Lay Practice Talks
In religious organizations, the laity () consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother. In both religious and wider secular usage, a layperson (also layman or laywoman) is a person who is not qualified in a given profession or does not have specific knowledge of a certain subject. The phrase "layman's terms" is used to refer to plain language that is understandable to the everyday person, as opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.
Terms such as lay priest, lay clergy and lay nun were once used in certain Buddhist cultures, especially Japanese, to indicate ordained persons who continued to live in the wider community instead of retiring to a monastery. Some Christian churches utilise lay preachers, who preach but are not clergy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the term lay priesthood to emphasise that its local congregational leaders are unpaid.
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Adept Practitioners in the World: Vimalakirti, Tosui, RyokanSerial: TL-00785 ADZG Sunday Morning, Vimalakirti, Tosui, Ryokan, Lingzhao, Layman Pang, Lay Practice, Soto Zen, Dragons... |
Mar 12 2023 Hybrid |
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Getting Stuck Big Mind, Ordinary Mind, Lay Practice, Emotions, Humility |
Aug 28 2021 |
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What Now, I Don't Know Book of Serenity, Lay Practice, Ordinary Mind, Patience, Chanting |
Aug 21 2021 |
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Public Dokusan 12 Continuous Practice, Lay Practice, Instruction, Karma, Politics, Gratitude, Non-... |
Nov 06 2020 |
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Living On A Mountain Dragons, Zoom, Bodhidharma, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Priest,... |
Oct 24 2020 |
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Return to Dragons; Dreaming in Japanese BuddhismSerial: TL-00602 ADZG Sunday Morning, Monastic Practice, Conversation, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Lay Practice |
Oct 06 2019 ADZG Temple |
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Don't Be Stingy Precepts, Lay, Separation, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind,... |
Apr 20 2019 |
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The Heart of Priest and Lay Practice Priest, Gaining Mind, Lay, Lay Practice, Ego, Practice Period, Priest-and-Lay,... |
Apr 21 2018 |
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Precepts Class 5Serial: BZ-02550 PP Class Precepts, Ego, Culture, Anger, Renunciation, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Emotions, Lay... |
Jun 01 2017 |
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Practice in Community Practice Position, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice... |
Feb 18 2017 |
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Precepts and Election ResponseSerial: TL-00437 ADZG Sunday Morning, Bodhisattva Way, Thich Nhat Hanh, Lay Practice, Lay Ordination, Balance |
Nov 13 2016 ADZG Temple |
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Continuous PracticeSerial: BZ-02482 Sesshin Day 1
Mindfulness, Bodhisattva Vow, Soto Zen, Meal Serving, Continuous Practice, Family... |
Jun 08 2016 |
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Practice of No Self Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Happiness, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Lay... |
May 07 2016 |
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January 31st, 2016, Serial No. 00403 Thich Nhat Hanh, Money, Bodhisattva Precepts, Peace, Lay Practice |
Jan 31 2016 |
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Layman Pang's Daughter Lingzhao Amid the GrasstipsSerial: TL-00402 ADZG Monday Night, Family Practice, Thich Nhat Hanh, Karmic Consciousness, Lay Practice, Liberation... |
Jan 04 2016 ADZG Temple |
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January 18th, 2015, Serial No. 00359 Mindfulness, Lay Ordination, Lay, Lay Practice, Religion |
Jan 18 2015 |
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August 24th, 2014, Serial No. 00349 Separation, Patience, Lay Practice, Money, Letting Go |
Aug 24 2014 |
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April 24th, 2014, Serial No. 00330 Practice Period, training, Lay Practice, Ceremony, Lay |
Apr 24 2014 |
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The Three Bodies of Buddha Priest, Precepts, Lay, Ordination, training, Practice Period, Karma, Lay Practice,... |
Apr 12 2014 |
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Hidden Lamp PreviewSerial: TL-00326 ADZG Monday Night, Bodhidharma, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Transmission |
Mar 17 2014 ADZG Temple |
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Work PracticeSerial: TL-00309 ADZG Sunday Morning, Lay Practice, Gathas, Family Practice, Intention, Monastic Practice |
Sep 01 2013 ADZG Temple |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-02312 History of American Lay Ordination, Saturday Lecture Jukai, Lay Ordination, Lay, Priest, Lay Practice, Precepts, Ordination, Lineage,... |
Jun 15 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is the Basis of our ActivitySerial: BZ-02300 Why Do We Chant?, Saturday Lecture Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, training, Lay Practice, Priest,... |
Mar 30 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Raihai TokuzuiSerial: BZ-02261 Study sesshin, part 2 of 4 Fox, Lay Practice, Ordination, Lay, Priest, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission,... |
Sep 01 2012 2 |
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Dharma KaleidescopeSerial: BZ-02225 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Saturday Lecture Peace, Lay Practice, Platform Sutra, Evil, Evil, Karma, New Year, Platform Sutra,... |
