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Wind Stops, But Still Flower Falls

Serial: SR-00163

This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible.

Ummon, Community, Death, Dragons, Emptiness, Wisdom
Aug 15 1971
Tassajara

Questions and Answers

Question-and-Answer, Yaoshan, Community
Aug 08 1971
Tassajara

Zen Is Actually, In Short, Maybe, Communication

Teacher-and-Student, Question-and-Answer, Community, Interview, Wisdom
Aug 07 1971
Tassajara

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,...

Zazen, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Hui-neng, Buddha Mind, Community, Fasting, Hate
Jul 25 1971
Tassajara

Consciousness Unbound: Embracing Neutral Freedom

Ceremony, Community, Consciousness
Jul 13 1971

Embracing Impermanence Through Buddhist Insight

Buddha Nature, Community, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Suffering
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, Community, Community, Death, Emptiness, Hate, Priest
Jun 07 1971
City Center

Calmness of your Mind

Serial: SR-00079

Saturday Morning, February 13, 1971
San Francisco

Sesshin, Community, New Year, Suffering
Feb 13 1971
City Center

Advancing Towards Everyday Enlightenment

Buddha Nature, Community, Conversation, Dragons, Mahayana, Suffering
Jan 19 1971

Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality

Community, Compassion, Delusion, Happiness, Hate, Suffering
Dec 13 1970

Silent Acceptance in Zen Practice

Buddha Nature, Community, Mahayana, Patience
Oct 05 1970

Roots of Zen: Unraveling Delusions

Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Lay Practice, Community, Delusion, Compassion
Sep 27 1970

Reviving Sacred Spaces in Modernity

Poetry, Priest, Community
Aug 17 1970
Mount Saviour Monastery

Crafting Tradition: Personalizing Buddhist Practice

Chanting, Community, Lay Practice, Ordination, Realization
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, Community, Emptiness, Death
Jun 27 1970
Tassajara

How To Have Sincere Practice

Serial: SR-00145

Suzuki Roshi edited from longer recording.

Community, Interview, Obstacles
Apr 25 1970
A
City Center

Embracing No-Mind in Everyday Zen

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

Embracing Life's Unfathomable Flow

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

“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha”

Community, Death, Emptiness, Forms, Hate, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object...
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, Big Mind, Community, Consciousness, Don't Know Mind,...
Nov 16 1969

Zen Action Beyond Form

Chanting, Community, Delusion, Interview
Sep 27 1969

Reflective Leadership in Monastic Life

Community, Priest
Aug 24 1969

Zen Clarity Through Communal Practice

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

Awakening Through Mindful Practice

Causation, Community, Karma, Posture
Jun 30 1969

Transcending Ego: Embracing Zen Selflessness

Birth-and-Death, Don't Know Mind, Community, Suffering, Delusion
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, Community, Don't Know Mind, Hate, Posture, Priest, Suffering
Apr 19 1969

Embracing Solitude for Inner Peace

Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Community, Interview, Suffering
Mar 25 1969

Transcending Ignorance Through Zazen Insight

Causation, Realization, Consciousness, Happiness, Community, Suffering
Feb 25 1969

Shikantaza, Tenryu's One Finger

Serial: SR-00236

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

Sesshin, Gutei, Yaoshan, Community, Obstacles, Precepts
Oct 12 1968
A
Sokoji

Feast of St. Mary Magdalene; Eros and Agape

Serial: MS-00965D

Chapter Talks

Community
Jul 22 1965
Mount Saviour Monastery

Obedience as Spiritual Liberation

Community
Feb 1965

Cities of Wisdom: Seeds of Divine Insight

Community
Feb 1965

Building Unity: A Monastic Journey

Community
Sep 14 1964

Day of Recollection and Chapter Conferences

Serial: MS-00901

Anthony Milner: Liturgical Music and Vernacular

Community
Apr 08 1964
Mount Saviour Monastery

Foundation of Faithful Monastic Vision

Community
1964

Seeking God Through Monastic Simplicity

Community, Lay Practice
1964

Transformative Repentance Through Liturgical Tradition

Repentance, Community
Mar 1962

Nurturing Awareness in Modern Meditation

Community, Money, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chanting

Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Community, Sangha
Unknown

The Third Grave Precept (do not misuse sex)

Community
Unknown

First Precept

Precepts, Community
Unknown

Zen Paths: Bridging Traditions and Transformation

Monastic Practice, Politics, Community, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Vinaya...

Liberation Through Tibetan Monastic Life

Community, Happiness, Liberation, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Transmission...

Monasticism: Catalyst for Societal Transformation

Community, Compassion, Dragons, Hate, Monastic Practice, Sangha

Buddhist Practices in Modern America

Community, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Lay Practice, Sangha

Transmuting Desire Through Emptiness Meditation

Subject-and-Object, Heart Sutra, Realization, Vinaya, Community, Non-duality...

Buddhist Monasticism: Evolution and Adaptation

Community, Lay Practice, Liberation, Ordination, Precepts

Zen Democracy in Monastic Life

Community, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Lay Practice, Karma

Bridging Monastic Paths and Western Life

Community, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Sangha

Temporary Vows, Timeless Growth

Precepts, Heart Sutra, Community, Non-duality, Teacher-and-Student

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