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Title	Speaker	Date
Introduction to Buddhism: Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-00279 Class 4 of 5 - *Mindfulness, Half-Smile, Four Foundations, Hindrances, Posture, Zazen Mind, Instruction,...*	Fran Tribe	Feb 06 1992 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous Zazen Serial: BZ-00684B Saturday Lecture - Zazen, Priest, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Intimacy, Instruction, Liberation, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Precepts and Self/No Self Serial: BZ-00280 Class 3 of 5 - *Right Speech, Four Foundations, Bell, Precepts, Mindfulness, Right Effort, Karma, Dependent...*	Fran Tribe	Jan 30 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Realizing Enlightenment Beyond Story Serial: EB-00108 The talk explores the misconception of enlightenment in Zen Buddhism, challenging the notion of enlightenment as a tangible goal and questioning how one would recognize or possess it. It emphasizes trusting one's innate nature... *Offering, Bodhidharma, Freedom, realization, Vimalakirti*	Edward Brown	Jan 26 1992
Embracing Imperfection in Enlightenment Serial: EB-00107 The central thesis of this talk explores the nature of enlightenment within Buddhist practice, emphasizing that enlightenment is not a sudden or discernible state to be obtained but an ongoing, evolving process of understanding... *Offering, Bodhidharma, Freedom, realization, Vimalakirti*	Edward Brown	Jan 26 1992
Is Buddhism a Religion? Yes, No Serial: BZ-00684A Saturday Lecture - Religion, Buddhism, Religion, Subject-and-Object, Pure Existence, Discrimination, zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 25 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Three Treasures; Tripitaka, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold Path Serial: BZ-00281 Clas 2 of 5 - *Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Lay, Sangha, Karma, Buddha Mind, Precepts,...*	Fran Tribe	Jan 23 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Who Do We Bow To? Serial: BZ-00683B Saturday Lecture - Bowing, Buddha Nature, Gratitude, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bowing, Lineage, Happiness, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Personal History Serial: BZ-00282 Class 1 of 5 - *Four Noble Truths, Lay, Renunciation, Religion, Lineage, Fasting, Dependent Origination, Bell...*	Fran Tribe	Jan 16 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Personal History, Trappist Monkdom, Hospice Center Serial: BZ-00683A Lecture - *training, Religion, New Year, War, Chanting, Priest, Forgiveness, Demons, Commitment, Patience...*	Venerable Suhitananda	Jan 11 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00682B Instruction - Zazen, Instruction, Priest, Bowing, Posture, Passions, Concentration, Anger, Harmonizing, Fox...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 09 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
All We Have to Do is Wash Our Bowl Serial: BZ-00682A Saturday Lecture - *Bell, Interview, Instruction, training, Big Mind, Conversation, Duality, Enemies, Nirvana,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 04 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
December 29th, 1991, Serial No. 00735, Side A Serial: BZ-00735A Sunday Lecture - *Pure Existence, Ego, Interview, Doubt, New Year, Offering, Don't Know Mind, Teacher-and-...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 29 1991
Compassionate Practice with Tibetan Flavor Serial: BZ-00681B Lecture - *Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Way, Vow, Offering, Ego, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Demons...*	Katherine Thanas	Dec 21 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00734 Sesshin Day 7 - *Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Discrimination, Monastic...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1991
December 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00733, Side B Serial: BZ-00733B Sesshin Day 6 - *Buddha Nature, First Principle, Precious Mirror, Liberation, Light-and-Darkness, Five Ranks,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 18 1991
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00733A Sesshin Day 5 - *Ordinary Mind, Precious Mirror, Doubt, Instruction, Building, Peace*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 17 1991
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00732 Sesshin Day 4 - *Concentration, Religion, Absolute-and-Relative, Doubt, Mindfulness, Transmission, Precious...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 16 1991
Anticipation, Apprehension and Fear Serial: BZ-00731B Rohatsu Day 3 - *Hindrances, Discrimination, Big Mind, Concentration, Posture, Karma, Ego, Attachment...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 15 1991
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00681A - *Eka, Bodhidharma, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Greed, Birth-and-Death,...*	Fran Tribe	Dec 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00731A Lecture - *Five Ranks, training, Ego, Absolute-and-Relative, Non-duality, Silence, Mahayana, confusion,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 1991 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages, 9th and 10th Stages Serial: BZ-00283 Class 4 of 4 - *Concentration, Liberation, Offering, Karma, confusion, Six Realms, American, Enthusiasm,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 12 1991 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Calming the Mind's Turbulent Waters Serial: EB-00287 This talk examines the Buddhist concept of hindrances and their impact on the mind, using water as an analogy to explain various mental states and their antidotes. It emphasizes that concentration, understood through the five... *Desire, Karma, Patience, Samsara, Buddha Nature*	Edward Brown	Dec 10 1991
Mindful Liberation from Mental Hindrances Serial: EB-00292 The talk delves into Buddhist concepts of greed, hate, and delusion as impediments to spiritual practice, relating these to the Five Hindrances that obstruct concentration. It discusses how delusion, a form of ignorance,... *Desire, Hindrances, Concentration, Delusion, Greed*	Edward Brown	Dec 08 1991
