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Giving and Receiving in Harmony

Practice, difficulty, Ceremony
Nov 22 2000
City Center

Path to Enlightenment: Rigorous Zen Practice

Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, difficulty
Dec 14 1997

Listening to the Language of Stones

Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Desire, difficulty, Japan
Oct 17 1997

Introductory Talk - Yaoshan

Commitment, Practice Period, difficulty
Jan 16 1992
Tassajara

Transcending Duality Through Zen Paradoxes

Daily Life, difficulty, Koan
Sep 11 1989

Sunday Lecture

Time, Practice, difficulty
Jul 17 1988
Green Gulch Farm

Sunday Lecture

Time, Breath, difficulty
Sep 27 1987
Green Gulch Farm

On the Monks of the Last Days

Serial: NC-01111

"On the Monks of the Last Days", Chapter Talk

OSB Cam, Faith, difficulty, Peace
Feb 1984
New Clairvaux Abbey

Posture: Gravity and Spirit

Serial: BZ-00046A

Saturday Lecture

Zazen, Time, difficulty
Jan 15 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

Fundraising for the New Zendo: What is Our Basis?

Serial: BZ-00007B

Sesshin Day 4

Fundraising, Sangha, Samadhi, difficulty
May 22 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Eternal Wisdom in Impermanent Reality

Impermanence, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Buddha Mind, Emotions, Buddha...
May 07 1982

Embracing Bodhisattva Challenges with Compassion

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

Enlightenment Paths: Bridging Complexity and Unity

Lotus Sutra, Evil, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Culture, Lay, difficulty...
Apr 09 1982

Enlightenment: Personal Realization, Communal Validation

Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Compassion, Culture, Dharma Transmission, difficulty,...
Mar 19 1982

Zen Balance in Body and Mind

Eight Awarenesses, Commitment, difficulty
Feb 26 1979

Keizan Zenji: Catalyst of Soto Zen

Soto Zen, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Realization, Lay, difficulty
Sep 11 1975

Zen Power Struggles at Ehe-ji

Bell, Bodhidharma, Building, difficulty, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Transmission
Sep 10 1975

Embracing the Continuum of Existence

difficulty, Emotions, Enemies, Gratitude, Nirvana, Pain, Separation, Transmission...
Sep 1975

Birth and Death as Nirvana

Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Obstacles, Patience, difficulty, Attachment, Compassion,...
Dec 01 1972

Zen Koans: Paths to Imperturbability

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

Interwoven Paths of Zen Actualization

Interdependence, difficulty, Teacher-and-Student, Dragons, Consciousness, Ego, Evil,...
Apr 1972

Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice

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

Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation

Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Commitment, difficulty, Hate, Lay, Liberation, Pain,...
Dec 06 1971

Embracing Suffering Through Zen Awareness

Delusion, difficulty, Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Nirvana, Posture, Soto Zen,...
Oct 02 1971

Breaking the Chains of Illusion

Beginners, difficulty, Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Suffering,...
Oct 02 1971

Embracing Reality: Beyond Speculation

Birth-and-Death, Building, Consciousness, Culture, difficulty, Religion
Oct 1971

Zen Now: Embrace Present Purity

Birth-and-Death, Building, Consciousness, difficulty
Oct 1971

Transiency: Cultivating Compassion in Change

Impermanence, Building, difficulty, Attachment, Suffering, Pain
Aug 07 1971

Embracing Emptiness in Everyday Life

Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Discrimination, Hindrances, Instruction
Aug 07 1971

Freedom Within Karma's Embrace

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

Unified Essence, Diverse Realities

Consciousness, Offering, Intention, Beginners, difficulty
Jul 10 1971

Unveiling Buddha Nature in Daily Life

Lotus Sutra, Happiness, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Oneness, Breath, Lay, Realization...
Jun 17 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, Community, Death, difficulty, Emptiness, Hate,...
Jun 07 1971
City Center

Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye

Anger, Composure, difficulty, Fox, Happiness, Hate, Meditation, Passions, Suffering...
Jun 1971

Breaking Free: Effort and Mindfulness

Breath, Buddha Nature, Ceremony, Consciousness, Delusion, difficulty, Obstacles, Pain...
Apr 04 1971

Changing Our Karma

Baso, Concentration, Karma, Suffering, difficulty, Ceremony
Mar 09 1971
City Center

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

Compassionate Living in Zen Practice

Attachment, Bell, difficulty, Ego, Evil, Karma, Obstacles, Oneness, Samadhi
Dec 13 1970

Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality

Attachment, Building, Community, Compassion, Delusion, difficulty, Happiness, Hate,...
Dec 13 1970

Living the Bodhisattva Path Daily

Bell, Compassion, Delusion, difficulty, Evil, Hate, Lay, Vow
Dec 12 1970

Finding Peace in Unyielding Acceptance

Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Demons, difficulty, Enemies, Pain, Patience, Silence,...
Oct 07 1970

Embracing Life's Dance with Acceptance

difficulty, Enemies, Funeral, Happiness, Interdependence, Meditation, Pain, Patience...
Oct 05 1970

Kashaya: Trust and Existence Unveiled

Fasting, Chanting, Vow, Precepts, difficulty, Hate, Separation, Culture, Lay,...
Sep 22 1970

Embracing the Absolute Self

Chanting, difficulty, Discrimination, Enthusiasm, Patience, Religion, Suffering...
Aug 18 1970

Mudra Practice and How to Accept Instructions from Various Teachers

Tatsugami, Yoshida, Beginners, Keizan, Dogen, Posture, Instruction, difficulty...
Jul 26 1970
City Center

Embrace Presence Through Zen Practice

Obstacles, Buddha Nature, Hate, Hindrances, Causation, Enemies, Observe, confusion,...
Jul 14 1970

Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in Vain

Serial: SR-00221

Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain”
Monday, July 6, 1970
Tassajara

[This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:...

Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Attachment, Death, difficulty,...
Jul 06 1970
Tassajara

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

We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big Being

Serial: SR-00055

Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class
Saturday, June 6, 1970
Tassajara

[Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction...

Branching Streams, Sandokai, difficulty, Duality, Emptiness, Evil, Forms, Freedom,...
Jun 06 1970
Tassajara

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