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Title	Speaker	Date
Rules for Being Human--Opening of Practice Period Serial: BZ-00122A One-Day Sitting Obstacles, Karma, Enthusiasm, Vow, Don't Know Mind, confusion, Hate, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
The Diamond Sutra: Commentary Serial: BZ-00916 Class 4 of 5 Anger, Karma, Attachment, Nirvana, Liberation, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Vow,...	Red Pine Bill Porter	Oct 07 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00852 Class 3 of 4 Silent Illumination, Lineage, Interview, Soto Zen, Attachment, Chanting, Obstacles,...	Mary Mocine and Grace Schireson	Jul 20 2000 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Lineage, Ordination, Soto Zen, Funeral, Obstacles, Gratitude, Posture, Vow	Various	May 13 2000 2
Don’t Think Good, Don’t Think Evil Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ordinary Mind, Samsara, Hindrances, American, Lay, Evil,...	Raul Denkei Moncayo	Sep 18 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
June 26th, 1999, Serial No. 00165, Side B Buddha Nature, Separation, Obstacles, Interview, Oneness, Soto Zen		Jun 26 1999
Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 4/8) Serial: BZ-00753B Sesshin Day 4 Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Separation, Soto Zen, Obstacles, Interview, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1999 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzi's Practice Instruction Serial: BZ-00073A One-Day Sitting Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness-and-Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Impermanence, Vow and Sojun Vow, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 02 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Guidelines for Studying the Way Serial: BZ-00838 Class 3 of 4 Happiness, Intimacy, Equanimity, Instruction, New Year, Obstacles, Don't Know...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 12 1998 3 Berkeley Zen Center
How To Respond To A Practice Period Serial: BZ-00441A Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Nirvana, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 17 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Keeping Precepts: Vows Vow, Obstacles, Offering, Anger, New Year, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Rinzai...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Sep 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultivating Good Habits Foundation of Sitting Serial: BZ-00356A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Discrimination, Hindrances, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodied Zen: Beyond Limitation Obstacles, Enemies, Posture, Bowing, Letting Go	Edward Brown	May 28 1998
Improv Offering, Obstacles, Big Mind, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Karen DeCotis	Feb 07 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Harmonizing, Obstacles, Zazen, Bodhidharma, Ego, Posture, Bell, Realization	Eijun Linda Cutts	Aug 11 1997 Green Gulch Farm
The Most Important Thing: Just This As It Is Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 26 1997
Journey from Prince to Plum Blossom Serial: SF-03623 Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Mindfulness, Precepts, Funeral, Obstacles, Vow, Priest, Freedom...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 02 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Bound For Glory: Transfiguration Spirituality Serial: NC-00073 Part of "Bound For Glory: Transfiguration Spirituality" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Demons, Obstacles, Pain, Letting Go	John Powell	1997 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00807A Rohatsu Day 6 BCR-17, Obstacles, First Principle, Lay, Evil, Peace, Bodhidharma, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-00784A Rohatsu Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Obstacles, Posture, Manjushri, Don't Know Mind, Rinzai, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Living the Zen of Presence Lotus Sutra, Obstacles, Chanting, Realization	Michael Wenger	Sep 14 1996
The Postures of the Five Hindrances Posture, Doubt, Hindrances, Uchiyama, Obstacles, Anger, Mahayana, Culture,...	Fran Tribe	Aug 17 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Wednesday Lecture Hsin Hsin Ming, Zazen, Ordination, Practice Period, Obstacles, Mahayana, Anger,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Aug 14 1996 Unknown
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-00119 Lecture First Principle, Practice Period, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1996 Tassajara
Old Age, Sickness and Death Serial: SF-03633 One-day sitting - Katagiri in Returning To Silence - Three kinds of thirsting desire Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Funeral, Zazen, Continuous Practice,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Apr 20 1996 Green Gulch Farm
Rohatsu Sesshin Serial: SF-03575 Duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Funeral, Zazen, Obstacles, Renewal,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Dec 14 1995 Unknown
