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Title	Speaker	Date
Awakening Through Zen Practice Stages Serial: RB-00806 Seminar_The_Living_Stream_of_Consciousness_and_Awareness The talk primarily explores stages of Zen practice, emphasizing the development of awareness and consciousness through different phases, such as recognizing one's innate Buddha nature, maintaining an aroused, open state of mind,... *Practice, Time, Koan*	Richard Baker	1992 Münster
Mysteries Unite Mindful Journeys Serial: RB-00775 Seminar_The_Mystery_of_Unity This seminar titled "The Mystery of Unity" explores the interplay between the concepts of mystery, unity, and wholeness, emphasizing how these ideas can shape one's spiritual journey and psychological frameworks. It reflects on... *Consciousness, Time, Study*	Richard Baker	1992 Berlin
Zazen Mind: Beyond Conscious Thought Serial: RB-00776 Seminar_The_Mystery_of_Unity This talk focuses on the distinction between consciousness and awareness within the practice of Zen meditation. It explores how awareness cannot be confined to the structured framework of consciousness and discusses how... *Practice, Zazen, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	1992 Berlin
Flowing Beyond Words Serial: RB-00807 Seminar_The_Living_Stream_of_Consciousness_and_Awareness The seminar "The Living Stream of Consciousness and Awareness" delves into the intricate relationship between meditation practice, language, and the dynamic nature of consciousness. The discussion emphasizes the fluidity and... *Practice, Koan, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	1992 Münster
Beyond Words: Experiencing Zen Awakening Serial: RB-00796 Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study The seminar discusses the intricate interplay between lay practice and the study of koans, emphasizing themes of non-attachment and the limitations of understanding. Drawing from Zen traditions, the talk explores how one's... *Koan, Practice, Enlightenment*	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Beyond Conceptual Consciousness Serial: RB-00781 Seminar_The_Formation_and_Maturation_of_Mind_and_Psyche The seminar explores concepts of identity, consciousness, and the "storehouse consciousness" or alaya-vijnana in Buddhism, emphasizing how awareness extends beyond typical eye consciousness. It underscores the dynamics between... *Consciousness, Practice, Meditation*	Richard Baker	1992 Rastenberg
Embracing Wholeness Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-00779 Seminar_The_Mystery_of_Unity The seminar focuses on the Zen teaching of unity and wholeness, emphasizing concepts such as patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom (Prajna). It explores the practice of doing each action completely to foster a sense of... *Practice, Bell, Time*	Richard Baker	1992 Berlin
Bridging Zen and Western Minds Serial: RB-00780 Seminar_The_Formation_and_Maturation_of_Mind_and_Psyche The talk primarily explores the convergence of Zen Buddhism and Western psychology, highlighting the nuanced interplay between Eastern spirituality and Western therapeutic practices. It acknowledges the challenge of finding a... *Meditation, Buddhism, Practice*	Richard Baker	1992 Rastenberg
Awakening Consciousness Through Subtle Awareness Serial: RB-00784 Seminar_The_Formation_and_Maturation_of_Mind_and_Psyche The talk focuses on the maturation of consciousness through subtle awareness, employing Buddhist principles and practices such as Zazen, the five skandhas, and the four elements. It explores the transformation of consciousness,... *Consciousness, Buddhism, Practice*	Richard Baker	1992 Rastenberg
December 29th, 1991, Serial No. 00735, Side A Serial: BZ-00735A Sunday Lecture - *Pure Existence, Ego, Interview, Doubt, New Year, Offering, Don't Know Mind, Teacher-and-...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 29 1991
Compassionate Practice with Tibetan Flavor Serial: BZ-00681B Lecture - *Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Way, Vow, Offering, Ego, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Demons...*	Katherine Thanas	Dec 21 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00734 Sesshin Day 7 - *Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Discrimination, Monastic...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1991
December 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00733, Side B Serial: BZ-00733B Sesshin Day 6 - *Buddha Nature, First Principle, Precious Mirror, Liberation, Light-and-Darkness, Five Ranks,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 18 1991
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00733A Sesshin Day 5 - *Ordinary Mind, Precious Mirror, Doubt, Instruction, Building, Peace*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 17 1991
