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Title	Speaker	Date
Ordinary Mind Serial: BZ-00896B Lecture - *Ordinary Mind, confusion, Don't Know Mind, Doubt, Daily Life, Fundraising, Buddha Nature...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 11 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher-Student Music Serial: BZ-00896A Lecture - *Samadhi, Offering, Platform Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Attachment,...*	Maylie Scott	Jun 04 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Where the Hubless Active Wheel Turns Serial: BZ-00897B Saturday Lecture - *Heart Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Bell, Separation, Peace...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Life and Death Serial: BZ-00897A Lecture - *Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Nirvana, Evil, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...*	Shosan Victoria Austin	May 07 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00898B Lecture - *Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Three Treasures, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bodhisattva...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 30 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00898A One-Day Sitting - Genjokoan, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Obstacles, Bowing, Samadhi, Chanting, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Benefits of Meditation for Self and Others Serial 00004 Serial: SP-00004 The talk focuses on establishing a personal meditation practice that benefits both oneself and others. The speaker emphasizes the importance of creating a conducive environment for meditation, discussing factors such as location... *Practice, Time, Compassion*	Jetsun Kusho	Apr 18 1988 Tape 1
April 17th, 1988, Serial No. 00300 Serial: BZ-00300 Sunday Lecture - *Mindfulness, Offering, Greed, Separation, Hate, Building, training, Ego*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 17 1988
Green Tara Practice Serial 00022 Serial: SP-00022 The talk discusses Green Tara practice, emphasizing the significance of regular meditation and mantra recitation. The session includes guidance on visualization techniques, wherein practitioners envision their deity form... *Name, Commitment, Time*	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 17 1988 Tape 2
Green Tara Practice Serial 00021 Serial: SP-00021 The talk addresses the Green Tara practice, focusing on correcting textual pagination errors and providing detailed instructions for the meditation process, emphasizing the visualization and recitation methods. It outlines the... *Practice, Meditation, Time*	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 17 1988 Tape 1
Benefits of Meditation for Self and Others Serial 00003 Serial: SP-00003 The talk focuses on the effective approach to meditation, emphasizing the importance of commitment, adaptability, and non-attachment to experiences during practice. It discusses the phenomenon of Nyaam, transient experiences in... *Buddha, Name, Practice*	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 16 1988 Tape 2
Visualization in Vajrayana Practice Serial 00002 Serial: SP-00002 The talk explores the adaptation of Vajrayana visualization practices, specifically the iconography of deities, from Indian Buddhist origins to Tibetan traditions. It discusses how these practices are being assimilated into... *Time, Work, Buddhism*	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 16 1988 Tape 2
Visualization in Vajrayana Practice Serial 00005 Serial: SP-00005 The talk explores the visualization and recitation practices in introductory Vajrayana Buddhism, focusing on Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as a central figure in deity meditation. Deity meditation often begins... *Practice, Meditation, Compassion*	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 16 1988 Tape 1
Women and Buddhism Serial 00001 Serial: SP-00001 The talk examines the historical and contemporary roles of women in Buddhism, emphasizing that Buddhist teachings inherently make no gender distinctions, although cultural contexts have influenced gender roles within the practice... *Practice, Time, Buddhism*	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 15 1988 Tape 1
Women and Buddhism Serial 00006 Serial: SP-00006 The talk examines the general perception of male dominance and potential suppression of women's rights in Eastern cultures, contrasted with personal experience indicating otherwise. It concludes with an expression of hope that...	Jetsun Kushok	Apr 15 1988 Tape 2
February 27th, 1988, Serial No. 01536 Serial: BZ-01536 Seventh day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - *Discrimination, Duality, Four Noble Truths, Oneness, Non-discrimination, Interdependence,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 27 1988 7 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535 Serial: BZ-01535 Sixth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - *Lineage, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest, Sixth...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1988 6 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
February 24th, 1988, Serial No. 01534 Serial: BZ-01534 Fifth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - *Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Duality, Vow, Ego, Non-duality, Passions, Discrimination,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 24 1988 5 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
February 23rd, 1988, Serial No. 01532 Serial: BZ-01532 Fourth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - *Continuous Practice, Non-duality, Demons, Emotions, Bell, Samadhi, resistance, Hindrances,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 23 1988 4 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
February 22nd, 1988, Serial No. 01533 Serial: BZ-01533 Third day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - *Posture, resistance, Composure, Concentration, Mindfulness*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 22 1988 3 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
February 21st, 1988, Serial No. 01499 Serial: BZ-01499 Second day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - Blue Cliff Record, Lotus Sutra, Enemies, Concentration, Separation, Posture, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 1988 2 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
Zen Buzz Words Serial: BZ-00899B - *Intimacy, Teacher-and-Student, Chanting, training*	Peter Overton	Feb 20 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
February 20th, 1988, Serial No. 01500 Serial: BZ-01500 First day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. - *Posture, Instruction, Separation, Building*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1988 1 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
Transmission Serial: BZ-00899A Lecture - *Transmission, Soto Zen, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Rinzai, Bowing, Study Period,...*	Ananda Dalenberg	Feb 13 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Sandokai Serial: BZ-00301 Lecture - Sandokai, Fundraising, Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Mill Valley, Oneness, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1988
