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Title	Speaker	Date
Gateways to Liberation: Dogen’s “Plum Blossoms” and Oryoki Serial: BZ-00660A Lecture - *Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture, Anger, Oneness, Discrimination...*	Kathleen Gustin	Nov 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00215 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series explores the Mangala Sutta, an early Pali discourse or poem for... - Precepts, Humility, Sangha, Gratitude, New Year, Happiness, Religion, Beginners, Evil...	Piyasilo	Nov 11 1993 3 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and Therapy: Embracing Life's Challenges Serial: EB-00252 The talk explores the intersection of Zen teachings and psychotherapy, with a focus on embracing life’s inherent difficulties and the importance of relationship. Through various stories and metaphors, it illustrates the notion of... *Rinzai, Buddha's Birthday, zen meditation, Thich Nhat Hanh*	Edward Brown	Nov 09 1993
Nagarajuna and Dogen on Buddhanature Serial: BZ-00659B Happiness, Reward, and Love, One-Day Sitting - Buddha Nature, Happiness, Love, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 07 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00216 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series explores the Mangala Sutta, an early Pali discourse or poem for... - *Sangha, Religion, Precepts, Culture, Aspects of Practice, Impermanence, Daily Life, Separation...*	Piyasilo	Nov 04 1993 2 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Segaki/Halloween Serial: BZ-00659A Saturday Lecture - Seijiki, Offering, Karma, Demons, Vow, Culture, Funeral, Sangha, Liberation, Mindfulness, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 30 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00217 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series explores the Mangala Sutta, an early Pali discourse or poem for... - *Religion, Transmission, Evil, Chanting, Beginners, American, Liberation, Vinaya, Doubt, Lay...*	Piyasilo	Oct 28 1993 1 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #51 Serial: BZ-00658B Seppo Star, Ganto Co-star; 2 monks, Supporting Actors, Saturday Lecture - Seppo, Ganto, BCR-51, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
What We Bring to Practice: Dharma Transmission, Being on the Path; Waking Up; How’s it Feel Serial: BZ-00658A Lecture - *Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Mindfulness, Ordination, Lay Ordination, War, Concentration...*	Steve Weintraub	Oct 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Hongzhi: Cultivating the Empty Field Serial: BZ-00656B The Backward Step, The Upright Cauldron, Saturday Lecture - Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Pure Existence, Anger, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Innumerable People’s Labors who Helped the Spread of Buddhism Throughout History Serial: BZ-00656A Lecture - *Diversity, Religion, Politics, Culture, American, Priest, Vinaya, Ordination, Bodhidharma,...*	Rebecca Mayeno	Oct 02 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Problems and Practice with Ritual Serial: BZ-00657B Lecture - *Culture, Bowing, American, confusion, Chanting, Practice Period, Precepts, training, Humility...*	Fran Tribe	Sep 25 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00657A Joshu's "The Way Is Not Difficult", Saturday Lecture - Joshu, BCR-2, confusion, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Emotions, Discrimination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Conference of Buddhist Teachers: Ryozan Enkan’s Dragons (Keizan’s Denkoroku) Serial: BZ-00629B Lecture - *Dragons, Blue Cliff Record, Enemies, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra, Mahayana,...*	Maylie Scott	Sep 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Do Chanting Practice Serial: BZ-00629A Sesshin Day 3 - Chanting, Chanting, Bell, Heart Sutra, training, Lay Practice, Five Ranks, Posture, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Nurturing the Invisible Water Buffalo Serial: RB-00857 Talk_Being _a_Water-Buffalo The talk explores the concept of the "water buffalo" in Zen practice, emphasizing themes of non-attachment and the experiential understanding of existential subtleties. The discussion draws upon koans and the ten ox herding... *Practice, Zazen, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 06 1993 Hamburg
Obaku's Address to the Monks Serial: BZ-00628B There Are No Zen Teachers in This Realm, Sesshin Day 2 - *Obaku, Koan, training, Non-discrimination, Rinzai, Dragons, Bowing, Bell, American...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
