Beginners Talks

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Title	Speaker	Date
Three Different Kinds Of Mind Ordinary Mind, Doubt, Beginners, Book of Serenity	Ron Nestor	Sep 11 2021
The Three Marks Of Existence Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Monkey Mind, Daily Life, Beginners	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 29 2021
Hai! Here I Am Zazen Mind, Religion, Observe, Politics, Beginners	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 20 2021
Kika's Ordination Serial: BZ-02787 From the November/December 2020 newsletter: Sojun Ordains a New Priest On October 17 in the zendo Sojun Roshi ordained Doko Kika Susan Hellein as a priest, with... Ordination, Karma, Precepts, Equanimity, Building, Attachment, Zoom, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman, Kika Susan Hellein	Oct 17 2020 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Refresher Posture, Instruction, Concentration, Beginners, Bowing, Chanting, American, Building...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2020
Fool in the Grass Hut: Poet-Monk Ryokan Serial: TL-00651 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Desire, Beginners, Concentration, Separation, Bell	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 03 2020 ADZG Temple
Teachings for the Welfare of the World In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world. ... YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, Transmission, true dharma, Religion, Passions, Suzuki Roshi...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 02 2019 2/7 The Yoga Room
Taking Refuge Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Conversation, Four Foundations, resistance, Mindfulness,...	Mary Duryee	Feb 09 2019
Silent Sitting & Social Action Zen students often ask how our practice of silence and stillness relates to injustice and our environmental crisis. In this class we explore this question and study the intimate interplay of... YRB-2018-Fall, Impermanence, Building, Passions, Funeral, Beginners, Duality, Doubt,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 06 2018 4 of 7 The Yoga Room
Home Big Mind, Building, Heart Sutra, Beginners, Interview, Separation, Posture, Doubt,...	Jake Van Akkeren	Nov 25 2017
Presence Mindfulness, Monkey Mind, Current Events, Dragons, Enemies, Culture, Enthusiasm,...	Peter Overton	Aug 19 2017
The Point of Zazen Gaining Mind, Dragons, Demons, Beginners, Peace, Mindfulness, Rinzai, Samadhi,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Aug 05 2017
Ordinary Mind is the Way Ordinary Mind, Intuition, Conversation, Teacher-and-Student, Non-duality, Beginners,...	Ron Nestor	Jul 29 2017
Fundamentals of Zazen: Being in Time Serial: BZ-02514 Rohatsu Day 1 Posture, Big Mind, Bell, Beginners, resistance, Chanting, Discrimination, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2016
Master Ma is Unwell Serial: BZ-02505 Koan Class 2 Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Dragons, Duality, Absolute-and-Relative, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 17 2016
The Bodhisattva Chaplaincy Lotus Sutra, training, Evil, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Lay,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 27 2016
Karma Bodhisattva Ceremony Karma, Repentance, Vow, Evil, Bodhisattva Vow, Manjushri, Four Noble Truths, true...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 20 2016
The Great Way Not Difficult Difficult Separation, Subject-and-Object, Blue Cliff Record, Precious Mirror, Practice Period,...	Walter Kieser	May 14 2016
Practice of No Self Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Happiness, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 07 2016
Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: 8 Dhyana Jhana Serial: BZ-02451 Rohatsu Day 4 Passions, Concentration, Anger, Karma, Emotions, Nirvana, Beginners, Aspects of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2015
The Pilgrimage of Not Knowing Serial: TL-00391 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Faith, Intimacy, Ordinary Mind, Book of Serenity, Beginners	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 02 2015 ADZG Temple
Friday Zazen Refresher Posture, Beginners, Concentration, Silent Illumination, true dharma, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 06 2015
Going and Stopping Composure, Enthusiasm, Daily Life, Patience, Posture, Harmonizing, Impermanence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 2014
Hyakujo and the Fox Fox, Karma, Book of Serenity, Separation, causation, Attachment, Beginners,...	Ron Nestor	Nov 01 2014
Suffering is Not Enough Oneness, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Global Warming, Book of Serenity, Fundraising,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 27 2014
