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In religious organizations, the laity () — individually a layperson, layman or laywoman — 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 secular usage, by extension, a layperson is a person who is not qualified in a given profession or is not an expert in a particular field. 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
Blue Cliff Record: Case #69 Serial: BZ-00936B Nansen Draws a Circle, Sesshin Day 2 Nansen, BCR-69, Doubt, Gratitude, Hate, Lay Practice, Manjushri, New Year, Obstacles...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas Serial: BZ-00937B Saturday Lecture Enthusiasm, Lay Practice, Mindfulness, Non-duality, Patience, Precepts, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Shoyoruko (Book of Equanimity) Serial: BZ-00238 Class 5 of 5 First Principle, Buddha Nature, War, Ordinary Mind, Duality, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 02 1994 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00235 Class 2 of 5 Buddha Mind, Building, Continuous Practice, Gratitude, Greed, Lay Practice, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 12 1994 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Alaya Unveiled: Breaking Samsara Illusions Silence, Wisdom, Lay Practice	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 04 1994
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00230 Class 3 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Six Realms, Evil, Nirvana, Constancy, Right Effort, Lotus Sutra,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 07 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra: Commentary Serial: BZ-00552 Class 10 of 10 Sixth Ancestor, Culture, Mahayana, Religion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 31 1994 10 Tassajara
Essence of Zen Serial: BZ-00227 Class 3 of 3 Precepts, Practice Period, Priest, Culture, Lay Practice, Ordination, Interview,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Mar 02 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism Serial: SF-00103 Lecture Series Right Speech, Tassajara, Fox, Half-Smile, Lay Practice, Emptiness, Concentration,...	Jane Hirshfield	Mar 01 1994 City Center
Parinirvana Sutra and Suzuki Roshi’s Legacy Serial: BZ-00980B Lecture Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana, Impermanence, Daily Life, Tassajara...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Feb 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
January 23rd, 1994, Serial No. 00127 Desire, Faith, Lay Practice, Priest		Jan 23 1994
January 23rd, 1994, Serial No. 00130 Desire, Faith, Lay Practice, Priest		Jan 23 1994
Mumonkan Case #23 Serial: BZ-01502 One day sitting Evil, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Instruction, Peace, Lay Practice, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 1994 Unknown
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00558 Class 1 of 10 Sixth Ancestor, Buddha Nature, Evil, Ordination, Platform Sutra, Instruction, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 1994 1 Tassajara
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00217 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Beginners, Chanting, Doubt, Evil, Lay Practice, Liberation, Religion, Transmission,...	Reverend Piyasilo	Oct 28 1993 1 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Do Chanting Practice Serial: BZ-00629A Sesshin Day 3 Chanting, Bell, Chanting, Five Ranks, Hate, Heart Sutra, Instruction, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice Serial: BZ-00627A Lecture Anger, Beginners, Concentration, Dragons, Duality, Instruction, Lay Practice, Posture...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Practice in Malaysia: Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Serial: BZ-00655B Lecture Building, Cultivation, Daily Life, Emotions, Lay Practice, Mindfulness, Monastic...	Reverend Piyasilo	Aug 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Tree Practice Serial: BZ-00653B Sesshin Day 2 Birth-and-Death, Interdependence, Bodhidharma, Buddha Ancestors, Lay Practice,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Fukanaazengi: Zazen Instructions Serial: BZ-00653A Sesshin Day 1 Fukanzazengi, Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Anger, Tassajara, Instruction, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen: Embracing Life's Inherent Challenges Lay Practice, Lotus Sutra, Yaoshan, Thich Nhat Hanh, Way-Seeking Mind	Edward Espe Brown	May 24 1993
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00212 Class 1 of 5 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Lay Practice, Lineage, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Oneness Through Zazen Practice Evil, Lay Practice, Oneness, Zazen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 31 1993
