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Ordinary Mind is the Way: Mumonkan Case 19

Serial: BZ-01074B -
Ordinary Mind, MM-19, Nansen, Joshu, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Intuition, Gaining...
Nov 22 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Ordinary Mind is the Way

Serial: BZ-02003 Mumonkan No. 19, Saturday Lecture -
MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Intuition, Gaining Mind, confusion, Equanimity,...
Nov 22 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Embracing Fluid Identity Through Zen

Serial: EB-00223 The talk begins with reflections on participating in a theater piece and evolves into an exploration of the Zen concept of "person of no rank," as taught by Master Linji. The discussion advances into an analysis of how emotions,...
Desire, Emotions, Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Letting Go
Nov 22 2008

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind themes: Open, Big Mind in Activity, Composure, Emotions

Serial: BZ-01073 One-Day Sitting -
Big Mind, Composure, Emotions, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Big Mind, Posture, Aspects of...
Nov 15 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Mind, Beginners Mind

Serial: BZ-02002 -
Aspects of Practice, Posture, Big Mind, Practice Period, Composure, Anger, Ego, Discrimination...
Nov 15 2008

How Do We Take Care of the Rest of Our Lives?: Serial No. 01072

Serial: BZ-01072 -
Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Dragons, Politics, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Vow, Demons,...
Nov 08 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Traditional Zen Spirit: Zen Mind Beginner's Mind

Serial: BZ-01071 -
Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Right Effort, Monkey Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Karma,...
Nov 01 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Traditional Zen Spirit

Serial: BZ-02001 -
Right Effort, Monkey Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Karma, Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student...
Nov 01 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Embracing Life's Ordinary Wonder

Serial: EB-00191 The talk explores the concept of "everyday mind" in Zen, encouraging listeners to embrace their ordinary experiences rather than seeking extraordinary or idealized ones. It challenges preconceived notions about meditation and...
Intention, Precepts, Right Speech, Lay, Soto Zen
Oct 26 2008

Sejiki

Serial: BZ-01070 Saturday Lecture -
Sejiki, Karma, Greed, Happiness, Offering, American
Oct 25 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Mind Beginner's Mind,: Right Effort; Serial No. 01069

Serial: BZ-01069 Sesshin -
Aspects of Practice, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Right Effort, Right Effort, Gaining Mind,...
Oct 19 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha Sitting as Us; Us Sitting as Buddha 

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Funeral, Emptiness, Mindfulness, Precepts, confusion
Oct 18 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Buddha Sitting as Us; Us Sitting as Buddha 

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Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, War, Mindfulness
Oct 18 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Mind Beginngers Mind: Transiency; Serial No. 01165

Serial: BZ-01165 -
Nirvana, Composure, Impermanence, Nirvana Sutra, Samsara, Priest, Teacher-and-Student, Aspects...
Oct 18 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Perspective on Current Events

Serial: BZ-01164 2008 Market Crash, Etc., Saturday Lecture -
Money, War, Enemies, Greed, Eight Aspects, Monastic Practice, Religion, Peace, Demons,...
Oct 11 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

2008.10.06-serial.00200

Serial: SO-00200 -
Breath, Posture, Heart Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Meditation, Vinaya, confusion, Precepts, Fox...
Oct 06 2008

2008.10.05-serial.00199

Serial: SO-00199 -
Meditation, Posture, Bell, Lay, Instruction, confusion, Attachment, Passions, Manjushri,...
Oct 05 2008

Beginner's Sitting; Serial No. 01163

Serial: BZ-01163 Beginners' Sesshin -
Zazen, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Priest, Precepts, Posture...
Oct 05 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

2008.10.04-serial.00198

Serial: SO-00198 -
Culture, Hindrances, Fox, Chanting, Enemies, Religion, Lay, zen, difficulty
Oct 04 2008

Dizang's Weakness: Case 20, Book of Serenity; Serial No. 01162

Serial: BZ-01162 Saturday talk -
Koan, Dizang, SER-20, Intimacy, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Bowing,...
Oct 04 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

2008.10.03-serial.00197

Serial: SO-00197 -
difficulty, Precepts, Passions, Samadhi, Samsara, Intention, Daily Life, Subject-and-Object,...
Oct 03 2008

2008.10.02-serial.00196

Serial: SO-00196 -
Subject-and-Object, training, Monastic Practice, Dependent Origination, Oneness, difficulty,...
Oct 02 2008

Awakening Through Lifes Inner Battles

Serial: EB-00221B The talk explores the theme of enduring personal struggles, such as depression and addiction, and the notion that some problems require patience and introspection rather than external solutions. It underscores the importance of...
Letting Go, Intention, Way-Seeking Mind, Emotions, Thich Nhat Hanh
Sep 28 2008

Embracing Ordinary: The Path to Wisdom

Serial: EB-00221C The talk explores the practice of letting go, grounded in Buddhist principles such as the "perfection of wisdom." It emphasizes abandoning efforts to fit an idealized self-concept, particularly inspired by figures like Suzuki...
Letting Go, Emotions, Renunciation, Silence, Offering
Sep 28 2008