Upaya Chaplaincy Training Bodhisattva Vow, Silence, Beginners, Four Noble Truths, Vow, Oneness, training, Non-...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 30 2014
Joshu - The Real Way Is Not Difficult Serial: BZ-02373 Shuso talk Practice Period, Dragons, Attachment, Family Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Don...	John Mogey	Jun 07 2014
Blue Cliff Record Case 2 Serial: BZ-02365 Shuso talk BCR-2, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Ordinary Mind, Lineage, Daily Life, Practice...	John Mogey	May 17 2014
The Life of Vow Vow, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Subject-and-Object, Daily...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Nov 02 2013
The Heart Sutra Heart Sutra, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Interdependence, Beginners,...	Ron Nestor	Oct 19 2013
Blue Cliff Record Case 89 Serial: BZ-02318 Find Out for Yourself, Saturday Lecture Priest, Avalokiteshvara, BCR-89, Intuition, Instruction, Priest, Daily Life, Precepts...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 2013 Berkeley Zen Center
Compassion Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Discrimination, training, Heart Sutra, Ego, Beginners...	Robert Rosenbaum	Jun 29 2013
The Five Aspects of Effort Culture, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, Greed, Emotions, Ego, Interview,...	Ron Nestor	Mar 09 2013
Serving Practice Serial: BZ-02283 Rohatsu Day 6 Pure Existence, Duality, Bowing, Intimacy, Bell, Composure, Practice Period, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
Five Powers of Zen Renunciation, Mindfulness, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, New Year,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 01 2012
Our Minor Precepts Serial: BZ-02275 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Renunciation, Emotions, Humility, Sangha, Conversation, Beginners, Patience...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
Wu Wei - Effortless Effort Right Effort, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Non-discrimination, Harmonizing, Daily...	Robert Rosenbaum	Sep 08 2012
Poems of Miaza Never Despise Serial: BZ-02256 Part 1 of 2 Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Transmission, uchiyama, Beginners, Separation,...	Shohaku Okumura	Aug 04 2012 1
2012.08.03-serial.00148 Don't Know Mind, Dragons, Samadhi, Subject-and-Object, Continuous Practice,...		Aug 03 2012
2012.08.01-serial.00145 Oneness, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Forgiveness, Intimacy, Non-discrimination,...		Aug 01 2012
Dogen Zenji's Fukanzazengi Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Non-duality, Duality, Instruction, Religion...	Ron Nestor	Mar 10 2012
Being Time Beginners, Ordination, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Priest, Funeral, Gratitude,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Dec 05 2011
Zazenshin Class Transmission, Peace, Silence, Beginners, Instruction, Fundraising, Posture, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 12 2011 1
Case 43 - Tozan's No Heat No Cold Serial: BZ-02114 Absolute and Relative or Essence and Function, Saturday Lecture Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Precepts, Five Ranks, training, Birth-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 10 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Hokyo Zammai Class Five Ranks, Ego, Transmission, Discrimination, Religion, Samsara, Beginners, Lineage...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 2010 5
Sojun Weitsman Roshi Genjokoan Class 5 Discrimination, Separation, Beginners, Daily Life, Conversation, Non-discrimination,...		Jun 17 2010
Master Ma Is Unwell Serial: BZ-02092 Composure, Moment by moment life, Nothing Special, What is achievement? Saturday Lecture Zenki, BCR-3, Composure, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Non-discrimination, confusion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Breath in Zazen Serial: BZ-02073 Universal Activity, Rohatsu Day 6 confusion, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Daily Life, Duality, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
We Always Practice Under Restriction Serial: BZ-02072 Ability and Disability, Rohatsu Day 5 Zazen, confusion, Funeral, Posture, Instruction, Karma, Forgiveness, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
You Have Just Enough Problems Serial: BZ-02066 from 'Not Always So', Saturday Lecture Intuition, Pure Existence, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Discrimination, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 28 2009 Berkeley Zen Center

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