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Title	Speaker	Date
Dogen’s Writings: Commentary on “Enlightenment Unfolds” Serial: BZ-00932 Class 4 of 4 - *Lotus Sutra, Dream World, Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Emotions, Impermanence, Karma, confusion,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 09 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Timeless Wisdom in Moments Serial: RB-01199B Practice-Period_Talks The talk explores the concept of ancient wisdom, emphasizing the transformative aspects of practice and the importance of shifting one's viewpoint. It discusses the integration of ancient teachings into contemporary life,... *Practice, Wisdom, Time*	Richard Baker	Mar 07 2000 Crestone
Karma Liberation Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-01199A Practice-Period_Talks The talk discusses the concept of karma from the perspective of practice within Zen Buddhism. It emphasizes the transformation of personal experience through attentive practice, describing this as moving from a "karma fluid zone... *Practice, Breath, Posture*	Richard Baker	Mar 07 2000 Crestone
Dragon Zazen Serial: BZ-00205A - *Dragons, Concentration, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Instruction, Rinzai, Bowing, Soto...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 04 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Compassion's Embrace: Wisdom Beyond Control Serial: EB-00006 The talk examines the Heart Sutra, focusing on the first line to articulate the intricate relationship between awareness, suffering, and compassion in Zen philosophy. It explores the concepts of wisdom (Prajnaparamita) and how it... *Heart Sutra, Sutra, Sengai, Chanting, Avalokiteshvara*	Edward Brown	Feb 27 2000
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00204B Fire Heats, Saturday Lecture - Sandokai, Branching Streams, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Branching Streams, Gratitude,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana/His Last Teaching Serial: BZ-00204A The 8 Awarenesses of an Enlightened Being, Saturday Lecture - Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Enlightenment, Eight Awarenesses, Anger, Samadhi, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen's Timeless Path of Enlightenment Serial: RB-01202 Seminar_Causation_and_Realization The seminar on "Causation and Realization" explores various dimensions of enlightenment within Zen practice, emphasizing the experiential nature of enlightenment beyond cultural frameworks and its manifestations in art and... *Enlightenment, Practice, Time*	Richard Baker	Feb 18 2000 Johanneshof
Embodying Non-Dual Presence Serial: RB-01203 Seminar_Causation_and_Realization The talk mainly explores the concepts of causation, realization, and non-duality in Buddhist practice, emphasizing the importance of moment-to-moment presence and perception. It suggests that enlightenment can be enacted by... *Enlightenment, Practice, Karma*	Richard Baker	Feb 18 2000 Johanneshof
Karma and Zen: Living the Practice Serial: RB-01200 Seminar_Causation_and_Realization The talk explores the concepts of causation, realization, enlightenment, and practice within Zen Buddhism, emphasizing a nuanced understanding of karma as conditional and non-deterministic. It outlines the importance of... *Practice, Posture, Mindfulness*	Richard Baker	Feb 18 2000 Johanneshof
Awakening Through Mindful Presence Serial: RB-01201 Seminar_Causation_and_Realization The seminar focuses on understanding practices related to acceptance and realization in Zen, emphasizing how simple actions can lead to profound insights. The discussion explores concepts of completion and perfection in daily... *Practice, Buddhism, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Feb 18 2000 Johanneshof
Interconnected Journeys in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01190B Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk discusses the integration of practice into daily life within the Zen tradition, emphasizing collaboration over individualism and exploring how consciousness connects us beyond physical boundaries. Key topics include the... *Practice, Enlightenment, Posture*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Enlightenment Through Continuous Practice Serial: RB-01190A Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization This talk explores the nature of causation and realization within the framework of Zen practice, focusing on the Avatamsaka Sutra's questions about enlightenment and the practices of enlightening beings. The discussion emphasizes... *Practice, Zazen, Lay*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Present Moment, Enlightenment Unveiled Serial: RB-01192 Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk examines the intricate relationship between enlightenment practices and the present moment, discussing how fundamental enlightenment forms the basis of all enlightenment experiences. The discourse outlines four types of... *Practice, Enlightenment, Mindfulness*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Transcending Perception Through Zen Mindfulness Serial: RB-01196 Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk centers on mindfulness practice, addressing the challenge of perceiving reality as it truly is, liberated from subjective constructions. It discusses the role of consciousness and mental representations in experiencing... *Practice, Consciousness, Time*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Zen Harmony: Mind, Breath, Unity Serial: RB-01195 Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk explores the intersection of Zen practice with mindfulness, particularly focusing on the integration of mind and breath, the concept of non-duality in Zen teachings, and the bodhisattva vow as central to self and... *Practice, Buddha, Breath*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Integrating Zen Into Daily Life Serial: RB-01193 Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk explores the intricacies of Zen practice, emphasizing the integration of practice with everyday life rather than treating it as a separate entity. It delves into the philosophical underpinnings of practice, drawing on... *Practice, Zazen, Love*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Embodied Clarity Through Zazen Serial: RB-01194 Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk centers on the relationship between bodily awareness in zazen practice and the development of spiritual realization. It discusses how zazen can lead to a clearer mind by navigating through karma, describing how... *Practice, Time, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Embracing Chaos: A Zen Path Serial: RB-01191 Practice-Week_Causation_and_Realization The talk discusses the interplay between acceptance and completion, highlighting the unpredictability of life and the necessity of embracing the tension between order and chaos as central to Zen practice. It emphasizes the role... *Practice, Enlightenment, Japan*	Richard Baker	Feb 12 2000 Johanneshof
