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Title	Speaker	Date
Offerings Beyond Outcome Expectations Serial: EB-00248 The talk explores the concept of making offerings without attachment to outcomes, using the practice of Buddhist offerings as a metaphor for life. It examines the futility of seeking validation through external responses and... *Emotions, Offering, Don't Know Mind, Manjushri, Karma*	Edward Brown	Nov 03 1991
The Fire, Suffering, and Relationship With Japan Serial: BZ-00702B Saturday Lecture - Japan, Current Events, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Demons, Birth-and-Death...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts for Inner Peaceful Living Serial: EB-00268 The talk centers on the exploration of Buddhist precepts, emphasizing the importance of these guidelines in promoting personal happiness and reducing suffering. It questions the traditional distinctions between good and evil,... *Precepts, Community, Sangha, Peace, Evil*	Edward Brown	Oct 24 1991 Tassajara
Green Tara Serial 00023 Serial: SP-00023 The talk outlines the practice of reciting the Tara sadhana for spiritual protection, empowerment, and achieving enlightenment. Through the recitation of prayers and generation of Bodhicitta, practitioners seek Tara's guidance... *Time, Practice, Obstacles*	Jetsun Kushok	Oct 20 1991 Tape 3 Cupertino California
Green Tara Q&A Serial 00024 Serial: SP-00024 The talk discusses the challenges in translating the Green Tara mantra and the significance of reciting it, emphasizing the benefits gained from both the act of recitation and deeper understanding through commentaries like... *Practice, Time, Suffering*	Jetsun Kushok	Oct 20 1991 Tape 4 Cupertino California
Cultivating Community Through Zazen Practice Serial: SF-00093 The discussion emphasizes the practice of Zazen and the importance of taking refuge in the Sangha, exploring the three treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. It examines the role of a Sangha as a supportive community... *true dharma, Sangha, Gratitude, Zazen, Letting Go, Vow, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Peace...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Oct 19 1991
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00625 Lecture - *Gratitude, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative, Manjushri, Dharma Transmission...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1991 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Exacting Practice Serial: BZ-00702A - *Silence, Continuous Practice, Bell, War, Peace, Priest, Addiction, Composure, Impermanence...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Oct 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Green Tara Serial 00019 Serial: SP-00019 The talk revolves around the practices and visualizations associated with the Green Tara meditation, emphasizing motivation, concentration, and stage practices like Kriya Tantra and Anuttara Yoga Tantra. It details the steps for... *Time, Offering, Practice*	Jetsun Kushok	Oct 19 1991 Tape 1 Cupertino California
Green Tara Serial 00020 Serial: SP-00020 The talk primarily focuses on the powerful protective and transformative capabilities of Green Tara as described in the verses of her praise. It examines how her mantras and iconography symbolize the overcoming of obstacles and... *Obstacles, Time, Work*	Jetsun Kushok	Oct 19 1991 Tape 2 Cupertino California
Talk to Tokubetsu Sesshin Serial: BZ-00624 Sesshin - *Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Building, Gratitude, confusion, American,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 13 1991
Sandokai; All Equal Serial: BZ-00751B Lecture - *Instruction, Darkness and Light, Book of Serenity, Right Speech, Precepts, Bodhidharma,...*	Fu Nancy Schroeder	Oct 12 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort, Pain and Resistance Serial: BZ-00751A Lecture, one day sitting - *resistance, Big Mind, Posture, Death-and-Dying, Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, New...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 05 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Seeds of Zen: Growing Precepts Serial: RB-00758 Seminar_Precepts The talk explores the meaning and significance of taking Buddhist precepts, highlighting their role as both an advanced and introductory stage of practice in Koan Zen. It discusses the evolution of precepts from Japanese and... *Precepts, Ceremony, Practice*	Richard Baker	Oct 1991
Nurturing Spirit Through Buddhist Precepts Serial: RB-00760 Seminar_Precepts The main thesis of the talk revolves around the importance of the Buddhist precepts within personal practice, emphasizing how they contribute to one's spiritual development and awareness. The discussion explores the concept of... *Buddha, Precepts, Ceremony*	Richard Baker	Oct 1991
