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Title	Speaker	Date
The Precept of Not Killing Serial: BZ-01383 Saturday Lecture - *Buddha Nature, Karma, Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Doubt, War, Dependent Origination, Emotions,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 07 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-01382 Saturday Lecture - BCR-5, First Principle, Beginners, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Duality, Teacher-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 31 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Tasting Life's True Essence Serial: EB-00212 The talk explores the challenges and insights encountered in the practice of Zen and meditation. It recounts personal experiences with Zen teacher Suzuki Roshi, discussing lessons on simplicity and authenticity in daily practices... *training, Buddha Nature, Bell, Enthusiasm, Koan*	Edward Brown	Jan 19 2004
Martin Luther King Tribute Serial: BZ-01380 Saturday Lecture - Martin Luther King, Current Events, Discrimination, American, War, Culture, Monastic Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Bathroom Zen Serial: BZ-01379 One-Day Sitting - Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Koan, American, New Year, Culture, Continuous Practice, Four...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
January 3rd, 2004, Serial No. 01378 Serial: BZ-01378 - *training, Soto Zen, Priest-and-Lay, Right Effort, New Year, American, Peace, Priest, Lay...*		Jan 03 2004
Things to be Mindful of in the New Year Serial: BZ-01377 Is a Six-pack and Pornography Practice?, Saturday Lecture - Precepts, Practice, Daily Life, Commitment, Addiction, Big Mind, Doubt, Family Practice, New...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 13 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-01376B The Head Gardener, Rohatsu Day 7 - *Buddha Nature, Cultivation, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Dragons, Intuition, Monastic...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01375 Conclusion, Rohatsu Day 6 - Eihei Shingi, Big Mind, Emotions, Buddha Ancestors, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01374 The Kanin, Rohatsu Day 5 - Eihei Shingi, Buddha Ancestors, Evil, Monastic Practice, confusion, Dragons, Birth-and-Death,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01373 Rohatsu Day 4 - Eihei Shingi, Buddha's Birthday, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, New Year, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
The Practice of Love Serial: BZ-01372A Rohatsu Day 3 - *Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Separation, Duality, Vow, Ego,...*	Mary Mocine	Dec 03 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Oryoki Instruction Serial: BZ-01371 Rohatsu Day 2 - *Oryoki, Instruction, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
What About the Moment When Going Beyond Duality? Serial: BZ-01370B Rohatsu Day 1 - Duality, Instruction, Priest, Continuous Practice, Silence, Daily Life, Duality, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
November 29th, 2003, Serial No. 01369 Serial: BZ-01369 - War, Commitment, Enemies, Bell, Practice Position, Vow, Culture, Peace, Lineage, Evil...		Nov 29 2003
November 22nd, 2003, Serial No. 01559 Serial: BZ-01559 - *Diversity, Doubt, War*		Nov 22 2003
November 20th, 2003, Serial No. 01017, Side A Serial: BZ-01017A - *Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Discrimination, Six Realms, Culture, Buddha Mind...*		Nov 20 2003
Zen and the Eco-Consumer Code Serial: SF-00156 Wednesday talk. Ecopsychology; desires, needs, narcissism; nurturing through zazen. The talk explores the intersections of ecopsychology, consumer culture, and personal identity, delving into concepts of desires, needs, and the peril of narcissism tied to consumerism. The discussion highlights the transformative... *Karma, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Ceremony, Buddha Ancestors, Ego, Precepts, Tassajara...*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 19 2003
Cooking Zen: Embrace Reality Authentically Serial: EB-00020 The talk reflects on Zen practice through personal anecdotes from a time spent at Tassajara with Suzuki Roshi, focusing on the challenge of aligning one’s desires with reality. It emphasizes tasting the "true spirit" of things,... *training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen*	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
Embrace Reality with Zen Awareness Serial: EB-00183 The talk explores the Zen practice of experiencing and appreciating the true nature of things, unadorned and unmanipulated, drawing on personal anecdotes from training at Tassajara under Suzuki Roshi's guidance. The speaker... *training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen*	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
Embrace the Essence of Being Serial: EB-00182 The talk explores a central theme of embracing the "true spirit" of experiences rather than attempting to alter them to personal preferences, referencing personal experiences at Tassajara, underlining the Zen teaching of letting... *training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen*	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
Embracing Life's True Zen Essence Serial: EB-00181 The talk explores the teachings of embracing the "true spirit" of life by resisting the urge to modify experiences to suit personal preferences, using cooking at a Zen monastery and the metaphor of training an inner dog as... *training, zen meditation, Vow, Practice Period, Buddha Mind*	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
Tasting the True Spirit of Zen Serial: EB-00300 This talk explores the themes of true essence and perception in Zen practice, drawing from experiences at Tassajara monastery and lessons from Suzuki Roshi. It emphasizes the importance of tasting the "true spirit" of reality... *training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen*	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
November 15th, 2003, Serial No. 01367, Side B Serial: BZ-01367B - *First Principle, Separation, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Birth-and-Death,...*		Nov 15 2003
November 13th, 2003, Serial No. 01016, Side B Serial: BZ-01016B - *Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra...*		Nov 13 2003