Attachment and Death Serial: BZ-00203 - *Impermanence, Attachment, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen...*	Mary Mocine	Feb 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Writings: Commentary on “Enlightenment Unfolds” Serial: BZ-00926 Class 1 of 4 - *Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Karma, Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Ego,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 03 2000 1 Berkeley Zen Center
2000.02.02-serial.00122 Serial: SO-00122 - *Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Freedom, Attachment, Ordination,...*		Feb 02 2000
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00202B Saturday Lecture - Sandokai, Branching Streams, Anger, Duality, Branching Streams, Composure, Happiness, Culture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00202A Zen Words, Saturday Lecture - Sandokai, Branching Streams, Branching Streams, Blue Cliff Record, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith as a Journey in Zen Serial: SF-00033 Sunday dharma talk. The talk explores the concept of faith within the context of Zen Buddhism, focusing on the idea that faith, rather than blind belief, involves a conviction born through introspection and practice. This conviction is tied to... *Dragons, Faith, New Year, Doubt, Mahayana, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Three Treasures...*	Daigan Lueck	Jan 02 2000
Religion and Culture in This Century and the Next. Serial: BZ-00201B Saturday Lecture - *New Year, Religion, Culture, American, Offering, Cultivation, Interview, Evil, Vow, War...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 30 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00201A Into the New Millennium, Saturday Lecture - Sandokai, Branching Streams, Branching Streams, New Year, Big Mind, Religion, Two Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Harmony Through Ferdinand's Path Serial: SF-00064 Sunday dharma talk. The talk explores themes of non-attachment in Zen practice, emphasizing the Middle Way as a path free from the dualities of existence and non-existence. By recounting the story of "Ferdinand the Bull," parallels are drawn to a... *Letting Go, Peace, Attachment, Freedom, Practice Period, Hindrances, Nirvana, Doubt,...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 05 1999
Shuso’s Encouragement Talk Serial: BZ-00200B Rohatsu Day 5 - *Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Patience, Buddha Mind, Ego, Transmission, Bell, Practice Period,...*	Richard Haefele	Dec 03 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00200A Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4 - Sandokai, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Big Mind, Oneness, Branching Streams, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00198B Rohatsu Day 1 - Sandokai, Branching Streams, Big Mind, Soto Zen, Observe, Discrimination, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
1999.11.28-serial.00153 Serial: EB-00153 -	Edward Brown	Nov 28 1999
Blue Cliff Record Case 1: Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu Serial: BZ-00198A - *Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Big Mind, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra, Bell, New Year, Gratitude,...*	Richard Haefele	Nov 27 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
1999.11.26-serial.00155 Serial: EB-00155 -	Edward Brown	Nov 26 1999
1999.11.26-serial.00154 Serial: EB-00154 -	Edward Brown	Nov 26 1999
Precious Mirror Samadhi: The Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00927 Class 8 of 8 - *Five Ranks, Big Mind, Culture, Observe, Samadhi, Mahayana, Duality, Vow, Buddha Nature,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 25 1999 8 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Mirror Samadhi, 8 of 8 Serial: BZ-01548 #duplicate-please-hide - Five Ranks, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Culture, Observe, Duality, Karma, Patience, Mahayana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 25 1999 BZC
Precious Mirror Samadhi: The Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00928 Class 7 of 8 - *Five Ranks, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Nirvana Sutra...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 11 1999 7 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Jewel Mirror Samadhi, 7 of 8 Serial: BZ-01547 - Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Discrimination, Mandala, Subject-and-Object, Jewel Mirror...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 11 1999 7 of 8 BZC
Zen Generosity: Beyond Material Giving Serial: EB-00005 The main focus of the talk is the concept of giving and generosity within the context of Zen Buddhism. It explores how giving can be understood beyond material offerings, highlighting simple actions like providing attention,... *Conversation, Buddha's Birthday, Dragons, Offering, Don't Know Mind*...	Edward Brown	Nov 07 1999
Marathon Practice of Intention Serial: BZ-00199B Saturday Lecture - Practice, Intention, Renunciation, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Zazen Mind, Branching Streams...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 06 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Mirror Samadhi, 6 of 8 Serial: BZ-00929 Fall practice period - *Five Ranks, Ego, Rinzai, Discrimination, Big Mind, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1999 6 of 8 BZC
October 28th, 1999, Serial No. 01546 Serial: BZ-01546 #duplicate-please-hide - Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks, Rinzai, Platform Sutra, Ego, Discrimination, Darkness and...		Nov 04 1999
Zen Aliveness: Embracing a Sentient Universe Serial: RB-01176 Talk_Sentient_World The talk addresses the concept of a sentient world, exploring the interplay between mind, body, and the universe in Zen practice. The speaker reflects on Zen's unique approach to understanding aliveness, emphasizing meditation's... *Practice, Time, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Nov 04 1999 Hannover
Fall Practice Period -- Secret Practice Serial: BZ-00199A Saturday Lecture - Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Monastic Practice, Study Period, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 30 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Mirror Samadhi, 5 of 8 Serial: BZ-00930 Class 5 of 8 - *Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Karma, Big Mind, confusion, Buddha Nature, Five Ranks, Harmonizing,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 1999 5 Berkeley Zen Center
October 28th, 1999, Serial No. 01545 Serial: BZ-01545 #duplicate-please-hide - *Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Big Mind, Karma, confusion, Ego, Five Ranks, Harmonizing, Absolute-and-...*		Oct 28 1999
Zen Practice and the Fourth Mind Serial: RB-01175 Talk The talk explores Zen practice, particularly focusing on the concept of a "fourth mind" that integrates the states of waking, dreaming, and non-dreaming deep sleep. The discussion emphasizes that Zen practice is fundamentally... *Practice, Posture, Breath*	Richard Baker	Oct 24 1999 Luzern
Zen is Feeling Life Serial: BZ-00197B - *American, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Priest, Bell, War...*	Steve Weintraub	Oct 23 1999 Berkeley Zen Center

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