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In psychology, confusion is the quality or emotional state of being bewildered or unclear. The term "acute mental confusion" is often used interchangeably with delirium in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems and the Medical Subject Headings publications to describe the pathology. These refer to the loss of orientation, or the ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location and personal identity. Mental confusion is sometimes accompanied by disordered consciousness (the loss of linear thinking) and memory loss (the inability to correctly recall previous events or learn new material).

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Gospel of John and the Christian Wisdom Tradition

Serial: NC-00557

Retreat on the Gospel of John

OSB Cam, Renunciation, confusion, Forgiveness, Politics
Dec 12 1984
3 of 5
Utah

Breathing in Zazen

Serial: BZ-00405B

Rohatsu

Zazen, Breath, Zazen Mind, confusion, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death,...
Dec 04 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

Third Paramita: Kshanti (Composure)

Serial: BZ-00391A

Lecture

Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, Monastic Practice, Demons, Patience, confusion,...
Nov 01 1984
Part 1 of 2
Berkeley Zen Center

Unveiling Enlightenment in Everyday Moments

Avalokitesvara, Separation, Attachment, confusion, Building
Apr 04 1984

How to Talk about Practice: Story of the Birds Nest Monk

Serial: BZ-00433B

Lecture

Precepts, Evil, Instruction, Bowing, Chanting, confusion, Tassajara, Building...
Apr 01 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

The Dream World: Realm of Desire versus Reality

Serial: BZ-00430

One-Day Sitting

Desire, Daily Life, Dream World, Lay Practice, Lay, Dragons, Interview, Enemies,...
Feb 13 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

Reframing Scripture's Fourfold Sense

Serial: NC-00704

Monastic Spirituality Set 12 of 12

confusion, Instruction, Obstacles, Renewal
Aug 25 1983

Gnostic Illumination in Greek Philosophy

Serial: NC-00399

Monastic Theology Series Set 1 of 3

Balance, confusion, Happiness, Repentance
Apr 21 1983

Exploring Monastic Spirituality's Dual Nature

Serial: NC-00867

Monastic Spirituality Set 10 of 12

OSB Cam, Realization, Buddhism, Diversity, Renunciation, confusion
Feb 18 1983

Exodus

Serial: NC-00940

Class #3 (20 Jan 82) and #4 (20 Jan 83) on the Book of Exodus.

OSB Cam, Transmission, Renewal, New Year, confusion, Letting Go
Jan 20 1983
2 of 3
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Transcending Ego Through Humble Self-Reflection

Serial: NC-00994

Monastic Spirituality, Set 7 of 12

OSB Cam, Ego, Enemies, First Principle, Karma, confusion
Apr 30 1982

Embracing Bodhisattva Challenges with Compassion

Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Compassion, difficulty, Evil, Discrimination, Offering,...
Apr 23 1982

Divine Spark Within: Monastic Conscience

Serial: NC-00684

Monastic Spirituality Set 5 of 12

Intention, Breath, confusion, Separation
Jan 28 1982

The Life of a Zen Monk

Serial: BZ-00026B

Saturday Lecture

Freedom, Daily Life, Water, Unsui, Attachment, confusion, Ego, Happiness, Hindrances...
Nov 29 1980
Berkeley Zen Center

November 29, 1980, Serial No. 01062

Attachment, confusion, Daily Life, Ego, Hindrances, Patience, Precepts
Nov 29 1980
Berkeley Zen Center

Monastic Spirituality - Consecrated Chastity

Serial: NC-00857

Monastic Spirituality Set 9 of 12

OSB Cam, Chastity, Vow, Commitment, Renunciation, Attachment, confusion
Nov 05 1980

The Meaning of Study Period

Study Period, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, New Year, Absolute-and-Relative,...
Nov 03 1980
Berkeley Zen Center

Everyday Zazen: Mindful Living Art

Beginners, Breath, Causation, Compassion, confusion, Discrimination, Hate, Meditation...
Dec 21 1979

Zen Harmony: Body, Mind, Universe

Breath, confusion, Evil, Precepts, Beginners, Happiness, Emotions, Interview, Observe...
Dec 18 1979

Zazen's Symphony of Pure Practice

Emotions, Subject-and-Object, confusion, Meditation, Oneness, Happiness,...
Dec 14 1979

Selflessness and Rilke: Perceiving Pure Existence

Beginners, Breath, Community, confusion, Consciousness, Emotions, Hate, Intuition,...
Sep 05 1979

Harmonious Being Through Zen Presence

Hindrances, Posture, Balance, Teacher-and-Student, Realization, Samadhi, Oneness,...
Feb 28 1979

Buddha Nature: Navigating Interconnected Realms

Evil, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Nirvana, confusion, Religion, Realization,...
Aug 30 1977

Transcending Challenges Through Divine Agape

Repentance, confusion, Realization
Apr 27 1975
Mount Saviour Monastery

SF Seminar

Serial: SF-00023

The Three Bodies of Buddha; comparison between Eastern and Western thought; Greek tradition and Puritan tradition.

