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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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Appropriate Response to the Current CrisisSerial: TL-00470 ADZG Sunday Morning, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhisattva Precepts, Offering, Buddha Ancestors |
Jun 11 2017 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Sei Jo and Her Soul Are Separated Blue Cliff Record, Daily Life, Forgiveness, Separation, Constancy, Diversity, Oneness... |
May 13 2017 |
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Sangha Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Daily Life, Evil, First... |
Jan 28 2017 |
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Sesshin day 4: Guiding the blind, deaf and muteSerial: TL-00442 Sesshin Day 4 (Rohatsu), Blue Cliff Record, Ceremony, Shuso Ceremony, Monkey Mind, Silence |
Dec 03 2016 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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The Eon-ending Fire and a Trip to CaliforniaSerial: TL-00430 ADZG Monday Night, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Tassajara, Impermanence, Funeral |
Aug 08 2016 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Dogen's Worldview of Space and Time from Lotus Sutra StoriesSerial: TL-00421 Two Arrows Zen Telecourse, Lotus Sutra, Realization, Bodhisattva Way, Blue Cliff Record |
May 28 2016 Two Arrows Zen |
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Blanche Hartman: This Little LightSerial: BZ-02000 Saturday Lecture Avalokitesvara, Big Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra,... |
May 21 2016 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Great Way Not Difficult Difficult Separation, Subject-and-Object, Blue Cliff Record, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Practice... |
May 14 2016 |
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Yunmen's JewelSerial: BZ-02463 Koan Class Blue Cliff Record Case 62 class 1 of 4
BCR-62, Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Duality, Subject-and-Object, Soto Zen, Blue... |
Mar 07 2016 1 |
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Medicine and Science Mutual CureSerial: BZ-02454 Blue Cliff Record Case 87
BCR-87, Anger, Duality, Manjushri, Peace, Forgiveness, War, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Jan 16 2016 |
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What is the World: An Appropriate Response Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Dharma Transmission,... |
Jan 09 2016 |
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Iron Grindstone LiuSerial: BZ-02443 Aspects of Practice
Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Liberation, Monastic Practice, Practice Period,... |
Nov 02 2015 |
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Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Zazen Mind, Silence, Posture,... |
May 16 2015 |
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Whispered Wisdom in Zen Silence Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Practice Period |
Jan 12 2015 |
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Zen Friends: Letting Go Together Mindfulness, Perfect Wisdom, Blue Cliff Record |
Nov 17 2014 |
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Everyone Has a Light Blue Cliff Record, Darkness-and-Light, Duality, Four Noble Truths, Light-and-Darkness... |
Nov 15 2014 |
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Navigating Zen Through Dharma Gates Pain, Suzuki Roshi, Blue Cliff Record |
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, Avalokitesvara, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Daily... |
Jun 07 2014 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Stone Bridge of Joshu Blue Cliff Record, Dragons, Interdependence, Ordinary Mind, Ordination, Practice... |
May 31 2014 |
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Bodhidharma's Nothing HolySerial: TL-00336 ADZG Monday Night, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Shuso Ceremony, Avalokitesvara... |
May 19 2014 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 2Serial: BZ-02365 Shuso talk BCR-2, Attachment, Beginners, Blue Cliff Record, Daily Life, Intuition, Lineage,... |
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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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September 20th, 2013, Serial No. 00312 Avalokitesvara, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Zazengi |
Sep 20 2013 |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 14BCR-14, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Ancestors, Building, Dharma Transmission, Intimacy... |
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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Imagination's Liberation in Zen Practice 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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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, Commitment, Enemies, Intimacy, Oneness, Silence, Soto Zen, Teacher... |
Sep 17 2011 |
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Xiang Yan hears the sound of stones striking bamboo Duality, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, Koan, Commitment |
Sep 10 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Pebbles, Bamboo, and Enlightenment Duality, Storehouse Consciousness, Blue Cliff Record |
Sep 10 2011 Morning |
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Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-02201 Part 2 of 4, study sesshin Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Liberation, Nirvana,... |
Sep 03 2011 2 |
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Zen Koans from Yogi BerraSerial: TL-00241 ADZG Sunday Morning, Blue Cliff Record, Causation, Continuous Practice, Five Ranks |
Aug 28 2011 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Things I Have Faith In Big Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Evil, Hate, New Year, Oneness, Right Effort, Samadhi,... |
Aug 21 2010 |
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Tao Wu's Condolence CallSerial: BZ-02064 Shuso talk
Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature, Duality, Funeral, Impermanence, Intimacy, Lineage,... |
Nov 07 2009 2 |