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Title	Speaker	Date
Mumonkan Case #19: Nansen’s Ordinary Mind; Monk/Lay Practice Serial: BZ-00494B Lecture Ordinary Mind, Priest, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Attachment, Commitment, Samsara, Non-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 20 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Big Emptiness and Small Emptiness Serial: BZ-00516B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Building, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Lineage, Sixth Patriarch, Teacher-and-...	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, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Positions and Preference I Commitment, Conversation, Emotions, Enthusiasm, Lay, Mindfulness, Soto Zen	Ryushin Paul Haller	May 05 1990 I Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination/Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00378A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Lay, Lay Ordination, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
What Is It? Serial: BZ-00376B Sesshin Day 2 Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Harmony Through Selfless Sitting Practice Practice Period, Japan, Silence, Lay, 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, Chanting,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 16 1988 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01508 Chanting, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Hindrances, Instruction, Lay, Monkey Mind,...		Nov 16 1988
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01512 Anger, Chanting, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Hindrances, Instruction, Lay, Monkey...		Nov 16 1988
Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Lay, Lay Practice, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Ordination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 13 1988 Tassajara
Zen Transformations in Life's Cauldron Oneness, Mahayana, Balance, Perfect Wisdom, Lay	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 01 1988
Sesshin Lecture Serial: BZ-00900A One-Day Sitting Separation, Priest, confusion, Duality, Vow, Emotions, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Happiness, Lay, Interview, Silence, Bell, Offering, Posture, Building, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1988 City Center
New Year's Eve; Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00902B Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay, Practice Period, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00305 Sesshin Day 5 Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Ego, Lay	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, Fox,...	Maylie Scott	Dec 12 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Chi Men's Lotus Flower, Lotus Leave Serial: BZ-00337 Sunday Lecture Religion, Gratitude, Lay, 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, Patience, Zazen,...	Yvonne Rand	May 24 1987
May 3rd, 1987, Serial No. 01486 Religion, Gratitude, Lay, 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, Observe, Separation, Lay	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, Mahayana, Priest, Priest-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00561 Lecture Daily Life, Half-Smile, Hate, Lay, 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, 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, Observe, Obstacles,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 14 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00877A Sesshin Day 2 Five Ranks, Lay, Lay Practice, Samadhi, Soto Zen, Vow	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice Commitment, confusion, Lay, 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, 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, Lay Practice, Mahayana,...	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, Lay Practice, Priest, Priest-...	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, Sangha, Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 04 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen: Unity of Self and Dharma Consciousness, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Lay, Lineage, Oneness, Patience...	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, Offering, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Lay, 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, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Lay, Practice Period, Precepts, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zaike Tokudo: The Meaning of Ordination Serial: BZ-00414 Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Lineage, Priest, Ordination, Dharma Transmission, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 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
Pre-Mountain Seat Ceremony: Questions and Comments Serial: BZ-00426A Saturday Lecture Mountain Seat Ceremony, Priest, Ordination, Precepts, Lay, Offering, Priest-and-Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindful Path to Infinite Truths Concentration, Compassion, Lay, Soto Zen, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jan 14 1985
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00393B Saturday Lecture Japan, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Building, Sanctuary, Lay, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 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
Difficulties in Daily Life Practice Serial: BZ-00390B Saturday Lecture Practice, Daily Life, Daily Life, Family Practice, Monastic Practice, Patience,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Wanting to Sit/Should Sit Serial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, Tassajara, Lay, Fox, Diversity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center

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