationships with... Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 2 Serial: BZ-00590 Lecture - Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Monastic Practice, Priest, Fundraising, Building,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005
2005.03.13-serial.00177 Serial: SO-00177 The talk reflects on the life and teachings of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, emphasizing his journey through illness, poverty, and his search for truth through Zen practice. Uchiyama Roshi is portrayed as a dedicated monk who grappled... *Practice, Buddha, Time*		Mar 13 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00767 Class 11 of 12 - *Pure Existence, Practice Position, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Daily Life, Continuous...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 12 2005 11 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00768 Class 10 of 12 - *Subject-and-Object, Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Nirvana, Daily Life,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 2005 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Zendo Talk Serial: BZ-00587 - *Berkeley Zen Center, Practice Period, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Vow, Precepts,...*	Pat Phalen	Mar 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 1 Serial: BZ-00591 Lecture 1 of 4 - Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, War, Platform Sutra, Hate, Building, Posture, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 08 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
March 8th, 2005, Serial No. 01573, Side A Serial: BZ-01573A - *War, Platform Sutra, Building, Hate, Posture, American, Ego*		Mar 08 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00769 Class 9 of 12 - *Ego, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Five Ranks, Karma, Eight Aspects, Gaining Mind,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 06 2005 9 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Heart Sutra: Emptiness Described Through the Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01312C Saturday Lecture - *Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego, Nirvana,...*	Raul Denkei Moncayo	Mar 05 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Two Paths to the Dharma Serial: SF-00080 The talk explores personal journeys within the Dharma, focusing on the distinct paths of practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Zen Buddhism. It reflects on cultural and institutional influences associated with these... *Practice Period, Liberation, Bodhidharma, Mahayana, Study Period, Lineage, Letting Go, Four...*	Ryushin Paul Haller, Acharya Gaylon Ferguson	Mar 04 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00770 Class 8 of 12 - *Five Ranks, Transmission, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Light-and-Darkness,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 2005 8 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00771 Class 7 of 12 - *Discrimination, Ego, Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Evil, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Sixth...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 28 2005 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Emotions and Attachment Serial: BZ-00574 Sesshin Day 7 - Emotions, Attachment, Attachment, Four Noble Truths, Dream World, Emotions, Two Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 2005
Make Your Vow and Root it Deeply Serial: BZ-01311B - Vow, Greed, Mahayana, Daily Life, Religion, American, Priest, Rinzai, Bodhidharma...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Feb 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center

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