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Universal Practice for Laymen and Monks

Serial: SR-00175

Whatever you do is practice; be careful not to practice for the sake of the self. Zazen as a way to find realization and get used to realization. Whether priest or layperson,...

Practice, Zazen, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Mind, Faith, Truth,...
Jul 25 1971
Tassajara

Consciousness Unbound: Embracing Neutral Freedom

Consciousness, Attachment, Evil, confusion, American, Passions, Beginners, Ceremony,...
Jul 13 1971

Embracing Impermanence Through Buddhist Insight

Attachment, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Commitment, Community, Evil,...
Jun 22 1971

Calmness of Mind

Serial: SR-00151

Sesshin Lecture No. 2
Sunday, June 7, 1971
San Francisco

Practice is to expose yourself as you are, express yourself fully. Accepting your teacher's words....

Sesshin, Zazen, Breath, Community, Emptiness, Priest, Pain, Community, Hate, Death,...
Jun 07 1971
City Center

Calmness of your Mind

Serial: SR-00079

Saturday Morning, February 13, 1971
San Francisco

Sesshin, Pain, New Year, Suffering, confusion, Oneness, Beginners, Community,...
Feb 13 1971
City Center

Advancing Towards Everyday Enlightenment

Bell, Community, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Dragons, Mahayana, Conversation,...
Jan 19 1971

Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality

Attachment, Compassion, Hate, difficulty, Suffering, American, Building, Happiness,...
Dec 13 1970

Silent Acceptance in Zen Practice

Silence, Patience, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, American, Community
Oct 05 1970

Roots of Zen: Unraveling Delusions

Birth-and-Death, Vow, Silence, Fasting, Anger, Lay, Community, Delusion, Religion,...
Sep 27 1970

Reviving Sacred Spaces in Modernity

Poetry, Priest, Community
Aug 17 1970
Mount Saviour Monastery

Crafting Tradition: Personalizing Buddhist Practice

Religion, Ordination, Chanting, Balance, Beginners, Lay, Community, Realization, Pain...
Jul 25 1970

Suffering Is A Valuable Thing

Serial: SR-00218

Sandokai Lecture XI
Saturday, June 27, 1970
Tassajara

[The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture:

Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara...

Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain,...
Jun 27 1970
Tassajara

How To Have Sincere Practice

Serial: SR-00145

Suzuki Roshi edited from longer recording.

Building, Community, Meditation, Obstacles, Interview, Silence, Breath
Apr 25 1970
A
City Center

Embracing No-Mind in Everyday Zen

Buddha Mind, Impermanence, Don't Know Mind, Interview, Enemies, Community, Hate...
Apr 21 1970

Embracing Life's Unfathomable Flow

Silence, Pain, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Suffering, Bell, Community
Mar 12 1970

“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha”

Emptiness, Subject-and-Object, Interdependence, Observe, Community, Hate, Forms,...
Feb 08 1970

Epilogue: Zen Mind

Serial: SR-00263

American practice different from Japanese practice. Enlightenment experience is beyond good and bad, beyond our usual way of thinking. Big mind is always with you, never...

Big Mind, Enlightenment, Passions, Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness,...
Nov 16 1969

Zen Action Beyond Form

Community, Building, American, Interview, Chanting, Balance, Delusion, Enthusiasm...
Sep 27 1969

Zen Clarity Through Communal Practice

Silence, Monastic Practice, Delusion, Birth-and-Death, Community, Obstacles, Balance...
Jul 03 1969

Awakening Through Mindful Practice

Observe, Meditation, causation, Evil, Posture, Community, Religion, Karma, Breath...
Jun 30 1969

Transcending Ego: Embracing Zen Selflessness

Evil, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Community, Religion,...
Apr 29 1969

Zen Is Not Something To Talk About, And Also It Is Something To Talk About

Serial: SR-00015

Shunryu Suzuki (with Ryogen Yoshimura)
Afternoon Sesshin Lecture
Sunday, April 19, 1969

Audio includes Yoshimura at beginning.

Sesshin, Suffering, Monks, Don't Know Mind, Priest, Community, Posture, Hate...
Apr 19 1969

Embracing Solitude for Inner Peace

Silence, Meditation, Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Gratitude, Community,...
Mar 25 1969

Transcending Ignorance Through Zazen Insight

Attachment, causation, Realization, Consciousness, Breath, Happiness, Community,...
Feb 25 1969

Shikantaza, Tenryu's One Finger

Serial: SR-00236

Sesshin Lecture
Saturday, October 12, 1968
Sokoji, San Francisco

Sesshin, Gutei, Yaoshan, Community, Pain, Monks, Obstacles, Instruction, Precepts...
Oct 12 1968
A
Sokoji

Conscience and Community in Harmony

Love, Community, Faith

Embracing Silence for Spiritual Authenticity

Silence, Community, Love

Spiritual Unity Through Shared Journeys

Community, Openness, Ego

Doctrina Abbatis

Serial: MS-00905

Our Prayer Life; Community Life; St. Benedict's Teaching

Community, Faith, Time
Mount Saviour Monastery

Obedience: Transformative Word in Monastic Life

Community, Time, Peace

Heavenly Bonds: Friendship's Spiritual Journey

Time, Love, Community

Divine Unity Through Monastic Love

Community, Love, Time

Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Practice, Community, Sangha
Unknown

The Third Grave Precept (do not misuse sex)

Community, Time, Practice
Unknown

Building Plans, Day of Recollection

Serial: MS-00697

February, 1959

Community, Sanctuary, Doubt
Mount Saviour Monastery

Monastic Life: Spiritually Engaged Withdrawal

Community, Politics, Doubt

Sincere Enthusiasm in True Faith

Religion, Community, Faith

Monastic Liturgy: Seeking Authentic Roots

Community, Priest, Healing

Essential Pathways to Monastic Clarity

Time, Work, Community

Home as Heaven's Sacred Reflection

Peace, Community, Effort

Monarchus: Unity in Solitude

Time, Community, Desire

Finding God in Human Limits

Evil, Priest, Community

Monastic Harmony Through Sacred Ritual

Community, Silence, Priest

Zen Today: Tradition Meets Innovation

Community, Time, Culture

Feast of St. Mary Magdalene; Eros and Agape

Serial: MS-00965D

Chapter Talks

Community, Desire
Mount Saviour Monastery

Monastic Harmony Through Love's Lens

Community, Faith, Time

Foundation of Faithful Monastic Vision

Community, Time, Work

Seeking God Through Monastic Simplicity

Community, Time, Lay

Day of Recollection and Chapter Conferences

Serial: MS-00901

Anthony Milner: Liturgical Music and Vernacular

Community, Time, Work
Mount Saviour Monastery

Transformative Repentance Through Liturgical Tradition

Repentance, Community, Vow

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