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            Embracing Bodhisattva Challenges with Compassion Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Compassion, difficulty, Evil, Discrimination, Offering,...            | 
                  
             Apr 23 1982            | 
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            Enlightenment Paths: Bridging Complexity and Unity Lotus Sutra, Evil, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Culture, Lay, difficulty...            | 
                  
             Apr 09 1982            | 
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            Enlightenment: Personal Realization, Communal Validation Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Mind, Patience...            | 
                  
             Mar 19 1982            | 
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            Zen Balance in Body and Mind Eight Awarenesses, Commitment, difficulty            | 
                  
             Feb 26 1979            | 
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            Keizan Zenji: Catalyst of Soto Zen Soto Zen, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Realization, Lay, difficulty            | 
                  
             Sep 11 1975            | 
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            Zen Power Struggles at Ehe-ji Transmission, Bell, Building, Soto Zen, Rinzai, difficulty, Bodhidharma            | 
                  
             Sep 10 1975            | 
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            Embracing the Continuum of Existence Separation, Gratitude, Enemies, Transmission, Nirvana, Emotions, difficulty, Pain...            | 
                  
             Sep  1975            | 
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            Birth and Death as Nirvana Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Obstacles, Patience, difficulty, Attachment, Compassion,...            | 
                  
             Dec 01 1972            | 
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            Zen Koans: Paths to Imperturbability Ego, Consciousness, Lotus Sutra, confusion, Manjushri, Beginners, difficulty,...            | 
                  
             Oct 17 1972            | 
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            Interwoven Paths of Zen Actualization Interdependence, difficulty, Teacher-and-Student, Dragons, Consciousness, Ego, Evil,...            | 
                  
             Apr  1972            | 
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            Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, confusion, difficulty, Community, Compassion...            | 
                  
             Feb  1972            | 
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            Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation Pain, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Hate, Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...            | 
                  
             Dec 06 1971            | 
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            Breaking the Chains of Illusion Four Noble Truths, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana, difficulty, Tassajara...            | 
                  
             Oct 02 1971            | 
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            Embracing Suffering Through Zen Awareness Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Instruction, Posture, Nirvana, difficulty,...            | 
                  
             Oct 02 1971            | 
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            Zen Now: Embrace Present Purity Birth-and-Death, Consciousness, difficulty, Building            | 
                  
             Oct  1971            | 
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            Embracing Reality: Beyond Speculation Birth-and-Death, Consciousness, difficulty, Building, Culture, Religion            | 
                  
             Oct  1971            | 
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            Transiency: Cultivating Compassion in Change Impermanence, Building, difficulty, Attachment, Suffering, Pain            | 
                  
             Aug 07 1971            | 
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            Embracing Emptiness in Everyday Life Hindrances, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, difficulty            | 
                  
             Aug 07 1971            | 
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            Freedom Within Karma's Embrace Consciousness, confusion, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Discrimination, Evil,...            | 
                  
             Aug 03 1971            | 
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            Unified Essence, Diverse Realities Consciousness, Offering, Intention, Beginners, difficulty            | 
                  
             Jul 10 1971            | 
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            Unveiling Buddha Nature in Daily Life Lotus Sutra, Happiness, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Oneness, Breath, Lay, Realization...            | 
                  
             Jun 17 1971            | 
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            Calmness of MindSerial: SR-00151   Sesshin Lecture No. 2 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           | 
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            Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye Meditation, difficulty, Anger, Happiness, Composure, Fox, Passions, Hate, Suffering...            | 
                  
             Jun  1971            | 
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            Breaking Free: Effort and Mindfulness Breath, difficulty, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Obstacles, Posture, Ceremony,...            | 
                  
             Apr 04 1971            | 
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            Changing Our KarmaBaso,  Concentration, Karma, Suffering, difficulty, Ceremony            | 
                  
             Mar 09 1971 City Center           | 
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            Why We Have So Many ProblemsSerial: SR-00153   Tuesday, March 2, 1971 Concentration, Ego,  difficulty, Ceremony, Addiction, confusion, Building            | 
                  
             Mar 02 1971 City Center           | 
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            The DriverAnger, Karma, Zazen,  difficulty, Freedom, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Peace,...            | 
                  
