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Harmony in Zen: Practice and Enlightenment

Birth-and-Death, Bell, Posture, Attachment, Evil, Hate, Pain, American
Apr 02 1972

Embracing Intuitive Zen Practice

Intuition, Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, training, lecture, Pain, American...
Feb 27 1972

Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice

Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, confusion, difficulty, Community, training,...
Feb 1972

Zen Practice: Embracing the Present Moment

Fox, realization, Liberation, Beginners, Posture, Silence, training, Meditation, Hate...
Jan 30 1972

The Essence of Tranquil Zen Practice

Compassion, training, realization, Rinzai, Samadhi, American
Jan 26 1972

Zen Now: Embrace Present Purity

Birth-and-Death, Consciousness, difficulty, American, Building
Oct 1971

Embracing Reality: Beyond Speculation

Birth-and-Death, Consciousness, difficulty, Building, Culture, Religion, American...
Oct 1971

Embracing Flow: Zen's Middle Way

Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Diversity, Composure, American, Chanting, confusion,...
Sep 28 1971

Snails and the Illusion of Self

Constancy, Birth-and-Death, Delusion, lecture, Emotions, Ceremony, Evil, American...
Sep 22 1971

Transcending Self through Zen Awakening

American, Commitment, Intention
Sep 20 1971

Finding Purpose Through Inner Truth

Karma, Enthusiasm, Hate, Bowing, Beginners, Happiness, lecture, American
Sep 17 1971

Epistemology of Emptiness Unveiled

American, Hindrances, Interdependence, Culture
Aug 24 1971

Wind Stops, But Still Flower Falls

Serial: SR-00163

This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible.

Ummon, Faith, Freedom, reality, Dragons, Community, Emptiness, Wisdom, Building,...
Aug 15 1971
Tassajara

Obon Days

Ceremony, Big Mind, Nishiari Bokusan, Offering, Suffering, American, Faith
Aug 12 1971
Tassajara

Beyond the Illusion of Self

Constancy, American, Lotus Sutra, Addiction, training, lecture, Suffering
Aug 12 1971

Zen Is Actually, In Short, Maybe, Communication

Teacher-and-Student, Question-and-Answer, Breath, Interview, Bell, Community, Wisdom...
Aug 07 1971
Tassajara

Embracing Emptiness in Everyday Life

Hindrances, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, difficulty, training,...
Aug 07 1971

Good Confidence In Your Practice

Bodhidharma, First Principle, Bell, Wisdom, Breath, Building, American, Faith...
Aug 05 1971
Tassajara

Virtue of Mountain and River

Dogen, Shobogenzo, First Principle, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Faith, Breath, sitting, Pain,...
Jul 24 1971
Tassajara

Bridging Minds: East and West Consciousness

Consciousness, Attachment, Concentration, Composure, confusion, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra...
Jul 20 1971

Seeds of Consciousness: Karma's Framework

American, Karma, Instruction, Consciousness, Culture, Lay, Emotions, Discrimination...
Jul 15 1971

Consciousness Unbound: Embracing Neutral Freedom

Consciousness, Attachment, Evil, confusion, American, Passions, Beginners, Ceremony,...
Jul 13 1971

Manifested Three Treasures

Precepts, Precepts, Emptiness, Priest, Anger, American, Sangha, lecture, Enemies,...
Jul 06 1971
City Center

Bridging Wisdom: Buddhism Meets Christianity

Monastic Practice, Lotus Sutra, Instruction, Culture, Ceremony, American, Mahayana,...
Jul 06 1971

Interconnected Enlightenment: A Universal Awakening

Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Religion, Demons, Offering, Interview, lecture, American...
Jun 20 1971

Okesa Ceremony

Serial: SR-00146

Ceremony of the okesa: chanting the fascicle Shobogenzo Kesa Kudoku; ten virtues of the okesa. What is practice of zazen and practice of the okesa. Truth is beyond priest or...