Jan 07 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Becoming A Priest Priest, Vow, Aspects of Practice, Ordination, training, Anger, Lay Practice, Lay,... |
Aug 27 2011 |
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It's All Right Here Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, resistance, Branching Streams, Lay Practice, Platform... |
Jun 25 2011 |
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Guidelines for PracticeSerial: BZ-02098 One-Day Sitting Forgiveness, Practice Period, Composure, Continuous Practice, true dharma, Lay... |
May 15 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddhism in India and America Lay, training, Religion, Lay Practice, Continuous Practice, Intimacy, Precepts,... |
Mar 20 2010 |
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August 28th, 2009, Serial No. 01549, Side B American, War, Culture, Building, Lay Practice, Transmission, Peace, training,... |
Aug 28 2009 |
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The Precepts for Zaike TokudoSerial: BZ-02041 Giving and Receiving, Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Lay Practice, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Lineage,... |
Jun 13 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 25th, 2007, Serial No. 00991 War, Patience, Practice Period, training, Lay Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center... |
Aug 25 2007 |
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How to PracticeSerial: BZ-00989 Being Creative in Practice, Saturday Lecture Practice, Creativity, Monastic Practice, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Big Mind,... |
Aug 11 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01276 Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Nirvana, Lay Practice, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature,... |
Jul 17 2007 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #76Serial: BZ-01440 Tanka's "Have You Eaten Yet?", Sesshin Day 1 Tanka, BCR-76, Birth-and-Death, Light-and-Darkness, Lay Practice, Karma, Teacher-and-... |
Jun 20 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Guidelines for Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01435 Lay Practice Period--Practice your self, not study the self, One-Day Sitting Practice Period, Practice Period, Pure Existence, Lay Practice, Patience, Daily Life... |
May 12 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01260 Practice Period, Priest, Lay, Monastic Practice, Karma, Gratitude, Ordination,... |
Apr 17 2007 |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-00986 Architecture at GGF; Layman Pang; many sesshins; "gamble everything on love"; sesshin romance and the potentiality of the present moment; recognizing your Buddha... Sesshin, Layman Pang, Suzuki Roshi, Sandokai, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Attachment... |
Apr 06 2007 Green Gulch |
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Heart Sutra: Dealing with a Problematic Public Library PatronSerial: BZ-01236D Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Anger, Practice Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto... |
May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Preparation for Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01229 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Pure Existence, Lay Practice, Daily... |
Apr 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 1st, 2006, Serial No. 00097 Faith, Continuous Practice, Tenzo, Rinzai, Lay Practice |
Apr 01 2006 |
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History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. IISerial: BZ-01222B Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission,... |
Mar 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What Are We Doing Here?Serial: BZ-01220 History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. I, Saturday Lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Dogen, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Heart Sutra, Dharma... |
Mar 04 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 4th, 2006, Serial No. 01454 Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Heart Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Mill Valley, Four Noble... |
Mar 04 2006 |
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January 25th, 2006, Serial No. 04101 Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay Practice, Faith, Commitment,... |
Jan 25 2006 Unknown |
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Dogen's Rules for Monastic PracticeSerial: BZ-01200C Chiji Shingi: The Head Gardener, Saturday Lecture Shingi, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Continuous Practice,... |
Nov 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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An Ordination HistorySerial: BZ-01192 Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Lay, Renunciation,... |
Oct 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 25th, 2005, Serial No. 01190 Lineage, Chanting, Rinzai, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Sep 25 2005 |
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Reflections on My LifeSerial: BZ-01335 76th Birthday, Saturday Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Priest, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Jul 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest and Lay PracticeSerial: BZ-01325 Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay, Ordination, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission... |
May 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |