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Title	Speaker	Date
Buddha's Parinirvana: Eight Aspects of an Enlightened Person Serial: BZ-00873B Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Samadhi, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Discipline in Practice Serial: BZ-00871B One-Day Sitting Monastic Practice, Forms, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Equanimity, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 18 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part I Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin Serial: BZ-00868B Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity, Gaining Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
One Month Practice Period at Tassajara Serial: BZ-00868A Rohatsu Day 2 Tassajara, Practice Period, Practice Period, Tassajara, Nirvana Sutra, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Investigation and the Five Controlling Faculties Serial: BZ-00865A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Doubt, Zazen Mind, Daily Life, Karma, Separation, Equanimity	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Hearing Sounds with Our Whole Body and Mind Serial: BZ-00884B Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Vinaya, Continuous Practice, Nirvana, Duality, Precepts	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Free Sitting vs. Forty Minute Periods: Dogen's Way Serial: BZ-00411A Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, Practice Period, Rinzai, Interview, Soto Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Lay Practice, Practice Period, Precepts...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Sutra Study: The Meaning of Zazen and Kinhin Serial: BZ-00413B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Kinhin, Bodhidharma, Daily Life, Lotus Sutra, Posture, Hui-neng	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 10 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi: Think Not Thinking Serial: BZ-00412B Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Nirvana, Duality, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen and Shikantaza Serial: BZ-00415B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Shikantaza, Concentration, Daily Life, Hindrances, Posture, Samadhi	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi; Questions and Answers Serial: BZ-00415A Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Continuous Practice, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Daily Life, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 08 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience and the Paramitas Serial: BZ-00424A Sesshin Day 2 Patience, Equanimity, Daily Life, Concentration, Patience, Duality, Precepts, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Form is Emptiness Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Gratitude, Tassajara	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1985 Tassajara
Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your Legs Serial: BZ-00423B Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Don't Bow When You Leave the Zendo Serial: BZ-01521 Saturday Lecture Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Daily Life, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Dropping the Buddha Bowl: Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family Serial: BZ-00407B Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
What's the Use of Sesshin? Difficulty and Ease Serial: BZ-00407A Rohatsu Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Daily Life, Doubt, Equanimity, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin and Daily Life; Questions and Discussion Serial: BZ-00406A Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Posture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara, Samadhi, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Third Paramita: Kshanti (Composure) Serial: BZ-00391A Lecture Patience, Composure, Happiness, Monastic Practice, Demons, Patience, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1984 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Gathas Serial: BZ-00395A Saturday Lecture Gathas, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Precepts, Priest, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Direct Experience and Thinking about Experience Serial: BZ-00389A Lecture Birth-and-Death, Intimacy, War, Subject-and-Object, Priest, Dana Paramita, Daily Life...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Difficulties in Daily Life Practice Serial: BZ-00390B Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Daily Life, Family Practice, Monastic Practice, Patience, Hindrances, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Finding Joy in Lowered Standards Chanting, Thich Nhat Hanh, Daily Life, Heart Sutra	Edward Espe Brown	Jun 15 1984
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire: "What to do with our Oni (devil)" Serial: BZ-00434B Sesshin Day 2 Daily Life, Tassajara, Demons	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Wanting to Sit/Should Sit Serial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Purifying One’s Mind Serial: BZ-00433A Lecture Concentration, Daily Life, Hate, Hindrances	Ayya Khema	Apr 28 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing the Wild Within Daily Life, Big Mind, Concentration, Bodhidharma	Edward Espe Brown	Mar 18 1984
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Daily Life, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dream World: Realm of Desire versus Reality Serial: BZ-00430 One-Day Sitting Daily Life, Lay Practice, Dragons, Interview, Hindrances	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism: Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC Serial: BZ-00422A Saturday Lecture Philip Kapleau, Daily Life, Tassajara, Diversity, Politics, Rinzai, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Daily Life, Priest, Samadhi	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Effort Serial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture Effort, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Doubt, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #14 Pt. II: Ordinary Mind Is the Way Serial: BZ-01520A Saturday Lecture Ordinary Mind, MM-14, Ordinary Mind, Non-discrimination, Daily Life, Doubt	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Gathas, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Forgiveness, Liberation, Hui-neng,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Abhidharma: The Six Pairs Serial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting Abhidharma, Hindrances, Eight Aspects, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture Bodhidharma, Daily Life, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lay Practice, Priest, Priest-...	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Study Period Serial: BZ-00417A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Study Period, Monastic Practice, New Year, Daily Life, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II: Calling and Answering Serial: BZ-00403B Saturday Lecture MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Hui-neng, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. I: Zuigan's Calling the Master Serial: BZ-00403A Saturday Lecture Zuigan, MM-12, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Demons, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 24 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fast For Life: Not Attaching to Life Serial: BZ-00396B Saturday Lecture Fasting, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Daily Life	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance: Seeing the Absolute and Relative Serial: BZ-00396A Saturday Lecture Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Tassajara, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: SF-00102 Talk given at Berkeley per introduction. Buddha Nature, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Priest, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma...	Joko Beck	Aug 07 1983
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, New Year,...	Joko Beck	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Fasting and Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00400B Saturday Lecture Fasting, Daily Life	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 06 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Realization, Lay Practice, Sangha,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 03 1983 1
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II Serial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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