Prajapati and the Ordination of Women: Respecting the Life of the Unborn Serial: BZ-00285B Women's Sitting Priest, Ordination, Happiness, Precepts, Culture, Religion, War, Lay Practice...	Rebecca Mayeno	Mar 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice and Lay Practice Serial: BZ-00661B Sesshin Day 2 Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Ego, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination and Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00661A Sesshin Day 1 Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Doubt, Karma, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Instructions to the Tenzo, Tenzo Kyokun: Opportunities for Lay Practice at BZC Serial: BZ-00286B Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Tassajara, Instruction, Right Speech, Mindfulness, Vow,...	Rebecca Mayeno	Feb 20 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana; The Eight Admonitions Serial: BZ-00286A One-Day Sitting Parinirvana, Admonitions, Eight Awarenesses, Lay Practice, Concentration, Right...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Women in Japanese Soto Zen Serial: SF-00097 Author reading from her book on the subject. Emptiness, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Ordination, Religion, Soto Zen, Lay Practice...	Paula Arai	Nov 25 1992
Hongzhi (Zen Master) Serial: BZ-00642A Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Priest, Priest-and-Lay, Silent Illumination, Lay Practice, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 31 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Generosity and Listening in Practice Six Perfections, Buddha Nature, Peace, Desire, Priest, Interview, Right Speech,...	Yvonne Rand	Oct 21 1992 Kannon Do
The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Taisho on Gathas and their Use Serial: BZ-00640 Lecture Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Evil, Lay Practice, Mahayana, Practice Period,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Oct 12 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Silence and Poetry Serial: BZ-00638B Lecture Concentration, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Instruction, Lay Practice, Peace,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 26 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Family, Friends, and Practice Serial: BZ-00636A Sesshin Day 1 Family Practice, Anger, Conversation, Culture, Daily Life, Duality, Family Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness: Embracing Imperfection with Compassion Big Mind, Tozan, Precepts, Evil, Lay Practice	Edward Espe Brown	May 24 1992
What is Buddha? Serial: BZ-00713A Sesshin Day 1 Buddha, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 17 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Living Zen: Compassionate Presence Unfolded Serial: RA-00606 What the primary intention was. Intention to be free Reb's primary intention to learn the way of the Buddha, to study the Buddha Way, to study the self. to let the self be... Intention, Liberation, Bowing, Lay Practice, Vow, Zazen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 14 1992 Tassajara
Ordination(s) Serial: BZ-00677B Reminiscences of the Old Days, Sesshin Day 2 Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination Serial: BZ-00958B One-Day Sitting Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Ordination, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Conversation, Balance, Impermanence, Fox, Lay Practice, Don't Know...	Yvonne Rand	Feb 09 1992 Green Gulch Farm
Introduction to Buddhism: Three Treasures; Tripitaka, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold Path Serial: BZ-00281 Clas 2 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Lay Practice, Sangha, Karma, Buddha...	Fran Tribe	Jan 23 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Personal History Serial: BZ-00282 Class 1 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Religion, Lineage, Fasting, Dependent...	Fran Tribe	Jan 16 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00693B Rohatsu Day 7 Religion, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra; Suffering Serial: BZ-00706B Rohatsu Day 3 Vimalakirti, Suffering, Duality, Manjushri, Oneness, Non-duality, Silence, Blue Cliff...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00626 Class One, Class Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Lay Practice, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991 1 Tassajara
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; First Two Stages Serial: BZ-00274 Class 1 of 4 Four Noble Truths, Enthusiasm, Passions, Vow, Lineage, Concentration, Practice Period...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 07 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity Serial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting Hui-neng, Precepts, Anger, Doubt, Hindrances, Lay Practice, Obstacles, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Suffering and Intention Serial: BZ-00968A Sesshin Day 5 Suffering, Intention, Emotions, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s “Zenki”: Undivided Activity Serial: BZ-00277 Class 1 of 3 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Thoroughness, Religion, Separation, Obstacles, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00726 Lecture part 2, part 1 is missing Hindrances, Addiction, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Anger, Doubt, Lay Practice,...	Shohaku Okumura	May 13 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center

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