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Birth and Death

Birth-and-Death, Anger, Duality, Forgiveness, Impermanence, Concentration, Culture,...
Apr 24 2010

Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana

true dharma, Funeral, Practice Period, Instruction, soto, Nirvana, Separation,...
Feb 13 2010

Practice Not Practicing

Right Effort, Evil, Anger, Cultivation, confusion, Precepts, Instruction, Doubt,...
Feb 06 2010

We Always Practice Under Restriction

Serial: BZ-02072

Ability and Disability, Rohatsu Day 5

Zazen, confusion, Observe, Funeral, Posture, Instruction, Karma, Forgiveness,...
Dec 10 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

2009.10.03-serial.00228Y

Serial: EB-00228Y

Short introduction to meditation.

Instruction, Bell
Oct 03 2009

2009.10.02-serial.00228W

Serial: EB-00228W

Release of a new cookbook; giving our whole-hearted attention to things; the lack of reality in packaged food; instructions on sitting and walking meditation.

Thich Nhat Hanh, Instruction, Posture, Bell, Silence
Oct 02 2009

Summary of Practice

Ego, Instruction, Mindfulness, War, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vows, Enthusiasm, Diversity...
Sep 12 2009

August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side D

Cultivation, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Transmission, Fundraising,...
Aug 28 2009

Growing Up

Composure, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Priest, Silence, Passions,...
Jul 25 2009

Joshu's 'Wash your Bowl'

Serial: BZ-02049

Open, unassuming mind, One-Day Sitting,

standing up from zazen

Zazen, Don't Know Mind, Renunciation, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Greed,...
Jul 18 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

2009.07.04-serial.00203

Precepts, Practice Period, Manjushri, Subject-and-Object, Instruction, Vinaya, Don...
Jul 04 2009

Zazen is the true reference point

Serial: BZ-02047

Put your behind on the cushion, Saturday Lecture

Drama of life, Thoughts = dream world

 

Zazen, Ordinary Mind, Instruction, resistance, Precepts, Interview, confusion,...
Jun 27 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Hongzhi's Guidepost for the Hall of Pure Bliss

Serial: BZ-02042

Silent Illumination, Sesshin Day 1

Jijuyu Zanmai, Pain, Silent Illumination, Constancy, Silent Illumination, Continuous...
Jun 17 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Perfect Effort, Blind Faith

Serial: BZ-02039

Shuso talk

Right Effort, Practice Period, Conversation, Ordinary Mind, Offering, Instruction,...
Jun 06 2009

Class 3 And There Was Light

Obstacles, Echo, Anger, Happiness, Instruction, Gratitude, resistance, Passions,...
May 28 2009

More Light

Ordinary Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Darkness and Light, Bodhisattva Vow, Transmission...
May 23 2009

Class 1 Everybody Has Their Own Light

Religion, Instruction, Describe, Culture, Politics, Continuous, Doubt, training...
May 14 2009

Who is That One?

Serial: BZ-02028

Shakyamuni and Maitreya are servants of That One, One-Day Sitting

Non-duality, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, MM-45, Big Mind, Practice Period...
May 09 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen Fukanzazengi

Instruction, Posture, Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission, Echo,...
Mar 01 2009

Buddha's Paranirvana: Serial No. 01091

Serial: BZ-01091

Sesshin

Buddha's Birthday, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Observe, Passions, Instruction...
Feb 14 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Beginners and Beginning: Self sufficiency: Serial No. 01084

Beginners, Composure, Light-and-Darkness, New Year, Bodhisattva Vow, Buddha Ancestors...
Jan 03 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra of Hui Neng: Serial No. 01079

Serial: BZ-01079

Rohatsu Day 3, side B

training, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Evil, Instruction,...
Dec 09 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra of Hui Neng: Serial No. 01449

Serial: BZ-01449

Rohatsu Day 3, Side A

Platform Sutra, training, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death,...
Dec 09 2008

Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng

Serial: BZ-02006

Rohatsu Day 3

Hui Neng, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, training, Instruction, Liberation,...
Dec 09 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

