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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Yontenzot Karma, Happiness, Duality, Attachment, Enemies, Four Noble Truths, Lay Practice,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 17 1988 SFZC
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00877A Sesshin Day 2 Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Lay, Samadhi, resistance, Vow	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest's Practice and Coming Ordinations at BZC Serial: BZ-00874A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice/Lay Practice Serial: BZ-00872A Zen Community as a Mandala, Saturday Lecture Priest-and-Lay, Sangha, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, training, Chanting, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 08 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha Serial: BZ-00871A Saturday Lecture Three Treasures, Priest, Lay, Sangha, Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 04 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Free Sitting vs. Forty Minute Periods: Dogen's Way Serial: BZ-00411A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, training, Bell, Practice Period, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Practice With Children and Families Serial: BZ-00424B Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Religion, Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
June 1st, 1985, Serial No. 00429, Side B Lineage, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Priest-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Creating Practice Using the Forms at Hand Serial: BZ-00425A Layman Pang, Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Layman Pang, Mindfulness, Buddha Mind, Sixth Patriarch, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Gathas Serial: BZ-00395A Saturday Lecture Gathas, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Precepts, Priest, Vow, Mindfulness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dream World Serial: BZ-00430 Realm of Desire versus Reality, One-Day Sitting Desire, Daily Life, Dream World, Lay Practice, Lay, Dragons, Interview, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Enlightenment Without Desiring Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00422B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Emotions, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Buddha Nature, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Decision to Focus on Practice and Role of the Teacher Serial: BZ-00420A Saturday Lecture Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Non-discrimination, stubbornness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Study Period Serial: BZ-00417A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Study Period, Monastic Practice, training, New Year, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #46 Serial: BZ-00397B Saturday Lecture MM-46, training, Four Foundations, Lay, Chanting, Lay Practice, Cultivation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 09 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Practice versus Practice Serial: BZ-00040A The "Gap", Saturday Lecture Attachment, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Lay Practice, resistance, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Japanese Practice/American Practice: Differences Serial: BZ-00039A Saturday Lecture Japan, American, Lay Practice, Family Practice, American, Lay, Lotus Sutra, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Serial: BZ-00035 Saturday Lecture Building, Lay Practice, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Separation, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Meeting with Berkeley Zen Center Lay, Sangha, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Fundraising,...	Deborah Hopkinson	Jul 08 1982
Mindfulness and Care: Adapting to Conditions Serial: BZ-01516A Sesshin Mindfulness, Lay Practice, Composure, Lay, Bell, Daily Life, Non-discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Wholeheartedly with Change Serial: BZ-00010B Saturday lecture. Attachment, Lay Practice, Bendowa, Impermanence, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Ideal vs. Actual Practice Serial: BZ-00022B Rohatsu Day 6 Commitment, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Hindrances, Bell, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 2 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Date, Serial 00632, Side B Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing, Precepts,...		[field_wisdom_date]

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