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Title	Speaker	Date
November 11th, 2004, Serial No. 01029, Side A Serial: BZ-01029A - *Lay Practice, Lay, Buddha Ancestors, Aspects of Practice, Transmission, Rinzai, Bodhisattva...*		Nov 11 2004
Mindful Tasting, Authentic Living Serial: EB-00036 This talk explores the practice of mindfulness through a raisin-tasting ceremony, encouraging full attention and appreciation for simple experiences. It extends this mindfulness to nurturing loving-kindness towards oneself and... *Ceremony, Desire, Peace, Way-Seeking Mind, Big Mind*	Edward Brown	Nov 07 2004
Presence in Every Raisin Moment Serial: EB-00280 The talk centers on the theme of mindful awareness in everyday activities, illustrated through the act of tasting raisins as a practice of full presence and sensory engagement. The discussion extends to touch on social awareness... *Ceremony, Desire, Peace, Way-Seeking Mind, Big Mind*	Edward Brown	Nov 07 2004
November 6th, 2004, Serial No. 01288 Serial: BZ-01288 - *Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Priest, Teacher-and-Student,...*		Nov 06 2004
Buddha Nature and the Ugly Duckling Serial: SF-00056 Zendo lecture; feeling of not fitting in and not belonging that sends us towards spiritual practice. The talk explores the concept of Buddha nature, juxtaposing it with the story of "The Ugly Duckling" to discuss themes of belonging and the realization of one's true self. It delves into Buddhist teachings on how avoiding... *Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Ego, Delusion, training, Precepts, stubbornness, Posture, Zendo,...*	Kosho McCall	Nov 06 2004 Tassajara
November 4th, 2004, Serial No. 01028, Side A Serial: BZ-01028A - *Five Ranks, Heart Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Aspects of Practice, Blue Cliff Record,...*		Nov 04 2004
October 30th, 2004, Serial No. 01287 Serial: BZ-01287 - *Dana, Soto Zen, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Lay, Forgiveness, Rinzai, Enemies,...*		Oct 30 2004
October 28th, 2004, Serial No. 01027, Side A Serial: BZ-01027A - *Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Cultivation, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Dharma Transmission,...*		Oct 28 2004
October 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01286, Side B Serial: BZ-01286B - *Dragons, Aspects of Practice, Posture, Practice Period, Instruction, Karma, training,...*		Oct 24 2004
October 23rd, 2004, Serial No. 01285 Serial: BZ-01285 - *Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Gaining Mind, Passions, Transmission, uchiyama, Daily...*		Oct 23 2004
Discipline Serial: SF-00077 Relationship with the rules while training. The talk discusses the nature of discipline within Zen practice, emphasizing engagement with rules, such as the "six-month rule," and the transformative potential of discipline when approached as a training method. The discussion... *training, Practice Period, Vinaya, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Mindfulness, Balance,...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Oct 20 2004
October 16th, 2004, Serial No. 01284 Serial: BZ-01284 - *Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma, Subject-and-Object, Interdependence, Birth-...*		Oct 16 2004
Heaven and Hell and Nirvana Serial: BZ-01566 Saturday Lecture - Nirvana, Six Realms, Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma, Interdependence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
October 14th, 2004, Serial No. 00565 Serial: BZ-00565 - Daily Life, Lay, Patience, Enemies, Lineage, Passions, Discrimination, Evil, Nirvana...		Oct 14 2004
History of Soto Zen: First Dharma Heritage Ceremony Serial: BZ-01283C Zuisse Ceremony and Dharma Transmission, Saturday Lecture - Zuisse, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Religion, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
October 7th, 2004, Serial No. 00564 Serial: BZ-00564 - *Platform Sutra, Right Speech, Attachment, War, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Passions, Skandas,...*		Oct 07 2004
Love, Holistic Approach: Love and Intimacy as a Wide Path of Practice Serial: BZ-01282B Lecture - *Transmission, Passions, Culture, Dream World, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Buddha Mind, Rumi,...*	David Weinberg	Oct 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
October 2nd, 2004, Serial No. 01569 Serial: BZ-01569 - *Transmission, Culture, Dream World, Passions, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Lineage, Rumi,...*		Oct 02 2004
September 26th, 2004, Serial No. 01281 Serial: BZ-01281 - *Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Precious Mirror, Nirvana Sutra, Hindrances, Heart Sutra,...*		Sep 26 2004
2004.09.26-serial.00176 Serial: SO-00176 - *Heart Sutra, Culture, Bell, Offering, Dependent Origination, Posture, Daily Life, Intimacy,...*		Sep 26 2004
Practice in Daily Life Serial: BZ-01280C Integrating the Spiritual and the Mundane, Saturday Lecture - Daily Life, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Renewal, Duality, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 25 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
September 23rd, 2004, Serial No. 00562 Serial: BZ-00562 - *Attachment, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Culture, American, Patience, Interview, Mahayana, Evil,...*		Sep 23 2004
September 18th, 2004, Serial No. 01247 Serial: BZ-01247 - *Heart Sutra, Liberation, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Culture, Daily Life,...*		Sep 18 2004
September 11, 2001 Anniversary; Victims on Both Sides Serial: BZ-01246 Following in the Steps of the British and Roman Empires, Saturday Lecture - Karma, Karma, American, War, Equanimity, Emotions, Evil, Building, Lineage, confusion, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 11 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Bravo’s Death Serial: BZ-01245 Sesshin Lecture - *Big Mind, Practice Period, Monkey Mind, Renewal, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara Zen Mountain...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
