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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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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One-day Sitting Lecture Suzuki Roshi, training, Letting Go, Nirvana Sutra, Vows, Ceremony, Monastic Practice... |
Feb 27 1999 Green Gulch |
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February 13th, 1999, Serial No. 00054 Posture, Instruction, Diversity, resistance, Describe, Bell, Offering, training... |
Feb 13 1999 |
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December 2nd, 1998, Serial No. 00184, Side A Vows, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,... |
Dec 02 1998 |
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Rohatsu Teacher-and-Student, Rumi, Bell, Intimacy, Gratitude, Instruction, Zendo, Emotions,... |
Dec 01 1998 City Center |
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October 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 00439, Side B Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Berkeley Zen Center, Precepts, Religion, Priest,... |
Oct 03 1998 |
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October 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 01068 Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Tassajara, Bowing, Religion, Priest,... |
Oct 03 1998 |
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25 Years of Green GulchSerial: SF-03245 Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Bell, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Ceremony, Teacher-and-Student... |
Sep 20 1998 Green Gulch |
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Universe As MedicineSerial: BZ-00356B Saturday Lecture Ummon, Koan, Religion, Manjushri, Bell, Sixth Patriarch, Demons, Ego, Attachment,... |
Aug 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin Lecture Posture, Mindfulness, Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Bell, Describe,... |
Aug 18 1998 Green Gulch |
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August 9th, 1998, Serial No. 00355, Side B Precepts, Vows, Discrimination, Evil, Daily Life, American, Addiction, Greed, Bell,... |
Aug 09 1998 |
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August 1st, 1998, Serial No. 00354, Side B Four Noble Truths, War, Mindfulness, American, Soto Zen, Gratitude, Bell, Culture,... |
Aug 01 1998 |
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Elucidating Sesshin GuidelinesSerial: BZ-00351B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Don't Know Mind, Commitment, Dragons, Bowing, Silence, Observe, Bell,... |
Jun 24 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01815 Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Continuous, Bell, Lineage, Tassajara... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 03552 Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Tassajara, Anger, Mill Valley, Posture, Bell, Describe, Nirvana... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01818Serial: SF-01818 End of afternoon session [Dinner] Gil: Intro - 3 Films Mel Weitsman introducing Phil Wilson, Grahame Petchey, Ed Brown Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Ego, Interview, Bell, Anger, Rinzai, soto, Tassajara, Posture... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01817Serial: SF-01817 Gil (Intro) Soto Zen, soto, Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Lay, training, Five Ranks, Priest, Bell,... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 20th, 1998, Serial No. 00291Serial: NC-00291 Liturgy Class Chanting, Monastic Practice, Instruction, Ceremony, Bell |
May 20 1998 |
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Origins of Zen Lotus Sutra, Ordination, Faith, Mahayana, Evil, Karma, Freedom, Separation, Offering... |
May 17 1998 Unknown |
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April 25th, 1998, Serial No. 01894 Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Faith, Interview, Bell, Describe, Freedom, Doubt, Nirvana... |
Apr 25 1998 Unknown |
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April 8th, 1998, Serial No. 00294Serial: NC-00294 Liturgy Class Instruction, Chanting, Offering, Bell, Lineage |
Apr 08 1998 |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-03942 Friday Ego, Anger, Emotions, Tassajara, Bell, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Samadhi... |
Mar 27 1998 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Letting Go, Monastic Practice, Tassajara, Karma, Practice Period, Bell, resistance,... |
Feb 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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The Jewel Called The SanghaSerial: SF-00063 Sunday talk Jan PP; you are blessed by the people who want to practice with you who are not necessarily the people you would choose to practice with. Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Separation, causation, Instruction, Intimacy, training... |
Jan 11 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Buddhism At Millennium's EdgeSerial: SF-00030 Seminar 1 Dragons, Evil, Rinzai, Ego, Bell, Discrimination, Greed, Silence, Balance,... |
1998 |
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1998.MM.DD-serial.00135 true dharma, realization, Dragons, Bell, resistance |
1998 |
