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Bell Talks
A bell /ˈbɛl/ () 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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Zen Pathways: Discovering Interconnected EnlightenmentSerial: RB-01644 Sesshin_7 Enlightenment, Bell, Love |
Aug 2005 Johanneshof |
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Present MomentSerial: BZ-01334 Saturday Lecture Concentration, Gratitude, Book of Serenity, Practice Period, Vow, Lay, Ordination,... |
Jul 02 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin: Tips on Serving, Eating, Kinhin, ZazenSerial: BZ-01329 Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Oryoki, Kinhin, Zazen, Instruction, Bell, Posture, Passions, Concentration,... |
Jun 22 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindful Connections: Zen Meets PsychotherapySerial: RB-01633G Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Practice, Bell |
Jun 2005 Kassel |
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Perceiving Emptiness: Zen's Transformative ViewSerial: RB-04042 Talk_Teaching_and_Emptiness Bell, Emptiness, Impermanence |
Jun 2005 Berlin |
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Cultivating the Heart in Practice Instruction, Religion, Bell, Chanting |
Apr 25 2005 |
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Sincere Engagement in Zen Practice Dragons, Bell, Instruction, Tenzo, Sangha |
Apr 25 2005 |
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On RaceSerial: BZ-00601 Sesshin Day 7 Diversity, Culture, Lay, Discrimination, Hate, Soto Zen, Silence, confusion, Bell,... |
Mar 29 2005 Tassajara |
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Expressing Yourself CompletelySerial: BZ-00572 Sesshin Day 5 Silence, Practice Period, Vow, Ordinary Mind, Teacher-and-Student, confusion, Bell,... |
Feb 24 2005 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00583 Sesshin Day 4 Karma, Funeral, Death-and-Dying, Global Warming, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Feb 23 2005 Tassajara |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00595 Shuso talk, sesshin 1, day 3 Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Silent... |
Jan 27 2005 Tassajara |
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Zen Life: Intimacy and FreedomSerial: RB-01637G Practice-Month_Talks_2 Enlightenment, Bell, Love |
2005 Johanneshof |
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Awakening Through Embodied PresenceSerial: RB-01636B Practice-Month_Talks_1 Practice, Zazen, Bell |
2005 Johanneshof |
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Zen's Sound: Translating ImpermanenceSerial: RB-01636K Practice-Month_Talks_1 Consciousness, Bell, Practice |
2005 Johanneshof |
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Aspects of Practice: TozanSerial: BZ-01028A Class 2 of 4 Lineage, Five Ranks, Heart Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Nov 04 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lotus Sutra ClassSerial: SF-03554 Dining Room Class 3 Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Daily Life, Nirvana, Bell, Renunciation, Samsara, Balance,... |
Oct 20 2004 Tassajara |
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Sitting Under The Rose-Apple TreeSerial: SF-01016 Sunday Lecture Balance, Darkness-and-Light, Bell, Commitment, Letting Go, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Oct 03 2004 Green Gulch Farm |
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Beyond Consciousness: Intuitive Decision-MakingSerial: RB-04075 Seminar_The_Nature_of_Mind Consciousness, Work, Bell |
Oct 2004 Berlin |
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Dining Room Lecture Equanimity, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, Diversity, Nirvana, Enemies,... |
Aug 18 2004 Tassajara |
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July 2004 talk, Serial No. 00101 Doubt, Liberation, Bell, Kinhin |
Jul 2004 |
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July 2004 talk, Serial No. 00107 Kinhin, Doubt, Blue Cliff Record, Platform Sutra, Bell |
Jul 2004 |
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June 5th, 2004, Serial No. 03194 Intimacy, Mindfulness, Bell |
Jun 05 2004 |
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Gateways of Presence and PerceptionSerial: RB-02953 Seminar_The_Gate_of_the_Moment Bell, Zazen, Intention |
Jun 2004 Rastenberg |
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Beyond Boundaries: Zen Perception UnveiledSerial: RB-02950 Seminar_The_Gate_of_the_Moment Consciousness, Bell, Buddhism |
Jun 2004 Rastenberg |
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May 30th, 2004, Serial No. 00081 Ordinary Mind, Letting Go, Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Faith |
May 30 2004 |
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Wholehearted Living: Zen in Practice Bell, Dragons, Instruction, Tenzo, Sangha |
