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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, Vow, Zazen, Bowing, Lay	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 14 1992 Tassajara
Ordination(s) Serial: BZ-00677B Reminiscences of the Old Days, Sesshin Day 2 Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination Serial: BZ-00958B One-Day Sitting Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ordination, Anger, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Observe, Cultivation, Balance, Fox, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness,...	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, Sangha, Karma, Buddha Mind,...	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, 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, Beginners, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991 1 Tassajara Zen Center
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, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth...	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, Tassajara...	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, Ego,...	Shohaku Okumura	May 13 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundamentals and Practicality of Zazen Serial: BZ-00700B One-Day Sitting Zazen, Harmonizing, Posture, Buddha Nature, Peace, confusion, Instruction, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Pali Canon Sutra on Right View (Middle Way) Serial: BZ-00700A Lecture Heart Sutra, Attachment, Doubt, Causation, Hate, Lay	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 13 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
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
Title Unknown Birth-and-Death, War, Liberation, Greed, Manjushri, Lay, Intuition, Attachment, Non-...	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, Attachment, Commitment, Samsara, Non-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 20 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Big Emptiness and Small Emptiness Serial: BZ-00516B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Sixth Patriarch, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Lineage,...	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 Conversation, Soto Zen, Mindfulness, Emotions, Lay, Enthusiasm, Commitment	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
December 8th, 1988, Serial No. 01473 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
Zenshinji Serial: BZ-01468 Lecture, sesshin day 1 Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Lay, Chanting,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 16 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01508 Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Lay, Chanting,...		Nov 16 1988
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01512 Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous Practice, Instruction, Emotions, Lay,...		Nov 16 1988
Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Practice Period, Lay, Lay Practice,...	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 San Francisco Zen Center
New Year's Eve Serial: BZ-00902B Priest Ordination, Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay, Practice Period, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
December 12th, 1987, Serial No. 00305 Serial: BZ-00305 Sesshin Day 5 Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Ego, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1987 Tassajara
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
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
March 1st, 1987, Serial No. 00332 Serial: BZ-00332 Sesshin Day 2 Gratitude, Priest, Bowing, Oneness, Observe, Separation, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 1987
Priests and Lay Members Practicing Together Serial: BZ-00885B Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Three Treasures, Sangha,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
January 10th, 1987, Serial No. 00561 Serial: BZ-00561 Lecture Practice Period, Half-Smile, Daily Life, Pure Existence, Mindfulness, Nirvana, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Tenzo Kyokun Pt.I Serial: BZ-01525A Rohatsu Day 1 Tenzo Kyokun, Uchiyama, Hindrances, Posture, Lay	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Concentration Serial: BZ-00882B Sesshin Day 1 Concentration, Composure, Samadhi, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Pure Existence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 30 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundamental Practice Serial: BZ-00878B Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Obstacles, Commitment, Peace, Karma, Observe, Discrimination, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 14 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00877A Sesshin Day 2 Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Lay, Samadhi, Vow	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest Practice Priest, Ordination, Lay, Lay Ordination, Precepts, Commitment, Monastic Practice,...	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, 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, Chanting, Birth-and-Death, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 08 1986 Berkeley Zen Center

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