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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March 9th, 1979, Serial No. 00116 Greed, Evil, Pain, Bell, Beginners, Anger, Ceremony, Hate, Building |
Mar 09 1979 |
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March 7th, 1979, Serial No. 00115 Mindfulness, Obstacles, Samadhi, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions, Evil,... |
Mar 07 1979 |
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March 7th, 1979, Serial No. 00130 Mindfulness, Samadhi, Obstacles, Chanting, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions... |
Mar 07 1979 |
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March 6th, 1979, Serial No. 00114 Fox, Funeral, realization, Separation, causation, Building, Birth-and-Death,... |
Mar 06 1979 |
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February 27th, 1979, Serial No. 00118 Consciousness, realization, Funeral, Karma, Pain, Bell |
Feb 27 1979 |
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Hakuin Bodhidharma, Demons, training, Greed, Concentration, Passions, Bell, Lay, Hate... |
Mar 23 1978 Tassajara |
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Foundation Practices Seminar, Serial 00071 Ceremony, Mandala, Bell, Breath, Describe, Passions, Sangha, Monks |
Feb 26 1978 9 and 10 DR48 New York City? |
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Foundation Practices Seminar: Refuge, Serial 00074 Part B Lineage, Intention, difficulty, confusion, Posture, Bell, Beginners |
Feb 25 1978 B 3 and 4 DR45 |
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August 30th, 1977, Serial No. 00099 Compassion, Transmission, Politics, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Nature,... |
Aug 30 1977 |
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Chenrezig, practice chanting, Serial 00043 Lineage, Mahayana, Chanting, Bell, Delusion |
Jan 31 1977 DR53 |
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September 10th, 1975, Serial No. 00077 Transmission, Building, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Rinzai, soto, Bell, lecture,... |
Sep 10 1975 |
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September 10th, 1975, Serial No. 00086 Transmission, Bell, Building, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Echo, difficulty, lecture,... |
Sep 10 1975 |
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August 27th, 1975, Serial No. 00103 Bell, Subject-and-Object, Concentration, Interdependence, Buddha Nature, Suffering,... |
Aug 27 1975 |
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Thursday Night Lecture at Fireman's Fund AuditoriumSerial: SF-00126 Economics as if people matter. Doubt, Non-violence, Funeral, Bell |
Sep 05 1974 Fireman's Fund Auditorium |
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Thursday Night Lecture at Fireman's Fund AuditoriumSerial: SF-00127 Economics as if people matter. Fox, Politics, Concentration, Balance, Bell, Freedom, Doubt, training |
Sep 05 1974 2 Fireman's Fund Auditorium |
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The Monastic TraditionSerial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Silence, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Echo, Religion, Bell,... |
Feb 26 1973 2 |
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August 9th, 1972, Serial No. 00248 Silence, lecture, Rinzai, Pain, Duality, Bell, Ceremony, Community, realization,... |
Aug 09 1972 |
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April 2nd, 1972, Serial No. 00267 Birth-and-Death, Bell, Posture, Attachment, Evil, Hate, Pain, American |
Apr 02 1972 |
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February 1972 talk, Serial No. 00189 Conversation, Soto Zen, Religion, Constancy, Building, Funeral, Fox, soto, Chanting,... |
Apr 1972 |
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April 1972 talk, Serial No. 00241 Evil, Zendo, Intention, Bell, Discrimination |
Apr 1972 |
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Allen Ginsberg and MusiciansSerial: SF-00108 Musical event Samsara, Bell |
Feb 22 1972 2 City Center |
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February 8th, 1972, Serial No. 00188 Bell, Ceremony, Tassajara, Discrimination, Chanting, Oneness, Liberation, Nirvana,... |
Feb 08 1972 |