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Precepts Talks
The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: 菩薩戒, romanized: bosatsukai; Wylie: byang chub sems dpa’i sdom pa) are a set of ethical trainings (śīla) used in Mahāyāna Buddhism to advance a practitioner along the path to becoming a bodhisattva. These sets of "restrains" (Sanskrit: saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).
Traditionally, Buddhist monks and nuns observed the basic moral code in Buddhism, the monastic prātimokṣa or five precepts for laypersons, but in the Mahāyāna tradition, Buddhist monastics and laypersons commonly observe the Bodhisattva Precepts as well. The Bodhisattva Precepts are associated with the bodhisattva vow to save all beings and with bodhicitta.
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Zen and Pschotherapy Birth-and-Death, Sanctuary, Lay Ordination, Ego, Hate, Family Practice, Book of... |
May 22 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, Posture, Ceremony,... |
May 16 1999 Green Gulch Farm |
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Thoughts on Modern Western Buddhist Practice Dharma Transmission, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Dharma Position, Precepts, Priest... |
May 15 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suzuki Roshi: His Way as Others Told Me Emotions, Precepts, Priest, Rinzai, War |
Apr 24 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddhist Perspectives On War: Sangha ViewsSerial: BZ-00072B Saturday Lecture War, War, Don't Know Mind, Interview, Birth-and-Death, Non-violence, Precepts... |
Apr 17 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Nirvana Sutra, Zazen Mind, Posture, Sangha, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Mar 07 1999 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Hate, Right Speech, Samsara,... |
Jan 31 1999 Green Gulch Farm |
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Warm-hearted PracticeSerial: BZ-00190B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Composure, Doubt, Posture, War |
Jan 23 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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World Faiths’ Dialogue with the World Bank War, Precepts, Separation, Renunciation, Hate, Doubt |
Jan 09 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practicing With The Precepts/Dogen's CommentarySerial: BZ-00189A Saturday Lecture Precepts, Dogen, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Sangha, Bodhisattva... |
Jan 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dana Paramita and Relinquishment Demons, Priest, Interview, Tassajara, Precepts, Non-attachment, War, Forgiveness,... |
Dec 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Precepts, Dragons, Six Realms, Liberation, Ceremony, Forgiveness,... |
Nov 29 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Priest, Buddha Mind, Precepts, Zazen, Chanting, Hate, Soto Zen |
Nov 22 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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2nd Precept: Take Not What is Not Given Conversation, Dependent Origination, Dharma Transmission, Liberation, Precepts,... |
Nov 21 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Path of Compassionate Enlightenment Bodhisattva Vow, Precepts |
Nov 19 1998 |
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Dogen’s Guidelines for Studying the WaySerial: BZ-00838 Class 3 of 4 Happiness, Intimacy, Equanimity, New Year, Obstacles, Don't Know Mind, Precepts... |
Nov 12 1998 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Feeling Of Practice PeriodSerial: SF-00148 Wednesday talk; the heart and determination to study - to support and appreciate the practice period. Practice Period, Impermanence, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Big Mind, Conversation |
Oct 21 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Precepts, Karma, Duality, Fasting, Book of Serenity |
Oct 04 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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October 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 00439, Side BSerial: BZ-00439B #duplicate-please-hide Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Priest, Tassajara, Transmission |
Oct 03 1998 |
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Way Seeking Mind/Dharma EntrustmentSerial: BZ-01068 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Tassajara, Bowing, Priest |
Oct 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin Lecture Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Precepts, Transmission |
Aug 20 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen Dynamics in Human Connection Precepts, Lay Practice |
Aug 11 1998 |
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Penetrate the Unknown, Bear Witness, Heal Self and Others Daily Life, Precepts, Separation |
Aug 09 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Enlightened and Compassionate Living Precepts, Ceremony |
Aug 04 1998 |
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Pathways to Compassionate Enlightenment Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Jul 28 1998 |
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Sunday Lecture Four Noble Truths, Ordination, Right Effort, Right Speech, Lay Practice, Precepts,... |
Jul 12 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Cultivating Enlightening Connections Together Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Three Treasures |
Jul 07 1998 |
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Wednesday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Four Noble Truths, Chanting, Funeral, Conversation, Precepts,... |
Jul 01 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Father's Day Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts,... |
Jun 21 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zaikke Tokudo (Jukai)Serial: BZ-00351A Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Karma, Lay Ordination,... |
Jun 20 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Wednesday Lecture Precepts, Suffering |
May 20 1998 City Center |
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Relinquishment and Renunciation Daily Life, Impermanence, Interdependence, Precepts, Renunciation, Right Effort... |
May 16 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Posture, Ceremony, Zazen, Emotions, Samsara... |
May 16 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen and the Art of Intimacy Intimacy, Precepts, Delusion |
May 14 1998 |
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Buddhist Images/Bodhisattva Way Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Gratitude, Chanting, Continuous Practice,... |
May 09 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Ceremony |
May 09 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Second Paramita: Sila Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Way, Family Practice, Funeral, Mahayana, Practice... |
May 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Working with Forms and Precepts Diversity, Perfect Wisdom, Practice Period, Precepts |
Apr 25 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Precepts: Path to True Clarity Precepts |
Mar 22 1998 |
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Beyond Perceptions: Zen in Practice Enlightenment, Precepts |
Mar 16 1998 |
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Community Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Practice Period, Priest,... |
Mar 14 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Just Let GoSerial: SF-03109 Sunday Lecture: (According to the Buddha), the way to be happy is simple: just let go. Letting go is hard to do. Human mind wants to hold. We could say we are nothing but... Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha's Birthday... |
Mar 08 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Living Zen: Embracing Life's Precepts Precepts |
Mar 02 1998 |
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Boundless Mind: Navigating Conflict with Compassion Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva, Precepts |
Feb 21 1998 |
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Sangha Ethics Chanting, Confession-and-Repentance, Diversity, Ordination, Precepts, Repentance,... |
Feb 14 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Creative Violence in Life Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts |
Jan 30 1998 |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Emptiness, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Ceremony, Buddha Nature, Suzuki... |
Jan 04 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Turning Toward The DarkSerial: SF-03641 Sesshin Lecture: The activity is below the ground - the re-enactment of Buddha's enlightenment story Precepts, Monastic Practice, Posture, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Dragons, Book of... |
Dec 01 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Avoiding Idle TalkSerial: BZ-00346A Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom, Precepts, Ego, Interdependence... |
Nov 22 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precepts Class Precepts, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Liberation, Buddha Nature, Delusion... |
Nov 17 1997 Green Gulch Farm |