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1998.MM.DD-serial.00138 Sangha, Soto Zen, soto, Bell, Bowing |
1998 |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2Serial: SF-03053 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Describe, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Evil, Heart Sutra, Hate, Liberation, Bell, Zazen,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Lecture 1Serial: SF-03063 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Evil, Silence, Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Tassajara, Bell, Priest, Hate, Rinzai,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 1Serial: SF-03052 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Dragons, Evil, Rinzai, Ego, Fox, Discrimination, Greed, Balance, Bell, Instruction... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 3Serial: SF-03054 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Describe, Hate, training, Zendo, Ego, Balance, Bell, Doubt, Faith, Emptiness... |
1998 Unknown |
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Preparing for Sesshin/Introducing TantosSerial: BZ-00346B Rohatsu Day 1 Sesshin, Tanto, Admonitions, Precious Mirror, Instruction, Samadhi, Discrimination,... |
Dec 01 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bankei And Horse SenseSerial: BZ-00321B Saturday Lecture Bankei, Bell, Religion, Separation, Absolute-and-Relative, War, Conversation, Duality... |
Sep 13 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma Talk - ThursdaySerial: SF-04822 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Emotions, Freedom, Mindfulness, Bowing, Daily Life, Conversation, Bell, Obstacles,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Dharma Talk - TuesdaySerial: SF-04812 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Happiness, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Forgiveness, Peace, Daily Life,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Questions and AnswersSerial: SF-04820 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Happiness, Bell, Freedom, Peace, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Offering,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Zazen confusion, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Attachment, Delusion |
Aug 20 1997 |
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August 16th, 1997, Serial No. 00319, Side B Continuous, Harmonizing, Patience, Right Speech, Right Effort, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Aug 16 1997 |
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Sesshin Lecture Harmonizing, Obstacles, Zazen, Bodhidharma, Ego, Posture, Bell, Zendo, realization... |
Aug 11 1997 Green Gulch |
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July 19th, 1997, Serial No. 00317, Side B Bell, Blue Cliff Record, training, Four Noble Truths, Oneness, Chanting, Tassajara,... |
Jul 19 1997 |
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June 28th, 1997, Serial No. 00316, Side A Practice Period, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Oneness, Silence, Addiction,... |
Jun 28 1997 |
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May 29th, 1997, Serial No. 00537 Right Speech, Precepts, Attachment, Sixth Patriarch, Conversation, Observe, Bell,... |
May 29 1997 |
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May 29th, 1997, Serial No. 01460 Right Speech, Precepts, Attachment, Sixth Patriarch, Conversation, Sangha, resistance... |
May 29 1997 |
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1997.05.21-serial.00126 Commitment, Delusion, Ceremony, Chanting, Bell |
May 21 1997 |
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Buddha's BirthdaySerial: SF-03098 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Humility, Chanting, Renewal,... |
Apr 06 1997 Green Gulch |
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No Species Is Only ItselfSerial: SF-03103 Sunday Lecture: Tigers are awesome, unchained wildness; species are disappearing; every species exists as an important factor in the world of many other species; for humans,... Forgiveness, Dream World, Mindfulness, Ego, Four Foundations, Commitment, Beginners,... |
Mar 02 1997 Green Gulch |
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February 22nd, 1997, Serial No. 00358, Side A Berkeley Zen Center, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Chanting, Anger, War, Diversity,... |
Feb 22 1997 |
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Poetry of EnlightenmentSerial: SF-00071 Class realization, Emptiness, Echo, Dragons, Balance, Bell, Priest, Emotions, Freedom,... |
Feb 04 1997 1 |
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Interdependence/Temple VolunteersSerial: BZ-00782A Saturday Lecture Interdependence, Community, Sangha, Interdependence, Monastic Practice, Aspects of... |
Feb 01 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Teresa, The Interior Castle & Our Contemplative Prayer (Part 2) / John of the Cross, The Interior Mountain & Our Contemplative Prayer (Part 1)Serial: NC-00031 Part of "St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross and Our Vocation to Contemplative Prayer" 3. Teresa, The Interior Castle & Our Contemplative Prayer (Part 2... OSB Cam, Intimacy, Describe, Commitment, Renunciation, Bell |
1997 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |