Monastic Practice Talks
Monasticism (from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role in many Christian churches, especially in the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican traditions as well as in other faiths such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. In other religions, monasticism is criticized and not practiced, as in Islam and Zoroastrianism, or plays a marginal role, as in modern Judaism.
Many monastics live in abbeys, convents, monasteries, or priories to separate themselves from the secular world, unless they are in mendicant or missionary orders.
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4Serial: BZ-00588 Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice... |
Mar 15 2005 |
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March 15th, 2005, Serial No. 01572 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Doubt, Ordination... |
Mar 15 2005 |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 3Serial: BZ-00589 Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Building, Priest, Tassajara, Monastic Practice... |
Mar 14 2005 |
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March 14th, 2005, Serial No. 01570 Monastic Practice, Priest, Building, Tassajara, Soto Zen, American, Lay, Heart Sutra... |
Mar 14 2005 |
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Way Seeking MindSerial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,... |
Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 2Serial: BZ-00590 Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Monastic Practice, Priest, Fundraising,... |
Mar 13 2005 |
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March 2005 talk, Serial No. 01574 Monastic Practice, Building, Priest, Fundraising, American, Heart Sutra, Tassajara,... |
2005 |
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October 2nd, 2004, Serial No. 01282, Side B Transmission, Passions, Culture, Dream World, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Buddha... |
Oct 02 2004 |
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October 2nd, 2004, Serial No. 01569 Transmission, Culture, Dream World, Passions, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Lineage,... |
Oct 02 2004 |
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Practice in Daily LifeSerial: BZ-01280C Integrating the Spiritual and the Mundane, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Renewal, Duality,... |
Sep 25 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 6th, 2004, Serial No. 01245 Big Mind, Practice Period, Monkey Mind, Renewal, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara, Pure... |
Sep 06 2004 |
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September 6th, 2004, Serial No. 01575 Big Mind, Practice Period, Monkey Mind, Renewal, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara, Pure... |
Sep 06 2004 |
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Not Sticking to Anything: Working with FaultsSerial: BZ-01244 (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 2 Ego, Culture, training, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission,... |
Sep 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 10th, 2004, Serial No. 01274, Side B Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Ceremony, American, Patience, Religion, Monastic... |
Jul 10 2004 |
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Mumonkan: Case #12Serial: BZ-01258 One-Day Sitting MM-12, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Practice Period, Continuous, Ego, Buddha'... |
Apr 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 8th, 2004, Serial No. 01020, Side B Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday, Mindfulness, Cultivation... |
Mar 08 2004 |
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March 1st, 2004, Serial No. 01019, Side A Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox... |
Mar 01 2004 |
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February 29th, 2004, Serial No. 00578 Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Aspects of Practice, Dragons, Don'... |
Feb 29 2004 |
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February 29th, 2004, Serial No. 00579 Observe, Buddha's Birthday, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Offering,... |
Feb 29 2004 |
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February 29th, 2004, Serial No. 00581 resistance, Instruction, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Offering, Lay, Posture,... |
Feb 29 2004 |
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The Cross of Buddhism: Principles of PracticeSerial: BZ-01251 Stillness and Activity, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Composure, Daily Life, Buddha Mind, Separation, Don't Know... |
Feb 21 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Martin Luther King TributeSerial: BZ-01380 Saturday Lecture Martin Luther King, Current Events, Discrimination, American, War, Culture, Monastic... |
Jan 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bathroom ZenSerial: BZ-01379 One-Day Sitting Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Koan, American, New Year, Culture, Continuous, Four... |
Jan 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Chiji ShingiSerial: BZ-01376B The Head Gardener, Rohatsu Day 7 Buddha Nature, Cultivation, Continuous, Daily Life, Dragons, Intuition, Monastic... |
Dec 07 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Eihei Shingi: The KaninSerial: BZ-01375 Conclusion, Rohatsu Day 6 Eihei Shingi, Big Mind, Emotions, Buddha Ancestors, Monastic Practice, Daily Life,... |
Dec 06 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Eihei Shingi: The KaninSerial: BZ-01374 The Kanin, Rohatsu Day 5 Eihei Shingi, Buddha Ancestors, Evil, Monastic Practice, confusion, Dragons, Birth-... |
Dec 05 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 15th, 2003, Serial No. 01367, Side B First Principle, Separation, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Birth-... |
Nov 15 2003 |
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October 4th, 2003, Serial No. 01360 Subject-and-Object, Zazen Mind, Family Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Karma, Politics,... |
Oct 04 2003 |
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Continuous PracticeSerial: BZ-01354 Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Continuous,... |
Aug 23 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 29th, 2003, Serial No. 00293 Concentration, Mindfulness, Anger, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice,... |
May 29 2003 |
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NirvanaSerial: BZ-00132A Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Zazen Mind, Six Realms, Passions... |
Mar 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 1st, 2003, Serial No. 00442 Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,... |
Mar 01 2003 |
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2003.02.21-serial.00027 Continuous, Monastic Practice, confusion, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Daily Life,... |
Feb 21 2003 |
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Ordinary Mind, Buddha MindSerial: BZ-00174A From "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 3 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Composure, Karma, Buddha Mind, Monastic... |
Dec 04 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Taking Care of Ourselves as PracticeSerial: BZ-00172B Excercise and Eating--Mind, Body and Spirit Work Together, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Birth-... |
Nov 30 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #9Serial: BZ-00233B Joshu's Four Gates, Sesshin Day 2 Joshu, BCR-9, Ego, Birth-and-Death, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Nature, Oneness,... |
Sep 01 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How to Practice as a Lay PersonSerial: BZ-00152B Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic... |
Jun 29 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |