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Title	Speaker	Date
Life is Suffering Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Separation, Observe, Beginners, Offering,...	Karen DeCotis	Mar 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
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, Bell, Silence, Separation, Culture, Religion,...	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, Evil...	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... Religion, Transmission, Evil, Chanting, Beginners, American, Liberation, Vinaya,...	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, confusion, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice Serial: BZ-00627A Lecture Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, Beginners, Sangha, Dragons...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-00647B Saturday Lecture BCR-5, First Principle, Duality, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Nirvana, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Beginner’s Mind Serial: BZ-00647A Beginners' Sitting Conversation, Posture, Instruction, Silence, Zazen Mind, Beginners, Monkey Mind, Zoom...	Fran Tribe	Jan 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Shakyamuni Buddha Serial: BZ-00645B Lecture Concentration, Nirvana, Culture, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Beginners, Posture,...	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 Emotions, Posture, Separation, Beginners, Sangha, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...	Les Kaye	Mar 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00686A Women's Sitting Posture, Right Effort, Culture, Lineage, Beginners, Vow, Religion	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, Instruction, 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, Patience, Bowing, Chanting	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, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage...	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, Beginners, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00715A Lecture Enemies, Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Naturalness Serial: BZ-00970B Lecture Religion, Composure, Heart Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
The “Stuff” of Life and Waking Up Serial: BZ-00690B Lecture Daily Life, Renunciation, Samsara, Beginners, Happiness, Observe, Doubt, War, Peace...	Fu Nancy Schroeder	Mar 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00725 Lecture BCR-2, Discrimination, Attachment, Duality, Oneness, Non-discrimination, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1990 Unknown
Trust Your Inner Zen Compass Sutra, Discrimination, Practice Period, Beginners	Edward Brown	Aug 02 1990 Tassajara
Hsin Hsin Ming Serial: BZ-00515B Sesshin Day 1 Hsin Hsin Ming, Discrimination, Hsin Hsin Ming, Non-discrimination, Daily Life, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
December 10th, 1988, Serial No. 01493 Serial: BZ-01493 Third day of the Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Ego, Attachment, Humility, Beginners,...	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
August 17th, 1987, Serial No. 00311 Serial: BZ-00311 Sesshin Day 3 Passions, Bell, Beginners, Dragons	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1987
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, Instruction, Interview, Daily Life, Beginners, Rinzai, Intuition, Hindrances...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 21 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
February 28th, 1987, Serial No. 00718 Serial: BZ-00718 Sesshin Posture, Beginners, Building, Instruction, Humility, Bowing, Chanting, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 28 1987
Fundamentals of Zazen Serial: BZ-00885A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Dream World, Commitment, Enemies,...	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, Bell	Aelred Squire	1987 1 of 14
New Trends in Practice; Empowerment Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-Student, Sanctuary,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 26 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Zen Spirit? Chanting, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Beginners, Bowing, American, Hindrances,...	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 Serial: BZ-00868B Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin, Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Mindfulness, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity,...	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 Saturday Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, Bell, Practice Period, Beginners, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-01521 Don't Bow When You Leave the Zendo, Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
What Shall We Do in the New Year? (discussion) Serial: BZ-00408B Psychology/Women's Practice, Saturday Lecture New Year, Psychology, Women's Practice, Mindfulness, New Year, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Theology OSB Cam, Intention, First Principle, Beginners, Separation, Diversity	Aelred Squire	Feb 1984 6 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey
Camaldolese History Serial: NC-00516 Camaldolese History Class. Conference #3 (Dec 21, 1983) & Conference #4 (Jan 4, 1984) OSB Cam, Fasting, Daily Life, Renewal, Conversation, Beginners	Thomas Matus	Dec 21 1983 2 of 6 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Anger, Priest, Commitment, Enemies...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Bodhisattva Challenges with Compassion Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Compassion, difficulty, Evil, Discrimination, Offering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 23 1982
Four Kinds of Horses Serial: BZ-00021A Reading from a Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 7 Agama Sutra, Posture, Continuous Practice, Dharma Transmission, American, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 3 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Human Encounter with Death Death-and-Dying, Letting Go, Demons, Conversation, Emotions, Faith, Enthusiasm,...	Dr Joan Halifax	Oct 11 1981 1 and 2 of 3 City Center
The Stages of Practice I Serial: BZ-00024A One-Day Sitting Study Period, Heart Sutra, Obstacles, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center

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