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Title	Speaker	Date
Eternal Depths of Bodhisattva Practice Silence, Lotus Sutra, Hindrances, Instruction, Posture, Lay, Ceremony, Evil	Katagiri Roshi	May 03 1982
Practicing Wholeheartedly with Change Serial: BZ-00010B Saturday lecture. Attachment, Lay Practice, Bendowa, Impermanence, Practice, Lay, Zazen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Six Paramitas and Four Ideas of Giving Lotus Sutra, Study Period, Patience, Hate, Religion, Lay	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 10 1982
Enlightenment Paths: Bridging Complexity and Unity Lotus Sutra, Evil, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Culture, Lay, difficulty...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 09 1982
Hyakujo and the Fox Serial: BZ-00016B Form and Emptiness, Karma, Sesshin Day 2 Hyakujo, Karma, Form-and-Emptiness, Karma, Fox, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 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
Poetry, Love, and Spiritual Rebellion Lay, Ordinary Mind, Passions, Emptiness, Commitment, Balance, Conversation, Addiction...	Allen Ginsberg	Sep 28 1981
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Lineage, Separation, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lay, Heart Sutra,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 1
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Lineage, Heart Sutra, Sangha, Liberation, Enemies, Vow, Lay	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 2
Shikantaza: Living Beyond Enlightenment Realization, Consciousness, Breath, Oneness, Lineage, Don't Know Mind,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 12 1979
Hakuin Bodhidharma, Demons, Greed, Concentration, Passions, Bell, Lay, Hate	Kazuaki Tanahashi	Mar 23 1978 Tassajara
Awakening Truth in Zen Practice Transmission, Bodhidharma, Evil, Silence, Realization, Lay, Ego, Anger,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 22 1977
Beyond Lineage: All Are Buddhas Discrimination, Lay, Community, Realization	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 1977
Keizan Zenji: Catalyst of Soto Zen Soto Zen, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Realization, Lay, difficulty	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 11 1975
Interwoven Existence: Life as Zen Journey Heart Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Sanctuary, Separation, Lay, Realization, Hate...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 03 1975
Seminar on Prajna Serial: SF-00019 Prajna is beyond words and inexpressible; Joshu, Daishi and the broom; achieving the knowledge of not-knowledge. Duality, Mahayana, Lay, Cultivation, Concentration, Attachment, Vow, Freedom, Doubt...	Chang-Chung Yuan	May 24 1975
Beyond Belief: Unveiling Hidden Truths Serial: SF-00124 Differences between exoteric and esoteric religious traditions. Religion, Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Nirvana, Separation,...	Huston Smith	Jul 18 1973 1
The Monastic Tradition Serial: SF-00131 How to deal with peak experiences in our lives. Monastic Practice, Silence, Gratitude, Evil, Cultivation, Conversation, Lay,...	Brother David	Feb 26 1973
Perception's Journey: Returning to Mountains Don't Know Mind, Silence, Lay, Delusion, Anger, Emotions, Hate	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 1972
Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation Pain, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Hate, Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 06 1971
Embodied Compassion Through Zen Precepts Precepts, Observe, Three Treasures, Evil, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Lay	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 28 1971
Because Of Our Many Desires, We Do Not Have Freedom Freedom, Desire, Changsha, Suffering, Dana, Death, Lay, Offering, Bell, Truth...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 03 1971 Tassajara
San-Pachi-Nenju Ceremony, First Principle, Faith, Non-duality, Diversity, Lay	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 22 1971 Tassajara
Seeds of Consciousness: Karma's Framework American, Karma, Instruction, Consciousness, Culture, Lay, Emotions, Discrimination...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 15 1971
Sewing Sesshin Serial: SR-00122 Sunday, June 20, 1971 Sesshin Lecture No. ____ San Francisco Sesshin, Okesa, Dogen, Attachment, New Year, Freedom, Bodhidharma, Lay, Concentration...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 20 1971 City Center
Unveiling Buddha Nature in Daily Life Lotus Sutra, Happiness, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Oneness, Breath, Lay, Realization...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 17 1971
Embracing Life's Circle Through Zen Attachment, Liberation, Lay, Ceremony, Meditation	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 01 1971