Priest, Ceremony, Okesa, Zazen, Dragons, Priest, Greed, Demons, Gratitude, Happiness...
Jun 06 1971
City Center

Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye

Meditation, difficulty, Anger, Happiness, Composure, American, Fox, Passions, Hate,...
Jun 1971

Nurturing Wisdom Through Dharma Rain

Attachment, Nirvana, Hate, Demons, Dragons, Offering, Ceremony, lecture, American...
Jun 1971

Agape: Transformative Love in Conversion

Serial: MS-00315

Conference to Deacons

American, Building, Priest
Apr 28 1971
Mt. Saviour Monastery

From Osaka Roots to Zen Wisdom

Ceremony, lecture, Teacher-and-Student, Chanting, Transmission, training, American,...
Apr 11 1971

Endless Effort Beyond Duality

training, American, Mahayana, Patience, Building
Mar 20 1971

Be Kind with Yourself

Serial: SR-00112

Warm-hearted practice. Breathing and posture in zazen. We all have different circumstances, but in the monastery, we have one practice. Rules give freedom to practice.

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Dogen, Zazen, Tatsugami, Freedom, Instruction, Monks, Posture, Priest, American...
Feb 23 1971
Tassajara

Japan Now: Zazen As Our Foundation

Serial: SR-00072

Lecture after Trip to Japan:
Sunday, December 13, 1970

Transmission, Culture, sitting, Meditation, Ceremony, American
Dec 13 1970

Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality

Attachment, Compassion, Hate, difficulty, Suffering, American, Building, Happiness,...
Dec 13 1970

Silent Acceptance in Zen Practice

Silence, Patience, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, American, Community
Oct 05 1970

Zen: Path to Inner Assurance

Patience, Delusion, lecture, American, Breath, Anger, Emotions, Building, Ego,...
Oct 03 1970

When Someone Receives Transmission

Serial: SR-00071

Tuesday, August 25, 1970
San Francisco

Transmission, Priest, Buddha Nature, Culture, Forms, American, Death, Truth
Aug 25 1970
City Center

Embracing the Absolute Self

Discrimination, Religion, Patience, Enthusiasm, Chanting, difficulty, Suffering,...
Aug 18 1970

Embracing Formless Zen Insight

Repentance, Building, Liberation, Balance, American, Oneness, Obstacles, Chanting,...
Jul 30 1970

Harmonizing Mind Through Natural Presence

Bell, Breath, Buddha Nature, Posture, lecture, American, Instruction, Building...
Jul 30 1970

How To Understand Rituals And Precepts

Serial: SR-00063

Zazen, Rituals And Precepts Cannot Be Separated
Sunday Evening, July 26, 1970
San Francisco

Precepts, Precepts, Gratitude, Priest, Ceremony, American, Silence, Intention, Evil,...
Jul 26 1970
City Center

Japanese Way, American Way, Buddhist Way

Dogen, American, Freedom, Culture, Doubt, Interview, Demons, training, Building, Pain...
Jul 19 1970
City Center

Supported from Within

Serial: SR-00191

Ekō Lecture 4
The Second Morning Eko, Part 3 of 3
Sunday, July 12, 1970
Tassajara

[This is the fourth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four...

Eko, Chanting, Priest, New Year, Wisdom, Suffering, Building, Observe, confusion,...
Jul 12 1970
Tassajara

Ekō Lecture 1

Serial: SR-00225

The First Morning Eko
Wednesday, July 8, 1970
Tassajara

[This is the first in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of...

Eko, Dogen, Manjushri, Transmission, Chanting, Monks, Wisdom, Precepts, American,...
Jul 08 1970
Tassajara

We Try To Control Or Restrict Our Activity

Serial: SR-00044

Tuesday Evening, May 5, 1970
City Center, San Francisco

Culture, Posture, Evil, difficulty, Attachment, zen, Pain, American, reality, Freedom...
May 05 1970
City Center

Sincere Practice and Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: SR-00043

Sesshin Lecture No. 3, Sunday, May 3, 1970
San Francisco

Sesshin, American, Transmission, stubbornness, Buddha Nature, Hate, realization,...
May 03 1970
City Center

The Zen of Going to the Rest Room

Ummon, Tangaryo, Culture, Monastic Practice, Suffering, American, Don't Know...
Mar 29 1970
City Center

Ordination Ceremony: Bill Kwong and Silas Hoadley

Ceremony, Priest, Ceremony, American
Jan 11 1970
City Center

Practice Should Not Be Perfect, So Descendants Have Something To Do

Serial: SR-00203

Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 4
Tuesday, December 2, 1969

Sesshin, Dogen, Building, difficulty, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Zazen, Breath...
Dec 02 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Part III

Serial: SR-00194

Winter Sesshin, Day 3, Lecture No. 3
Monday, December 1, 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Bodhisattva Vow, Big Mind, difficulty, Vow, heart, Monks,...
Dec 01 1969
Tassajara

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