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Beginners Talks

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Title	Speaker	Date
Bound For Glory: Transfiguration Spirituality Serial: NC-00074 Part of "Bound For Glory: Transfiguration Spirituality" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Beginners, Letting Go	John Powell	1997 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Mumonkan: Case #46 Serial: BZ-00789A 100 Foot Pole, Barriers in Practice, Saturday Lecture MM-46, Beginners, Sixth Ancestor, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Images and the Feminine Chanting, Tassajara, Religion, War, Humility, Beginners, Precepts, Priest, Lay...	Rebecca Mayeno	Oct 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort Serial: BZ-00909A Beginners' Sitting Talk Buddha's Birthday, Right Speech, Beginners, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Apr 09 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Life is Suffering Attachment, Avalokitesvara, Beginners, Ego, Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Separation...	Karen DeCotis	Mar 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Day 7 Dragons, Beginners, Practice Period, Causation, Manjushri	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 17 1994 Tassajara
Sesshin Day 5 Dharma Talk Vasubandhu, Beginners, Lay Practice, Buddha Ancestors, Doubt	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 03 1994 Tassajara
Parinirvana Sutra and Suzuki Roshi’s Legacy Serial: BZ-00980B Lecture Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana, Impermanence, Daily Life, Tassajara...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Feb 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Monastic History Serial: NC-00338 Monastic History Class, John Cassian OSB Cam, Balance, Beginners, Intuition	Peter-Damian Belisle	Feb 02 1994 15 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Three Kinds of Pain: Physical, Emotional, Existential Serial: BZ-00983A Beginners' Sitting Beginners, Gratitude, Birth-and-Death, Silence, Separation, Religion, War, Peace...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jan 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00215 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Precepts, Humility, Sangha, Gratitude, New Year, Happiness, Religion, Beginners...	Reverend Piyasilo	Nov 11 1993 3 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00217 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Beginners, Chanting, Doubt, Lay Practice, Liberation, Religion, Transmission, Vinaya...	Reverend Piyasilo	Oct 28 1993 1 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00657A Joshu's "The Way Is Not Difficult", Saturday Lecture Joshu, BCR-2, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Emotions, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice Serial: BZ-00627A Lecture Anger, Beginners, Concentration, Dragons, Duality, Lay Practice, Posture, Sangha...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Posture Pathways to True Awareness Beginners, Renunciation, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 13 1993
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-00647B Saturday Lecture BCR-5, First Principle, Duality, Sixth Ancestor, Platform Sutra, Nirvana, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Beginner’s Mind Serial: BZ-00647A Beginners' Sitting Conversation, Posture, Silence, Zazen Mind, Beginners, Monkey Mind, Zoom, Equanimity...	Fran Tribe	Jan 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Shakyamuni Buddha Serial: BZ-00645B Lecture Concentration, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Beginners, Posture, Religion, War...	Ron Nestor	Dec 12 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan: First Five Lines and Tozan's Five Ranks: Desire and Intention Serial: BZ-00710B Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Tozan, Five Ranks, Desire, Ego, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Harmonizing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 30 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00680B First Friday Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Concentration, Nirvana...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Keeping Your Eyes Open and Staying in the World Serial: BZ-00686B Saturday Lecture Beginners, Emotions, Posture, Sangha, Separation, Tassajara	Les Kaye	Mar 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00686A Women's Sitting Beginners, Lineage, Posture, Religion, Right Effort, Vow	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Lectio: Listening as Communion Serial: NC-00023 Part of "Lectio: Listening with the Heart" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Repentance, Intimacy, Commitment, Beginners	John Powell	1992 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Prayer & the Rule of St. Benedict Serial: NC-00034 Part of "Prayer and the Rule of St. Benedict" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Beginners, Bowing, Chanting, Patience	John Powell	1992 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Prayer & the Rule of St. Benedict Serial: NC-00035 Part of "Prayer and the Rule of St. Benedict" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Chanting, Beginners, Gratitude	John Powell	1992 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Encountering the True Dragon Serial: BZ-00704A Lecture Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Nov 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00626 Class One, Class Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Lay Practice, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991 1 Tassajara
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00715A Lecture Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace, Beginners, Hate...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Naturalness Serial: BZ-00970B Lecture Beginners, Buddha Nature, Composure, Concentration, Daily Life, Harmonizing, Heart...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Madhyamika and Mahayana Renunciation, Nirvana, Beginners, Separation	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 28 1991 12
The “Stuff” of Life and Waking Up Serial: BZ-00690B Lecture Beginners, Daily Life, Doubt, Happiness, Peace, Renunciation, Samsara, War	Fu Schroeder	Mar 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00725 Lecture BCR-2, Attachment, Beginners, Big Mind, Bodhidharma, Discrimination, Duality, Heart...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1990 Unknown
Trust Your Inner Zen Compass Beginners, Discrimination, Practice Period, Sutra	Edward Espe Brown	Aug 02 1990 Tassajara
Hsin Hsin Ming Serial: BZ-00515B Sesshin Day 1 Hsin Hsin Ming, Beginners, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Discrimination, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-01493 Third day of the Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. Genjokoan, Attachment, Beginners, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Ego, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 1988 3 of 7 Tassajara
Stepping Serial: BZ-00901A Saturday Lecture Beginners, Ego, Priest, Samadhi, Concentration	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 09 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00311 Sesshin Day 3 Passions, Beginners, Dragons	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Koun Ejo; Komyozo Zammai Pt. II Serial: BZ-00888B Sesshin Day 2 Koun Ejô, First Principle, Light-and-Darkness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Flesh/Zen Bones: Dokusan Serial: BZ-00887 Saturday Lecture Dokusan, Interview, Daily Life, Beginners, Rinzai, Intuition, Hindrances, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 21 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00718 Sesshin Posture, Beginners, Humility, Bowing, Chanting, Separation	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 28 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Fundamentals of Zazen Serial: BZ-00885A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Commitment, Concentration, Silence	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 07 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Ascension Through Humility and Community OSB Cam, Compassion, Patience, Pain, Daily Life, Beginners	Aelred Squire	1987 7-8 of 14
Embracing Patience in Spiritual Journey Serial: NC-00921A Talk 1 OSB Cam, Patience, Pain, Beginners, Gratitude	Aelred Squire	1987 1 of 14
Zen's Harmonious Duality Unveiled Dragons, Vow, Beginners	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 18 1986
New Trends in Practice; Empowerment Addiction, Beginners, Lineage, Peace, Practice Period, Sanctuary, Tassajara, Teacher-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 26 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Zen Spirit? Beginners, Bowing, Chanting, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Intuition	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 10 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Concentration and Wisdom: One-Sided Mind and Whole Mind Serial: BZ-00870A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Wisdom, Samadhi, Attachment, Concentration, Precepts, Anger, Mahayana...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part I Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin Serial: BZ-00868B Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity, Gaining Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher and Student Relationship Serial: BZ-00864A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Free Sitting vs. Forty Minute Periods: Dogen's Way Serial: BZ-00411A Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, Practice Period, Beginners, Rinzai, Interview...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center

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