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Title	Speaker	Date
Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00506B One-Day Sitting - Ordinary Mind, Ordinary Mind, Posture, Ego, Practice Period, Eight Aspects, Doubt, Big Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 12 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Positions and Preference II Serial: BZ-00506A - *Anger, Demons, New Year, Passions, Commitment, Impermanence, Liberation, Greed*...	Ryushin Paul Haller	May 05 1990 II Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Positions and Preference I Serial: BZ-00507B - *Conversation, Soto Zen, Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Emotions, Lay, Enthusiasm,...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	May 05 1990 I Berkeley Zen Center
Tenzo Kyokun by Dogen: Monastic Life in Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00507A Lecture - *Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Offering, Soto Zen, uchiyama, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 28 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Earth Day Serial: BZ-00508 Saturday Lecture - Earth Day, Precepts, Happiness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Buddha Nature, Dragons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen's Dance of Teacher and Student Serial: EB-00072 The talk explores the interconnected roles of teacher and student within Zen practice, emphasizing that both roles are crucial for each other's existence. The discourse touches upon personal anecdotes and dialogues with various... *Way-Seeking Mind, realization, Thich Nhat Hanh, Avalokiteshvara*	Edward Brown	Apr 19 1990
Eulogy for Katagiri Roshi Serial: BZ-00509B Lecture - *Lotus Sutra, Patience, Constancy, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission,...*	Michael Wenger	Apr 14 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Pleasure Serial: BZ-00509A Lecture - *Addiction, Half-Smile, Dependent Origination, Vow, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Culture, Building,...*	Fran Tribe	Mar 31 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Remembrances of Maurine Stuart Serial: BZ-00510B Lecture - *Lotus Sutra, Berkeley Zen Center, Anger, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Gratitude, Intuition,...*	Maylie Scott	Mar 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Every Day is a Good Day Serial: BZ-00510A Saturday Lecture - *Bell, Non-duality, Buddha Nature, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Diversity, Rinzai, Oneness,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Self Nature Serial: BZ-00497B Lecture - *Ego, Subject-and-Object, Mahayana, Precepts, Ordinary Mind, Concentration, Buddha Nature,...*	Raul Moncayo	Mar 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith to Doubt Serial: BZ-00497A Lecture - *Doubt, Buddha Nature, Gratitude, Sixth Patriarch, Cultivation, Mahayana, confusion, Daily Life...*	Stephen Batchelor	Feb 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #2 Serial: BZ-00498B Lecture - *Mill Valley, Bell, Practice Period, Conversation, Priest, Karma, Discrimination, Mindfulness,...*	Steve Stuckey	Feb 17 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Nirvana and Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00498A Saturday Lecture - Parinirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana, Hate, Greed, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Four Noble Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 10 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
The Triple Treasure Serial: BZ-00499 Saturday Lecture - Three Treasures, Three Treasures, Sangha, Big Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Vows, Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00500 Saturday Lecture - *Vow, Bodhisattva Vow, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Samsara, Daily Life, Two Truths, Birth-and-...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 27 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing the Now in Zen Serial: EB-00071 The talk explores the theme of expectation and contentment in Zen practice, emphasizing the notion of non-attachment to outcomes. Drawing on various anecdotes, including the story of an encounter between the Buddha and a... *Religion, zen meditation, Demons, Liberation, Lovingkindness*	Edward Brown	Jan 27 1990
Precepts; Ryaku Fusatsu Serial: BZ-00501 One-Day Sitting - Precepts, Ryaku Fusatsu, Precepts, Karma, Greed, Repentance, Hate, Renewal, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 13 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Taking Refuge Serial: SF-00062 The talk centers on the practice of taking refuge in the Buddhist triple treasures—Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha—emphasizing its role as a foundational entry point into the Zen tradition. The speaker underscores that taking refuge... *Sangha, Three Treasures, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Transmission, Lineage,...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 10 1990
How to Start the New Year Serial: BZ-00502B Saturday Lecture - New Year, Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Daily Life, Enthusiasm, Anger, New Year,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening Through Zens Living Lessons Serial: EB-00075 The talk explores the dynamic and interdependent relationship between teacher and student in the context of Zen practice. It emphasizes the teacher's role in awakening the "way-seeking mind" in students, encouraging self-... *Way-Seeking Mind, realization, Thich Nhat Hanh, Religion*	Edward Brown	1990
Christmas Serial: BZ-00502A Lecture - *Peace, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Forgiveness,...*	Bob Poulsen	Dec 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Pope's Edict Serial: BZ-00503B Saturday Lecture - Religion, Doubt, New Year, Practice Period, Renewal, War, Peace, Building	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 16 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #1 Serial: BZ-00503A - Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Posture, Offering, Avalokiteshvara, Repentance, Intimacy,...	Maylie Scott	Dec 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Eating Rice, Drinking Tea Serial: BZ-00387 Everyday Activity and Dharma, Saturday Lecture - *Daily Life, Buddha Ancestors, Priest, resistance, Lineage, Doubt, training, Ego...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Fall Practice Period Serial: BZ-00386 Saturday Lecture - Practice Period, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Commitment, training, Priest, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Abbot's Zuisse Ceremony in Japan Serial: BZ-00385 Saturday Lecture - Zuisse, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Study Period, Commitment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Dzogchen Teachings Serial: SF-00111 The talk focuses on the teachings of Dzogchen, a tradition in Vajrayana Buddhism, reflecting on the importance of altruism and the universal potential within each individual to realize the ultimate nature of the mind. The... *Transmission, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Peace, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Gratitude,...*	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 1 San Jose