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00693B Rohatsu Day 7 - *Religion, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Greed, Passions, Hate...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Meaning of Dokusan Serial: BZ-00707B Relationship to Teacher and Zazen, Rohatsu Day 6 - Teacher-and-Student, Dokusan, Zazen, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Aspects of Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience, Posture, and Practice Serial: BZ-00693A Rohatsu Day 5 - Posture, Zazen, Patience, Buddha Nature, Instruction, Non-duality, Silence, Building, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra; Oneness and Duality Serial: BZ-00707A Rohatsu Day 4 - Vimalakirti, Oneness, Duality, Duality, Silence, Manjushri, Discrimination, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra; Suffering Serial: BZ-00706B Rohatsu Day 3 - Vimalakirti, Suffering, Duality, Manjushri, Oneness, Non-duality, Silence, Blue Cliff Record,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Transforming Hindrances Through Mindful Insight Serial: EB-00106 The talk explores the transformation of greed, hate, and delusion into deeper understandings of ignorance within the framework of Buddhist teachings, emphasizing how perceived objects in consciousness influence emotional states....	Edward Brown	Dec 03 1991
Vijnana: Mind Consciousness Serial: BZ-00706A Manas, the Sixth Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 2 - Consciousness, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Doubt, Dragons, Sixth Patriarch,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Three Buddha Bodies; Eight Consciousnesses Serial: BZ-00705B Rohatsu Day 1 - Trikaya, Consciousness, Ego, Eight Aspects, Sixth Patriarch, Posture, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Stillness Meets Vipassana Freedom Serial: EB-00297 The talk explores the philosophical differences between Zen and Vipassana practices, focusing on themes of preference and adherence within communal and individual meditation settings. It discusses the contrast in group dynamics,... *Interview, Commitment, Samsara, Liberation*	Edward Brown	Dec 01 1991
Deep Ecology and Interconnectedness Serial: BZ-00705A Lecture - *Conversation, Intimacy, Interdependence, Culture, American, training, Ego, Mahayana, Bell,...*	Joanna Macy	Nov 23 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; Awareness and Acceptance Serial: BZ-00272 Class 3 of 4 - *Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00730 Lecture - *Continuous Practice, Observe, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Five Ranks,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 20 1991
Pearls Written Family Serial: BZ-00704B Women's Sitting - *Evil, Separation, Offering*	Susan Moon	Nov 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00729 Class Three, Class - *Ego, Pure Existence, Precious Mirror, Absolute-and-Relative, Ordinary Mind, Monastic Practice...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1991 III Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Encountering the True Dragon Serial: BZ-00704A Lecture - Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage...	Michael Wenger	Nov 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00728 Class Two, Class - *Five Ranks, Ego, Platform Sutra, Separation, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1991
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages Serial: BZ-00273 Class 2 of 4 - *Right Effort, Mindfulness, Light-and-Darkness, Concentration, Culture, Liberation, Heart Sutra...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 14 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00626 Class One, Class - *Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Lay, Beginners, Soto Zen, Greed,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991
Wonderful Ramblings on Zen in America Serial: BZ-00703B Lecture - *American, Building, Heart Sutra, Interview, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture, Religion,...*	Philip Whalen	Nov 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Words, Harmonious Connections Serial: EB-00302 The talk focuses on communication, integrating aspects of Zen practice, the precepts, and their applications to personal interactions. Engaging language and philosophical principles from Zen, it addresses the dynamics of self-... *Precepts, Abhidharma, Conversation, Thich Nhat Hanh, Bell*	Edward Brown	Nov 08 1991
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; First Two Stages Serial: BZ-00274 Class 1 of 4 - *Four Noble Truths, Enthusiasm, Passions, Vow, Lineage, Concentration, Practice Period, War,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 07 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity Serial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting - Hui Neng, Precepts, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth Patriarch,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Reimagining Zen Precepts in America Serial: EB-00307 This talk explores the interpretation and application of the third Buddhist precept concerning sexual misconduct, which prompts a broader discussion about the relevance, translation, and intention behind moral precepts within Zen... *Precepts, Commitment, Greed, Vinaya, Culture*	Edward Brown	Nov 04 1991
Offerings Beyond Outcome Expectations Serial: EB-00248 The talk explores the concept of making offerings without attachment to outcomes, using the practice of Buddhist offerings as a metaphor for life. It examines the futility of seeking validation through external responses and... *Emotions, Offering, Don't Know Mind, Manjushri, Karma*	Edward Brown	Nov 03 1991
The Fire, Suffering, and Relationship With Japan Serial: BZ-00702B Saturday Lecture - Japan, Current Events, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Demons, Birth-and-Death...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Precepts for Inner Peaceful Living Serial: EB-00268 The talk centers on the exploration of Buddhist precepts, emphasizing the importance of these guidelines in promoting personal happiness and reducing suffering. It questions the traditional distinctions between good and evil,... *Precepts, Community, Sangha, Peace, Evil*	Edward Brown	Oct 24 1991

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