1993 Parliament of World Religions Serial: BZ-00628A Seeking Common Ground, Sesshin Day 1 - Religion, Current Events, Religion, American, Politics, Separation, Buddha Nature, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Buffalo Meditation: Journey Beyond Self Serial: RB-00853A Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk examines the complexities of human nature and attachment through the lens of a Zen koan, focusing on themes of empathy, survival instincts, and the spiritual practice of non-attachment. It discusses Nanchuan's teachings... *Koan, Time, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Embodied Tranquility Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-00858 Sesshin The talk centers on the practice of Zen Buddhism, exploring how shifting perspectives can deepen understanding of dharma and the practice of Tathagata. Through recounting personal experiences and historical anecdotes, the talk... *Time, Practice, Suzuki Roshi*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Thresholds of Sesshin Transformation Serial: RB-00859A Sesshin The talk focuses on the transformative and raw nature of Sesshin practice, highlighting its role in reaching a "liminal" or threshold state that facilitates profound psychological and spiritual changes. The practice, which stems... *Practice, Time, Samadhi*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Nanshuan's Blade: Action Meets Insight Serial: RB-00853B Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk examines the Zen koan of Nanshuan, focusing on the incident of cutting a cat, which the speaker interprets as a critical testament to Zen practice and action beyond conventional thought. The narrative is used to explore... *Koan, Practice, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Cutting Through Compassionate Complexity Serial: RB-00852 Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk explores the complexity and implications of the koan involving the cutting of the cat by Nanchuan, emphasizing the tensions between action, morality, and enlightenment within Zen practice. It challenges the traditional... *Koan, Precepts, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Awakening Through Koans: A Journey Serial: RB-00851B Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk discusses a personal journey with koan practice within Zen Buddhism, emphasizing the transformative nature of engaging with koans. Highlighting the koan "Nanchuan Kills a Cat," it explores the speaker’s experiences with... *Koan, Book of Serenity, Work*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Unlocking Koans Through Personal Insight Serial: RB-00856 Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk discusses koan study, emphasizing the role of personal engagement in understanding koans and the significance of the metalogue—experiencing a concept while discussing it—within this context. It explores the dynamics of... *Koan, Practice, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Zen Koans: Bridging East and West Serial: RB-00859B Sesshin The talk focuses on the adaptation and application of Zen practice within a Western context, emphasizing the delicate balance between preserving traditional teachings and adapting them to new cultural settings. A central theme is... *Practice, Koan, Dharmakaya*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Sesshin: Journey Beyond the Senses Serial: RB-00860 Sesshin The talk explores the practice of Sesshin, emphasizing its role in understanding and transforming the mind's relationship with pain and pleasure, revealing the workings of karma, and purifying the mind. It also discusses the role... *Practice, Time, Karma*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Koans Unveiled: Engaging the Present Serial: RB-00851A Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk focuses on Zen practice through the lens of koans, particularly discussing the koan of Nanchuan and the cat, emphasizing self-study and learning with peers in a Zen tradition. The discussion delves into teachings by Zen... *Koan, Time, Study*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Cultivating Zen with Attitude Insights Serial: RB-00861 Sesshin The talk primarily explores the significance of "attitude" in Zen practice as influenced by Suzuki Roshi's teachings. The speaker discusses the related concept of "cittapada" and its similarity to "bodhicitta," emphasizing the... *Practice, Consciousness, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Ordinary Mind, Extraordinary Insight Serial: RB-00855 Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk explores the koan "The Woman of Taishan," delving into its themes of doubt, understanding, and enlightenment. It parallels Zhaozhou's enlightenment story about the ordinary mind as the way, emphasizing the integration of... *Koan, Manjushri, Practice*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Embodied Koans: Living Zen Action Serial: RB-00854 Seminar_Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The talk explores the complexities of engaging with Zen koans, focusing on how individuals interpret and integrate them into personal practice. The central koan discussed involves Nanchuan cutting a cat and Zhaozhou's response,... *Koan, Culture, Compassion*	Richard Baker	Sep 1993 Roseburg