Living the Path of Precepts Serial: RB-00759 Seminar_Precepts The main thesis of the talk revolves around the Buddhist precepts and their practical application in life, emphasizing the importance of understanding and living these precepts rather than merely following them as prohibitions.... *Buddha, Precepts, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Oct 1991
Early Days of Suzuki-rôshi Serial: BZ-00750B Tokubetsu Sesshin: Japanese and American, Saturday Lecture - Suzuki Roshi, Sesshin, Tokubetsu, Practice Period, American, Transmission, training, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Nourishing Mindfulness for Wholeness Serial: RB-03763 Talk This talk emphasizes the importance of perceiving the mind as an entity that requires nourishment and balance akin to a balanced diet for the body. The discussion explores the concept of experiencing the self and the world as... *Practice, Breath, Time*	Richard Baker	Sep 26 1991 München
Harmonizing Mind, Breath, and Being Serial: RB-03764 Talk The talk from September 26th, 1991, primarily explores the synergy between meditation practices, such as breath awareness and mindfulness, and concepts like impermanence and interiority. It emphasizes the importance of... *Breath, Work, Practice*	Richard Baker	Sep 26 1991 München
Blue Cliff Record: Case #93 Serial: BZ-00750A True Self is Expressed, Saturday Lecture - BCR-93, Emotions, Gratitude, Enthusiasm, American, Building, War, training	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 21 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Zen Through Community Serial: SF-00092 The talk emphasizes the importance of collective practice in Zen meditation to stabilize and respond to life's unpredictability through Zazen, underscoring the shared experience rather than the individuality of meditative... *Practice Period, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Posture, Aspects of Practice, Zazen, Ceremony...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Sep 18 1991
Bringing Zendo Life to the World Serial: BZ-00715B Lecture - *Family Practice, Daily Life, Giving-and-Taking, Precepts, Practice Period, Vow, American,...*	Rebecca Mayeno	Sep 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00715A Lecture - *Enemies, Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace, Beginners, Hate...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Why Do We Do Zazen? Serial: BZ-00714B Just Say "Yes!", Sesshin Day 3 - Zazen, Offering, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Ordinary Mind, Fox, Doubt, Priest, Demons, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #91 Serial: BZ-00714A More of Dreams, Sesshin Day 2 - SER-91, First Principle, Dream World, Subject-and-Object, Dragons, Buddha Nature, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Pathways: Reimagining Western Ideas Serial: RB-00746 Sesshin This talk discusses the adaptability and reinterpretation of Western ideas in Japanese culture, emphasizing Zen concepts of practice, emptiness, and non-conceptual perception. It highlights how practice can uncover new... *Practice, Emptiness, Koan*	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Mind Only: Realizing Inner Enlightenment Serial: RB-00745 Sesshin The talk focuses on the maturation of one's continuum through Zen practice, emphasizing the internalization of external experiences and the realization of "mind only" as discussed in Vijnanavadin and Yogacara teachings. It... *Practice, Buddhism, Enlightenment*	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Zen's Dance: Emptiness and Form Serial: RB-00747 Sesshin The talk discusses the practice of Zen through the concepts of inner sight, absorption, and the establishment of views about self and the world. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the impermanence of the world through... *Practice, Emptiness, Koan*	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Opening Envelopes to Enlightenment Serial: RB-00743 Sesshin The talk focuses on Zen practice during a sesshin, emphasizing the exploration of personal and cultural experiences in relation to Buddhism. Central to the discussion is the metaphor of "opening envelopes" as a means to transcend... *Practice, Koan, Japan*	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Breath of Being: Zen Insights Serial: RB-00744 Sesshin The talk explores a Zen koan to elucidate the theme of enlightenment through a discussion of breath and presence. By drawing upon various metaphors, such as the non-graspable continuity of being and the interdependence of self... *Practice, Breath, Koan*	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Blue Cliff Record: Case #20 Serial: BZ-00694B Nansen's Flower; Dreaming, Sesshin Day 1 - *Nansen, BCR-20, Dream World, Separation, Intuition, Attachment, Precepts, American...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 31 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Practices in Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00694A Lecture - *Cultivation, Culture, Monastic Practice, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Vow, Dharma Transmission,...*	Yvonne Rand	Aug 24 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
