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Title	Speaker	Date
Mindful Journeys to Authentic Living Serial: EB-00247A The talk centers on the practice of offering and mindfulness in Buddhism, where acts without visible acknowledgment reflect a broader existential engagement with life. It explores the importance of authenticity in meditation and... *American, Culture, zen meditation, Thich Nhat Hanh, Freedom*	Edward Brown	Jul 09 1992
Embracing Presence Through Zen Mind Serial: EB-00247B The talk delves into the theme of interconnectedness and the depth inherent in ordinary life, illustrated through a story about creating life-sized dolls and reflections on Zen practice. It explores the concept that the mind... *Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Harmonizing, Offering, Daily Life*	Edward Brown	Jul 08 1992
Savoring Simplicity: Embracing Imperfection Serial: EB-00284 The talk explores the tension between the desire for originality and completion inherent in creative and everyday tasks, using cooking as a metaphor. The discussion emphasizes the Zen concept of appreciating the simplicity and... *Ordinary Mind, Soto Zen, Dragons, Don't Know Mind*	Edward Brown	Jul 05 1992
Shusho Hossen Serial: BZ-00630 Ceremony - *Giving-and-Taking, Bodhidharma, Absolute-and-Relative, Dragons, stubbornness, Practice Period...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 28 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Criticism in the Realm of Absolute and Relative Serial: BZ-00631A Sesshin Day 5 - Absolute-and-Relative, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, Discrimination, Emotions, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 28 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan: Seeing Forms with the Whole Body and Mind Serial: BZ-00727B No Gap, Flexibility, Pain, Sesshin Day 4 - *Separation, Thoroughness, Discrimination, Ego*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 27 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1 Serial: BZ-00727A Sesshin Day 3 - *Bodhidharma, Duality, Avalokiteshvara, Samsara, Silence, Building, Ego*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 26 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00709B Sesshin Day 2 - Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Duality, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Non-duality, Heart Sutra...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00709A Sesshin Day 1 - Genjokoan, Duality, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Emotions, Practice Period, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Cases #30 & 33: Baso’s Two Responses: Buddha is Mind, Buddha is not Mind Serial: BZ-00708B Lecture - *Intuition, Culture, Transmission, Ordinary Mind, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-Student,...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 20 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Shosan Ceremony Serial: BZ-00708A Ceremony - *Shosan, Forgiveness, Right Effort, Silence, Practice Period, Gratitude, Peace, training...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #45: Who Is that Other? Serial: BZ-00711B Buddha and Maitreya Are Servants to Another, Saturday Lecture - Buddha, Maitreya, MM-45, Ego, Anger, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Bodhisattva Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan’s Five Ranks: Tozan’s Five Poems in 3 Translations Serial: BZ-00609 Class 4 of 4 - *Dragons, Five Ranks, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Culture, Ego, Buddha Nature, New Year,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 11 1992 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00711A Ordinary Mind Is the Way, Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Doubt, confusion, Religion, Hate, Culture, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan’s Five Ranks: Five Positions, Eight Consciousnesses Serial: BZ-00608 Class 3 of 4 - *Birth-and-Death, Karmic Consciousness, Diversity, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Ego, Eight...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 04 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan: First Five Lines and Tozan's Five Ranks: Desire and Intention Serial: BZ-00710B Saturday Lecture - Genjokoan, Tozan, Five Ranks, Desire, Ego, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Harmonizing, Renunciation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 30 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan’s Five Ranks: Eight Consciousnesses, Four Wisdoms Serial: BZ-00606 Class 1 of 4 - *Discrimination, Five Ranks, Subject-and-Object, Concentration, Ego, Buddha Nature, Cultivation...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 28 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness: Embracing Imperfection with Compassion Serial: EB-00111 This talk explores the idea of balancing the acceptance of the present moment, as taught by Suzuki Roshi's saying "everything is perfect just as it is," with the recognition for improvement. It discusses how constantly striving... *Big Mind, Tozan, Precepts, Evil, Lay*	Edward Brown	May 24 1992
Tozan’s Five Ranks: Basic Overview Serial: BZ-00607 Class 2 of 4 - Tozan, Dongshan, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Emotions, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00713B Sesshin Day 2 - *American, Monastic Practice, Demons, Culture, Silence, Lineage, Religion*	Raul Moncayo	May 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Buddha? Serial: BZ-00713A Sesshin Day 1 - Buddha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Absolute-and-Relative, Lay, Zoom...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 17 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00213 Class 2 of 5 - *true dharma, Transmission, Nirvana, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Buddha Mind...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 13 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00712B Lecture - *Silence, confusion, Emotions, Anger, Greed, Funeral, Discrimination, Conversation, Vow,...*	Fran Tribe	May 09 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Enthusiasm on the Path Serial: BZ-00710A Lecture - *Four Foundations, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, American, Peace, Emotions, Anger*	Shosan Victoria Austin	May 03 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