November 8th, 2003, Serial No. 01366 Serial: BZ-01366 - Dragons, Interdependence, Rinzai, Samadhi, Bell, Duality, Vow, Posture, Instruction...		Nov 08 2003
November 6th, 2003, Serial No. 01015, Side A Serial: BZ-01015A - *Posture, Dharma Transmission, zen meditation, Lineage, Observe, Transmission, Culture,...*		Nov 06 2003
Offerings Serial: SF-00158 Sunday talk. Children's lecture. Legend of the blue bonnets; Seijiki, offering food and light; karmic life and emptiness. This talk explores the themes of offerings and the interconnectedness of karmic life and emptiness within a Zen context. Beginning with the story of "The Legend of the Bluebonnets," it emphasizes the concept of selfless giving... *Offering, Ceremony, Emptiness, Emotions, Intuition, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma,...*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 02 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Trip to Japan (last two weeks of Oct. 2003) Serial: BZ-01365 The Necessity of both Oneness and Diversity, Saturday Lecture - Oneness, Japan, Fox, Priest, Lay, Soto Zen, Ordination, Diversity, Precepts, Lay Ordination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
October 26th, 2003, Serial No. 01364 Serial: BZ-01364 - *Big Mind, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions,...*		Oct 26 2003
October 25th, 2003, Serial No. 01363 Serial: BZ-01363 - *Aspects of Practice, Karma, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Vimalakirti, Soto Zen, Dharma...*		Oct 25 2003
October 18th, 2003, Serial No. 01362 Serial: BZ-01362 - *Posture, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Ego, Soto Zen, Instruction, Equanimity,...*		Oct 18 2003
October 16th, 2003, Serial No. 00287, Side A Serial: BZ-00287A - *Heart Sutra, Concentration, Culture, Politics, Interview, Chanting, Conversation, American,...*		Oct 16 2003
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00287B Class 4 of 4 - Nirvana, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Mahayana, Samsara, Heart Sutra, Enthusiasm...	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Oct 16 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
The Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01361A Saturday Lecture - Platform Sutra, Hui Neng, Karma, Emotions, Big Mind, Evil, Duality, Doubt, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
October 9th, 2003, Serial No. 00288 Serial: BZ-00288 - *Four Noble Truths, Two Truths, Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Religion,...*		Oct 09 2003
Weaving Zen Through Life's Stages Serial: SF-00055 This talk explores personal reflections on embodying Zen practice through various life stages and transitions, emphasizing the interconnectedness of personal history and spiritual experience. The speaker reflects on the symbolic... *Practice Period, training, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Commitment,...*	Christina Lehnherr	Oct 08 2003
October 4th, 2003, Serial No. 01360 Serial: BZ-01360 - *Subject-and-Object, Zazen Mind, Family Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Karma, Politics, Samsara,...*		Oct 04 2003
October 2nd, 2003, Serial No. 00289 Serial: BZ-00289 - *Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Religion, Duality, Building, Nirvana, Emotions, Happiness...*		Oct 02 2003
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00290 Class 1 of 4 - Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Hindrances, Daily Life, Separation, Instruction, Buddha Nature,...	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Sep 25 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center
September 21st, 2003, Serial No. 01359 Serial: BZ-01359 - *Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission, Mindfulness, Tassajara...*		Sep 21 2003
On Death: After the Passing of Butch Balyut Serial: BZ-01358 Saturday Lecture - Death-and-Dying, Priest, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record, Precepts, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
September 13th, 2003, Serial No. 01357, Side B Serial: BZ-01357B - *Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Emotions, Separation, Religion, Commitment,...*		Sep 13 2003
September 6th, 2003, Serial No. 01356 Serial: BZ-01356 - *Silence, Berkeley Zen Center, Book of Serenity, Ordinary Mind, Don't Know Mind, Teacher-...*		Sep 06 2003
Religion: A Necessary Evil Serial: BZ-01355 Sesshin Day 3 - Religion, Evil, Religion, Fox, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Evil, Intuition, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous Practice Serial: BZ-01354 Saturday Lecture - Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 23 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen vs. Vipassana: Bridging Practices Serial: EB-00180 This lecture explores the distinctions and overlaps between Zen and Vipassana practices, emphasizing specific rituals and practices within the Zen tradition. The discussion highlights the importance of posture, ceremony, and... *Posture, Bowing, Ceremony, Chanting, Dharma Transmission*	Edward Brown	Aug 19 2003
Zen and Vipassana: A Harmonious Path Serial: EB-00179 The talk explores the distinctions and similarities between Zen and Vipassana practices. It details a personal journey through Zen, emphasizing the importance of posture, ritual, and experiencing life authentically rather than... *Posture, Bowing, Ceremony, Chanting, Dharma Transmission*	Edward Brown	Aug 19 2003
Meditation: Unraveling Reality's Illusions Serial: EB-00054 The talk explores the nature of meditation as a means to observe and deconstruct the mind's construction of reality, emphasizing that during meditation, individuals have the chance to see how their habitual thoughts shape their... *Letting Go, Instruction, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma*	Edward Brown	Aug 13 2003
Beginner's Mind, Infinite Enlightenment Serial: SF-00079 Zendo Lecture The talk explores the intimate experience of Zen practice at Tassajara, emphasizing the concept of 'way-seeking mind' and the embrace of a 'beginner's mind' in spiritual practice. It discusses how engagement and immersion in one'... *Birth-and-Death, Separation, Letting Go, Intimacy, Liberation, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Aug 10 2003

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