September 6th, 2004, Serial No. 01575 Serial: BZ-01575 - *Big Mind, Practice Period, Monkey Mind, Renewal, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara Zen Mountain...*		Sep 06 2004
Not Sticking to Anything: Working with Faults Serial: BZ-01244 (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 2 - *Ego, Culture, training, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Eating Brown Rice, Eating Your Life Serial: BZ-01243C (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 1 - *Teacher-and-Student, Giving-and-Taking, Renewal, Heart Sutra, Offering, Intuition, Equanimity...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
"Evo-revolution" Serial: BZ-01242 Working with Our Problems, Saturday Lecture - Bodhisattva Vow, Koan, Manjushri, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Religion, Chanting, Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
August 21st, 2004, Serial No. 01241 Serial: BZ-01241 - *Mahayana, Monkey Mind, Nirvana, Obstacles, Subject-and-Object, Impermanence, Heart Sutra,...*		Aug 21 2004
August 14th, 2004, Serial No. 01240 Serial: BZ-01240 - *War, Politics, American, Enemies, Greed, Zoom, Culture, Oneness, Evil, Vow*		Aug 14 2004
In Memorium to the Victims of the WW II Bombing Serial: BZ-01279A How Something Good Can Come From Something Tragic, Saturday Lecture - War, Japan, War, Peace, American, Building, Priest, Renewal, Karma	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 07 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Journey: From Kitchen to Dharma Serial: EB-00220A The talk reflects on the speaker's journey from a Zen chef to a spiritual teacher, emphasizing experiences at the Zen Center and the transition to administrative roles. The speaker discusses the transformation and personal growth... *Dharma Transmission, Daily Life, Balance, Practice Period, Liberation*	Edward Brown	Aug 2004
July 31st, 2004, Serial No. 01278 Serial: BZ-01278 - *Teacher-and-Student, Happiness, Lotus Sutra, Composure, Subject-and-Object, Practice Period,...*		Jul 31 2004
Dreams Unfurled: Embracing Life's Flow Serial: EB-00035 The talk focuses on the tension between one's expectations of reality and the acceptance of reality as it is. It references the idea that striving to control or perfect reality is less fruitful than embracing life’s inherent... *true dharma, Hindrances, Commitment, Vow, Desire*	Edward Brown	Jul 26 2004
Embrace Unpredictability, Transform Reality Serial: EB-00034 This talk explores the themes of embracing life's unpredictability and the struggle between personal expectations and reality. It emphasizes the futility of trying to force reality to conform to one's ideals, encouraging instead... *true dharma, Hindrances, Commitment, Vow, Desire*	Edward Brown	Jul 26 2004
July 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01277 Serial: BZ-01277 - *Mindfulness, Non-duality, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Concentration, Impermanence, Oneness,...*		Jul 24 2004
Shikantaza Practice (from "Not Always So") Serial: BZ-01275B Exhaling, Letting Go, Impermanence, One-Day Sitting - Shikantaza, Impermanence, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Continuous Practice, Oneness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 11 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
July 10th, 2004, Serial No. 01274, Side B Serial: BZ-01274B - *Vow, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Ceremony, American, Patience, Religion, Monastic Practice,...*		Jul 10 2004
Way Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-01273 Approaching his 75th Birthday (July 9th), Saturday Lecture - Way-Seeking Mind, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission, Berkeley Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
June 26th, 2004, Serial No. 01272 Serial: BZ-01272 - *Heart Sutra, Passions, Teacher-and-Student, Interdependence, Mahayana, Don't Know Mind,...*		Jun 26 2004
Composure: The Shuso Hossen Ceremony Serial: BZ-01271 Where the Response Comes From, Sesshin Day 5 - Composure, Shuso Ceremony, Composure, Intimacy, Nirvana, Practice Period, Posture, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojin-Shu (last): Practicing Within the Obstructions Serial: BZ-01270B Staining, Not Breaking Precepts, Sesshin Day 4 - Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Hindrances, Precepts, confusion, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 19 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
June 18th, 2004, Serial No. 01269 Serial: BZ-01269 - *Composure, Practice Period, Intimacy, Conversation, training, Ego*		Jun 18 2004
Gakudo Yojunshi, Point #8 Serial: BZ-01268 Moving and Stillness, Sesshin Day 2 - Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Stillness, Dream World, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojunshu, Point #7 Serial: BZ-01267 Turning Dharma and Being Turned by Dharma, Sesshin Day 1 - Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Buddha Mind, Obstacles, Silent Illumination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-01266 Saturday Lecture - Zaike Tokudo, Three Refuges, Precepts, Priest, Big Mind, Ordination, Lay Practice, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
June 10th, 2004, Serial No. 01026, Side A Serial: BZ-01026A - *Four Noble Truths, Harmonizing, Intuition, Four Foundations, Complete Perfect Enlightenment,...*		Jun 10 2004
June 3rd, 2004, Serial No. 01025, Side B Serial: BZ-01025B - *Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Posture, Hate, Passions, confusion, Forgiveness,...*		Jun 03 2004
Suzuki-rôshi 100th Birth Memorial Serial: BZ-01265 Gutei's One Finger, Monkey Mind, Saturday Lecture - Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Shikantaza, Monkey Mind, Gaining Mind, Obstacles, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 29 2004 Berkeley Zen Center

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