Rohatsu Sesshin Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Funeral, Zazen, Renewal,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Dec 04 1995 Unknown
Blue Cliff Record: Case #11 Cont. Serial: BZ-00823B Saturday Lecture BCR-11, Teacher-and-Student, Obstacles, Offering, Dragons, Dogen, Emotions, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 09 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Self Healing Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Blue Cliff Record, Mundane Life, Posture, Observe,...	Darlene Cohen	Aug 05 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Picking and Choosing Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Emotions, Funeral, Obstacles,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jun 18 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Shantideva Class Serial: SF-03203 Practice of Wisdom Interdependence, Emotions, Attachment, Emptiness, Zazen, Posture, Ego, Obstacles,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 23 1995 Unknown
Letting Go of Preconceptions Practice Period, Instruction, Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Silent Illumination, Book of...	Myoan Grace Schireson	May 20 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Shantideva Class Serial: SF-03204 Practice of Concentration Obstacles, Concentration, Faith, Family Practice, Instruction, Absolute-and-Relative...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 16 1995 Unknown
Shush’s Way Seeking Mind Talk Instruction, Practice Period, Obstacles, Bowing, Hindrances, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Myoan Grace Schireson	May 08 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Obedience Through Spiritual Growth Serial: NC-00134 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 1 - 1990s OSB Cam, Vow, Conversation, Dragons, Obstacles, Offering	Bruno Barnhart	1995
Myths and Practice Serial: BZ-00955B Women's Sitting Big Mind, Obstacles, Culture, Peace, Evil, Oneness, Hindrances, confusion, Precepts...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Nov 13 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #69 Serial: BZ-00936B Nansen Draws a Circle, Sesshin Day 2 Nansen, BCR-69, Manjushri, Obstacles, New Year, Doubt, Gratitude, Observe, Hate, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Contemplative Prayer Serial: NC-01098 Contemplative Prayer Class OSB Cam, Emptiness, Renunciation, Obstacles, Fasting	Bruno Barnhart	Aug 02 1994 9 of 11 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Touching the Moment of No Time in Our Busy Lives: Constancy, Merging, Vacations Serial: BZ-00939A Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Vow, Karma, Obstacles, Sangha,...	Fran Tribe	Jul 23 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindwaves, Unconsciousness: Taking the Posture Not One, Not Two Serial: BZ-00981A One day sitting Karma, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Anger,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jan 22 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Contemplation and Inner Experience Serial: NC-00838 Class on contemplative prayer using Thomas Merton's The Inner Experience. Class IX Contemplative Prayer Set 2 of 2 OSB Cam, Emptiness, Renunciation, Obstacles, Fasting	Bruno Barnhart	1994 9 of 10 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Blue Cliff Record: Case #51 Serial: BZ-00658B Seppo Star, Ganto Co-star; 2 monks, Supporting Actors, Saturday Lecture Seppo, Ganto, BCR-51, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Case #24: Commentary on Student’s Response to a Teacher Serial: BZ-00654B Lecture Pure Existence, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Instruction,...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jul 31 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing with Problems and Demons Serial: BZ-01519 Monkey, It's a Wonderful Life, Saturday Lecture Practice, Demons, New Year, Anger, Monkey Mind, Offering, Repentance, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 02 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Richard Rolle Serial: NC-00089B Part of "The English Mystics" Conference 2: Richard Rolle Archival Photo OSB Cam, Emotions, Constancy, Enthusiasm, Obstacles	Robert Hale	1993 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00645A Rohatsu Day 7 Doubt, Duality, Fundraising, Harmonizing, Obstacles, Silence, Happiness, Religion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Folk Tale of the Woman and the Crescent Moon Bear Serial: BZ-00641B Lecture Obstacles, Anger, Vow, Four Noble Truths, War, Absolute-and-Relative, Offering, Peace...	Fran Tribe	Oct 23 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Christian Love as Source, Way and Fulfillment Serial: NC-00077B Part of "Christian Love as Source, Way and Fulfillment of Christian Life"(including discussion and questions of retreat participants) Tape 1, Side B ... OSB Cam, Commitment, Enemies, Addiction, Obstacles, Intuition	Robert Hale	1992 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; Awareness and Acceptance Serial: BZ-00272 Class 3 of 4 Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center

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