May 10 2004 |
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Zen Flavors: Crafting Harmony in Cuisine American, Bell, Observe |
May 04 2004 |
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Zen Tastes: A Flavor Journey American, MM-12, Bell, Observe |
May 02 2004 |
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Balancing Flavors in Mindful Cooking American, Bell, Observe |
May 02 2004 |
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Zen Flavors: Mindful Culinary Harmony American, Renewal, Bell, Observe |
May 02 2004 |
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Enlightenment as a Touchstone of PracticeSerial: BZ-01262 Saturday Lecture Bowing, Practice Position, Lay, Bell, Posture, Attachment, Manjushri, Oneness... |
May 01 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breath Uncovers Mind's RealitySerial: RB-03752 Seminar_What_Is_Reality? Bell, Breath, Practice |
May 2004 Johanneshof |
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Minds, Moods, and Interconnected RealitySerial: RB-03753 Seminar_What_Is_Reality? Time, Bell, Interdependence |
May 2004 Johanneshof |
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Embracing Impermanence in Every MomentSerial: RB-03210 Seminar_Buddha-Nature Practice, Bell, Buddhism |
May 2004 München |
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The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas: A Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01261 Saturday Lecture Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,... |
Apr 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #12 Ruiyan Calls “Master”Serial: BZ-01020B Class 3 of 4 Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday, Mindfulness, Cultivation... |
Mar 08 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #2 Paichang’s FoxSerial: BZ-01018A Class 1 of 4 Fox, Karma, Absolute-and-Relative, causation, Daily Life, Bell, Funeral, Culture,... |
Feb 23 2004 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tasting Life's True Essence Buddha Nature, Bell, Enthusiasm, Koan |
Jan 19 2004 |
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Embrace the Void: Discover Not KnowingSerial: RB-02827 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Bell, Emptiness, Buddhism |
2004 |
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The Power of TenSerial: SF-00985 The silence of 'don't know'; outer space Vimalakirti Sutra; radiant vision of alternate universes. Motivation for literary inventiveness - world is not only what we think;... Vimalakirti, Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Mill Valley, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra... |
Dec 14 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin Lecture Vow, causation, Faith, Six Realms, Passions, Bell, New Year, confusion, Birth-and-... |
Dec 06 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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Oryoki InstructionSerial: BZ-01371 Rohatsu Day 2 Oryoki, Instruction, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Dec 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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His Practice as a Wandering Monk: Meeting PeopleSerial: BZ-01369 Lecture War, Commitment, Enemies, Bell, Practice Position, Vow, Culture, Peace, Lineage, Evil... |
Nov 29 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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On Receiving a ReligionSerial: BZ-01367B Lecture Practice Period, First Principle, Separation, Monastic Practice, Bowing, Birth-and-... |
Nov 15 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Dragon SpeaksSerial: BZ-01366 Lecture Dragons, Interdependence, Rinzai, Samadhi, Bell, Duality, Vow, Posture, Instruction... |
Nov 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Trip to Japan (last two weeks of Oct. 2003)Serial: BZ-01365 The Necessity of both Oneness and Diversity, Saturday Lecture Oneness, Japan, Fox, Priest, Lay, Soto Zen, Ordination, Diversity, Precepts, Lay... |
Nov 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Not Sitting versus Non-Sitting: A Radical Allowing of StillnessSerial: BZ-01362 Saturday Lecture Posture, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Ego, Soto Zen, Instruction, Equanimity... |
Oct 18 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen and the Self: An ExplorationSerial: RB-01495 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Bell, Work |
Jun 18 2003 Rastenberg |
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Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-00291A Class 5 of 5 Mindfulness, Concentration, Cultivation, Bell, Four Noble Truths, Four Foundations of... |
Jun 12 2003 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 2003 talk, Serial No. 03123 Commitment, Bell, Suzuki Roshi |
Jun 2003 |