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Title	Speaker	Date
Keeping Precepts: Vows Serial: BZ-00437A - *Vow, Obstacles, Offering, Anger, New Year, Transmission, Bodhisattva Vow, Dharma Transmission...*	Myoan Grace Schireson	Sep 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Shodoka:Song of Enlightenment (Pt.1) Serial: BZ-00436B Sesshin Day 1 - Shodoka, Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Karma, Equanimity, Subject-and-Object, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Universe As Medicine Serial: BZ-00356B Saturday Lecture - Ummon, Koan, Religion, Manjushri, Bell, Sixth Patriarch, Demons, Ego, Attachment, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultivating Good Habits Foundation of Sitting Serial: BZ-00356A Saturday Lecture - Zazen, Posture, Discrimination, Hindrances, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Zen: The Unscripted Journey Serial: EB-00298 The talk explores the intersection of Zen practice and the experience of life's spiritual journey, emphasizing the unpredictability of realization and the importance of embracing one's inherent nature rather than striving to... *realization, Ceremony, resistance, Vow, Rumi*	Edward Brown	Aug 12 1998
Discovering Freedom through Zen Practice Serial: EB-00319 The talk reflects on the nature of Zen practice and the process of self-discovery and personal growth within meditative practice. Emphasizing the importance of commitment, freedom from impulse, and self-reliance in Zen, the... *Freedom, Letting Go, Hyakujo, Intention, Koan*	Edward Brown	Aug 10 1998
Penetrate the Unknown, Bear Witness, Heal Self and Others Serial: BZ-00355B - *Precepts, Vow, Discrimination, Evil, Daily Life, American, Addiction, Greed, Bell, Separation...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 09 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Building a Sustainable Future Serial: BZ-00355A - *Gratitude, Karma, Hate, Culture, Renewal, American, Humility, Interdependence, Commitment,...*	Joanna Macy	Aug 08 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
American Zen Alms-Prayer Pilgrimage Serial: BZ-00354B - *Four Noble Truths, War, Mindfulness, American, Soto Zen, Gratitude, Bell, Culture, Humility,...*	Claude Anshin Thomas	Aug 01 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Laying Down Your Arms is the Most Intimate Serial: BZ-00354A - *Big Mind, Lay, Soto Zen, Peace, Greed, confusion, Vow, Doubt, Karma*	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jul 25 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: #9 Serial: BZ-00353B Joshu's 4 Gates, Saturday Lecture - Joshu, BCR-9, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Passions, Ego, Non-duality, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Waking up with Mindfulness Serial: BZ-00353A - *Sanctuary, Chanting, Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Daily Life, Practice Period, Culture,...*	Ross Blum	Jul 11 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Saying Yes! Serial: SF-00090 This talk centers on a recent visit to various Japanese Zen monasteries and reflects on the practice of responsiveness and intentional community within the Zen tradition. Key observations include the teachings and practices at... *training, Soto Zen, Silent Illumination, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude,...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jul 06 1998
Five Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-00352B Sesshin Day 3 - Practice, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Continuous Practice, Renunciation, Aspects of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
One Bow Covers The Entire Universe Serial: BZ-00352A Sesshin Day 2 - Bowing, Precious Mirror, Duality, Big Mind, Absolute-and-Relative, Subject-and-Object, Aspects...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Elucidating Sesshin Guidelines Serial: BZ-00351B Sesshin Day 1 - Sesshin, Don't Know Mind, Commitment, Dragons, Bowing, Silence, Observe, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Zaikke Tokudo (Jukai) Serial: BZ-00351A Saturday Lecture - Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Ordination, Precepts, Lay Ordination, Lineage, Karma, Buddha Ancestors,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Presence: Beyond Perfection Serial: EB-00134 The talk focuses on the concept of mindfulness within Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of awareness without judgment or control. The discussion underscores how striving for perfection or attempting to avoid unpleasant... *Yaoshan, Death, Posture, Ordinary Mind, Concentration*	Edward Brown	Jun 16 1998
Trusting The Path of Presence Serial: EB-00133 The talk centers on understanding mindfulness and the teachings of Dogen Zenji's instructions on zazen meditation. Mindfulness is described as being aware without judgment or control, embracing the experience without trying to... *Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Monkey Mind, Hindrances*	Edward Brown	Jun 14 1998
Tassajara And Esselen Indian Neighbors Serial: BZ-00350B Saturday Lecture - Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Esselen, American, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
True Self Beyond Good and Bad Serial: EB-00050 The talk explores the concept of authentic self-expression through a participatory exercise involving "being good," "being bad," and "being oneself," illustrating the Zen teaching of embodying one's true nature rather than... *Posture, Ordinary Mind, Ordination, Don't Know Mind, Ceremony*	Edward Brown	Jun 07 1998
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00350A - *cognitive process, Observe, Mahayana, Dependent Origination, Religion, Aspects of Practice,...*	Santikaro Bhikku	Jun 06 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodied Zen: Beyond Limitation Serial: EB-00132 The talk explores the integration of Zen and physical forms such as yoga and archery, emphasizing how body posture shapes consciousness and ultimately the world one perceives. It discusses the significance of traditional... *Obstacles, Enemies, Posture, Bowing, Letting Go*	Edward Brown	May 28 1998
Leaping Beyond Entrenched Beliefs Serial: EB-00131 The talk explores the Zen concept of leaping from the metaphorical "hundred-foot pole," which represents entrenched beliefs and habitual thinking. Emphasis is placed on the need for change and the challenges of relinquishing... *Enemies, resistance, Gratitude, Commitment, Instruction*	Edward Brown	May 17 1998
