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Title	Speaker	Date
Forgiveness Serial: BZ-00061B Saturday Lecture - Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness, Equanimity, Evil, Attachment, Precepts, Politics, Buddha Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 26 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
January 24th, 2002, Serial No. 00473 Serial: BZ-00473 - *Separation, Culture, Religion, Diversity, Politics, Oneness, Observe, Passions, Transmission...*		Jan 24 2002
January 19th, 2002, Serial No. 00061, Side A Serial: BZ-00061A - *Enemies, Hate, Evil, Non-violence, Religion, Separation, Karma, Birth-and-Death, Patience,...*		Jan 19 2002
Sixth and Seventh Precepts and Contention Serial: BZ-00066B One-Day Sitting - Precepts, Anger, Precepts, stubbornness, Separation, Subject-and-Object, Attachment, Patience...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 12 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Divine Dialogue in Relationships Serial: SF-00067 The talk explores the spiritual and poetic depth of the Psalms, proposing a reinterpretation where God is addressed as "you" to emphasize personal relationship. It transitions to discuss Martin Buber's "I and Thou" philosophy,... *Commitment, Intimacy, Absolute-and-Relative, Impermanence, Monastic Practice, confusion, Peace...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 11 2002 City Center
Activity and Stillness Serial: BZ-00065B Saturday Lecture - Posture, Stillness, Composure, Pure Existence, Four Noble Truths, Teacher-and-Student, Aspects...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 15 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00065A Rohatsu Day 7 - Enlightenment, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Daily Life, Instruction, Thoroughness, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Egolessness Serial: BZ-00063B Rohatsu Day 6 - Ego, Precepts, Ego, Anger, Chanting, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Vinaya, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki Roshi Serial: BZ-00063A Rohatsu Day 5 - *Ego, Precepts, Posture, training, Sangha, Lay, Practice Period, Duality, Non-duality, Oneness...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #86 Serial: BZ-00064B Rohatsu Day 4 - BCR-86, Meal Serving, Samadhi, Ego, Big Mind, Addiction, Chanting, Precepts, Religion, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Serial: BZ-00064A Rohatsu Day 3 - Zazen, Concentration, Posture, resistance, Right Effort, Mindfulness, Samadhi, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
December 3rd, 2001, Serial No. 00097, Side B Serial: BZ-00097B - *Right Speech, Renunciation, Four Noble Truths, Daily Life, Building, Impermanence, Silence,...*		Dec 03 2001
December 2nd, 2001, Serial No. 00097, Side A Serial: BZ-00097A - *Buddha Mind, Dragons, Posture, Emotions, Instruction, Concentration, Karma, Big Mind, Silence...*		Dec 02 2001
Pros and Cons of Religion Serial: BZ-00096 Saturday Lecture - Religion, Religion, Evil, Dream World, Diversity, Karma, Discrimination, Bodhisattva Ceremony...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
"Evil" and "Good" Serial: BZ-00095B Saturday Lecture - *Evil, Evil, Buddha Nature, War, Priest, Enemies, Happiness, Passions, Religion, Peace...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
November 18th, 2001, Serial No. 00095, Side A Serial: BZ-00095A - *Precepts, resistance, Repentance, Soto Zen, Observe, Lay Ordination, Birth-and-Death, Fasting...*		Nov 18 2001
November 13th, 2001, Serial No. 01530 Serial: BZ-01530 - *Non-duality, Concentration, Separation, Samadhi, Duality, Subject-and-Object, Patience,...*		Nov 13 2001
November 10th, 2001, Serial No. 00094, Side B Serial: BZ-00094B - *War, Four Noble Truths, Commitment, Enemies, Culture, Non-violence, American, Precepts,...*		Nov 10 2001
Dogen and Plum Blossoms Serial: BZ-00094A Saturday Lecture - Dogen, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Dragons, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #35 Serial: BZ-00093B Saturday Lecture - MM-35, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Separation, Rinzai, Karma, Lay, Samsara, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
October 25th, 2001, Serial No. 00475 Serial: BZ-00475 - *Lineage, Transmission, Culture, Aspects of Practice, Eight Awarenesses, Birth-and-Death,...*		Oct 25 2001
2001.10.21-serial.00087 Serial: SO-00087 - *Repentance, Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Beginners, Posture, Impermanence, Funeral, Vinaya,...*		Oct 21 2001
October 20th, 2001, Serial No. 00093, Side A Serial: BZ-00093A - *Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Offering, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Rinzai, Aspects of...*		Oct 20 2001
October 18th, 2001, Serial No. 00474, Side A Serial: BZ-00474A - *Heart Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Chanting, Hindrances, Aspects of Practice,...*		Oct 18 2001
October 11th, 2001, Serial No. 00476 Serial: BZ-00476 - *Teacher-and-Student, Lineage, Transmission, true dharma, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhisattva...*		Oct 11 2001
2001.10.09-serial.00086 Serial: SO-00086 - *Dragons, Instruction, Culture, Teacher-and-Student, confusion, lecture, Anger, Buddha Nature,...*		Oct 09 2001
2001.10.07-serial.00084 Serial: SO-00084 - *Vow, Teacher-and-Student, training, Freedom, Happiness, Interview, Instruction*...		Oct 07 2001
October 4th, 2001, Serial No. 00477 Serial: BZ-00477 - *War, Bell, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Precepts, Posture, Branching Streams, Soto...*		Oct 04 2001
September 30th, 2001, Serial No. 00092, Side B Serial: BZ-00092B - *Bodhisattva Vow, Aspects of Practice, Vow, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Culture,...*		Sep 30 2001