Mind and Heart of Practice in Daily Life Serial: BZ-00627B Lecture - training, Oneness, Anger, Enemies, Lineage, Evil, Hate, Precepts, Posture, Religion...	Kathleen Gustin	Aug 28 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice Serial: BZ-00627A Lecture - *Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, training, Beginners, Sangha, Dragons...*	Shosan Victoria Austin	Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Practice in Malaysia: Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Serial: BZ-00655B Lecture - *Monastic Practice, Precepts, Religion, American, Emotions, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Building,...*	Piyasilo	Aug 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
You’re OK as You Are: Dogen’s Tenno Kyokun Serial: BZ-00655A Lecture - *Subject-and-Object, Separation, Instruction, Greed, Soto Zen, Hate, Dragons, Silence,...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Aug 07 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Cooking: Finding Everyday Enlightenment Serial: EB-00272 This talk discusses the intersection of Zen philosophy and cooking as a personal journey, emphasizing the importance of finding intrinsic value and goodness in everyday activities and items, such as food. The discussion includes... *Bell, zen meditation, Lineage, Silence, Buddha Mind*	Edward Brown	Aug 01 1993
Book of Serenity Case #24: Commentary on Student’s Response to a Teacher Serial: BZ-00654B Lecture - *Pure Existence, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Instruction, Building,...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jul 31 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukan Zazen-gi: Dust and Cataracts are the Flowers of Emptiness Serial: BZ-00654A Lecture - *Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration, confusion,...*	Gil Fronsdal	Jul 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Tassajara Summer and Practice Serial: BZ-00107 Lecture - Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 21 1993
The Spiritual Life is Not Separate from the Mundane Serial: BZ-00668B Saturday Lecture - Emptiness, Happiness, Mundane Life, Greed, Teacher-and-Student, Religion, Conversation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
July 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00113 Serial: BZ-00113 Sunday Lecture - *War, Daily Life, Building, training*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 11 1993
Zuigan's Wake Up Call Serial: BZ-00668A Saturday Lecture - *Zuigan, War, Greed, Daily Life, Oneness, Hate, Offering, Doubt, Anger, Karma, Ego...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Chaos Theory, Hierarchy Theory and Buddhism Serial: BZ-00669B - *Mill Valley, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Conversation, Building, War...*	Kathie Fischer	Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Chaos Theory, Hierarchy Theory Serial: BZ-01515B Lecture - *Mill Valley, Observe, Culture, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Conversation, Hate...*	Kathie Fischer	Jul 03 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodied Awareness in Everyday Life Serial: EB-00282 The talk discusses the concept of "re-inhabiting your being," emphasizing the importance of being present in one's body and experience. The reflection draws on Zen principles of simple awareness and making one's best effort,... *Blue Cliff Record, Sutra, Sesshin, Offering, Religion*	Edward Brown	Jun 30 1993
Trusting Relationships in Zen Practice Serial: EB-00263 The lecture explores the Zen practice of bowing, meditation, and relationships as a means to re-inhabit one's being and life. Personal anecdotes illustrate the complexity of trusting one's feelings and thoughts amidst challenges... *Greed, Passions, Buddha Nature, Desire, Attachment*	Edward Brown	Jun 28 1993
Getting What You Deserve Serial: BZ-00670B Lecture - *Karma, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Conversation, Hate...*	Michael Wenger	Jun 26 1993
Consistency and the Path to Destiny Serial: BZ-00669A Saturday lecture - *Berkeley Zen Center, Constancy, confusion, Practice Period, Chanting, Passions, Conversation,...*	Maylie Scott	Jun 19 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Consistency and the Path to Destiny Serial: BZ-01515A - Constancy, confusion, Chanting, Building, Emotions	Maylie Scott	Jun 19 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Shusho Hossen Ceremony Serial: BZ-00671 Ceremony - *Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Bell, Giving-and-Taking, Renunciation, Ordinary Mind, Dragons,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 15 1993 Berkeley Zen Center

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