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Title	Speaker	Date
March 28th, 1981, Serial No. 01063 Study Period, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt, Bowing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
February 8th, 1981, Serial No. 00400 Compassion, Concentration, Beginners, Delusion, American, Nirvana, Pain	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 08 1981
Asceticism Emptiness, Ego, Buddha, Beginners, Repentance	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1981 12 of 14
Everyday Zazen: Mindful Living Art Breath, Posture, Compassion, Discrimination, Meditation, causation, American,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 21 1979
Zen Harmony: Body, Mind, Universe Breath, confusion, Evil, Precepts, Beginners, Happiness, Emotions, Interview, Observe...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 18 1979
Beyond Thought: Embrace Zen Intuition Pain, Intuition, Consciousness, realization, Beginners, Subject-and-Object, Don'...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 17 1979
Beginner's Mind, Boundless Possibility Buddha Mind, Beginners, Emotions, Instruction, Consciousness, Posture, Ceremony,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 16 1979
Zazen's Symphony of Pure Practice Emotions, Subject-and-Object, confusion, Meditation, Oneness, Happiness,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 14 1979
Selflessness and Rilke: Perceiving Pure Existence confusion, Hate, Subject-and-Object, Community, Consciousness, Intuition, Beginners,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 05 1979
Embracing Suchness: Path to Wisdom Greed, Evil, Pain, Bell, Beginners, Anger, Ceremony, Hate, Building	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 09 1979
Cultivating Wisdom Through Zen Practice Greed, Evil, realization, Commitment, Beginners, Anger, Community, Discrimination,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 09 1979
Satori and the Eighth Consciousness Happiness, realization, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Consciousness, Beginners,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 1977
Silence and the Path to Insight Silence, Buddha Nature, Hate, Beginners, Anger, Fox, Balance, Emotions, Compassion...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 29 1976
Zenki: Living the Eternal Moment Birth-and-Death, Concentration, realization, American, Happiness, Separation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 01 1975
Monastic Life Serial: SF-00007A Early Christian mystics; Benedictine regulations, the rule of obedience; manifestation of God in the world. realization, Monastic Practice, Silence, Ego, Aspects of Practice, Separation,...	Father Prior Bruno	Feb 07 1974 Tassajara
Lotus Journey: Transcending Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Patience, Obstacles, Conversation, Beginners, Suffering, Breath,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 06 1972
Zen Koans: Paths to Imperturbability Ego, Consciousness, training, lecture, Lotus Sutra, confusion, Manjushri, Beginners,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 17 1972
Zen Practice: Embracing the Present Moment Fox, realization, Liberation, Beginners, Posture, Silence, training, Meditation, Hate...	Katagiri Roshi	Jan 30 1972
Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation Pain, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Hate, Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 06 1971
Peaceful Mind Through Zazen Practice Posture, Vow, Delusion, Transmission, lecture, training, Evil, Instruction, Beginners...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 05 1971
Wholehearted Presence in Everyday Life Concentration, Mahayana, Samadhi, Instruction, Beginners, Posture, Attachment,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 26 1971
Breaking the Chains of Illusion Four Noble Truths, stubbornness, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
Finding Purpose Through Inner Truth Karma, Enthusiasm, Hate, Bowing, Beginners, Happiness, lecture, American	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 17 1971
Wherever You Are, We Have Zen Way Of Practice Dogen, Shobogenzo, Genjokoan, Suffering, Pain, Don't Know Mind, Happiness,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 21 1971 City Center
Consciousness Unbound: Embracing Neutral Freedom Consciousness, Attachment, Evil, confusion, American, Passions, Beginners, Ceremony,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 13 1971
Unified Essence, Diverse Realities Consciousness, Offering, Intention, Beginners, difficulty	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 10 1971
Calmness of your Mind Serial: SR-00079 Saturday Morning, February 13, 1971 San Francisco Sesshin, Pain, New Year, Suffering, confusion, Oneness, Beginners, Community,...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 13 1971 City Center
Enlightenment: A Journey Beyond Attainment Discrimination, Pain, Beginners, Buddha Nature, Religion, Interdependence, Lineage,...	Katagiri Roshi	1971
Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Vows confusion, Vow, Sanctuary, Consciousness, Mahayana, causation, Beginners, Silence,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 11 1970