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00732 Sesshin Day 4 - *Concentration, Religion, Absolute-and-Relative, Doubt, Mindfulness, Transmission, Precious...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 16 1991
Anticipation, Apprehension and Fear Serial: BZ-00731B Rohatsu Day 3 - *Hindrances, Discrimination, Big Mind, Concentration, Posture, Karma, Ego, Attachment...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 15 1991
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00681A - *Eka, Bodhidharma, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Greed, Birth-and-Death,...*	Fran Tribe	Dec 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00731A Lecture - *Five Ranks, training, Ego, Absolute-and-Relative, Non-duality, Silence, Mahayana, confusion,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 1991 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages, 9th and 10th Stages Serial: BZ-00283 Class 4 of 4 - *Concentration, Liberation, Offering, Karma, confusion, Six Realms, American, Enthusiasm,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 12 1991 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Calming the Mind's Turbulent Waters Serial: EB-00287 This talk examines the Buddhist concept of hindrances and their impact on the mind, using water as an analogy to explain various mental states and their antidotes. It emphasizes that concentration, understood through the five... *Desire, Karma, Patience, Samsara, Buddha Nature*	Edward Brown	Dec 10 1991
Mindful Liberation from Mental Hindrances Serial: EB-00292 The talk delves into Buddhist concepts of greed, hate, and delusion as impediments to spiritual practice, relating these to the Five Hindrances that obstruct concentration. It discusses how delusion, a form of ignorance,... *Desire, Hindrances, Concentration, Delusion, Greed*	Edward Brown	Dec 08 1991
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00693B Rohatsu Day 7 - *Religion, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Greed, Passions, Hate...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Meaning of Dokusan Serial: BZ-00707B Relationship to Teacher and Zazen, Rohatsu Day 6 - Teacher-and-Student, Dokusan, Zazen, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Aspects of Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience, Posture, and Practice Serial: BZ-00693A Rohatsu Day 5 - Posture, Zazen, Patience, Buddha Nature, Instruction, Non-duality, Silence, Building, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra; Oneness and Duality Serial: BZ-00707A Rohatsu Day 4 - Vimalakirti, Oneness, Duality, Duality, Silence, Manjushri, Discrimination, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra; Suffering Serial: BZ-00706B Rohatsu Day 3 - Vimalakirti, Suffering, Duality, Manjushri, Oneness, Non-duality, Silence, Blue Cliff Record,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Transforming Hindrances Through Mindful Insight Serial: EB-00106 The talk explores the transformation of greed, hate, and delusion into deeper understandings of ignorance within the framework of Buddhist teachings, emphasizing how perceived objects in consciousness influence emotional states.... *Anger, Desire, Hindrances*	Edward Brown	Dec 03 1991
Vijnana: Mind Consciousness Serial: BZ-00706A Manas, the Sixth Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 2 - Consciousness, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Doubt, Dragons, Sixth Patriarch,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Buddha Bodies; Eight Consciousnesses Serial: BZ-00705B Rohatsu Day 1 - Trikaya, Consciousness, Ego, Eight Aspects, Sixth Patriarch, Posture, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Stillness Meets Vipassana Freedom Serial: EB-00297 The talk explores the philosophical differences between Zen and Vipassana practices, focusing on themes of preference and adherence within communal and individual meditation settings. It discusses the contrast in group dynamics,... *Interview, Commitment, Samsara, Liberation*	Edward Brown	Dec 01 1991
Awakening Through Zen Unity Serial: RB-00764 Sesshin The talk provides a detailed exploration of Zen practices with a particular focus on the concept of samadhi and how it integrates into Zen Buddhism. The discussion contrasts the enstatic and ecstatic approaches within Buddhist... *Practice, Samadhi, Buddha Nature*	Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone
Transcending Distinctions Through Zazen Practice Serial: RB-00763 Sesshin The talk delves into the concept of "individuality" within Zen practice, contrasting the socially constructed individual with the spiritually undivided state achieved through Zazen, where one transcends individual distinctions. A... *Practice, Time, Samadhi*	Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone
