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A ceremony (UK: , US: ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.

The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin caerimonia.

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Ordination Ceremony: Bill Kwong and Silas Hoadley

Ceremony, Priest, Ceremony
Jan 11 1970
City Center

Shosan Ceremony

Serial: SF-05964

Friday, December 5, 1969

Previously described as intranscribable - now clearer
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File name: 69-12-05N: untitled level low. [Verbatim transcript not...

Ceremony, Shosan, Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Letting Go, Separation, Attachment,...
Dec 05 1969
Tassajara

Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 6

Sesshin, Ceremony, Freedom, Observe, Wisdom, Oneness, Beginners, Precepts
Dec 04 1969
Tassajara

Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5

Serial: SR-00202

Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5
Wednesday, December 3, 1969
Tassajara

Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Oneness, Ceremony, Precepts, Wisdom...
Dec 03 1969
Tassajara

Awakening the Inner Wellspring Wisdom

Ceremony, Delusion, Religion
Nov 30 1969

Living Authentically Amid Tradition

Greed, Funeral, Observe, Ceremony, Suffering
Oct 25 1969

Beyond Words: Living Zen Wisdom

Silence, difficulty, Meditation, Buddha Mind, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination...
Oct 07 1969

Why I Came to America

Serial: SR-00157

"Why I became a priest"

Memories of his father as a temple priest. Wanting to be an unusual priest himself, to teach people. Training at a temple with Oka...

Priest, Meiji, Japan, Dogen, Priest, New Year, Ceremony, Enemies, Monks, Sutra, Forms...
Sep 16 1969
Sokoji

Sesshin, Sixth Night Lecture

Serial: SR-00129

Tassajara
September, 1969

Sesshin, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Ceremony, Addiction, Duality, Beginners,...
Sep 1969
Tassajara

Embracing Change Through Mindful Balance

Concentration, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Delusion, Meditation, Instruction...
Jul 22 1969

It Is Rather Difficult For Us To Figure Out Why We Started To Practice Zazen

Serial: SR-00023

Tuesday, July 1, 1969
Tassajara

Freedom, Priest, Offering, Religion, Culture, Ceremony, difficulty
Jul 01 1969
Tassajara

Mindfulness in Motion: Zen Wisdom

Ceremony, Observe, Delusion, Meditation
Jun 28 1969

Reviving Dogen's Dharma Transmission

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Realization, Ceremony, difficulty, Mandala, Soto...
Jun 10 1969

Scratching the Itch of Existence

Obstacles, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Intention, Vow, Ceremony
Apr 18 1969

Beyond Perceptions: Embracing Buddha's World

Monastic Practice, Patience, Offering, Buddha Mind, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Continuous...
Apr 12 1969

Realizing Truth Beyond Reason

Ceremony, Silence, Buddha Nature, Delusion, Meditation, Passions, Causation, Chanting...
1969

Transcending Perceptions Through Zazen Practice

Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Delusion, Causation, Greed, Nirvana, Anger, Lay,...
1969

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-10

Serial: SR-00002

Fall 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Emptiness, Priest, Funeral, Composure, Monks, Freedom...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 10
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11

Serial: SF-05251

October 1968
New version uploaded, should help with transcript

Lotus Sutra, Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 11
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7

Serial: SF-06043

Fall 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 7
Tassajara

Observing the Precepts

Serial: SF-05397

This is the second talk that Suzuki Roshi gave at Esalen on consecutive nights in June 1968.

Precepts, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Posture, Karma, Composure, Ceremony...
Jun 29 1968
Esalen

Samantabadra Buddha

Serial: SF-05138B

SR022 - VII 1: Roshi talk - Meal Sutra (copied) - 2: " little bit 2: (ready to go at 000 after Jan 11 lecture) (copied) - ZMC - 1968 year?