Open Your Intuition Serial: SF-05587B Sesshin Meeting Friday, July 31, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Intuition, Instruction, Beginners	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 31 1970 City Center
Mudra Practice and How to Accept Instructions from Various Teachers Tatsugami, Yoshida, Beginners, Posture, Instruction, difficulty	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 26 1970 City Center
Crafting Tradition: Personalizing Buddhist Practice Religion, Ordination, Chanting, Balance, Beginners, Lay, Community, realization, Pain...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 25 1970
Awakening Through Zen's No-Mind Interdependence, Don't Know Mind, Silence, Meditation, Gratitude, Rinzai,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 03 1970
Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 6 Sesshin, Ceremony, Freedom, Observe, Wisdom, Oneness, Beginners, training, Precepts,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 04 1969 Tassajara
Way-Seeking Mind, Part II Serial: SR-00266 Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 2 Sunday, November 30, 1969 Tassajara Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Intention,...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 30 1969 Tassajara
Sesshin, Sixth Night Lecture Serial: SR-00129 Tassajara September, 1969 Sesshin, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Ceremony, Addiction, Duality, Beginners,...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
Some Questions Question-and-Answer, Breath, Buddha Nature, Posture, sitting, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 28 1969 Tassajara
I have nothing in my mind Emptiness, Forms, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Passions, Interview, Beginners,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 15 1969 Sokoji
Emptiness is Form Serial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 San Francisco Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting... Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Balance, Faith, Beginners, Continuous...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 29 1969 Tassajara
Suzuki's 65th Birthday Serial: SR-00018 Sunday Morning, May 18, 1969 Sokoji, San Francisco Priest, Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Beginners, Instruction, Anger,...	Suzuki Roshi	May 18 1969 Sokoji
Beyond Perceptions: Embracing Buddha's World Monastic Practice, Patience, Offering, Buddha Mind, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Continuous...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 12 1969
Find Out for Yourself Serial: SR-00011 Find out what "buddha-nature" and "enlightenment" mean. Study without purpose. How his teacher in Japan treated him; trying to discover the right thing to do. Sesshin, Zazen, Eiheiji, Suffering, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Beginners, Posture, zen,...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 15 1969 Sokoji
Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha Serial: SR-00009 Sunday, March 9, 1969 Sokoji, San Francisco Koan story of sun-faced buddha, moon-faced buddha. Practicing while well or while sick. Accepting what we don't like.... Baso, Koan, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Composure, Discrimination, difficulty,...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 09 1969 Sokoji
Zen Dynamics: Embrace Tranquil Action Beginners, confusion, Delusion, Discrimination	Katagiri Roshi	1969
At The End Of The Year We Clean Up Our House Serial: SF-05970B Dec 1968 New Year Lecture Beginner’s Mind, Dogen, Japan, New Year, Beginners, Transmission, Instruction, Priest...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 29 1968 Sokoji
Bodhidharma Serial: SF-05081 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #22, by Shundo David Haye ===== In this second tape made by Dan Gourley at Tassajara in the summer of 1968,... Beginner’s Mind, First Principle, Time, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Faith,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 29 1968 Tassajara
Nature of Our Practice Serial: SF-05141B Tuesday, December 5, 1967, Lecture B Evening Sesshin Lecture Tassajara Sesshin, Dogen, Fukanzazengi, Dragons, Daily Life, Observe, Freedom, training,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 05 1967 B Tassajara
Think the Unthinkable Serial: SF-05137B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #20, by Shundo David Haye ===== This talk comes from the middle of the second sesshin at Tassajara, in December... Sesshin, Fukanzazengi, Buddha Mind, training, Sanctuary, Beginners, Duality,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 04 1967 Afternoon Tassajara
Inner Power of Practice Serial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 02 1967 Tassajara
Practice Zazen With Your Whole Mind And Body Serial: SF-05131B This is lecture D from these notes on the reel boxes (05132-B was added to this) Several minutes of tape operator's notes at the end are included, the transcript was... Instruction, Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Funeral, Religion, Instruction, Emotions,...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 08 1967 Morning Tassajara

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