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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

Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Mind, Patience...
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

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

Embracing the Continuum of Existence

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

Birth and Death as Nirvana

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

Zen Koans: Paths to Imperturbability

Ego, Consciousness, Lotus Sutra, confusion, Manjushri, Beginners, difficulty,...
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, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, confusion, difficulty, Community, Compassion...
Feb 1972

Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation

Pain, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Hate, Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Dec 06 1971

Breaking the Chains of Illusion

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

Embracing Suffering Through Zen Awareness

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

Zen Now: Embrace Present Purity

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

Embracing Reality: Beyond Speculation

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

Transiency: Cultivating Compassion in Change

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

Embracing Emptiness in Everyday Life

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

Freedom Within Karma's Embrace

Consciousness, confusion, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Discrimination, Evil,...
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, Emptiness, Priest, Pain, Community, Hate, Death,...
Jun 07 1971
City Center

Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye

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

Breaking Free: Effort and Mindfulness

Breath, difficulty, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Obstacles, Posture, Ceremony,...
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 Zen Mountain Center, Peace,...
Feb 27 1971
City Center

Compassionate Living in Zen Practice

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

Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality

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

Living the Bodhisattva Path Daily

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

Finding Peace in Unyielding Acceptance

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

Embracing Life's Dance with Acceptance

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

Kashaya: Trust and Existence Unveiled

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

Embracing the Absolute Self

Discrimination, Religion, Patience, Enthusiasm, Chanting, difficulty, 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, difficulty, Tassajara Zen...
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, Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality, Karma,...
Jun 06 1970
Tassajara

Warm Hand to Warm Hand

Serial: SR-00049

Sandokai Lecture II
Sunday, May 30, 1970
Tassajara

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

Line 2 tozai mitsuni aifusu....

Branching Streams, Sandokai, Truth, Transmission, New Year, difficulty,...
May 30 1970
Tassajara

Zen Center and City Practice

Serial: SR-00045

Sunday, May 10, 1970
City Center, San Francisco

Building, Intention, Meditation, War, Observe, Death, difficulty
May 10 1970
City Center

We Try To Control Or Restrict Our Activity

Serial: SR-00044

Tuesday Evening, May 5, 1970
City Center, San Francisco

Culture, Posture, Evil, difficulty, Attachment, Pain, Freedom
May 05 1970
City Center

Embarking on the Zen Vessel

Hate, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Enemies, difficulty, Attachment, Demons,...
Apr 12 1970

Non-Dualistic Practice

Serial: SR-00260

Sesshin Lecture No. 3:
Wednesday, February 25, 1970
San Francisco

Sesshin, Big Mind, difficulty, Duality, Karma, Anger, Mahayana, Emptiness, Suffering...
Feb 25 1970
City Center

“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha”

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

Brown Rice is Just Right

Serial: SR-00247

Morning Sesshin Lecture
Sunday, February 1, 1970
City Center

Sesshin, Emptiness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hate, Suffering, Pain, difficulty...
Feb 01 1970
City Center

Our Effort In Our Practice

Instruction, Observe, difficulty
Jan 31 1970
City Center

Caring for the Soil

Serial: SR-00199

Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism
Sunday, January 25, 1970
San Francisco

Emptiness, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, difficulty, Greed, Gratitude, Hate
Jan 25 1970
City Center

Respect for Things

Serial: SR-00200

What Is Our Practice?
Sunday, January 4, 1970
San Francisco

Practice as taking care of everything. Not making a noise with the chairs. Practice with new...

Bodhisattva Way, Big Mind, Building, Concentration, difficulty, Sutra, Bowing,...
Jan 04 1970
City Center

Awakening Within: Embrace Your Buddha Nature

New Year, Don't Know Mind, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Meditation, Chanting,...
Dec 28 1969

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