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New Year Talks
The New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1 (New Year's Day, preceded by New Year's Eve). This was also the first day of the year in the original Julian calendar and the Roman calendar (after 153 BC).
Other cultures observe their traditional or religious New Year's Day according to their own customs, typically (though not invariably) because they use a lunar calendar or a lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year, the Islamic New Year, Tamil New Year (Puthandu), and the Jewish New Year are among well-known examples. Iranian New Year begins at the March equinox. India, Nepal, Greece and other countries also celebrate New Year on dates according to their own calendars that are movable in the Gregorian calendar.
During the Middle Ages in Western Europe, while the Julian calendar was still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day, depending upon locale, to one of several other days, including March 1, March 25, Easter, September 1, and December 25. Since then, many national civil calendars in the Western World and beyond have changed to using one fixed date for New Year's Day, January 1—most doing so when they adopted the Gregorian calendar.
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Zen Beyond Imitation and Ritual Bell, Buddha Nature, Demons, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Mindfulness, New Year,... |
Apr 17 1969 |
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Climbing Life's Peaks for Insight Birth-and-Death, Causation, Continuous Practice, difficulty, New Year, Pain, Silence... |
Apr 14 1969 |
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At The End Of The Year We Clean Up Our HouseSerial: SF-05970B Dec 1968 New Year Lecture Beginner’s Mind, Dogen, Japan, New Year, Beginners, Transmission, Instruction, Priest... |
Dec 29 1968 Sokoji |
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Esalen Institute: First of two lecturesSerial: SF-05870 This is the first of two talks given at Esalen. Dogen, Time, Four Noble Truths, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Emptiness... |
Jun 28 1968 Esalen |
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Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Precepts,... |
Dec 02 1967 Tassajara |
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Putting Power In Your HaraSerial: SF-05133A Afternoon Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Dogen, Fukanzazengi, Buddha Mind, Discrimination, Big Mind, Bodhidharma, New... |
Dec 01 1967 A Tassajara |
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The Practice of ConstancySerial: SF-05132A SR015 - On this tape is Lecture C and last part of Lecture D. This tape is known as the C lecture tape of as #2 - Track 1 Roshi's Lecture C 9/12/67 - copied Prajna Paramita, Bodhisattva, Precepts, Constancy, New Year, Mahayana, Enemies, Anger... |
Sep 12 1967 Tassajara |
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Zen Is Also BuddhismSerial: SF-05130C SR013 date? Fall 1967 Tassajara III - Side 1 + 1/2 side 2 Suzuki lecture copied Mahayana, New Year, Buddha Nature, Hate, Observe, Concentration, Balance, Freedom,... |
Sep 1967 Tassajara |
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Genjo KoanSerial: SF-05134A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #14, by Shundo David Haye ===== The acquisition of Tassajara in 1967 was a huge leap for Zen Center. Suzuki Roshi had long been... Genjokoan, Dogen, Sesshin, Emptiness, New Year, Interview, Freedom |
Aug 20 1967 Morning Tassajara |
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Why We Should Practice ZazenSerial: SF-05112B Tape 1 Summer sesshin 1965, Monday 1st day of sesshin (?) July 26th 1965; Side 2: 6:15pm lecture - transcribed August 1965 Sesshin, Shobogenzo, New Year, Silence, confusion, Anger, Religion, Faith |
Jul 26 1965 6:15pm Sokoji |
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Unknown Title, Serial 00735, Side B Ego, Discrimination, New Year, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Daily Life, Cultivation,... |
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Generosity as the Path to Enlightenment New Year, Enlightenment, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Ancestors, Intimacy, Gratitude,... |
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Impermanence Breeds Open-Hearted Liberation New Year, Offering, Dragons, Enlightenment, Liberation, Ceremony, Non-violence,... |
Mar 05 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Suffering for Joyful Liberation Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Darkness-and-Light, New Year, Patience,... |
Jan 15 1994 Muir Beach |
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Some Remarks on Expectations Light-and-Darkness, Causation, Subject-and-Object, Practice Period, New Year, Balance... |
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Celibacy and Liberation: A Spiritual Path Lineage, New Year, Liberation, Intention, Vow, Conversation, Ego, Precepts,... |
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Fasting's Spiritual Timing and PurposeSerial: NC-00565 Cassian Institute Fasting, Balance, New Year, Ego, Posture |
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Eternal Beginnings Through Christ's Word New Year, Faith, Repentance |
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Eternal Hope Through Repentance Anger, New Year, Work |
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Rituals of Spiritual Transformation Repentance, New Year, Community |
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Spiritual Abundance Through Humble Wisdom New Year, Fasting, Community |
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Divine Love and Monastic Transformation New Year, Passions, Religion |
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Eternal Time: Surrender as Divine Love New Year, Community, Effort |
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Confession and Humility in Light New Year, Time, Sanctuary |
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Living the Divine Mystery Faith, New Year, Intimacy |
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Saturday ConferencesSerial: MS-00577 Chapter Talks Faith, New Year, difficulty |
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Practice in the New Year: This is It!Serial: BZ-01411 Saturday Lecture Practice, New Year, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, confusion, Hate, Instruction, Ordinary... |
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Preparing for the New Year: Zazen, Vows, Resolutions (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01106 Saturday Lecture Darkness-and-Light, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Lay, New... |
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Pope's EdictSerial: BZ-00503B Saturday Lecture Religion, Building, Doubt, New Year, Peace, Practice Period, Renewal, War |
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Gratitude and Connection in Zen Building, Gratitude, Lay, New Year, Practice Period, Tassajara |
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Looking Back To Look Forward Blue Cliff Record, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Diversity, Emotions, Enemies,... |
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January 11th, 2003, Serial No. 00110 Faith, Impermanence, New Year, Peace |
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Winter's Quiet: Embracing Inner GenerosityExpectations, New Year, Transitions, New Year, Silence, Priest, Happiness, Lay... |
Dec 20 1987 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen Gratitude: Path to Happiness Gratitude, Dependent Origination, Impermanence, New Year, Don't Know Mind,... |
Nov 18 1995 |
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Embrace the Shadows of Emotion New Year, Don't Know Mind, Vow, Delusion, Funeral, Karma, Greed, Impermanence,... |
Jan 07 1996 |
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Mindful Generosity in Impermanence Light-and-Darkness, Darkness-and-Light, New Year, Enemies, Don't Know Mind,... |
Dec 1997 |
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Mindful Motivation, Meaningful Action New Year, Precepts, Freedom, Religion, Realization, Vow, Interview, Desire, Peace... |
Dec 15 2001 |
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Cultivating Inner Security Through Mindfulness Attachment, Monastic Practice, Death-and-Dying, New Year, Bodhidharma, Dragons,... |
Jan 25 2003 |
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Winter Solstice: Mindful Transformation Journey New Year, Silence, Priest, Vow, Happiness, Lay |
Dec 20 |
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Redemptive Transformation Through Spiritual KingshipSerial: NC-00642 Year Talk 2/2 OSB Cam, Money, New Year, Liberation, Ordinary Mind, Enemies |
Aug 18 |