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Title	Speaker	Date
Embrace the Unfolding Unknown Serial: EB-00291 The talk explores themes of control, perception, and awakening, centered on encounters with Zen teachings, notably through allegories and stories that illustrate the challenge of confronting existential questions. The discussion... *Faith, Big Mind, Letting Go, Doubt, Emptiness*	Edward Brown	Mar 27 1984
Tao Wu and Lung Tan: Teaching Through Example Serial: BZ-00431A No Special Enlightenment, Saturday Lecture - Daowu, Enlightenment, Religion, Instruction, Bell, Vow, Culture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing the Wild Within Serial: EB-00322 The talk explores themes of self-discovery, inner duality, and integration of different aspects of the self through a Zen lens, drawing parallels to a Grimm's fairytale about a wild man. Emphasizing the concept of "digesting" one... *Daily Life, Big Mind, Concentration, Harmonizing, Bodhidharma*	Edward Brown	Mar 18 1984
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture - Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening the Inner Journey Serial: EB-00308 The talk explores themes of self-reflection, inherent nature, and perception through Zen teachings, poetry, and anecdotes. It discusses the concept of 'the guest within,' inspired by Kabir's poetry, to signify an internal essence... *Dragons, Vow, Practice Period, Bell, Heart Sutra*	Edward Brown	Mar 06 1984
Paths of Zen: Striving or Being Serial: EB-00304 The talk examines the practice of Zen through conceptual models, particularly distinguishing between the Rinzai and Soto approaches. It discusses the pitfalls of perceiving enlightenment as either something to be vigorously... *Faith, Observe, Rinzai, Vow, Concentration*	Edward Brown	Feb 28 1984
Present Practice with Impermanent Time Serial: EB-00281 The talk examines Zen practice, focusing on the interplay between meditation, the necessity of a teacher, and perceiving one's actions in relation to awareness and intentions. There is exploration into the Zen teaching of living... *Right Effort, Practice Period, Concentration, Emptiness, Intention*	Edward Brown	Feb 23 1984
Zen Realization Through Balanced Sitting Serial: EB-00267 The talk explores the concept of realization in Zen Buddhism, particularly using Dogen Zenji's writings about Buddhadharma and realization, emphasizing that realization is beyond thought and expectations. The discussion... *Posture, realization, Building, Vow, Letting Go*	Edward Brown	Feb 20 1984
The Dream World Serial: BZ-00430 Realm of Desire versus Reality, One-Day Sitting - Desire, Daily Life, Dream World, Lay Practice, Lay, Dragons, Interview, Enemies, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Embrace the Present: The Zen Path Serial: EB-00311 The talk explores the nature of Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of being present in one's current state without striving to alter external conditions. It discusses the significance of internal reflection and acceptance,... *Delusion, Blue Cliff Record, Freedom, Intimacy, Intention*	Edward Brown	Feb 13 1984
Practicing Enlightenment Without Desiring Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00422B Saturday Lecture - Enlightenment, Emotions, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Buddha Nature, Lay, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Horizons of Mindful Creativity Serial: EB-00286 The talk reflects on the themes of personal creativity in entertainment versus professional performances, non-discrimination, and the teaching of one-flavor equanimity in Zen practice. The speaker discusses Dogen's analogy of... *Non-discrimination, Equanimity, Discrimination, Big Mind, Zendo*	Edward Brown	Feb 08 1984
Development of American Buddhism Serial: BZ-00422A Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC, Saturday Lecture - Buddhism, American, Philip Kapleau, Culture, American, Building, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Awaken to Each Present Moment Serial: EB-00288 The talk explores Zen practice, emphasizing the concept of non-discrimination and the inherent value of living in the present moment. Through references to Zen teachings, such as the notion that "every day is a good day," it... Practice Period, Non-discrimination, Aspects of Practice, Thich Nhat Hanh, Koan...	Edward Brown	Feb 01 1984
Responsible Independence Serial: BZ-00421A Saturday Lecture - Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Inside Out Serial: BZ-00420B Saturday Lecture - *Buddha Nature, Demons, Ego, Enthusiasm, Harmonizing, Intuition, Bowing, Enemies,...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Decision to Focus on Practice and Role of the Teacher Serial: BZ-00420A Saturday Lecture - Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Non-discrimination, stubbornness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Serial: BZ-00419 - *Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, training, Anger, Priest,...*	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00418A The Highest Truth is Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 6 - Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment, Bodhidharma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #42 Serial: BZ-00418B The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi, Rohatsu Day 7 - Samadhi, MM-42, Four Noble Truths, Manjushri, Samadhi, Hindrances, Concentration, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Effort Serial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture - Effort, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #14 Pt. II Serial: BZ-01520A Ordinary Mind Is the Way, Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, MM-14, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Non-discrimination, training...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00903B Nansen's Ordinary Mind, Saturday Lecture - Ordinary Mind, Nansen, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Zazen Mind, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture - Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Daily Life...