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Title	Speaker	Date
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00255 Class 7 of 9 - *Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Sixth Patriarch, Samsara, Building, Nirvana...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 08 1996 7 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice in the USA Serial: BZ-00797B - Anger, Impermanence, Hate, American, Ordination, Chanting, Vow, Karma, Samsara, Dragons...	Thich Minh Duc	Aug 03 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00254 Class 6 of 9 - *Attachment, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Non-attachment, Nirvana, Samsara, Repentance, Teacher-and-...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 01 1996 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma and Feeling One’s Inherent Beauty Serial: BZ-00797A - Karma, Culture, Sangha, Gratitude, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, confusion, Building, Emotions...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jul 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Boundless Abodes Serial: BZ-00798B Saturday Lecture - Brahmaviharas, Anger, Equanimity, Emotions, Sixth Patriarch, Hindrances, Happiness, Building,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Reflections of Innate Enlightenment Serial: EB-00120 The talk begins with reflections on the nature of enlightenment and its perception through teachings in Zen, particularly using Dogen's metaphor of enlightenment as the moon reflected in water. It critiques the common desire for... *Delusion, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen*	Edward Brown	Jul 18 1996
18 Points of Practice, Ego, Acceptance of Your Situation Serial: BZ-00798A Saturday Lecture - Ego, Ego, Non-duality, Hate, Precepts, Posture, Attachment	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00799B Saturday Lecture - Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-00119 Lecture - *First Principle, Practice Period, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1996 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Zen Consciousness: Living the Immediate Serial: RB-00959 Seminar_Zen-Dharma,_Its_Teaching_and_Practice The talk primarily discusses the concept of consciousness in Zen Buddhism, emphasizing immediate, secondary, and borrowed consciousness. It highlights how Zen practice encourages living in immediate consciousness while... *Consciousness, Practice, Suffering*	Richard Baker	Jun 30 1996
Interconnectedness through Zen's Doubtful Vision Serial: RB-00960 Seminar_Zen-Dharma,_Its_Teaching_and_Practice The talk examines Zen Buddhism as both a religion of faith and vision, contrasting with Western religions, and places emphasis on the unique role of existential doubt in Zen practice. It delves into the concept of... *Buddha, Faith, Practice*	Richard Baker	Jun 30 1996
Blue Cliff Record Case #18 Serial: BZ-00799A - *Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, First Principle, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and...*	Steve Proskauer	Jun 29 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindful Interconnection in Zen Practice Serial: RB-00958 Talk The talk discusses the foundations of morality in Buddhism, emphasizing how personal experience and non-duality influence ethical behavior, rather than strict adherence to societal rules. It further explores the concept of... *Practice, Time, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Jun 29 1996
Zen Posture: Gateway to Mindfulness Serial: RB-00957 Talk The talk focuses on Zen meditation posture and breathing techniques to deepen mindfulness and stabilize consciousness. Emphasis is placed on the interconnectedness of posture and mental states, the importance of accepting one's... *Practice, Posture, Breath*	Richard Baker	Jun 29 1996
Zen's Path: Present Moment Awareness Serial: RB-00956 Talk The talk on June 29th, 1996, discusses Zen practice in the context of its relationship to Buddhism and broader spiritual practices. The speaker emphasizes that Zen is not separate from Buddhism and critiques the Western tendency... *Practice, Buddhism, Meditation*	Richard Baker	Jun 29 1996
Zen Moments: Living the Present Serial: RB-00955 Talk The talk delves into the practice of Zen Buddhism, highlighting the experience of living directly in the present moment, devoid of theological constructs, by reflecting on ordinary activities and relationships, such as engaging... *Posture, Practice, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Jun 28 1996
Shosan and Shuso Ceremony Preparation Serial: BZ-00800B Appropriate Question and Respons, Sesshin Day 5 - Shosan, Shuso, Ceremony, Practice Period, Karma, Commitment, Conversation, Ego, Harmonizing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui Neng's Instruction on Dhyana and Imperturbability Serial: BZ-00800A Rohatsu Day 4 - Hui Neng, Dhyana, Imperturbability, Big Mind, Dream World, Discrimination, Samadhi, Absolute-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Nonobjectivity Serial: BZ-00801B Sesshin Day 3 Lecture - *Practice Period, Platform Sutra, Intimacy, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Composure, Commitment,...*	Ross Blum	Jun 21 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Composure Serial: BZ-00801A Sesshin Day 2 - Composure, Composure, Anger, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Bowing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00253 Class 5 of 9 - *Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay Practice...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1996 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan’s Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00802B - *Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Oneness, Discrimination, Bell, Nirvana, Separation, Offering,...*	Ross Blum	Jun 08 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00252 Class 4 of 9 - *Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Nirvana, Enemies, Samsara, Ego, Attachment, Intimacy, Doubt, Daily...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 06 1996 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case # 29 Serial: BZ-00802A Hui Neng "Mind That Moves"; Intentionality, Saturday Lecture - Hui Neng, Intention, MM-29, Bell, Diversity, Silence, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00251 Class 3 of 9 - *Buddha Nature, Repentance, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Duality, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 30 1996 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #25 Serial: BZ-00803B Hui Neng Bed & Bowl, Saturday Lecture - Hui Neng, MM-25, Evil, Lay, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00250 Class 2 of 9 - *Attachment, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Sixth Patriarch,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 24 1996 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Tung Shan’s Poem Serial: BZ-00803A Shusho talk #1 - *Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Soto Zen, Lineage, Birth-and-Death, Offering, Rinzai,...*	Ross Blum	May 18 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Stillness Amidst Western Rhythms Serial: RB-00954 Talk This talk addresses the challenges and philosophies of establishing and maintaining a Zen practice center, Johanneshof, in a Western cultural context. The speaker emphasizes the importance of the physical embodiment of practice,... *Practice, Karma, Stillness*	Richard Baker	May 16 1996 Crestone
