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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 activities. 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 generally 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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Love, Holistic Approach: Love and Intimacy as a Wide Path of PracticeSerial: BZ-01282B Lecture Transmission, Passions, Culture, Dream World, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Buddha... |
Oct 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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Bravo’s DeathSerial: BZ-01245 Sesshin Lecture Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Composure, Manjushri, Monastic Practice, Monkey Mind,... |
Sep 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 6th, 2004, Serial No. 01575 Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Composure, Manjushri, Monastic Practice, Monkey Mind,... |
Sep 06 2004 |
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Not Sticking to Anything: Working with FaultsSerial: BZ-01244 (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 2 Culture, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Sep 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Recollections of Suzuki-Roshi: Frog’s PracticeSerial: BZ-01274B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Monastic Practice, Patience, Religion,... |
Jul 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #12Serial: BZ-01258 One-Day Sitting MM-12, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Practice Period, Continuous Practice, Ego,... |
Apr 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #12 Ruiyan Calls “Master”Serial: BZ-01020B Class 3 of 4 Monastic Practice, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday, Mindfulness, Cultivation... |
Mar 08 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #6 Buddha Twirls a FlowerSerial: BZ-01019A Class 2 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox... |
Mar 01 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen CommunitySerial: BZ-00579 Class 2 of 5 Observe, Buddha's Birthday, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Offering,... |
Feb 29 2004 2 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen CommunitySerial: BZ-00581 Class 4 of 5 Instruction, Lay, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, New Year, Offering, Posture, Right... |
Feb 29 2004 4 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen CommunitySerial: BZ-00578 Class 1 of 5 Composure, Cultivation, Don't Know Mind, Dragons, Lay, Lay Practice, Monastic... |
Feb 29 2004 1 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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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, Culture, Discrimination, Diversity, Monastic... |
Jan 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bathroom ZenSerial: BZ-01379 One-Day Sitting Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Koan, Big Mind, Continuous Practice, Culture, 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 Practice, Daily Life, Dragons, Intuition,... |
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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On Receiving a ReligionSerial: BZ-01367B Lecture Practice Period, Bell, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, Commitment, Demons, First Principle,... |
Nov 15 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo Kyokun Pt. 1: Mundane and Supramundane: Refining Our LifeSerial: BZ-01360 One day sitting Subject-and-Object, Zazen Mind, Family Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Karma, Politics,... |
Oct 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Continuous PracticeSerial: BZ-01354 Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Daily Life,... |
Aug 23 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Second Factor, InvestigationSerial: BZ-00293 Class 3 of 5 Concentration, Mindfulness, Anger, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice,... |
May 29 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of MeditationSerial: BZ-00442 Class 4 of 4 Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,... |
Mar 01 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Brief Rule of St. RomualdSerial: NC-00054 The Little Rule of Saint Romuald Archival Photo OSB Cam, St. Romuald, Brief Rule of St. Romuald, Constancy, Emptiness, Intention,... |
2003 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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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 |
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Kinhin and BowingSerial: BZ-00151A Sesshin Day 3 Kinhin, Bowing, Attachment, Monastic Practice, Priest, Lay, Practice Period, Anger,... |
Jun 21 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fear, Failure, and Spiritual LeadershipSerial: SF-00154 Wednesday talk. Happiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Conversation,... |
Jun 19 2002 |
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Instructions for the Cook: Tenzo KyokunSerial: BZ-00452 Class 4 of 5 Dragons, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Tassajara, Concentration, Chanting, Bowing... |
Jun 06 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Wednesday LectureSerial: SF-01019 Work week: work practice, SFZC Mission Statement, two forms of Buddha's teaching: texts, etc, and common sense. Up to us to find satisfying relationship to Buddhist teaching, "... Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Mind, Realization, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, confusion,... |
Jun 05 2002 Green Gulch Farm |
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May 30th, 2002, Serial No. 01012, Side B Bodhisattva Way, Building, Lay, Lotus Sutra, Monastic Practice, Offering, Practice... |
May 30 2002 |
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Desire and LoveSerial: BZ-00146B Lecture Four Noble Truths, Funeral, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Monastic Practice,... |
May 04 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Spiritual ConsumerismSerial: BZ-00146A Lecture Practice Period, Bell, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Culture, Greed, Humility, Monastic... |
Apr 27 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ordination: What it MeansSerial: BZ-00145B Lecture Monastic Practice, Lay Ordination, Mill Valley, Ordination, Precepts, Priest,... |
Apr 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genzo-e Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Transmission, Karma, Fox, Vinaya, Passions... |
Mar 09 2002 1 |
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Embracing Divine Dialogue in Relationships Commitment, Intimacy, Absolute-and-Relative, Impermanence, Monastic Practice,... |
Jan 11 2002 City Center |
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Pros and Cons of ReligionSerial: BZ-00096 Saturday Lecture Religion, Religion, Evil, Dream World, Diversity, Karma, Discrimination, Bodhisattva... |
Dec 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Events of September 11, 2001Serial: BZ-00091 What To Do, Saturday Lecture Current Events, Ego, Greed, Hate, Karma, Monastic Practice, Patience, Politics,... |
Sep 22 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #36Serial: BZ-00099A Meeting a Person of the Way, One-Day Sitting BCR-36, Silence, Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Enemies, Bell, Intimacy, Demons,... |
Mar 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way Seeking Mind: Trappist, Coptic, Buddhist Chanting, Culture, Funeral, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Priest, Religion, Vow... |
Feb 17 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is Hard Practice?Serial: BZ-00127B Rohatsu Day 6 Posture, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Continuous Practice, Attachment, Enthusiasm,... |
Dec 09 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hongzhi's Practice InstructionsSerial: BZ-00125B Rohatsu Day 2 Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Dependent Origination, Ordinary Mind, Instruction... |
Dec 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Birth and Death: Dogen’s Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-00488 Class 2 of 4 Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Ego, Separation, Vow, Demons, Mahayana, Observe,... |
Nov 09 2000 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Don't Know Mind, Mindfulness, Realization, Mill... |
Nov 07 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Conversation, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Instruction, Monastic Practice, Big Mind... |
Oct 24 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Duality, Ceremony, Bowing, Emotions,... |
Sep 16 2000 Green Gulch Farm |