Eyes of Insight: Beyond Perception Hindrances, Happiness, Suffering, Attachment, Discrimination, Building, Offering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 1971
Living the Experience of Wisdom Breath, Perfect Wisdom, Building, Instruction, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 25 1971
Living the Bodhisattva Path Daily Vow, Bell, difficulty, Lay, Delusion, Compassion, Evil, Hate	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 12 1970
Roots of Zen: Unraveling Delusions Birth-and-Death, Vow, Silence, Fasting, Anger, Lay, Community, Delusion, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 27 1970
Kashaya: Trust and Existence Unveiled Fasting, Chanting, Vow, Precepts, difficulty, Hate, Separation, Culture, Lay,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 22 1970
Zen Harmony: Beyond Rituals Ceremony, Chanting, Buddha Nature, Posture, Lay, Bowing, Oneness, Culture, Emotions...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 13 1970
Observation of Precepts and Practice of Zazen is Same Thing Serial: SF-06049 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Faith, Ceremony, Ordination, Lay,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 01 1970 City Center
Crafting Tradition: Personalizing Buddhist Practice Religion, Ordination, Chanting, Balance, Beginners, Lay, Community, Realization, Pain...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 25 1970
We Should Not Stick to Words or Rules Too Much Serial: SR-00222 Sandokai Lecture XII: “It Is Not Always So” Saturday, July 4, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Koto... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay, Peace, confusion,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 04 1970 Tassajara
Shosan Ceremony Serial: SR-00213 Tassajara September, 1969 [Beginning of ceremony not recorded.] Sesshin, Shosan, Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Breath, Death, Intuition, Lay, Bell,...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
How should we establish our system of practice in San Francisco Serial: SR-00019 Tuesday Evening, June 17, 1969 San Francisco Just sit, and follow the teacher's instruction. Story of four kinds of horse. Humans go to the moon, but don't... Rinzai, Soto Zen, Dogen, Zazen, New Year, Concentration, Big Mind, Priest, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 17 1969 Sokoji
Transcending Perceptions Through Zazen Practice Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Delusion, causation, Greed, Nirvana, Anger, Lay,...	Katagiri Roshi	1969
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11 Serial: SF-05251 October 1968 New version uploaded, should help with transcript Lotus Sutra, Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 11 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-13 Serial: SR-00005 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Wisdom, Monks, Sutra, Dana, Silence, Lay, Transmission, Karma, Breath...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 13 Tassajara
Shuso Ceremony Serial: SF-05143C SR023 Last 2/3 side 2 Philip's discussion ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator... Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature,...	Suzuki Roshi, Philip Wilson	Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara
The Way-Seeking Mind Serial: SF-05116C March sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording. SR 007 Dogen, Forgiveness, Addiction, Greed, Interview, Attachment, Conversation, Lay...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 26 1966 A Sokoji
On Sokei-An, Harada-Roshi, Yasutani-Roshi Serial: SF-01139 Tape 5 copy 1 Time, Priest, Lay	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	Mar 1966 Kyoto
On Nanshin-Ken, Sokatsu-Shaku Serial: SF-01128 Tape 2 copy 2 - duplicate Time, Lay, Priest	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	Feb 22 1966 Kyoto
On Nanshin-Ken, Sokatsu-Shaku Serial: SF-01137A Tape 2 copy 1 Time, Priest, Lay	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	Feb 22 1966 Kyoto
Seminar on Taoism Serial: SR-00275A Alan Watts on Taoism, session 1 Forms, Silence, Obstacles, Lay, Bell, Continuous Practice, Consciousness, Breath...	Alan Watts	A Unknown
Seminar on Taoism Serial: SR-00275B Alan Watts talk - session 2 Consciousness, Pain, Forms, Hate, Zoom, Obstacles, Ego, Lay	Alan Watts	B Unknown
Unknown Date, Serial 00291, Side B Precepts, Buddha Nature, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Transmission...	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Unknown Date, Serial 00379, Side B Lotus Sutra, Hindrances, Gratitude, Silence, Instruction, War, Mahayana, Bell, Peace...	Maylie Scott	Berkeley Zen Center

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