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Blue Cliff Record Talks
The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄; pinyin: Bìyán Lù; Japanese: 碧巌録; rōmaji: Hekiganroku; Korean: 벽암록; romaja: Byeokamrok; Vietnamese: Bích nham lục) is a collection of Chan Buddhist kōans originally compiled in Song China in 1125, during the reign of Emperor Huizong, and then expanded into its present form by Chan master Yuanwu Keqin (1063–1135; Japanese pronunciation: Engo).
The book includes Yuanwu's annotations and commentary on 100 Verses on Old Cases (頌古百則), a compilation of 100 kōans collected by Xuedou Chongxian (980–1052; 雪竇重顯, Setcho). Xuedou selected 82 of these from the Song period work The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, with the remainder selected from the Yunmen Guanglu (雲門廣録, Extensive Record of Yunmen Wenyan, 864–949).
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November 17th, 2014, Serial No. 04169 Mindfulness, Perfect Wisdom, Blue Cliff Record |
Nov 17 2014 |
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Everyone Has a Light Blue Cliff Record, Duality, Oneness, Practice Period, Berkeley Zen Center, Passions,... |
Nov 15 2014 |
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November 10th, 2014, Serial No. 04167 Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi, Yakusan |
Nov 10 2014 |
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Pick Up a Speck of Dust Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, First Principle, Blue Cliff Record, Peace, Constancy,... |
Oct 18 2014 |
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From Where Does an Appropriate Response Emerge?Cultivation, Perfect Wisdom, Karmic Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Perfect... |
Sep 12 2014 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Listening, Training, Hearing and LiberationDiscrimination, Enlightenment, Compassion, Study, Delusion, Discrimination, Non-... |
Aug 09 2014 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Fayen’s Good FriendshipPerfect Wisdom, Perfect Wisdom, Avalokiteshvara, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Jun 07 2014 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Stone Bridge of Joshu Blue Cliff Record, Ordinary Mind, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
May 31 2014 |
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Bodhidharma's Nothing HolySerial: TL-00336 ADZG Monday Night, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Shuso Ceremony, Avalokiteshvara... |
May 19 2014 ADZG Temple |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 2Serial: BZ-02365 Shuso talk BCR-2, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Ordinary Mind, Lineage, Daily Life, Practice... |
May 17 2014 |
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Foundational Zen StoriesSerial: TL-00322 ADZG Monday Night, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Platform Sutra, Tozan |
Feb 09 2014 ADZG Temple |
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Zen Attire: Koans in PracticeSerial: RB-04175 Sesshin Koan, Practice, Blue Cliff Record |
2014 Johanneshof |
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Zhaozhou and the Cypress TreeSerial: TL-00317 Thursday Rohatsu Sesshin, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Intention, Practice Period... |
Dec 05 2013 ADZG Temple |
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Zhaozhou Asks About BreakfastSerial: TL-00316 ADZG Monday Night, Peace, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Joshu, Bowing |
Dec 02 2013 ADZG Temple |
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November 19th, 2013, Serial No. 04082 Blue Cliff Record, Breath |
Nov 19 2013 |
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Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face BuddhaSerial: TL-00313 ADZG Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Book of Serenity... |
Oct 26 2013 ADZG Temple |
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September 20th, 2013, Serial No. 00312 Avalokiteshvara, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Zazengi |
Sep 20 2013 |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 14BCR-14, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Practice Position, Buddha... |
Jul 13 2013 |
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I've long heard there is no Zen in India Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Humility, Blue Cliff Record |
May 17 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Snow in a Silver Bowl; Sameness and DifferenceSerial: TL-00292 ADZG Monday Night, Oneness, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Five Ranks, Demons |
Apr 22 2013 ADZG Temple |
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October 24th, 2012, Serial No. 04004 Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature |
Oct 24 2012 |
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Zazen and Willingness Ego, Posture, Blue Cliff Record, Silence, Instruction, Offering, Dharma Transmission... |
Jul 14 2012 |
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Establishing an Atom of DustSerial: TL-00263 ADZG Monday Night, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go, Bodhidharma, Vinaya, Intimacy |
Jun 04 2012 ADZG Temple |
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January 5th, 2012, Serial No. 00250 Book of Serenity, Ordination, Rinzai, Blue Cliff Record, Priest |
Jan 05 2012 |