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00900B Saturday Lecture - Genjokoan, Sixth Patriarch, Composure, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Ego, Bowing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 30 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Serial: BZ-00900A One-Day Sitting - *Separation, Priest, confusion, Duality, Vow, Emotions, Lay*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
January 16th, 1988, Serial No. 00901, Side B Serial: BZ-00901B - *Posture, resistance, Sanctuary, Addiction, confusion, Concentration, Mindfulness, Instruction...*	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jan 16 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-01464 The talk emphasizes the maturation of Zen practice beyond self-centered concerns, underlining the importance of realizing the non-existence of a self that clings to desires, thereby achieving freedom. The speaker discusses the... *Happiness, Lay, Interview, Silence, Bell, Offering, Posture, Building, Anger*...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1988 San Francisco Zen Center
January 13th, 1988, Serial No. 00302 Serial: BZ-00302 Wednesday Lecture - *Passions, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Building, Offering, Aspects of Practice, Religion,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 13 1988
Whole-Minded Zen: Embracing Life's Challenges Serial: EB-00060 The talk explores the concept of whole-mindedness through the lens of the "Tom Sawyer School of Zen," emphasizing engaging fully with experiences rather than resisting them. The discussion highlights the five hindrances in... *Hindrances, Desire, Death, Doubt, Passions*	Edward Brown	Jan 10 1988
Stepping Serial: BZ-00901A Saturday Lecture - *Beginners, Ego, Priest, Samadhi, Concentration*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 09 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
1988, Serial No. 00653, Side A Serial: RB-00653A Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The talk primarily discusses the physical and mental aspects of Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of posture and the views brought to sitting in meditation. It is highlighted that the effectiveness of meditation is... *Time, Posture, Meditation*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
1988, Serial No. 00656 Serial: RB-00656 Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The talk discusses the nuances of awareness and alertness in Zen Buddhism, noting the complexity and linguistic challenges in translating specific Buddhist concepts into English. The seminar explores the concept of reality,... *Buddhism, Practice, War*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
1988, Serial No. 00655 Serial: RB-00655 Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The talk explores meditation within Zen practice, emphasizing the distinction between contemplation and sitting meditation. The discussion highlights the importance of detaching mind from habitual thinking, suggesting that... *Practice, Mindfulness, Chanting*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
1988, Serial No. 00653, Side B Serial: RB-00653B Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The main thesis of the talk revolves around integrating Zen Buddhism into a Western context, emphasizing the fundamental differences between a Western, mind-oriented culture and a body-oriented Eastern perspective. The discussion... *Practice, Time, Breath*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
1988, Serial No. 00654 Serial: RB-00654 Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The talk focuses on the importance of posture in Zen meditation, emphasizing the need for a straight back to facilitate a proper meditative state. It discusses Zen as both common sense and a Buddhist practice, highlighting the... *Practice, Buddhism, Posture*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
1988, Serial No. 00657 Serial: RB-00657 Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The talk centers around the importance of meditation practice and its relationship with teachers and peer groups within Zen Buddhism. Emphasis is placed on the connection between students and teachers, the concept of Dharma... *Practice, Time, Zazen*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
Awakening Through the Heart Sutra Serial: RB-00658 Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen The seminar provides an in-depth exploration of the "Heart Sutra," emphasizing the concept of the Dharmakaya Buddha manifesting through the Sambhogakaya body, exemplified by Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. This teaching underlines... *Suffering, Sambhogakaya, Buddha*	Richard Baker	1988 Heidelberg
New Year's Eve Serial: BZ-00902B Priest Ordination, Saturday Lecture - Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay, Practice Period, Attachment, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
December 14th, 1987, Serial No. 00303 Serial: BZ-00303 Sesshin Day 7 - *Attachment, Karma, Heart Sutra, Separation, Hate, Precepts, Culture, Ego*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 1987
December 13th, 1987, Serial No. 00304 Serial: BZ-00304 Sesshin Day 6 - *Lineage, Religion, Silence, Diversity, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Subject-and-Object, Transmission,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 13 1987
December 12th, 1987, Serial No. 00305 Serial: BZ-00305 Sesshin Day 5 - *Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Ego, Lay*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1987 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Tightrope Lecture Serial: BZ-00902A Lecture - *Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Practice Position, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Lay, Fox, Funeral,...*	Maylie Scott	Dec 12 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
December 11th, 1987, Serial No. 00306, Side A Serial: BZ-00306A Sesshin Day 4 - *Ego, Buddha Nature, Peace, resistance, Continuous Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1987 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
December 10th, 1987, Serial No. 00307 Serial: BZ-00307 Sesshin Day 3 - *Renunciation, Priest, Forgiveness, Intuition, Patience, Interview, Silence, Happiness,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 1987
December 9th, 1987, Serial No. 00308 Serial: BZ-00308 Rohatsu Day 2 - *Intuition, Fasting, American, Anger, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Offering, training,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 1987
Four Truths and Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00309 Rohatsu Day 1 - Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Passions, Mundane Life, Attachment, Karma, Mahayana, American...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1987
November 30th, 1987, Serial No. 00384 Serial: KR-00384 - *Consciousness, Delusion, Religion, Oneness, Subject-and-Object, Compassion, American, Samadhi...*	Katagiri Roshi	Nov 30 1987
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 The talk focuses on analyzing Cases 14 and 15 of the "Blue Cliff Record," highlighting the challenges posed by translation and interpretation, especially regarding the nuanced wordplay and ambiguity intrinsic to the source text.... *Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Oneness, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons, Emptiness,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm

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