Authentic Connection Through Zen Presence

Serial: EB-00221D The talk explores the concept of genuine connection versus superficial interaction, using both meditation practice and everyday social dynamics as contexts. The discussion emphasizes the advantage of acknowledging vulnerabilities...
Death, Emotions, Intention
Sep 28 2008

Just This - Dogen's Fukanzazengi: Have Know Kidzendo

Serial: BZ-01161C Saturday Lecture -
Fukanzazengi, Dogen, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Non-duality, Instruction, Buddha Nature,...
Sep 27 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

September 27th, 2008, Serial No. 01564

Serial: BZ-01564 -
Non-duality, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Buddha Nature, confusion, Instruction, Lay, Ego,...
Sep 27 2008

Transformative Energy Through Meditation

Serial: EB-00221A The main thesis of the talk revolves around meditation and energy transformation, emphasizing how meditation allows the transformational movement of energy within the body, unblocks emotional and psychological barriers, and...
Intuition, Desire, Interview, Emotions
Sep 27 2008

Everyday Practice; Serial No. 01160, Side B

Serial: BZ-01160B Women's sesshin -
Precepts, Greed, Separation, Vow, Silence, Hate, Offering, Culture, Instruction, Building...
Sep 21 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Current Heightened Awareness of Fear 

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Hate, Samsara, Greed, Bodhisattva Way, Attachment
Sep 20 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Current Heightened Awareness of Fear 

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Money, Gratitude, War, Samadhi, Anger
Sep 20 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Being with the conditions we find ourselves in: Meeting the Tassajara fire: Serial No. 01159

Serial: BZ-01159 Saturday talk -
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Enemies, Building, Anger, Impermanence, Practice Period, Buddha...
Sep 20 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts and Zazen

Serial: BZ-01158 Harmonizing Buddha Nature, Instincts, and Desires, Saturday Lecture -
Precepts, Zazen, Desire, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Samadhi,...
Sep 13 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Practicing the Four Frames of Mindfulness as Gates to Totality 

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Sep 06 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Practicing the Four Frames of Mindfulness as Gates to Totality 

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Mindfulness, confusion, Attachment, Breath
Sep 06 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Body Exposed in the Golden Wind: Case 27, Blue cliff Record; Serial No. 01157

Serial: BZ-01157 Saturday talk. -
BCR-27, Blue Cliff Record, Global Warming, resistance, Building
Sep 06 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Twelve Links of Interdependent Co-Arising

Serial: BZ-01155A Pratitya Samutpada, Teaching Retreat -
Anger, Greed, Karma, Renunciation, Ego, Hindrances, Mindfulness, Emotions, Skandas, Nirvana...
Aug 31 2008
Part 1 of 2
Berkeley Zen Center

Twelve Links as Conditioned By Delusion and True Minds

Serial: BZ-01156A Twelve Links, Continued from morning session, Teaching Retreat -
Dependent Origination, Dependent Origination, Karma, Mindfulness, Ego, Attachment, Vow,...
Aug 31 2008
Part 2 of 2
Berkeley Zen Center

Dependent Origination

Serial: BZ-01153 Four Noble Truths; Birth & Death of Self, Teaching Retreat -
Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, Dependent Origination, Dependent Origination, Four Noble...
Aug 30 2008
Part 1 of 2
Berkeley Zen Center

Fath of Delusion

Serial: BZ-01154A Teaching Retreat -
Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Attachment, Buddha Mind, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana,...
Aug 30 2008
Part 2 of 2
Berkeley Zen Center

August 23rd, 2008, Serial No. 01152

Serial: BZ-01152 -
Teacher-and-Student, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Commitment, War, Harmonizing, Happiness,...
Aug 23 2008

The Buddha Way is Ongoing Crisis 

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Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Letting Go, Conversation, Buddha Mind
Aug 16 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

The Buddha Way is Ongoing Crisis 

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Aug 16 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Entering and Embodying Truth 

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Conversation, Community, War, Bodhisattva Precepts
Aug 12 2008
The Yoga Room

Zazen Instruction for Zazen Teachers: How to Give Saturday Morning Zazen Instruction

Serial: BZ-01088 Lecture -
Posture, Beginners, Hindrances, Observe, Concentration, Instruction, Samsara, Bowing,...
Aug 09 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Saving the Sentient Beings of our own Mind: Zen and Psychology

Serial: BZ-01151 Saturday Lecture -
Dependent Origination, Emotions, Vow, Demons, Conversation, Bodhisattva Vow, Anger, Four Noble...
Aug 09 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Entering and Embodying Truth 

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Suzuki Roshi, Harmonizing, Posture, Faith, Letting Go
Aug 05 2008
The Yoga Room

The Brain and Enlightenment

Serial: BZ-01150 -
Enlightenment, Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, Peace, Bodhisattva Vow, Subject-and-Object...
Aug 02 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Entering and Embodying Truth 

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Soto Zen, Japan, Bodhisattva Precepts, Perfect Wisdom
Jul 29 2008
The Yoga Room

Prajna Paramita as Not Abiding 

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Bodhisattva Vow, Non-attachment, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Desire
Jul 26 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

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