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November 12th, 2011, Serial No. 00245 Letting Go, Faith, Blue Cliff Record, Shikantaza, Lotus Sutra |
Nov 12 2011 |
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Surrender Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, Commitment, Teacher-and-Student, Silence, Intimacy,... |
Sep 17 2011 |
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Xiang Yan hears the sound of stones striking bamboo Duality, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Koan, Commitment |
Sep 10 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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September 10th, 2011, Serial No. 03878 Duality, Storehouse Consciousness, Blue Cliff Record |
Sep 10 2011 |
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Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-02201 Part 2 of 4, study sesshin Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Samsara, Nirvana, Impermanence, Liberation,... |
Sep 03 2011 2 |
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Zen Koans from Yogi BerraSerial: TL-00241 ADZG Sunday Morning, Blue Cliff Record, Five Ranks, causation, Continuous Practice |
Aug 28 2011 ADZG Temple |
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Opening Reality and Returning to the SourceSerial: TL-00237 ADZG Monday Night, Buddha Ancestors, Blue Cliff Record, Rumi, Letting Go, Parinirvana |
Jul 25 2011 ADZG Temple |
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A Remembrance of Rebecca MayenoSerial: BZ-02145 Rohatsu Day 3
Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Conversation, Priest, Lay, Forgiveness, Fox, Funeral... |
Dec 07 2010 |
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Things I Have Faith In Right Effort, Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, New Year, Big Mind, Samadhi, Silence, Evil... |
Aug 21 2010 |
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Tao Wu's Condolence CallSerial: BZ-02064 Shuso talk
Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student, Impermanence, Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy,... |
Nov 07 2009 2 |
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Tao Wu's Condolence CallSerial: BZ-02062 Shuso talk Blue Cliff Record, Continuous Practice, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Cultivation... |
Oct 24 2009 1 |
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Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side H American, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Culture, Religion, Four... |
Aug 28 2009 University of California at Berkeley |
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Entering The Dragons Cave Blue Cliff Record, Four Noble Truths, Dragons, Monastic Practice, War, Enemies,... |
Aug 01 2009 |
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Tao Wu's Condolence Call Blue Cliff Record, Birth-and-Death, Offering, Duality, Buddha Nature, Funeral,... |
Feb 15 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Body Exposed in the Golden Wind: Case 27, Blue cliff Record; Serial No. 01157Serial: BZ-01157 Saturday talk. BCR-27, Blue Cliff Record, Global Warming, Building |
Sep 06 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Medicine and DiseaseSerial: BZ-01137 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Five Ranks, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Impermanence,... |
Jun 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #87, Right Medicine, Right Teacher: Unmon’s “Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other”Serial: BZ-01135 Saturday lecture Practice Period, Manjushri, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Instruction,... |
May 24 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #55: Dao Wu’s Condolence Call; the Great Matter, a Natural KoanSerial: BZ-01115 Sesshin day 2 Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Impermanence, Funeral, Gratitude,... |
Feb 17 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo KyokunSerial: BZ-00994B Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Tenzo Kyokun, Ego, Monastic Practice, Concentration, Anger, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Sep 02 2007 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Imperfection on the Spiritual Path Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Thich Nhat Hanh, Realization, Sangha |
Mar 26 2007 |
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Women’s Practice: Falling into the *** HoleSerial: BZ-01388 Women's Sitting Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Transmission, Lotus Sutra... |
Sep 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #55: “Alive or Dead?” Remembering John KingSerial: BZ-01178 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period,... |
Aug 12 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record #90: Her Koan — Chih Men’s Body of WisdomSerial: BZ-01238 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,... |
Jun 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjo Koan as a VerbDogen, Delusion, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Building, Practice Period |
Apr 29 2006 City Center |
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March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00055, Side A Silent Illumination, Letting Go, Ceremony, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record... |
Mar 2006 |
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March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00056 Silent Illumination, Hongzhi, Book of Serenity, Nirvana, Blue Cliff Record |
Mar 2006 |