Offering, Enemies, Bowing, Bell, Vow, Karma, Faith, Ceremony
Jan 12 1968
Tassajara

The More We Study Our Way, The More Difficult It Is To Explain It

Serial: SF-05142

SR018 - Track 1 - Roshi's Lecture sesshin #4 12/4/67 Evening - copied

Sesshin, Dogen, Observe, Ceremony
Dec 04 1967
Evening
Tassajara

Liberty and Restriction

Serial: SF-05116A

March sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording.
SR 007

Saturday, March 26, 1966

Sesshin, Balance, Freedom, Doubt, Faith, Ceremony
Mar 26 1966
BN
Sokoji

On Obon

Serial: 62-07-00

(published July 1962, Wind Bell #8)

Ceremony,
Jul 1962
Sokoji

On Zazen and the Shinsanshiki Ceremony

Serial: 62-06-00

(published June 1962, Wind Bell #7)

Ceremony,
Jun 1962
Sokoji

Deshung Rinpoche's Life, Serial 00061

Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Silence, Japan, Ceremony, Bell

Mountain Seat Ceremony

Serial: SF-03587

After intermission; at tape turn: Linda: Knock, knock - Darlene: Who's there? - Linda (quickly): Darlene. [laughter]

Constancy, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi, Lay Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination,...
City Center

Ancestors and Impermanence in Buddhism

Heart Sutra, Bell, Lineage, Vow, Enlightenment, Happiness, Mandala, Ceremony...
Jun 30 1991

Everyday Zen: Living Mindful Transformation

Renunciation, Ordination, Daily Life, Ceremony, Enlightenment, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Oct 09 1988

Impermanence Breeds Open-Hearted Liberation

New Year, Offering, Dragons, Enlightenment, Liberation, Ceremony, Non-violence,...
Mar 05 1989
Green Gulch Farm

Awakening Through Enlightenment's Journey

Buddha Nature, Demons, Japan, Realization, Priest, Enlightenment, Silence, Peace,...
Dec 04 1993

Unified Pathways: Interfaith Spiritual Practices

Serial: NC-00229

Archival Photo

Vow, Buddha, Mahayana, Ceremony, Avalokitesvara

Monastic Dialogue: Bridging Sacred Traditions

Serial: NC-00230

Archival Photo

Buddhism, Ceremony, Precepts, Monastic Practice

Living the Light: Embracing Christian Virtues

Vow, Ceremony, Faith

Imperfect Vows: Journey of Sincere Faith

Ceremony, Repentance, Observe

Zen Threads Weaving Interconnected Lives

Ceremony, Practice, Culture

Harmonizing Mind and Body Rhythm

Ceremony, Practice, Balance

Embracing Crisis: Path to Growth

Mill Valley, Ceremony, Balance, Patience

Why Become Abbot of Zen Center?

Practice Period, Precepts, Gratitude, Vow, Commitment, Bell, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony,...
Unknown

Peace Begins with Mindful Action

Peace, Enemies, Lay, Patience, Buddha Nature, Greed, Half-Smile, Priest, Daily Life,...
Mar 17 1991

Stupas: From Tombs to Inspiration

Japan, Enlightenment, Offering, Ceremony, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Posture,...
Nov 13 1991
Green Gulch Farm

Cultivating Spiritual Happiness Through Buddhism

Happiness, Happiness, Dependent Origination, Ceremony, Concentration, Fox, Japan,...
Nov 05 1994

Embracing Mistakes with Beginner's Mind

Vow, Beginners, Ceremony, Lineage, Don't Know Mind, Precepts, Bell, Daily Life,...
Aug 19 1995

Living Mindfully: Embracing Buddhist Precepts

Precepts, Vow, Ceremony, Enlightenment, Daily Life, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Japan,...
Feb 22 1997

Embracing Grief Through Jizo Rituals

Ceremony, Japan, Funeral, Offering, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go, Heart Sutra, Daily...
Mar 23 1997

Embracing Impermanence Through Compassion

Impermanence, Ceremony, Japan, Offering, Priest, Ordinary Mind, Funeral, Separation,...
Mar 01 1998

Breath and Emotion: Mindful Transformation

Gratitude, Ceremony, Impermanence, Patience
Nov 24 2002

Bowing into Openness and Awareness

Bowing, Buddha Ancestors, Happiness, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Equanimity,...
Jan 21 1990
Green Gulch Farm

Embracing Impermanence Through Meditation

Mill Valley, Ceremony, Heart Sutra, Desire, Liberation, Impermanence, Nirvana,...
Feb 14 1998

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