             Feb 27 1971 City Center           | 
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            Compassionate Living in Zen Practice Oneness, Ego, Obstacles, Samadhi, Karma, Bell, difficulty, Attachment, Evil            | 
                  
             Dec 13 1970            | 
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            Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality Attachment, Compassion, Hate, difficulty, Suffering, Building, Happiness, Community,...            | 
                  
             Dec 13 1970            | 
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            Living the Bodhisattva Path Daily Vow, Bell, difficulty, Lay, Delusion, Compassion, Evil, Hate            | 
                  
             Dec 12 1970            | 
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            Finding Peace in Unyielding Acceptance Pain, Patience, difficulty, Birth-and-Death, Demons, Enemies, Transmission, Silence,...            | 
                  
             Oct 07 1970            | 
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            Embracing Life's Dance with Acceptance Patience, Silence, difficulty, Pain, Meditation, Interdependence, Funeral, Enemies,...            | 
                  
             Oct 05 1970            | 
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            Kashaya: Trust and Existence Unveiled Fasting, Chanting, Vow, Precepts, difficulty, Hate, Separation, Culture, Lay,...            | 
                  
             Sep 22 1970            | 
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            Embracing the Absolute Self Discrimination, Religion, Patience, Enthusiasm, Chanting, difficulty, Suffering...            | 
                  
             Aug 18 1970            | 
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            Mudra Practice and How to Accept Instructions from Various TeachersTatsugami, Yoshida, Beginners, Keizan, Dogen,  Posture, Instruction, difficulty...            | 
                  
             Jul 26 1970 City Center           | 
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            Embrace Presence Through Zen Practice Obstacles, Buddha Nature, Hate, Hindrances, Causation, Enemies, Observe, confusion,...            | 
                  
             Jul 14 1970            | 
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            Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in VainSerial: SR-00221   Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen,  difficulty, Tassajara Zen...            | 
                  
             Jul 06 1970 Tassajara           | 
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            Suffering Is A Valuable ThingSerial: SR-00218   Sandokai Lecture XI [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           | 
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            We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big BeingSerial: SR-00055   Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality, Karma,...            | 
                  
             Jun 06 1970 Tassajara           | 
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            Warm Hand to Warm HandSerial: SR-00049   Sandokai Lecture II [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           | 
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            Zen Center and City PracticeSerial: SR-00045   Sunday, May 10, 1970  Building, Intention, Meditation, War, Observe, Death, difficulty            | 
                  
             May 10 1970 City Center           | 
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            We Try To Control Or Restrict Our ActivitySerial: SR-00044   Tuesday Evening, May 5, 1970  Culture, Posture, Evil, difficulty, Attachment, Pain, Freedom            | 
                  
             May 05 1970 City Center           | 
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            Embarking on the Zen Vessel Hate, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Enemies, difficulty, Attachment, Demons,...            | 
                  
             Apr 12 1970            | 
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            Non-Dualistic PracticeSerial: SR-00260   Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Sesshin,  Big Mind, difficulty, Duality, Karma, Anger, Mahayana, Emptiness, Suffering...            | 
                  
             Feb 25 1970 City Center           | 
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            “An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha” Emptiness, Subject-and-Object, Interdependence, Observe, Community, Hate, Forms,...            | 
                  
             Feb 08 1970            | 
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            Brown Rice is Just RightSerial: SR-00247   Morning Sesshin Lecture Sesshin,  Emptiness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hate, Suffering, Pain, difficulty...            | 
                  
             Feb 01 1970 City Center           | 
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            Our Effort In Our Practice Instruction, Observe, difficulty            | 
                  
             Jan 31 1970 City Center           | 
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            Caring for the SoilSerial: SR-00199   Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism  Emptiness, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, difficulty, Greed, Gratitude, Hate            | 
                  
             Jan 25 1970 City Center           | 
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            Respect for ThingsSerial: SR-00200   What Is Our Practice? 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           | 
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            Awakening Within: Embrace Your Buddha Nature New Year, Don't Know Mind, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Meditation, Chanting,...            | 
                  
             Dec 28 1969            |