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Title	Speaker	Date
The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Sangha	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 22 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Zazen Instruction for Zazen Teachers: How to Give Saturday Morning Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01088 Lecture Posture, Beginners, Hindrances, Observe, Concentration, Instruction, Samsara, Bowing...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Bell, Discrimination, Observe, Evil	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 03 2008 The Yoga Room
March 24th, 2008, Serial No. 01122 Oneness, Observe, Lineage, Mindfulness, Hate, Demons, Bowing, Non-duality, Greed...		Mar 24 2008
February 16th, 2008, Serial No. 01114 Happiness, Evil, Doubt, Liberation, Lay, Nirvana, Teacher-and-Student, Observe,...		Feb 16 2008
2008.01.24-serial.00113D Dharma Transmission, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Family Practice, Greed, Offering, Vow,...		Jan 24 2008
2008.01.20-serial.00112C Dependent Origination, Zendo, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Happiness, Demons, Observe,...		Jan 20 2008
September 23rd, 2007, Serial No. 01000 Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Daily Life, Attachment, Zoom,...		Sep 23 2007
Prajna Paramita The "Perfection of Wisdom" is the bodhisattva's understanding of emptiness, which is available to those who are settled in the conventional world. Emptiness, Discrimination, Breath, Observe	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 14 2007 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Gracious Attention to Stories Observe, Posture, Right Speech, Anger, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 27 2007 Green Gulch Farm
The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat... Precepts, Right Speech, Observe, Three Treasures, Evil	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 05 2007 Part 3 Mount Madonna Center
Buddha's Birthday Serial: BZ-01429 (and songs sung by the children), Saturday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday, Renewal, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
One-Day Sitting Lecture Serial: SF-00942 Deshan and the old woman; the distortions of sexism, racism, others; the bodhisattva grandmother; devotion to zazen; bringing attention and support to the natural states/bodily... Deshan, Family Practice, Dragons, Offering, Delusion, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Vow,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Feb 17 2007 Green Gulch
2007.01.19-serial.00117E Dependent Origination, Instruction, Interdependence, Silence, Observe, Patience,...		Jan 19 2007
2007.01.14-serial.00116C Heart Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Diversity, Observe, Repentance...		Jan 14 2007
November 9th, 2006, Serial No. 01049, Side A Precepts, Chanting, Branching Streams, Vow, Observe, Bell, Monastic Practice, Karma,...		Nov 09 2006
Realizing the Precepts in Practice Serial: BZ-01395 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Vow, Practice Period, Observe, Repentance, Buddha Ancestors,...	Greg Denny	Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
How Sojun Gives Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-01045 Class Posture, Instruction, Observe, Daily Life, Interview, Bowing, Enemies, training...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Birth Death Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Death-and-Dying, Suzuki Roshi, Ego, Don't Know...	John Grimes	May 13 2006 [node:field-temp-location]
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01217 Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Lineage, Discrimination, Daily Life, Sanctuary,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Sutra on Breathing Serial: BZ-01210D One-Day Sitting Breath, Happiness, Four Foundations, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
2005.11.06-serial.00193 Precepts, Family Practice, Heart Sutra, Intention, Vow, Subject-and-Object, Observe,...		Nov 06 2005
October 28th, 2005, Serial No. 01036, Side A Priest, Non-duality, Observe, Karma, War, Concentration, American, Oneness, Posture...		Oct 28 2005
Zendo Lecture Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Non-duality, Ego, training,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Sep 01 2005 Tassajara
August 13th, 2005, Serial No. 01341 Silence, Right Speech, Culture, Conversation, Intimacy, Observe, Passions,...		Aug 13 2005
2005.05.09-serial.00186 Buddha Nature, Intention, Compassion, Samadhi, Daily Life, Happiness, Anger, Non-...		May 09 2005
2005.05.08-serial.00184 Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Posture, Observe, Dependent Origination, confusion,...		May 08 2005
Precepts Serial: SF-03499 Sesshin 3 Day 4 Teacher-student relationship Precepts, Observe, Ego, Teacher-and-Student, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 26 2005 Tassajara
Precepts, Student-Teacher Relationship Serial: BZ-00598 Sesshin Day 4 Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Big Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 26 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Way-Seeking Mind Zendo, Priest, Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Monastic Practice, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2005 Tassajara
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 3 Serial: BZ-00589 Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Building, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2005
January 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 00775 Subject-and-Object, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Ego, Intuition, Attachment,...		Jan 23 2005
October 23rd, 2004, Serial No. 01285 Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Gaining Mind, Passions, Transmission, uchiyama...		Oct 23 2004
Four Motivations For Practice Serial: SF-00928 Sunday Lecture: 1- rare to be born as human; 2 - impermanence of life; 3 - the effect of actions; 4 - suffering of cyclical existence. What is the practice? Letting go of fear... Liberation, Impermanence, Happiness, Aspects of Practice, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go...	Kokyo Henkel	Oct 17 2004 Green Gulch
2004.05.04-serial.00031 American, Bell, Observe	Edward Brown	May 04 2004
2004.05.02-serial.00027 American, Bell, Observe	Edward Brown	May 02 2004
2004.05.02-serial.00028 American, MM-12, Bell, Observe	Edward Brown	May 02 2004
2004.05.02-serial.00269 American, Renewal, Bell, Observe	Edward Brown	May 02 2004
Dining Room Lecture Serial: SF-01927 Evening talk realization, Zendo, Beginners, Teacher-and-Student, Dragons, Practice Period, Suzuki...	Edward Brown	May 01 2004 Tassajara
March 27th, 2004, Serial No. 04102 Practice Period, Zazen, Instruction, Zendo, Beginners, Impermanence, Suzuki Roshi,...	Rosalie Curtis	Mar 27 2004 City Center
Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen Community Serial: BZ-00579 Class 2 of 5 Observe, Buddha's Birthday, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 29 2004 2 Chapel Hill Zen Center
Workshop Conversation, Balance, Heart Sutra, Observe, Posture, training, Patience, Mahayana,...	John Kabat-Zinn	Feb 14 2004 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-04035 Allow posture to align, pathway to liberation. Cultivate capacity to observe, name and describe, notice what we turn away from? Then cultivate interest and curiosity - zen... Cultivation, resistance, Observe, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Posture,...	Yvonne Rand	Nov 09 2003 Green Gulch
November 6th, 2003, Serial No. 01015, Side A Posture, Dharma Transmission, zen meditation, Lineage, Observe, Transmission, Culture...		Nov 06 2003
October 25th, 2003, Serial No. 01363 Aspects of Practice, Karma, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Vimalakirti, Soto Zen,...		Oct 25 2003
Man Alive Violence Prevention Serial: SF-01061 Wendy Johnson and Martha de Barros invited guest speakers from the Man Alive program to talk about violence prevention and specifically the role of meditation in this. ... training, Addiction, Conversation, Peace, Enthusiasm, Dragons, Politics, Observe, Ego...	Wendy Johnson, Martha de Barros	Sep 16 2003 Green Gulch
September 13th, 2003, Serial No. 01357, Side B Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Emotions, Separation, Religion,...		Sep 13 2003
Zendo Lecture Oneness, Religion, realization, Observe, Practice Period, Instruction, Repentance,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jul 02 2003 Tassajara
June 20th, 2003, Serial No. 01345, Side B Peace, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...		Jun 20 2003
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-01089 Feet, toes - funny introduction. Memorial Day - historical information. War. Relating Memorial Day to our practice. Letting Go, Death-and-Dying, Attachment, Interdependence, Observe, Separation,...	Daigan Lueck	May 25 2003 Green Gulch

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