Work Practice (Fushin Samu) Serial: BZ-00804B Saturday Lecture - Work, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Interview, Karma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00249 Class 1 of 9 - *Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Evil, Demons, Discrimination, Ordination, Karma, Lineage,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 09 1996 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-00804A Shuso Talk - *Practice Period, War, Impermanence, Happiness, Bell, Conversation, Offering, Posture,...*	Ross Blum	May 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Setting the Tone for Practice Period Serial: BZ-00805B Saturday Lecture - Practice Period, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Daily Life, Commitment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 05 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Unstructured Mind, Limitless Reality Serial: RB-01589 Seminar The talk explores the concept of an "unstructured mind" in Zen practice, emphasizing the distinction between cognitive perception of oneself and the surrounding world and experiencing reality through a continuum that does not... *Consciousness, Time, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Embracing the Unstructured Zen Mind Serial: RB-01590 Seminar The main focus of the talk involves the concept of "unstructured mind" in Zen practice, emphasizing the transition from structured, conceptual intention to realizing an unstructured state of mind. It explores the role of the... *Practice, Stillness*	Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Blissful Cognition in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01591 Seminar The seminar delves into the concept of "Blissful Cognition" within Zen practice, examining how intellectual analysis can lead to valid cognition and deep bliss in the Yogacara Buddhist tradition. The discussion highlights the... *Buddha, Consciousness, Work*	Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Awakening: Cultivating Unconstructed Consciousness Serial: RB-01592 Seminar The talk emphasizes the concept of Buddha-awareness as a continuum that exists within individual experiences, asserting that this awareness surfaces in varying degrees depending on one's ability to move beyond habitual mental... *Buddha, Intention, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Zen Reality: Engaging Mindfully with Life Serial: RB-01588 Seminar This talk explores the concept of "the pure body of reality" and its profound implications within Zen Buddhism. The discussion focuses on understanding reality as an experiential series of acts, distinct from any external... *Stillness, Koan, Practice*	Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Finding Stillness Within Activity Serial: RB-00953 Talk_The_One_Who_Is_Not_Busy The talk analyzes the koan involving Yunyan and Daowu, exploring the theme of "The One Who Is Not Busy" as both a practical resource and a profound Zen teaching. It emphasizes the simultaneous presence of stillness amidst... *Stillness, Practice, Time*	Richard Baker	Apr 29 1996 Hamburg
Ordination & Precepts Serial: BZ-00805A Saturday Lecture - Ordination, Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Evil, Giving-and-Taking, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Work and Practice Serial: BZ-00118 Lecture - Practice, Work, Parinirvana, Samadhi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1996
Blue Cliff Record: Case #50 Serial: BZ-00806B One-Day Sitting - BCR-50, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Separation, Doubt, Dragons, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00806A Saturday Lecture - BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Concentration, Separation, Offering, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind Beyond Boundaries: Zen's True Essence Serial: RB-01616 Sesshin The talk explores the essence of sesshin, focusing on the gathering and sustaining of a non-discriminating, objectless mind—a state free from the mental clutter of likes, dislikes, and habitual self-observation. Emphasis is... *Practice, Dharmakaya, Koan*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Embracing Bliss Through Zen Meditation Serial: RB-01612A Sesshin The talk explores the practice of Zen meditation, focusing on achieving meditative stabilization or Samadhi, and using it as a key to unlocking insight (vipassana) and experiencing an innate condition of bliss. Through insights... *Buddha, Practice, Concentration*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Zen Symbols: Pathways to Direct Insight Serial: RB-01612B Sesshin The talk explores various symbolic objects in Zen practice, such as staffs and fans, emphasizing their metaphorical significance in representing different aspects of teaching. The core theme revolves around the concept of "... *Buddhism, Time, Practice*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Embodied Dignity Through Zazen Practice Serial: RB-01613 Sesshin The talk addresses the concepts of "basic dignity" and the "energy of basic dignity" as it relates to Buddhist practice, particularly in zazen. It elaborates on the enacting of the Buddha through meditation, referencing Dogen's... *Buddha, Practice, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Unifying Mind, Speech, and Action Serial: RB-01614A Sesshin This talk discusses the Zen practice of aligning body, speech, and mind, emphasizing the integration of daily actions with spiritual practice. It highlights the symbolic nature of speech as a unifying force and explores direct... *Practice, Time, Faith*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Beyond Traditions: Zen's Hidden Nourishments Serial: RB-01615 Sesshin The talk discusses the parallels between ritual behaviors of animals and human actions, focusing on the concept of the "four foods" in Zen practice, which are forms of nourishment beyond physical food, incorporating aspects of... *Buddha, Practice, Koan*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Zen Flow: Integrating Practice in Life Serial: RB-01614B Sesshin The talk focuses on integrating Zen practice into daily life, emphasizing the metaphor of water as the practice field and exploring the Bodhisattva spirit of friendliness. It discusses how lineage in Zen entails inheriting the... *Practice, Daily Life, Study*	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg

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