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Abhidharma: The Six Pairs Serial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting - Abhidharma, Eight Aspects, Anger, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions, Gratitude,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture - *Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Priest, Funeral...*	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Being Intimate with Practice Serial: BZ-00416A Lecture - *Intimacy, Mindfulness, Separation, Culture, Anger, Interview, resistance, Bell, Offering...*	Katherine Thanas	Oct 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Study Period Serial: BZ-00417A Saturday Lecture - Study Period, Study Period, Monastic Practice, training, New Year, Daily Life, Commitment, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II Serial: BZ-00403B Calling and Answering, Saturday Lecture - MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Silent Awareness: Path to True Nature Serial: EB-00057 The talk delves into the concept of silent awareness as an authentic state of being, contrasting Western critical attitudes with Eastern intuitive silence, influenced by encounters with figures like Rabindranath Tagore and Ramana... *Ego, Silence, Intuition, Buddha Nature, Death*	Edward Brown	Sep 28 1983
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. I Serial: BZ-00403A Zuigan's Calling the Master, Saturday Lecture - Zuigan, MM-12, stubbornness, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Fox, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing and Posture in Zazen Serial: BZ-00402B One-Day Sitting - Zazen, Posture, Repentance, Patience, Oneness, Concentration, Bell, Karma	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 17 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Enlightenment in Soto Zen Serial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture - Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fast For Life Serial: BZ-00396B Not Attaching to Life, Saturday Lecture - Fasting, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Vow, Instruction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance Serial: BZ-00396A Seeing the Absolute and Relative, Saturday Lecture - Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture - *Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Priest, New...*	Joko Beck Sensei	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: SF-00102 Talk given at Berkeley per introduction. The talk focuses on the importance of engaging fully with life as it is, without wishful thinking, and emphasizes accepting both joy and suffering as natural parts of life. The discussion describes the practice of Zazen as a... *Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Posture, resistance, Suzuki Roshi, Dharma...*	Joko Beck Sensei	Aug 07 1983
Fasting and Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00400B Saturday Lecture - Fasting, Fasting, Daily Life, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 06 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The First Grave Precept Serial: SF-00026 Not Killing The talk explains the Buddhist First Precept of "not killing" as a multifaceted principle, encompassing literal, compassionate, and essential interpretations, and its integration with the Bodhisattva practice of nurturing life.... *Precepts, Buddha Nature, Peace, Heart Sutra, Politics, realization, Mahayana, Ordination,...*	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 04 1983 2 of 3
The Second Grave Precept Serial: SF-00027 Not taking what is not given. The talk explores the second grave precept of not stealing, emphasizing its multifaceted dimensions, including the theft of time and the impact of expectation on practice. Personal anecdotes demonstrate the moral challenges... *Buddha Nature, Precepts, Peace, training, realization, Samadhi, Ceremony, Ego, Silence,...*	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 04 1983 3 of 3
The Nature of the Precepts Serial: SF-00025 The discourse focuses on the nature and purpose of the Bodhisattva precepts within Zen Buddhism, particularly the sixteen precepts in the Harada-Yasutani lineage of Soto Zen. The talk examines the philosophical underpinnings of... *Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, realization, Lay, Sangha, Bodhidharma, Emptiness,...*	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 03 1983 1
Posture and Breathing in Zazen Serial: BZ-00400A Saturday Lecture - Zazen, Posture, Harmonizing, Concentration, Instruction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #46 Serial: BZ-00397B Saturday Lecture - MM-46, training, Four Foundations, Lay, Chanting, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 09 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II Serial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture - Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person I Serial: BZ-00398 Lecture - *Eight Awarenesses, Lay, Demons, Right Effort, Equanimity, Mahayana, Passions, Continuous...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture - Practice, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, training, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Green Tara: Four Mandala Rite Serial 00016 Serial: SP-00016 - *Building, Diversity, Gratitude, Demons, Ceremony, Bell, Lay, Enemies*	Jetsun Kushok	Jun 12 1983 Part 6
Green Tara: Practice Serial 00017 Serial: SP-00017 - *Bell, Mandala, Bodhisattva Vow, Six Realms, Posture, Peace, Lineage, Funeral, Separation...*	Jetsun Kushok	Jun 12 1983 Part 5
Green Tara: How to Practice Serial 00018 Serial: SP-00018 - Posture, Equanimity, Renunciation, Delusion, Priest, Enthusiasm, Patience, Ego, Culture...	Jetsun Kushok	Jun 12 1983 Part 4
The Four Brahmaviharas Serial: BZ-00397A Saturday Lecture - *Brahmaviharas, Equanimity, Enemies, Peace, Mahayana, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Lay...*	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 28 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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