Relinquishment and Renunciation Serial: BZ-00349B - *Precepts, Impermanence, resistance, Right Effort, Renunciation, Interdependence, Mindfulness,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 16 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhist Images/Bodhisattva Way Serial: BZ-00348B - *Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Gratitude, Vow, Offering, Chanting, Continuous Practice,...*	Rebecca Mayeno	May 09 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Second Paramita: Sila Serial: BZ-00349A - *Precepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Evil, Vow, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way,...*	Maylie Scott	May 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Archetypes Serial: BZ-00348A - *Evil, Manjushri, Vow, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Priest-...*	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 02 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Working with Forms and Precepts Serial: BZ-00347B - *Precepts, Evil, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Vow, Attachment, Diversity, Lineage, training,...*	Karen DeCotis	Apr 25 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Vows: Concentration Serial: BZ-00347A - *Practice Period, Concentration, Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Offering, Posture, Commitment, Aspects...*	Maylie Scott	Apr 18 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Pathways to Zen Generosity Awakening Serial: SF-00052 The talk explores the central theme of entering the Zen path through the Dhamma Paramita, or generosity, as emphasized by Zen Master Huai Hai. It argues that Dhamma Paramita encompasses all other Paramitas by fostering... *Dragons, Non-duality, Manjushri, Vimalakirti, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death,...*	Fu Schroeder	Apr 15 1998
Becoming a Priest Serial: BZ-00345 - *Priest, Lay, Lay Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Peace, Composure, Bowing, Vow, War...*	Myoan Grace Schireson	Mar 28 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen & Sojun on Oryoki Serial: BZ-00344B One-Day Sitting - Oryoki, Dogen, Observe, Rinzai, Silence, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Hate, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #75 Serial: BZ-00344A Ukyû's Unfair Blows, Saturday Lecture - Ukyu, BCR-75, Giving-and-Taking, Teacher-and-Student, Absolute-and-Relative, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 21 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Community Precepts Serial: BZ-00343B - *Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Vow, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Practice Period, Priest, Right...*	Vicki Austin	Mar 14 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Money and the Dharma Serial: BZ-00343A - *Interdependence, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Culture, Offering, Peace, Emotions, Karma,...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Mar 07 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Sangha Ethics Serial: BZ-00342B - *Precepts, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Commitment, Teacher-and-Student, Diversity,...*	Peter Overton	Feb 14 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Improv Serial: BZ-00342A - *Offering, Bodhisattva Vow, Obstacles, Big Mind, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...*	Karen DeCotis	Feb 07 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice Serial: BZ-00341B Saturday Lecture - Practice, Priest, Priest, Ordination, Renunciation, Lay, Lay Practice, Commitment, Priest-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 31 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Knowing, Not Knowing, Nonknowing Serial: BZ-00341A - *Culture, Ego, American, Building, Religion, Darkness and Light, Bodhidharma, Duality, Heart...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jan 24 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Self, No-Self Serial: BZ-00340B Saturday Lecture - Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Impermanence, Happiness, Patience, Greed, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 18 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
The Jewel Called The Sangha Serial: SF-00063 Sunday talk Jan PP; you are blessed by the people who want to practice with you who are not necessarily the people you would choose to practice with. The talk explores the essential nature of Sangha, the community of practitioners, emphasizing the role of individuals not necessarily chosen but present for practice. The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding and... *Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Separation, causation, Instruction, Intimacy, training, Observe...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 11 1998 Green Gulch Farm
Bodhisattva Ceremony: Repentance Serial: BZ-00340A Saturday Lecture - Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Repentance, Forgiveness, Priest, Evil, Discrimination, Peace...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Constancy Serial: BZ-00339A Saturday Lecture - Constancy, Constancy, Patience, Big Mind, Continuous Practice, Building, Aspects of Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhism At Millennium's Edge Serial: SF-00030 Seminar 1 The talk explores the interplay between the speaker's writing career and Zen practice, detailing personal anecdotes from the literary world while discussing key principles of Zen that influence writing. Themes include confronting... Dragons, Evil, Rinzai, Ego, Bell, Discrimination, Greed, Silence, Balance, Conversation...	Peter Matthiessen	1998
Embrace Imperfection, Live Fully Serial: EB-00136 The talk discusses the Zen concept of "the real way" which accommodates imperfections and difficulties rather than striving for an unattainable state of perfection or immunity from problems. It emphasizes the importance of... *Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Sutra, Soto Zen, Posture*	Edward Brown	1998
Embracing The Pathless Zen Way Serial: EB-00138 The lecture delves into the interpretation of Dōgen's essay "Būkansazengi," focusing on the idea that the "real way circulates everywhere," emphasizing that practice and enlightenment are not prerequisites for accessing the... *Sangha, Soto Zen, Bell, Bowing*	Edward Brown	1998
Transcending Identity Through Mindful Practice Serial: EB-00137 The talk examines the habitual formation of self-identity and its relation to Buddhist liberation, exploring transformative practices beyond conventional self-conceptions. It references Zen teacher Rinzai's "person of no rank" to... *Posture, Desire, Bowing, Intention, confusion*	Edward Brown	1998
Moments of Joyous Zen Realization Serial: EB-00135 The talk explores the complexities of Zen practice and community life, highlighting the significance of personal experience in understanding enlightenment. It recounts humorous anecdotes from a 1969 Zen Center practice period and... *true dharma, realization, Dragons, Bell, resistance*	Edward Brown	1998
Zen Unveiled: Individual Experience Speaks Serial: EB-00139 The talk explores the unique Zen practice experiences of Phil Wilson, highlighting the value of individuality in spiritual practice beyond formal teaching roles. The discussion emphasizes mental posture in meditation, focusing on... *Posture, true dharma, Non-thinking, Hyakujo, Priest*	Edward Brown	1998

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