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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April 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 01319, Side B Silence, Bodhidharma, Lay, Practice Period, Bowing, Oneness, Priest, Lay Practice,... |
Apr 23 2005 |
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Guidelines for Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01318B One-Day Sitting Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Forgiveness, Daily Life, Precepts,... |
Apr 16 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Practicing NonattainmentSerial: BZ-01316C Saturday Lecture Transmission, Lay Practice, Priest, Politics, Lay, Hindrances, Heart Sutra,... |
Mar 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4Serial: BZ-00588 Lecture, second half of part 4 Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice... |
Mar 15 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Way-Seeking Mind Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Suzuki Roshi, Doubt, Humility,... |
Mar 15 2005 Tassajara |
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March 15th, 2005, Serial No. 01572 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Doubt, Ordination... |
Mar 15 2005 |
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February 12th, 2005, Serial No. 01307 Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Aspects... |
Feb 12 2005 |
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The Direct Experience of RealitySerial: SF-03669 Sesshin 1 Day 5: practice is right where you are - practice is/of sensitivity. Lay Practice, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Lay, Monastic Practice, Delusion,... |
Jan 29 2005 Tassajara |
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November 11th, 2004, Serial No. 01029, Side A Lay Practice, Lay, Buddha Ancestors, Aspects of Practice, Transmission, Rinzai,... |
Nov 11 2004 |
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Practice in Daily LifeSerial: BZ-01280C Integrating the Spiritual and the Mundane, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Renewal, Duality,... |
Sep 25 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-01266 Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Three Refuges, Precepts, Priest, Big Mind, Ordination, Lay Practice,... |
Jun 12 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #12Serial: BZ-01258 One-Day Sitting MM-12, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Practice Period, Continuous Practice, Ego,... |
Apr 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen CommunitySerial: BZ-00578 Class 1 of 5 Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Aspects of Practice, Dragons, Don'... |
Feb 29 2004 1 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen CommunitySerial: BZ-00581 Class 4 of 5 resistance, Instruction, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Offering, Lay, Posture,... |
Feb 29 2004 4 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Eihei Shingi: The KaninSerial: BZ-01373 Rohatsu Day 4 Eihei Shingi, Buddha's Birthday, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, New Year, Lay... |
Dec 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 16th, 2002, Serial No. 00171, Side B Daily Life, true dharma, Lay, Lay Practice, Conversation, Lotus Sutra, Instruction,... |
Nov 16 2002 |
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How to Practice as a Lay PersonSerial: BZ-00152B Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic... |
Jun 29 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 1st, 2002, Serial No. 00148, Side B Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Berkeley Zen Center, Intimacy,... |
Jun 01 2002 |
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Genjokoan CommentarySerial: BZ-00082A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Continuous Practice, Renunciation, Lay Practice,... |
Sep 02 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Shingi, Head GardenerSerial: BZ-00060B Saturday Lecture Shingi, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Lay, Daily Life,... |
Aug 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 1st, 2000, Serial No. 00058, Side A Diversity, Culture, Lay Practice, Vinaya, Ordination, American, Commitment,... |
Jul 01 2000 |
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September 2nd, 1999, Serial No. 00673 Subject-and-Object, Continuous Practice, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Emotions,... |
Sep 02 1999 |
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August 14th, 1999, Serial No. 00192, Side A Lay, Lay Practice, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Aspects of Practice, Beginners, confusion,... |
Aug 14 1999 |
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Sunday Lecture Constancy, Mindfulness, Cultivation, Daily Life, Doubt, Lay Practice, Buddha Nature,... |
Nov 08 1998 Green Gulch |
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How To Respond To A Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00441A Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Aspects of... |
Oct 17 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 28th, 1998, Serial No. 00345 Priest, Lay, Lay Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Peace, Composure, Bowing,... |
Mar 28 1998 |
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Priest PracticeSerial: BZ-00341B Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest, Priest, Ordination, Renunciation, Lay, Lay Practice, Commitment,... |
Jan 31 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 6th, 1997, Serial No. 00077 Vimalakirti, Manjushri, Mahayana, Lay Practice, Samsara |
May 06 1997 |
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February 15th, 1997, Serial No. 00357, Side A Happiness, Posture, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission... |
Feb 15 1997 |
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Recollections of Early Zen Priest, Demons, Vinaya, Funeral, Religion, Ceremony, Lay Practice, Six Realms,... |
Feb 08 1997 2 of 3 Green Gulch Farm |
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Discussing Suzuki-rôshi Lecture #12Serial: BZ-00117 Lecture Monastic Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Birth-and-Death, Beginners, Monkey... |
Jan 22 1997 Unknown Location |
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Monkey Mind & Controlling the PassionsSerial: BZ-00783B Saturday Lecture Monkey Mind, Intention, Monkey Mind, Demons, Greed, Lay Practice, Passions,... |
Jan 18 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00253 Class 5 of 9 Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay... |
Jun 13 1996 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 22nd, 1996, Serial No. 02700 Three Treasures, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Ceremony, Lay,... |
May 22 1996 Unknown |
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Setting the Tone for Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00805B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Daily Life,... |
May 05 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimalakirti SutraSerial: BZ-00247 Class 4 of 5 Liberation, Anger, Passions, Manjushri, Attachment, Impermanence, Lay Practice,... |
Mar 21 1996 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Cultural Differences/Family Practice Soto Zen, Culture, First Principle, Lay Practice, Demons, Gratitude, Lay, Lineage,... |
Jul 22 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Early Days: Maezumi-rôshi & Suzuki-rôshiSerial: BZ-00977A Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Zoom, Priest, Soto Zen, New Year,... |
May 27 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Master Hongzhi/Three Bodies Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Peace, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Subject-... |
May 06 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Six Taints of ZenSerial: BZ-00973A Saturday Lecture Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Demons, Commitment, Ordination, Lay Practice,... |
Apr 29 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: CommentarySerial: BZ-00552 Class 10 of 10 Sixth Patriarch, Culture, Mahayana, Religion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Lay... |
Mar 31 1994 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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How to Do Chanting PracticeSerial: BZ-00629A Sesshin Day 3 Chanting, Chanting, Bell, Heart Sutra, training, Lay Practice, Five Ranks, Posture,... |
Sep 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest Practice and Lay PracticeSerial: BZ-00661B Sesshin Day 2 Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ego, Enemies,... |
Mar 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay Ordination and Priest OrdinationSerial: BZ-00661A Sesshin Day 1 Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Lay Practice, Karma, Commitment... |
Mar 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Instructions to the Tenzo, Tenzo Kyokun: Opportunities for Lay Practice at BZCSerial: BZ-00286B Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Instruction, Lay, Right Speech... |
Feb 20 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zendo Opening Ceremony Lay Practice, Perfect Wisdom, confusion, Ceremony, Offering, Practice Period, Priest... |
Nov 22 1992 Green Gulch |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00697A Going Beyond Buddha, Rohatsu Day 4 Buddha, cognitive process, Light-and-Darkness, resistance, Lay Practice, Absolute-and... |
Dec 05 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-00513B White Bird in the Snow, Sesshin Day 5 Lay Ordination, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay... |
Jun 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Abbot's Zuisse Ceremony in JapanSerial: BZ-00385 Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Study Period,... |
Oct 28 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Practice Period, Lay, Lay Practice,... |
Oct 13 1988 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |