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The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat offered an opportunity to receive... -
Evil, Letting Go, Precepts, Buddha Nature
May 05 2007
Part 2
Mount Madonna Center

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat offered an opportunity to receive... -
Precepts, Right Speech, Observe, Three Treasures, Evil
May 05 2007
Part 3
Mount Madonna Center

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat offered an opportunity to receive... -
japanese, Separation, Suzuki Roshi, Duality, Heart Sutra
May 05 2007
Part 4
Mount Madonna Center

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat offered an opportunity to receive... -
Thich Nhat Hanh, Commitment, Letting Go, japanese
May 05 2007
Part 5
Mount Madonna Center

May 5th, 2007, Serial No. 01434

Serial: BZ-01434 -
Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Oneness, Duality, Priest, Lineage...
May 05 2007

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat offered an opportunity to receive... -
Posture, Evil, American, resistance
May 04 2007
Part 1
Mount Madonna Center

April 28th, 2007, Serial No. 01433

Serial: BZ-01433 -
Buddha Mind, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Obstacles, Big...
Apr 28 2007

Embrace the Hidden Love Within

Serial: EB-00190 The talk explores the concept of a "hidden love center" within human beings that brings nourishment and vitality, emphasizing the importance of being mindful and present in one's body, particularly through meditation and physical...
Money, Thich Nhat Hanh, Big Mind, Building, Rumi
Apr 22 2007

April 21st, 2007, Serial No. 01432, Side B

Serial: BZ-01432B -
Global Warming, Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Intuition, uchiyama, Culture,...
Apr 21 2007

April 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01260

Serial: BZ-01260 -
Practice Period, Priest, Lay, Monastic Practice, Karma, Gratitude, Ordination, Precepts, Anger...
Apr 17 2007

Six Factors of Zazen

Serial: BZ-01431 One-Day Sitting -
Zazen, Concentration, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Emotions, Samadhi, Posture, Humility,...
Apr 15 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Joshu on Hsin Hsin Ming

Serial: BZ-01430 "I alone am the holy one throughout heaven and earth", Saturday Lecture -
Joshu, Attachment, Hsin Hsin Ming, BCR-2, Discrimination, Attachment, Non-discrimination,...
Apr 14 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha's Birthday

Serial: BZ-01429 (and songs sung by the children), Saturday Lecture -
Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday, Renewal, Separation, Religion...
Apr 07 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

2007.04.01-serial.00205

Serial: SO-00205 -
Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Passions, Dependent Origination, Breath, Impermanence...
Apr 01 2007

Enlightenment is the Silent Bond 

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Discrimination, Religion, Desire, difficulty
Apr 01 2007
Green Gulch Farm

Attachment and Non-attachment

Serial: BZ-01428 Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Nansen's "What is the Way?", Saturday Lecture -
Attachment, Non-attachment, Nansen, Mumonkan, BCR-2, Attachment, Diversity, Ordinary Mind,...
Mar 31 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Embracing Imperfection on the Spiritual Path

Serial: EB-00215 The talk explores the complexities of practicing Buddhism and the challenges of maintaining patience and compassion amid daily frustrations. It emphasizes the acceptance of human imperfections and the journey of spiritual...
Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Thich Nhat Hanh, realization, Sangha
Mar 26 2007

Letter and Spirit of Rules and Regulation

Serial: BZ-01427 Dogen's Eihei Shingi, Saturday Lecture -
Brahmaviharas, Equanimity, Passions, Hate, Religion, Buddha Nature, Ego, Big Mind, Soto Zen,...
Mar 24 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Developing Confidence in Buddha Nature

Serial: SF-00074 Sunday talk.Koan with the wild ducks; story of the king who questioned the Buddha; report on global warming. The talk covers themes surrounding the development of confidence in Buddha nature, emphasizing recognizing distractions and karmic consequences. It opens with reflections on the changing seasons at Green Gulch Farm, setting the...
Baizhang, Global Warming, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Delusion, Practice Period, Dragons, Lineage...
Mar 18 2007
Green Gulch Farm

March 18th, 2007, Serial No. 01426

Serial: BZ-01426 -
Precepts, training, Vow, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Vinaya, Right Speech, Bodhisattva...
Mar 18 2007

March 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01425

Serial: BZ-01425 -
Demons, Happiness, Daily Life, Anger, Priest, Greed, Passions, Evil, Conversation, Peace...
Mar 17 2007

March 10th, 2007, Serial No. 01424

Serial: BZ-01424 -
Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Buddha Nature, Berkeley Zen Center, Ego, Attachment, Happiness, Skandas...
Mar 10 2007

Sojun Gives Chanting Instruction

Serial: BZ-01051 Class -
Chanting, Bell, Hate
Mar 03 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Acupuncture Point of Zazen: Beating the cart or beating the horse

Serial: BZ-01423 Saturday Lecture -
Zazenshin, Dogen, Lineage, Separation, Dharma Transmission, Dogen, Transmission, Attachment,...
Mar 03 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

February 24th, 2007, Serial No. 01422

Serial: BZ-01422 -
Bodhisattva Way, Avalokiteshvara, War, Karma, Nirvana, American, Emotions, Dragons, Liberation...
Feb 24 2007