2008.10.05-serial.00199

Meditation, Posture, Bell, Lay, Instruction, confusion, Attachment, Passions,...
Oct 05 2008

Just This - Dogen's Fukanzazengi

Serial: BZ-01161C

Have Know Kidzendo, Saturday Lecture

Fukanzazengi, Dogen, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Non-duality, Instruction, Buddha...
Sep 27 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

September 27th, 2008, Serial No. 01564

Non-duality, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Buddha Nature, confusion, Instruction, Lay,...
Sep 27 2008

Everyday Practice; Serial No. 01160, Side B

Serial: BZ-01160B

Women's sesshin

Precepts, Greed, Separation, Vows, Silence, Hate, Offering, Culture, Instruction,...
Sep 21 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen Instruction for Zazen Teachers

Serial: BZ-01088

How to Give Saturday Morning Zazen Instruction, Lecture

Posture, Beginners, Hindrances, Observe, Concentration, Judgement, Instruction,...
Aug 09 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

July 26th, 2008, Serial No. 01149

Ordinary Mind, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Passions, Daily Life,...
Jul 26 2008

May 24th, 2008, Serial No. 01135

Practice Period, Manjushri, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Instruction,...
May 24 2008

Zazen Instruction

Serial: BZ-01134

Bansan

Zazen, Instruction, Posture, Aspects of Practice, Instruction, Ego
May 23 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

May 5th, 2008, Serial No. 01130

Confession-and-Repentance, Tassajara, Practice Period, Karma, Building, Repentance,...
May 05 2008

Zazen, Sanshimopo, and Doshin: Foundations of Practice

Serial: BZ-01112

Shikantaza, Guidance, and Way-Seeking Mind, Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Zazen, Way-Seeking Mind, Ego, Continuous, Teacher-and-Student, Gaining...
Feb 02 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

2008.01.20-serial.00112C

Dependent Origination, Zendo, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Happiness, Demons, Observe,...
Jan 20 2008

January 5th, 2008, Serial No. 01107

Emotions, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Liberation,...
Jan 05 2008

September 22nd, 2007, Serial No. 00999

Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Demons, Instruction, Silence, Precepts, Priest, Karma...
Sep 22 2007

The Five Powers of Practice and How They Interact

Serial: BZ-00986

Kid Zendo: Zen: inside and outside the circle's center, Saturday Lecture

Practice, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Intuition, Mahayana, Instruction,...
Jul 21 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

May 26th, 2007, Serial No. 01437, Side D

Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bowing, Birth-and-Death...
May 26 2007

This Is It

Serial: BZ-01436A

Saturday Lecture

Mindfulness, Koan, Karma, Doubt, confusion, Big Mind, Instruction, Religion, Priest,...
May 19 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Kidzendo: Oneness of Opposites

Serial: BZ-01415

"The Teaching is Just for You", Saturday Lecture

Non-duality, Dragons, Ego, Aspects of Practice, Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Two Truths,...
Jan 27 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

January 20th, 2007, Serial No. 01412

Discrimination, Echo, Describe, Non-discrimination, Instruction, Peace, training...
Jan 20 2007

2007.01.19-serial.00117E

Dependent Origination, Instruction, Interdependence, Silence, Observe, Patience,...
Jan 19 2007

2007.01.17-serial.00116H

Lay, Offering, Monastic Practice, Funeral, Meditation, Continuous, Compassion,...
Jan 17 2007

Practice in the New Year

Serial: BZ-01411

This Is It!, Saturday Lecture

Practice, New Year, confusion, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, Ordinary Mind, Hate,...
Jan 13 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

December 16th, 2006, Serial No. 01409

Instruction, Buddha Mind, Conversation, Precepts, Karma, Aspects of Practice,...
Dec 16 2006

Zendo Forms

Serial: BZ-01407

Serving, Mokugyo, Chanting, Rohatsu Day 7

Meal Serving, Chanting, Mokugyo, Instruction, Doanryo, New Year, Bowing, Chanting,...
Dec 03 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

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