Dzogchen Teachings Serial: SF-00112 The talk examines the nature of consciousness, emphasizing its centrality to human experience and the inquiry into the nature of mind in Buddhist philosophy, particularly through the context of Dzogchen teachings. It contrasts... *Happiness, Delusion, Four Noble Truths, Transmission, Dependent Origination, Karma, Aspects of...*	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 2 San Jose
Dzogchen Teachings Serial: SF-00109 The talk discusses Dzogchen teachings and explores the concepts of consciousness, free will, compassion, and enlightenment within the context of Tibetan Buddhism. It examines the integration of method and wisdom in both Sutra and... *Emptiness, realization, Transmission, Lineage, Mandala, training, Religion, Cultivation,...*	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 4 San Jose
Transformation of Consciousness Serial: SF-00113 Forum Dialogue This dialogue addresses the dire state of the world, highlighting ecological, social, and spiritual crises. It emphasizes the need to balance modern technological capabilities with ancient wisdom traditions, specifically Tibetan... *Attachment, Peace, Enemies, Balance, New Year, Happiness, resistance, Freedom, Doubt,...*	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 1989 1
Karma and Free Will Serial: BZ-00384 Lecture - *Karma, Evil, Attachment, Mahayana, Greed, Passions, causation, Samsara, Commitment, resistance...*	Maseo Abe	Sep 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Marks of Conditioned Existence Serial: BZ-00383B Lecture - *Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate, Impermanence,...*	Bob Poulsen	Sep 16 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 2 Serial: BZ-00382 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 2 - BCR-7, Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Big Mind, Fox, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Anger, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 1 Serial: BZ-00381 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 1 - BCR-7, Buddha Mind, Karma, Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, confusion, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Anxiety Serial: BZ-00383A Saturday Lecture - Birth-and-Death, Absolute-and-Relative, Offering, Bodhidharma, Continuous Practice, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1989 Part 1 of 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Journeying Through Spiritual Awakening Paths Serial: EB-00070 The talk primarily addresses the transitioning life phases of an individual with deep spiritual connections and strong healing abilities. This person is encouraged to pursue non-conventional learning paths in healing arts, such... *Thich Nhat Hanh, Desire, Money, Karma, Ego*	Edward Brown	Aug 28 1989
Transcending Duality: Inner Zen Journey Serial: EB-00069 The talk explores the Zen concept "Mind itself is Buddha," emphasizing the need to transcend the duality of the world of differences and sameness. It discusses the paradox of seeking spiritual practice and its inherent challenges... *Thich Nhat Hanh, Letting Go, Buddha Mind, Baso, Faith*	Edward Brown	Aug 27 1989
August 7th, 1989, Serial No. 00719 Serial: BZ-00719 Sunday Lecture - *Birth-and-Death, Duality, Oneness, Ego*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 07 1989
Baseball and Effort Serial: BZ-00380A Saturday Lecture - *Dream World, Non-duality, Right Effort, Continuous Practice, Patience, Mahayana, Duality, Ego...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 29 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Obstacles as Pathways to Enlightenment Serial: SF-00082 The talk discusses the nature of obstacles and their role in spiritual practice, emphasizing that obstacles are not enemies but opportunities for growth and understanding. It explores the concept of perception and one's... Obstacles, Anger, Doubt, Enemies, Dana, Emotions, Observe, Bell, Vow, Instruction...	Ane Pema Chödrön	Jul 23 1989
Only Buddha and Buddha Serial: BZ-00379A - Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Bowing, Enemies,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Jul 15 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort and Trust Serial: BZ-00378B Lecture - *Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Enthusiasm, Concentration, Aspects of Practice, Commitment...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jul 08 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Manjushri Sapan Guruyoga Serial 00030 Serial: SP-00030 The discussion focuses on spiritual practice, the importance of moral conduct, and the influence of Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders in spreading teachings. Key themes involve the necessity of continued diligence in Dharma... *Precepts, Peace, japanese, Interview, Continuous Practice, Lay, Beginners, Enemies, Mahayana...*	His Hoiiness the 41st Sakya Trizin	Jul 02 1989 Tape 2
Lay Ordination/Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00378A Saturday Lecture - Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Lay, Lay Ordination, Priest-and-Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
A Buddhist View on Befriending and Defending Animals Serial 00029 Serial: SP-00029 In a lecture focusing on a Buddhist perspective on animal rights, the subject of befriending and defending animals is thoroughly explored. Key Buddhist teachings and historical examples are discussed, emphasizing the moral and... *Cultivation, Peace, Sanctuary, Delusion, Priest, Gratitude, Observe, Patience, Ego, Freedom...*	His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin	Jun 29 1989 Tape 1
Tokusan Brings His Bowls Serial: BZ-00377B Sesshin Day 4 - Tokusan, Bell, Monastic Practice, Dragons, Lineage, Peace, Anger	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Serial: BZ-00377A Sesshin Day 3 - *Duality, Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Oneness, Dharma Transmission, Doubt, Lineage,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
What Is It? Serial: BZ-00376B Sesshin Day 2 - *Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Equanimity, Lineage,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind Refresher Cakes Serial: BZ-00376A Sesshin Day 1 - Koan, Deshan, Dragons, Lineage, Gratitude, Passions	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1989 Berkeley Zen Center

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