“Engaged”: Webster’s as a Buddhist Text Serial: BZ-00972B Lecture - *Fox, Four Noble Truths, Priest, Right Speech, Right Effort, Funeral, Vow, Soto Zen, Precepts,...*	Lin Zenki	Aug 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Path of Purification, Negative Space, Humanity and Nematoads Serial: BZ-00972A Lecture - *Concentration, Culture, Doubt*	Kathie Fischer	Aug 10 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Fear Serial: SF-00081 The talk explores the concept of fear in Zen practice, critiquing the common tendency to conflate religious doctrines with personal beliefs. It emphasizes the courage required to engage deeply with one's own fear and discomfort... *Emptiness, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Don't Know Mind, Commitment, Anger, Emotions,...*	Ane Pema Chödrön	Aug 05 1991 City Center
Mindfulness Straight Through Serial: BZ-00971B Lecture - *Renunciation, Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness, Mill Valley, Four Foundations, Anger, Right...*	Steve Stuckey	Aug 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony: Plunging In Serial: BZ-00971A Lecture - *Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Vow, Buddha Ancestors, Three Treasures, Precepts,...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jul 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Infinity in the Present Serial: EB-00105 The talk explores the intersection of Zen teachings with personal experiences, emphasizing the notion of "resting in the immediate as though it were infinity," a theme inspired by Donald C. Babcock's poem "The Little Duck." The... *realization, Avalokiteshvara, Blue Cliff Record, Posture, Thich Nhat Hanh*	Edward Brown	Jul 25 1991
Everyday Enlightenment in Ordinary Life Serial: EB-00104 The talk emphasizes the concept that enlightenment, often referred to as the "summit of the Mystic Peak," is not an external achievement but an acceptance of one's current life circumstances. It discusses the importance of loving... *Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Peace, Instruction, Gratitude*	Edward Brown	Jul 24 1991
Inner Joy: The Path to Peace Serial: EB-00103 The talk explores the concept of happiness, emphasizing that true happiness stems from one's state of mind and heart rather than external circumstances. It discusses common misconceptions about happiness and highlights the... *Liberation, Money, Thich Nhat Hanh, Daily Life, Offering*	Edward Brown	Jul 22 1991
Naturalness Serial: BZ-00970B Lecture - *true dharma, Religion, Composure, resistance, Heart Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
July 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00623 Serial: BZ-00623 Lecture - *Intuition, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Aspects of Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 1991 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00970A Tozan's "Neither Hot Nor Cold", One-Day Sitting - Tozan, BCR-43, Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks, Samsara, Nirvana, training, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and Excitement Serial: BZ-00968B Saturday Lecture - Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Building, Constancy, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Shusho Ceremony Serial: BZ-00969 Ceremony - *Practice Period, Three Treasures, Giving-and-Taking, Sangha, Attachment, Dragons, Intimacy,...*	Rebecca Mayeno	Jul 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tara Rinpoche's Memorial Serial: SF-00001 The talk is a memorial tribute to Tara Tulku Rinpoche, reflecting on the themes of impermanence and the importance of ancestors in the Buddhist tradition. It encourages the remembrance of ancestors and the acceptance of... *Heart Sutra, Bell, Lineage, Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Happiness, training, Impermanence, Mandala,...*	Yvonne Rand	Jun 30 1991 Green Gulch Farm
Suffering and Intention Serial: BZ-00968A Sesshin Day 5 - Suffering, Intention, Emotions, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Lay, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Sesshin? Serial: BZ-00967B Sesshin Day 4 - Sesshin, Pure Existence, Building, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Karma, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 29 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00967A Sesshin Day 3 lecture - New Year, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission, American, Building, training, Priest...	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	Jun 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Nine Patch Quilt Serial: BZ-00966B Sesshin day 2 - Half-Smile, Building, Patience, Passions, Continuous Practice, Posture, American, Doubt...	Rebecca Mayeno	Jun 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center

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