Insight and Tranquility in Zen Serial: RB-00762A Sesshin This talk explores the integration of Vipassana and Shamatha practices within the Zen tradition during sesshin, emphasizing the fusion of insight (Vipassana) and tranquility (Shamatha). The discussion highlights the importance of... *Practice, Suffering, Time*	Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone
Zen Paths to Spiritual Maturity Serial: RB-00762B Sesshin The talk explores the integration of Zen practice with concepts of religion and spirituality, defining religion as organized spirituality and spirituality as a more personal, individualized practice. The dialogue considers how... *Religion, Practice, Emptiness*	Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone
Zen Realities: Embracing Form and Emptiness Serial: RB-00761B Sesshin The talk focuses on the practical aspects of maintaining a Zen community and the nature of reality as perceived through Zen practice. It includes a discussion about managing real-world responsibilities, like dealing with a... *Practice, Emptiness, Time*	Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone
Embracing Unique Moments in Zen Serial: RB-00761A Sesshin The talk emphasizes the importance of recognizing habit energy and its impact on our perception of self and reality in Zen practice. It encourages an approach in meditation sessions (sesshin) that focuses on experiencing each... *Practice, Posture, Breath*	Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone
Deep Ecology and Interconnectedness Serial: BZ-00705A Lecture - *Conversation, Intimacy, Interdependence, Culture, American, training, Ego, Mahayana, Bell,...*	Joanna Macy	Nov 23 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; Awareness and Acceptance Serial: BZ-00272 Class 3 of 4 - *Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00730 Lecture - *Continuous Practice, Observe, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Five Ranks,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 20 1991
Pearls Written Family Serial: BZ-00704B Women's Sitting - *Evil, Separation, Offering*	Susan Moon	Nov 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00729 Class Three, Class - *Ego, Pure Existence, Precious Mirror, Absolute-and-Relative, Ordinary Mind, Monastic Practice...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1991 III Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Encountering the True Dragon Serial: BZ-00704A Lecture - Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage...	Michael Wenger	Nov 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00728 Class Two, Class - *Five Ranks, Ego, Platform Sutra, Separation, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1991
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages Serial: BZ-00273 Class 2 of 4 - *Right Effort, Mindfulness, Light-and-Darkness, Concentration, Culture, Liberation, Heart Sutra...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 14 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00626 Class One, Class - *Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Lay, Beginners, Soto Zen, Greed,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991
Wonderful Ramblings on Zen in America Serial: BZ-00703B Lecture - *American, Building, Heart Sutra, Interview, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture, Religion,...*	Philip Whalen	Nov 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Words, Harmonious Connections Serial: EB-00302 The talk focuses on communication, integrating aspects of Zen practice, the precepts, and their applications to personal interactions. Engaging language and philosophical principles from Zen, it addresses the dynamics of self-... *Precepts, Abhidharma, Conversation, Thich Nhat Hanh, Bell*	Edward Brown	Nov 08 1991
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; First Two Stages Serial: BZ-00274 Class 1 of 4 - *Four Noble Truths, Enthusiasm, Passions, Vow, Lineage, Concentration, Practice Period, War,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 07 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity Serial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting - Hui Neng, Precepts, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth Patriarch,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Reimagining Zen Precepts in America Serial: EB-00307 This talk explores the interpretation and application of the third Buddhist precept concerning sexual misconduct, which prompts a broader discussion about the relevance, translation, and intention behind moral precepts within Zen... *Precepts, Commitment, Greed, Vinaya, Culture*	Edward Brown	Nov 04 1991

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