Enlightenment as Everyday Life; "Nothing Special"

Serial: BZ-01421 Koun Ejô and Suzuki-roshi commentaries, Sesshin Day 3 -
Enlightenment, Koun Ejô, Samadhi, Daily Life, Thoroughness, Continuous Practice, Gaining Mind...
Feb 19 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Nothing Outside of Practice

Serial: BZ-01420 "Treasury of Radiant Light Samadhi" by Koun Ejô, Sesshin Day 2 -
Samadhi, Dream World, Darkness and Light, Renunciation, Samadhi, Chanting, resistance,...
Feb 18 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha's Parinirvana

Serial: BZ-01419 Sesshin Day 1 -
Parinirvana, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Greed, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Continuous...
Feb 17 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Eight Aspects of Practice

Serial: BZ-01418 Commentary by Deshimaru from "Ring of the Way", Saturday Lecture -
Eight Aspects, Dogen, Deshimaru, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Karmic Consequences, Ego, Vow,...
Feb 10 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

February 5th, 2007, Serial No. 01417

Serial: BZ-01417 -
Practice Period, Vow, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Evil, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Feb 05 2007

Gnosticism

American Buddhism as a gnostic practice; meaning of the word "tathagata" -
Faith, Practice Period, Hindrances, American, Three Treasures
Feb 03 2007
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Happiness

The pursuit of happiness vs. wanting others to be happy; happiness from absorption in activity Teachings on Happiness for Dancing Mountains Sangha newsletter Date: February 3, 2007 Location: No Abode Hermitage 
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Lovingkindness, Desire, zen meditation, Religion, Emptiness
Feb 03 2007
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Birth and Death

Serial: BZ-01416 Saturday Lecture -
Feb 03 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Kidzendo: Oneness of Opposites

Serial: BZ-01415 "The Teaching is Just for You", Saturday Lecture -
Non-duality, Dragons, Ego, Aspects of Practice, Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Two Truths, Daily Life...
Jan 27 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Embracing Life's True Essence

Serial: EB-00189 The talk examines the concepts of ease and meditation, drawing on philosophical teachings and personal anecdotes to highlight the importance of accepting life's inherent discomforts and joys. The narrative emphasizes the...
Zendo, Tanka, Chanting, Rumi, Desire
Jan 21 2007

Ryokan’s Poetry

Serial: BZ-01412 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 -
Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Instruction, Peace, training
Jan 20 2007
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Ryokan’s Poetry

Serial: BZ-01413 Teaching Retreat, part 2 of 2 -
Branching Streams, Subject-and-Object, Lotus Sutra, Peace, Dragons, Discrimination, Buddha...
Jan 20 2007
2
Berkeley Zen Center

2007.01.19-serial.00117D

Serial: SO-00117D -
Practice Period, Silence, training, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Dependent Origination, Oneness,...
Jan 19 2007

2007.01.19-serial.00117E

Serial: SO-00117E -
Dependent Origination, Instruction, Interdependence, Silence, Observe, Patience, Repentance,...
Jan 19 2007

2007.01.18-serial.00117B

Serial: SO-00117B -
Bodhidharma, Soto Zen, Lineage, true dharma, training, Buddha Ancestors, confusion, Precepts,...
Jan 18 2007

2007.01.18-serial.00117C

Serial: SO-00117C -
Oneness, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Meditation, Soto Zen, Buddha Ancestors, Anger,...
Jan 18 2007

2007.01.17-serial.00116H

Serial: SO-00116H -
Lay, Offering, Monastic Practice, Funeral, Meditation, Continuous Practice, Compassion,...
Jan 17 2007

2007.01.17-serial.00117A

Serial: SO-00117A -
Subject-and-Object, Non-discrimination, Intention, Daily Life, Lineage, Posture, Meditation,...
Jan 17 2007

2007.01.16-serial.00116F

Serial: SO-00116F -
Oneness, Ordination, Teacher-and-Student, Culture, Patience, Happiness, Offering...
Jan 16 2007

2007.01.16-serial.00116G

Serial: SO-00116G -
Teacher-and-Student, Vow, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Mind, Family Practice, Bodhidharma, Samsara...
Jan 16 2007

2007.01.15-serial.00116D

Serial: SO-00116D -
Buddha Nature, Intention, Repentance, Impermanence, Subject-and-Object, true dharma, training...
Jan 15 2007

2007.01.15-serial.00116E

Serial: SO-00116E -
Hindrances, Beginners, difficulty, Vow, Interdependence, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Bell...
Jan 15 2007

2007.01.14-serial.00116B

Serial: SO-00116B -
Buddha Nature, Nirvana Sutra, Attachment, Samadhi, Bodhidharma, Sangha, Happiness, Passions...
Jan 14 2007

2007.01.14-serial.00116C

Serial: SO-00116C -
Heart Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Diversity, Observe, Repentance, Daily...
Jan 14 2007

2007.01.13-serial.00116A

Serial: SO-00116A -
Dependent Origination, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Greed, Posture, lecture, causation,...
Jan 13 2007

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