After the King Verdict Serial: BZ-00712A Saturday Lecture - Current Events, Karma, Culture, Peace, War, training, Offering, American, confusion, Building...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 02 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00680B First Friday - Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Concentration, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Harmonizing Body, Breath, and Mind Serial: BZ-00680A One-Day Sitting - *Posture, Harmonizing, Concentration, Separation, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 26 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
The Death Penalty (discussion) Serial: BZ-00679B Saturday Lecture - Current Events, Precepts, cognitive process, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Diversity, Priest, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Dogen Serial: BZ-00605 Class 6 of 6 - *Lotus Sutra, Silent Illumination, Doubt, Rinzai, Instruction, Six Realms, true dharma, Buddha...*	Maylie Scott	Apr 09 1992 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Attention, Thought, Faith, Knowledge Serial: BZ-00679A Lecture - *Concentration, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Anger, Patience, Enemies, Hindrances...*	Ron Nestor	Apr 04 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Ungan to Tozan Serial: BZ-00604 Class 5 of 6 - *Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Five Ranks, Transmission, Priest,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 02 1992 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Resilience Through Zen and Heartache Serial: EB-00109 The talk explores the concept of emotional and spiritual resilience through personal anecdotes and reflections on practice. It discusses the paradox of heartache and fulfillment in relationships, drawing on insights from Zen... *Daily Life, Buddha Mind, Intention, Commitment, Community*	Edward Brown	Mar 29 1992
Heartaches to Healing: Embrace Imperfection Serial: EB-00110 The talk explores the intersection between vulnerability and personal growth, particularly the idea that difficult experiences, like heartache, can foster a deeper understanding of one's own heart and compassion. The discussion... *Daily Life, Buddha Mind, Intention, Commitment, Community*	Edward Brown	Mar 29 1992
Shen Shu and Daikan Eno: Enlightenment Poems Serial: BZ-00678B Relative and Ultimate Reality; Sudden and Gradual Enlight., Saturday Lecture - Daikan Eno, Enlightenment, Sixth Patriarch, Four Noble Truths, Daily Life, Priest, Ordination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Sixth Patriarch, Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00603 Class 4 of 6 - *Platform Sutra, Branching Streams, Four Noble Truths, Perfect Wisdom, Sixth Patriarch, Lineage...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 26 1992 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra; Forms Serial: BZ-00678A Lecture - *Lotus Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva Vow, Dragons, Big...*	Maylie Scott	Mar 21 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Bodhidharma to the Fifth Ancestor Serial: BZ-00602 Class 3 of 6 - *Bodhidharma, Lineage, Transmission, First Principle, Karma, Book of Serenity, Buddha Ancestors...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 19 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination(s) Serial: BZ-00677B Reminiscences of the Old Days, Sesshin Day 2 - Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Birth-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Giving and Taking, Empty Ground Manifests; No Future Serial: BZ-00677A Inaction of Action, Action in Inaction, Sesshin Day 1 - Giving-and-Taking, Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Daily Life, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination Serial: BZ-00958B One-Day Sitting - Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ordination, Anger, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
One Treasure Serial: BZ-00958A One-Day Sitting - *Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, causation, Ego, Oneness...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Lankavatara and Lotus Sutras Serial: BZ-00651 Class 2 of 6 - *Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Nirvana, Karma, Eight Awarenesses, Heart Sutra, Four...*	Maylie Scott	Mar 12 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00109 Saturday Lecture - *Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Liberation, Ego, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Duality*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 07 1992 Unknown Location
Keeping Your Eyes Open and Staying in the World Serial: BZ-00686B Saturday Lecture - *Emotions, Berkeley Zen Center, Posture, Separation, Beginners, Sangha, Bell, Tassajara Zen...*	Les Kaye	Mar 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Heart Sutra, Rise of Mahayana Serial: BZ-00650 Class 1 of 6 - *Perfect Wisdom, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Continuous Practice, Half-Smile,...*	Maylie Scott	Mar 05 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00686A Women's Sitting - *Posture, Right Effort, Culture, Lineage, training, Beginners, Vow, Religion*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00685B Saturday Lecture - Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Precepts, Absolute-and-Relative, Birth-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 29 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Numerous Dharma Gates: Elementary School Buddhists Serial: BZ-00685A Lecture - *Vow, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Daily Life, Peace, Anger, Priest...*	Rebecca Mayeno	Feb 22 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Heart Sutra, Emptiness Serial: BZ-00278 Class 5 of 5 - *Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Bell, Practice Period, Chanting, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow...*	Fran Tribe	Feb 20 1992 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Hokyo Zammai Class Serial: SF-00047 The talk focuses on the interpretation and significance of the "Hokyo Zammai" with a detailed exploration of the "Five Ranks," an essential part of this Zen text. The speaker discusses Hakuin's commentaries, the degeneration and... *Five Ranks, Emptiness, Sixth Patriarch, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Evil, Darkness and...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 1992 2

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