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Lay Practice Talks

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
Fundamentals and Practicality of Zazen Serial: BZ-00700B One-Day Sitting Zazen, Buddha Nature, Harmonizing, Instruction, Lay Practice, Peace, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Pali Canon Sutra on Right View (Middle Way) Serial: BZ-00700A Lecture Attachment, Causation, Doubt, Hate, Heart Sutra, Lay Practice	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 13 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Peace Begins with Mindful Action Peace, Enemies, Lay Practice, Patience, Buddha Nature, Greed, Half-Smile, Priest,...	Yvonne Rand	Mar 17 1991
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00698B Enlightenment, Rohatsu Day 7 Enlightenment, Religion, Peace, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Diversity, Hindrances, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00697A Going Beyond Buddha, Rohatsu Day 4 Buddha, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Lay Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Greed, Intuition, Lay Practice, Liberation, Manjushri,...	Chan Master Sheng-Yen	Oct 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #19: Nansen’s Ordinary Mind; Monk/Lay Practice Serial: BZ-00494B Lecture Ordinary Mind, Priest, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Attachment, Commitment, Samsara...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 20 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Big Emptiness and Small Emptiness Serial: BZ-00516B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Building, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Lineage, Sixth Ancestor,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-00513B White Bird in the Snow, Sesshin Day 5 Lay Ordination, Priest, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Positions and Preference I Commitment, Conversation, Emotions, Enthusiasm, Lay Practice, Mindfulness, Soto Zen...	Ryushin Paul Haller	May 05 1990 I Berkeley Zen Center
Abbot's Zuisse Ceremony in Japan Serial: BZ-00385 Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Commitment, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Lay Practice, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination/Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00378A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Lay Practice, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
What Is It? Serial: BZ-00376B Sesshin Day 2 Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, Subject-and-Object, Equanimity, Lineage, Bell...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Harmony Through Selfless Sitting Practice Practice Period, Japan, Silence, Lay Practice, Lineage	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 15 1989
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-01473 The first talk of the 1988 Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Genjokoan, Posture, Emotions, Buddha's Birthday, Daily Life, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1988 1 of 7 Tassajara
The Six Pairs of Qualitative Factors Serial: BZ-01468 Lecture, sesshin day 1 Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 16 1988 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01508 Chanting, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Hindrances, Instruction, Lay Practice,...		Nov 16 1988
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01512 Anger, Chanting, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Hindrances, Instruction, Lay Practice...		Nov 16 1988
Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 13 1988 Tassajara
Zen Transformations in Life's Cauldron Oneness, Mahayana, Balance, Perfect Wisdom, Lay Practice	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 01 1988
Sesshin Lecture Serial: BZ-00900A One-Day Sitting Separation, Priest, Duality, Vow, Emotions, Lay Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Happiness, Lay Practice, Interview, Silence, Bell, Posture, Building, Anger	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1988 City Center
Winter's Quiet: Embracing Inner Generosity Expectations, New Year, Transitions, New Year, Silence, Priest, Happiness, Lay...	Yvonne Rand	Dec 20 1987 Green Gulch Farm
New Year's Eve; Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00902B Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay Practice, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00305 Sesshin Day 5 Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Ego, Lay Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1987 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Tightrope Lecture Serial: BZ-00902A Lecture Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Practice Position, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Lay...	Maylie Scott	Dec 12 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Chi Men's Lotus Flower, Lotus Leave Serial: BZ-00337 Sunday Lecture Religion, Gratitude, Lay Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Interdependence, Doubt, Peace...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 31 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Living Mindfully Every Moment Daily Life, Posture, Non-violence, Half-Smile, Liberation, Lay Practice, Patience,...	Yvonne Rand	May 24 1987
May 3rd, 1987, Serial No. 01486 Religion, Gratitude, Lay Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Interdependence, Doubt, Peace...		May 03 1987
Making Our Lives Part of Practice Serial: BZ-00886B Saturday Lecture Practice, Concentration, Daily Life, Zazen Mind, Chanting, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00332 Sesshin Day 2 Gratitude, Priest, Bowing, Oneness, Separation, Lay Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Priests and Lay Members Practicing Together Serial: BZ-00885B Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Daily Life, Diversity, Lay Practice, Mahayana, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00561 Lecture Daily Life, Half-Smile, Hate, Lay Practice, Mindfulness, Nirvana, Practice Period...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Tenzo Kyokun Pt.I Serial: BZ-01525A Rohatsu Day 1 Tenzo Kyokun, Hindrances, Lay Practice, Posture, Uchiyama	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Concentration Serial: BZ-00882B Sesshin Day 1 Anger, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Composure, Concentration, Continuous Practice, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 30 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundamental Practice Serial: BZ-00878B Saturday Lecture Commitment, Daily Life, Discrimination, Instruction, Karma, Lay Practice, Obstacles,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 14 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00877A Sesshin Day 2 Five Ranks, Lay Practice, Samadhi, Soto Zen, Vow	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice Commitment, Lay Practice, Lay Ordination, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Make Your Life More Meaningless Posture, War, Daily Life, Lay Practice, Politics, Commitment, Silence, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 11 1986
Priest's Practice and Coming Ordinations at BZC Serial: BZ-00874A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Commitment, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Mahayana, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice/Lay Practice: Zen Community as a Mandala Serial: BZ-00872A Saturday Lecture Priest-and-Lay, Sangha, Birth-and-Death, Chanting, Lay Practice, Priest, Priest-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 08 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Discipline in Practice Serial: BZ-00871B One-Day Sitting Monastic Practice, Forms, Building, Commitment, Continuous Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 18 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha Serial: BZ-00871A Saturday Lecture Three Treasures, Priest, Lay Practice, Sangha, Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 04 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen: Unity of Self and Dharma Consciousness, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Lay Practice, Lineage, Oneness...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 08 1985
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part I Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin Serial: BZ-00868B Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Mindfulness, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Background of Oryoki Practice Serial: BZ-00864B Beginners' Sitting Oryoki, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Gratitude, Rinzai, Bodhidharma, Bowing...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 12 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Five Hindrances Serial: BZ-00411B Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Equanimity, Attachment, Emotions, Lay Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Free Sitting vs. Forty Minute Periods: Dogen's Way Serial: BZ-00411A Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, Bell, Practice Period, Beginners, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Lay Practice, Practice Period, Precepts...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 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

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