Mindful Living Beyond Trauma Serial: EB-00170 The talk explores the interplay of childhood trauma, post-traumatic reenactment, and Zen practice, questioning how early experiences of fear and loss shape one's perception and lifestyle. It emphasizes the fluidity of reality,... *War, Freedom, Letting Go, Peace*	Edward Brown	Sep 30 2001
September 29th, 2001, Serial No. 00092, Side A Serial: BZ-00092A - *Offering, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Patience, Bowing, Passions, Tassajara Zen Mountain...*		Sep 29 2001
The Events of September 11, 2001 Serial: BZ-00091 What To Do, Saturday Lecture - Current Events, Greed, Patience, Aspects of Practice, Karma, Practice Period, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 22 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Transforming Hate Into Global Compassion Serial: SF-00051 Sunday talk. The talk analyzes a transformative journey from hatred to understanding and compassion, primarily reflecting on historical cycles of violence through vivid personal and historical examples, culminating in a call for global peace... *Hate, Current Events, Mill Valley, Peace, Bell, Interdependence, Sanctuary, Chanting,...*	Fu Schroeder	Sep 16 2001
September 8th, 2001, Serial No. 00090 Serial: BZ-00090 - *Vow, Buddha Ancestors, training, Priest, Patience, American, Forgiveness, Repentance, Enemies...*		Sep 08 2001
Yogacara 100 Dharmas: Serial: BZ-00089B Dharmas of Form, Sesshin Day 3 - Yogachara, Discrimination, Skandas, Heart Sutra, Ego, Building, Intuition, Duality, Karma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and the Art of Liberation Serial: EB-00012 The talk explores themes of fear, trauma, and existential questioning, juxtaposed with the teachings of Zen, emphasizing the fluidity of reality and the importance of mindfulness in the present moment. The narrative weaves... *War, Freedom, Letting Go, Peace*	Edward Brown	Sep 03 2001
September 2nd, 2001, Serial No. 00089, Side A Serial: BZ-00089A - *Concentration, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Zazen Mind, Right Effort, Bodhisattva Ceremony,...*		Sep 02 2001
Yogacara Dharmas Serial: BZ-00088B Four Unfixed Dharmas, Sesshin Day 1 - Yogachara, Birth-and-Death, Precious Mirror, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Study Period, Karma, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Embrace the Ordinary Zen Way Serial: EB-00169 This talk explores the theme of self-acceptance and the practice of Zen, emphasizing the importance of embracing one's ordinary life rather than striving to become someone else. Several texts and Zen stories are used to... *Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Greed, Intimacy, Zendo*	Edward Brown	Aug 29 2001
August 25th, 2001, Serial No. 00088, Side A Serial: BZ-00088A - *Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations, Book of Serenity, Transmission, Dharma Transmission,...*		Aug 25 2001
Joyful Living Through Radical Presence Serial: EB-00168 The talk explores the concept of enjoyment in life, its relation to Buddhist principles, and the importance of genuine connection and presence. The discussion critiques societal tendencies to conform to external prescriptions for... *Samadhi, Commitment, Greed, Intimacy, Intention*	Edward Brown	Aug 20 2001
August 19th, 2001, Serial No. 00086, Side B Serial: BZ-00086B - *Buddha Nature, Funeral, Nirvana, Composure, training, Aspects of Practice, Intuition, Oneness...*		Aug 19 2001
Dogen's Zazengi Serial: BZ-00086A Ego and Consciousness, Saturday Lecture - Zazengi, Consciousness, Ego, Four Noble Truths, Discrimination, Ego, Concentration, Big Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
One Hundred Dharmas Serial: BZ-00087A Saturday Lecture - *Anger, Ego, Greed, Patience, Enthusiasm, Renunciation, Mandala, Skandas, confusion, Doubt...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 11 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
2001.08.10-serial.00082 Serial: SO-00082 - *Repentance, Daily Life, Vow, Practice Period, Culture, lecture, difficulty, Precepts, Zendo,...*		Aug 10 2001
Zen Enjoyment: Empowering Personal Connection Serial: EB-00167 The talk explores the concept of enjoyment in Zen Buddhism, emphasizing its role in fostering a deep connection with the objects of awareness without the pitfalls of control or manipulation. It critiques the societal tendency to... *Passions, Non-discrimination, Emptiness, Intimacy*	Edward Brown	Aug 08 2001
Joyful Presence: Life's Spiritual Secret Serial: EB-00166 The central theme of this talk emphasizes the concept of "enjoyment" as the "secret" to life and spiritual practice, contesting the common perception of enjoyment being synonymous with lust or greed. It highlights Dogen's view of... *Ordinary Mind, Desire, Greed, Practice Period, Silence*	Edward Brown	Aug 06 2001
August 4th, 2001, Serial No. 00087, Side B Serial: BZ-00087B - *Beginners, Culture, Bell, Aspects of Practice, resistance, Daily Life, Posture, Anger, Karma,...*		Aug 04 2001
Eight Major Afflictions Serial: BZ-00084B Saturday Lecture - Monkey Mind, Hindrances, confusion, Renunciation, Greed, Evil, Nirvana, Duality, Culture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 28 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Walking in Beauty Through Zen Farming Serial: SF-00073 Wednesday night. The talk primarily explores the close relationship between Zen practice and agricultural efforts at Green Gulch Farm, emphasizing the themes of interconnectedness with nature, the importance of persistent learning, and adapting... *Anger, Mill Valley, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing, Heart Sutra,...*	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jul 25 2001

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