Obstacles Talks

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Title	Speaker	Date
Courage, Part 2 Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Attachment, Renunciation, Sangha, Continuous, Hate,...	Gerry Oliva	Oct 31 2020
New Members Meeting Offering, Berkeley Zen Center, Obstacles, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Zoom, Practice...		Sep 14 2020
Closely Watched Mind 1 Don't Know Mind, Karma, resistance, Karmic Consequences, Bodhisattva Vow,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 29 2020
Choosing Fredom Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Intimacy, Obstacles, Instruction, Dependent...	Karen DeCotis	May 04 2019
This Sesshin was Wonderlfully Done Serial: BZ-02653 Rohatsu Day 6 Silence, Big Mind, Priest, Vows, Offering, Doubt, Obstacles, Culture, Lay, Ego...	Mary Duryee	Dec 07 2018
Six Qualatative Factors as Applied to Zazen Serial: BZ-02648 Rohatsu Day 1 Posture, Obstacles, Big Mind, Nirvana, Peace, Anger, Equanimity, stubbornness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2018
Patachara Story Serial: BZ-02602 Women's Sesshin Four Noble Truths, Peace, Lay, Discrimination, Politics, Obstacles, Ordination,...	Alexandra Frappier	Mar 04 2018
Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3 Composure, Bell, Obstacles, Nirvana, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Two Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2018
Transiency Serial: BZ-02585 Day 3 Obstacles, Composure, Nirvana, Enemies, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Ego, Bodhidharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2017
The Zen of Going to the Restroom Addiction, Culture, Attachment, Patience, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 08 2017
Composure in the Midst of Trumpism Composure, Intuition, Evil, Building, Demons, Repentance, Obstacles, Birth-and-Death...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 2017
Zen Training training, Obstacles, Buddha Nature, Ego, Soto Zen, Greed, true dharma, Oneness, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 2017
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Obstacles, Echo, Enemies, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 12 2017
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 3 Duality, Buddha Nature, training, Nirvana, Rinzai, Obstacles, Lotus Sutra, Culture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 12 2017
Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of Enlightenment Serial: BZ-02494 Class 1 Hindrances, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Doubt, Six Realms, Vows, Obstacles, Heart...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 25 2016
Blue Cliff Record 62, Book of Serenity 92 Serial: BZ-02465 Class BCR-62, SER-92, Buddha Mind, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Ordinary Mind, Fox,...		Mar 14 2016
Turning the Light Inward Soto Zen, Conversation, Instruction, soto, Observe, Concentration, Culture, Building...	Laurie Senauke	Mar 05 2016
Taking Care of Our Practice Heart Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Intimacy, Obstacles, Mindfulness,...	Peter Overton	Feb 06 2016
Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: Arhats Powers Serial: BZ-02732 Rohatsu Day 6 Karma, Echo, Fox, Obstacles, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Happiness, American,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2015
Seijiki Demons, Six Realms, Offering, Fox, Culture, Renewal, Forgiveness, Samsara, Obstacles...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 31 2015
Acceptance Building, Peace, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Obstacles, War, Evil, Addiction, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 2015
Dogen's Shoji: Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Funeral,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 22 2014
Wu Wei - Effortless Effort Right Effort, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Non-discrimination, Harmonizing, Daily...	Robert Rosenbaum	Sep 08 2012
Practice Period Admonitions Serial: BZ-02242 Peaceful Abiding, One-Day Sitting Karma, Shuso, Ceremony, Effort, Admonitions, Practice Period, Daily Life, Family...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 12 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
The Ways of Change Confession-and-Repentance, Impermanence, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Ancestors,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 14 2012
Zazenshin Lojong and Real Life Obstacles, Practice Period, Instruction, training, Mindfulness, Teacher-and-Student,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 04 2011
Practicing Stillness in Motion Serial: BZ-02102 Shuso talk Subject-and-Object, Samadhi, Practice Period, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Alexandra Frappier	May 29 2010
Practicing Zen In Illness, Disability, and Old Age Obstacles, Ego, War, Monastic Practice, Priest, Mill Valley, Priest-and-Lay,...	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Jan 30 2010
Five Hindrances - Especially Restlessness Concentration, Hindrances, Forgiveness, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Avalokiteshvara...	Karen Sundheim	Apr 11 2009
How do I take this practice into the world? Serial: BZ-01076 Koan - Zuigon: Every day calls Master, answers Yes, Saturday Lecture Zuigan, MM-12, Big Mind, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Building, Don't Know Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
The Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01361A Saturday Lecture Platform Sutra, Hui Neng, Karma, Obstacles, Emotions, Big Mind, Evil, Duality, Doubt...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Totally Grounded Serial: BZ-00106A Sesshin Day 4 First Principle, Samadhi, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Anger, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
The Sixth Precept "No Fault Finding" Serial: BZ-00059 Saturday Lecture Sixth Precept, Precepts, Big Mind, Anger, Hate, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Evil, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 15 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Recognizing Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00322B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Koan, Doubt, Obstacles, Constancy, Discrimination, Duality, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Encouraging Words from Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00794B Sesshin Day 1 Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Happiness, Pure Existence, Karma, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 31 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00830B Saturday Lecture Metta Sutta, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Peace, Nirvana, Obstacles,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Guidelines Serial: BZ-00691B No Gaining Idea, Discernment, Sesshin Day 2 Gaining Mind, Shingi, Bell, Don't Know Mind, Gaining Mind, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Truths and Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00309 Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Passions, Mundane Life, Attachment, Karma, Obstacles...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1987
Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 8 Serial: BZ-00048A Conduct (understanding) Zazen Mind, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Birth-and-Death, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, true dharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Japanese Zen Practice in America Meditation, Alan Watts, Buddha Nature, Obstacles, Posture, American, Priest,...	Phillip Whalen	May 07 1982
Four Kinds of Horses Serial: BZ-00021A Reading from a Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 7 Agama Sutra, Posture, Continuous, Dharma Transmission, American, Obstacles, Beginners...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 3 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Sit Sesshin Serial: BZ-00022B Rohatsu Day 5 Commitment, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Hindrances, Obstacles, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 1 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
March 28th, 1981, Serial No. 01063 Study Period, Obstacles, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt...		Mar 28 1981
Why I Came to America Serial: SR-00157 "Why I became a priest" Memories of his father as a temple priest. Wanting to be an unusual priest himself, to teach people. Training at a temple with Oka... Priest, Meiji, Japan, Dogen, Priest, training, New Year, Ceremony, Obstacles, Enemies...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 16 1969 Sokoji