Faith, Mahayana, confusion, Religion, Passions, Doubt
Mar 09 1973
1

The Monastic Tradition

Serial: SF-00131

How to deal with peak experiences in our lives.

Monastic Practice, Silence, Gratitude, Evil, Cultivation, Conversation, Lay,...
Feb 26 1973

Pathways to Enlightenment: A Zen Journey

Teacher-and-Student, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Realization, confusion,...
Oct 23 1972

Zen Koans: Paths to Imperturbability

Beginners, confusion, Consciousness, Delusion, difficulty, Ego, Lotus Sutra,...
Oct 17 1972

Sailing Life's Zen Waters

Three Treasures, Realization, Religion, Hate, Anger, confusion
Oct 08 1972

Zen Transparency: Living Enlightenment

Breath, Concentration, confusion, Emotions, Hate, Meditation, Oneness, Patience,...
Oct 1972

Zen and the Dance of Being

Buddha Nature, confusion, Pain, Realization, Silence
Aug 06 1972

Embodying Buddha Nature Through Presence

Buddha Nature, Building, Ceremony, confusion, Rinzai
Aug 05 1972

Manifesting Buddha Nature Through Discipline

New Year, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Delusion, Posture,...
Mar 17 1972

Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice

Building, Community, Compassion, confusion, difficulty, Realization, Tassajara...
Feb 1972

Reviving Genuine Zen Practices Today

Building, Ceremony, confusion, Dragons, Funeral, Mahayana, Suffering, Tassajara...
Nov 05 1971

Embracing Flow: Zen's Middle Way

Buddha Nature, Ceremony, Chanting, Composure, confusion, Delusion, Diversity, Soto...
Sep 28 1971

Freedom Within Karma's Embrace

Birth-and-Death, Composure, confusion, Consciousness, difficulty, Discrimination,...
Aug 03 1971

Transcending Ego through Mindful Awareness

Consciousness, Evil, Ego, Interdependence, Constancy, Continuous Practice,...
Jul 31 1971

Echoes of Zen: Finding Inner Stillness

Attachment, Bell, confusion, Consciousness, Discrimination, Ego, Evil, Passions,...
Jul 24 1971

Bridging Minds: East and West Consciousness

Attachment, Composure, Concentration, confusion, Consciousness, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana...
Jul 20 1971

Consciousness Unbound: Embracing Neutral Freedom

Attachment, Beginners, Ceremony, Community, confusion, Consciousness, Evil, Pain,...
Jul 13 1971

Bridging Wisdom: Buddhism Meets Christianity

Ceremony, confusion, Culture, Ego, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Monastic...
Jul 06 1971

Embracing Impermanence for Vibrant Living

Attachment, Breath, Ceremony, confusion, Ego, Happiness, Impermanence, Intention,...
Jun 26 1971

Breathing into Zen Harmony

Breath, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Instruction, Building, confusion, Delusion,...
Apr 01 1971

Why We Have So Many Problems

Serial: SR-00153

Tuesday, March 2, 1971
8 am Tuesday Morning
San Francisco

Concentration, Ego, difficulty, Ceremony, Addiction, confusion, Building
Mar 02 1971
City Center

The Driver

Anger, Karma, Zazen, difficulty, Freedom, Tassajara, Peace, confusion, Posture, Pain...
Feb 27 1971
City Center

Calmness of your Mind

Serial: SR-00079

Saturday Morning, February 13, 1971
San Francisco

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

Humor Is More Real Than Reallity

Serial: SR-00274

Sesshin Lecture No. 5
Tuesday, February 9, 1971
San Francisco

Sesshin, Eiheiji, Dogen, Discrimination, Dragons, Observe, Emotions, Instruction,...
Feb 09 1971
City Center

The Boss of Everything

Zazen, Big Mind, Precepts, confusion, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Suffering, Observe...
Jan 16 1971
City Center

Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Vows

confusion, Vow, Sanctuary, Consciousness, Mahayana, Causation, Beginners, Silence,...
Dec 11 1970

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