Bell Talks
A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell).
Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal.
Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian zvon which are tuned to a common scale and installed in a bell tower. Many public or institutional buildings house bells, most commonly as clock bells to sound the hours and quarters.
Historically, bells have been associated with religious rites, and are still used to call communities together for religious services. Later, bells were made to commemorate important events or people and have been associated with the concepts of peace and freedom. The study of bells is called campanology.
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October 11th, 2001, Serial No. 00476 Teacher-and-Student, Lineage, Transmission, true dharma, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Oct 11 2001 |
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October 4th, 2001, Serial No. 00477 War, Bell, Priest, Tassajara, Precepts, Posture, Branching Streams, Soto Zen,... |
Oct 04 2001 |
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2001.09.16-serial.00051Serial: SF-00051 Sunday talk. Hate, Current Events, Mill Valley, Peace, Bell, Interdependence, Sanctuary, Chanting... |
Sep 16 2001 |
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August 4th, 2001, Serial No. 00087, Side B Beginners, Culture, Bell, Aspects of Practice, resistance, Daily Life, Posture, Anger... |
Aug 04 2001 |
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Treating Everything as a Subject from Eihei ShingiSerial: BZ-00104A Sesshin Day 1 Eihei Shingi, Tenzo, Bell, Subject-and-Object, Duality, First Principle, Non-duality... |
Jun 20 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #36Serial: BZ-00099A Meeting a Person of the Way, One-Day Sitting BCR-36, Silence, Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Enemies, Bell, Intimacy, Demons,... |
Mar 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 10th, 2001, Serial No. 00098, Side B Bodhisattva Way, Berkeley Zen Center, Sangha, Bell, Posture, Cultivation, Manjushri,... |
Mar 10 2001 |
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ial No. 00482 Bell, Tassajara, Doubt, Harmonizing, Ego |
2001 |
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ial No. 00483 Bell, Tassajara, Practice Period, Hate, Offering, Forgiveness, Echo, Interview,... |
2001 |
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ial No. 00485 Tassajara, Conversation, Instruction, Monastic Practice, Bell, War, Manjushri,... |
2001 |
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Branching Streams Flow in the DarknessSerial: BZ-00085B Unity in Diversity, Diversity in Unity, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Subject-and-Object, Diversity, Bell, Oneness, Precepts,... |
Aug 19 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00532 Instruction, Bell, American, Priest, Branching Streams, Family Practice, Building,... |
Jul 30 2000 |
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Meal Serving, Chanting and Liturgy DetailsSerial: BZ-00057A One-Day Sitting Meal Serving, Chanting, Instruction, Chanting, training, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Bell,... |
Jul 16 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 20th, 2000, Serial No. 00162, Side B Rinzai, Concentration, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Buddha Nature, training, Priest,... |
May 20 2000 |
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May 18th, 2000, Serial No. 00164 Rinzai, Lineage, Transmission, Fox, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Teacher-... |
May 18 2000 |
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April 12th, 2000, Serial No. 00533 stubbornness, Giving-and-Taking, War, Right Speech, Politics, Concentration,... |
Apr 12 2000 |
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March 25th, 2000, Serial No. 00207, Side A Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Four Noble Truths, soto, Soto Zen, Rinzai,... |
Mar 25 2000 |
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March 18th, 2000, Serial No. 00206, Side A Practice Period, Tassajara, Bell, Doubt, training, Silence, Continuous |
Mar 18 2000 |
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March 4th, 2000, Serial No. 00205, Side A Dragons, Concentration, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Instruction, Rinzai,... |
Mar 04 2000 |
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December 3rd, 1999, Serial No. 00200, Side B Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Patience, Buddha Mind, Ego, Transmission, Bell, Practice... |
Dec 03 1999 |
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November 27th, 1999, Serial No. 00198, Side A Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Big Mind, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra, Bell, New Year,... |
Nov 27 1999 |
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Marathon Practice of IntentionSerial: BZ-00199B Saturday Lecture Practice, Intention, Renunciation, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Zazen Mind,... |
Nov 06 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 23rd, 1999, Serial No. 00197, Side B American, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Priest,... |
Oct 23 1999 |
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1999.08.12-serial.00147A Bowing, Buddha Nature, Desire, Offering, Letting Go, Faith, Observe, Discrimination,... |
Aug 12 1999 |
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1999.08.03-serial.00148A Concentration, Chanting, Bell, Posture, Interview, Balance, Emotions, Monks, Passions... |
Aug 03 1999 |
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1999.08.03-serial.00148B Concentration, Bell, Chanting, Posture, Interview, Balance, Emotions, Monks, Passions... |
Aug 03 1999 |
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July 24th, 1999, Serial No. 00157, Side A Conversation, Building, Peace, Anger, Karma, Ego, Intimacy, Passions, Evil, Bell... |
Jul 24 1999 |
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Zen in America (missing first 15 minutes)Serial: BZ-00166B Saturday Lecture Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Family Practice, Lay, Tassajara, Monastic Practice,... |
Jul 03 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- The Sutra ExplicatedSerial: BZ-00074B One-Day Sitting Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Continuous, Bell, Absolute-and-... |
May 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Master Hongzi's Practice InstructionSerial: BZ-00073A One-Day Sitting Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness and Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-... |
Apr 18 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 13th, 1999, Serial No. 00054 Posture, Instruction, Diversity, resistance, Describe, Bell, Offering, training... |
Feb 13 1999 |