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Ceremony Talks

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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Selflessness, Being and Non-Being: The Background of Shikantaza

Serial: SR-00261

Sesshin Lecture No. 1:
Monday, February 23, 1970
San Francisco

Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Emptiness, Mahayana, Posture, Continuous Practice, Ceremony,...
Feb 23 1970
City Center

Embracing Pain Through Zen Calmness

Ceremony, Compassion, Hate, Suffering, Transmission
Feb 1970

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, Hui-neng, Big Mind, Separation, Dragons, Hate, Doubt
Dec 05 1969
Tassajara

Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 6

Sesshin, Ceremony, Precepts, Wisdom
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, Ceremony, Precepts, Wisdom
Dec 03 1969
Tassajara

Awakening the Inner Wellspring Wisdom

Ceremony, Delusion
Nov 30 1969

Living Authentically Amid Tradition

Ceremony, Funeral, Suffering
Oct 25 1969

Beyond Words: Living Zen Wisdom

Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ceremony
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, Ceremony, Forms, New Year, Priest
Sep 16 1969
Sokoji

Sesshin, Sixth Night Lecture

Serial: SR-00129

Tassajara
September, 1969

Sesshin, Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Duality, Posture, Wisdom, Zazen
Sep 1969
Tassajara

Embracing Change Through Mindful Balance

Ceremony, Concentration, Delusion, Monastic Practice
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

Ceremony, Priest
Jul 01 1969
Tassajara

Mindfulness in Motion: Zen Wisdom

Ceremony, Delusion
Jun 28 1969

Reviving Dogen's Dharma Transmission

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Realization, Ceremony, Mandala, Soto Zen
Jun 10 1969

Scratching the Itch of Existence

Ceremony, Obstacles, Tassajara
Apr 18 1969

Beyond Perceptions: Embracing Buddha's World

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

Realizing Truth Beyond Reason

Buddha Nature, Causation, Ceremony, Chanting, Delusion, Happiness
1969

Transcending Perceptions Through Zazen Practice

Birth-and-Death, Causation, Ceremony, Delusion, Lay Practice, Nirvana
1969

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-10

Serial: SR-00002

Fall 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Composure, Emptiness, Funeral, Priest
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 Practice, 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, Ceremony...
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, Ego, Posture, Ceremony, Composure, Karma, Teacher-and-Student...
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?

Bowing, Karma, 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, 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, Doubt, 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

Embracing Crisis: Path to Growth

Mill Valley, Ceremony, Patience

Deshung Rinpoche's Life, Serial 00061

Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Japan, Ceremony

Mountain Seat Ceremony

Serial: SF-03587

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

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

Ancestors and Impermanence in Buddhism

Heart Sutra, Enlightenment, Happiness, Mandala, Ceremony
Jun 30 1991

Impermanence Breeds Open-Hearted Liberation

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

Awakening Through Enlightenment's Journey

Buddha Nature, Demons, Japan, Realization, Priest, Enlightenment, Ceremony
Dec 04 1993

Unified Pathways: Interfaith Spiritual Practices

Serial: NC-00229

Archival Photo

Mahayana, Ceremony, Avalokitesvara

Monastic Dialogue: Bridging Sacred Traditions

Serial: NC-00230

Archival Photo

Ceremony, Monastic Practice, Precepts

Living the Light: Embracing Christian Virtues

Ceremony

Imperfect Vows: Journey of Sincere Faith

Ceremony, Repentance

Embracing Crisis: Paths to Transformation

Ceremony, Dana Paramita, Patience, Thoroughness
Oct 30 2005

Forms as Catalysts for Transformation

Ceremony, Realization
May 17

Stupas: From Tombs to Inspiration

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

Cultivating Spiritual Happiness Through Buddhism

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

Embracing Mistakes with Beginner's Mind

Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Precepts, Daily Life, Japan, Bowing
Aug 19 1995

Living Mindfully: Embracing Buddhist Precepts

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

Embracing Grief Through Jizo Rituals

Ceremony, Japan, Funeral, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Ordination...
Mar 23 1997

Embracing Impermanence Through Compassion

Impermanence, Ceremony, Japan, Priest, Ordinary Mind, Funeral, Separation, Happiness...
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, Liberation, Impermanence, Nirvana
Feb 14 1998

Kesa: Weaving Spiritual History Into Fabric

Ceremony, Transmission, Lay Practice, Intimacy, Bodhidharma, Demons
Feb 04

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