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Precepts Talks
The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: bosatsukai; Tibetan: 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" (saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).
Traditionally, monastics 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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Our Approach to Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01260 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Priest, Lay, Monastic Practice, Karma, Gratitude, Ordination,... |
Apr 17 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Refuge: “Regulation” and Ethics GuidelinesSerial: BZ-01426 Ethics Sesshin Precepts, Vow, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Vinaya, Right Speech, Bodhisattva... |
Mar 18 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 17th, 2007, Serial No. 03406 Precepts, Evil, Discrimination |
Feb 17 2007 |
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February 14th, 2007, Serial No. 03400 Evil, Precepts, Discrimination |
Feb 14 2007 |
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Ethics in our SanghaSerial: BZ-01417 Monday Morning Talk Practice Period, Vow, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Evil, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Feb 05 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dealing With Mistakes: Rice and Sand— Working with our “Sandy” PathSerial: BZ-01409 Saturday Lecture Instruction, Buddha Mind, Conversation, Precepts, Karma, Practice Period, Intuition,... |
Dec 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 11th, 2006, Serial No. 03383 Zazen, Samadhi, Precepts |
Dec 11 2006 |
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Commentary on "Find Out For Yourself"Serial: BZ-01406 Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 6 Buddha, Suzuki Roshi, Intuition, Daily Life, Instruction, Bell, Don't Know Mind... |
Dec 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 26th, 2006, Serial No. 03374 Evil, Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts |
Nov 26 2006 |
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Joy in the PreceptsSerial: BZ-01399 One Day Sitting Precepts, Vow, Bodhisattva Precepts, Composure, Liberation, Happiness, Don't... |
Nov 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of Practice: Precepts of Right SpeechSerial: BZ-01050A Class 4 of 4 Precepts, Right Speech, Repentance, Vow, Renunciation, Liberation, Lay Ordination,... |
Nov 16 2006 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precepts - Minor Precepts as AttitudeSerial: BZ-01398 Our own Vinaya that will help our Practice, Monday Morning Precepts, Vinaya, Precepts, Humility, Bodhisattva Precepts, Emotions, Vinaya,... |
Nov 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Where Am I? Where am I Headed?Serial: BZ-01397 Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Liberation, Enthusiasm, Ordinary... |
Nov 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 9th, 2006, Serial No. 03366 Evil, Precepts |
Nov 09 2006 |
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Aspects of Practice: Precepts of Sexuality and IntoxicationSerial: BZ-01049A Class 3 of 3 Precepts, Chanting, Branching Streams, Vow, Observe, Bell, Monastic Practice, Karma,... |
Nov 09 2006 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sexuality and IntoxicationSerial: BZ-01396 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Chanting, Bodhisattva Precepts, Karma, Anger, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Priest... |
Nov 04 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of Practice: Giving/Non-Stinginess, 8th PreceptSerial: BZ-01048 Class 2 of 4 Precepts, Offering, Mindfulness, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Anger,... |
Nov 02 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Realizing the Precepts in PracticeSerial: BZ-01395 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Vow, Practice Period, Observe, Repentance, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of Practice: Precepts— Historical BackgroundSerial: BZ-01047A Class 1 of 4 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Three Treasures, Vinaya, Ordination, Mahayana, Buddha... |
Oct 26 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practicing Precepts: Practicing Precepts in ZazenSerial: BZ-01394 One Day Sitting Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Practice Period, Concentration, Hindrances, Absolute-... |
Oct 22 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 14th, 2006, Serial No. 03352 Evil, Precepts, Hindrances |
Oct 14 2006 |
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Practicing the Way Wholeheartedly: Commentary on Dogen’s BendowaSerial: BZ-01387 Saturday Lecture Transmission, New Year, Lay, Lineage, Buddha Mind, Chanting, Discrimination, Uchiyama... |
Sep 23 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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No SelfSerial: SF-00915 Sunday Lecture: zen sayings: "Who's dragging this corpse around?; sense of self - root of all suffering; need to understand no-self, not just conceptually; Buddhist tool kit... Precepts, Time, Buddha |
Sep 17 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Right SpeechSerial: SF-00037 The eight-fold path and its relationship to the precepts. Ummon, Koan, Right Speech, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Buddha... |
Sep 16 2006 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #76Serial: BZ-01181 Tanka's "Have You Had Your Dinner Yet?", Sesshin Day 1 Tanka, BCR-76, Light-and-Darkness, Offering, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student, Evil,... |
Sep 02 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 14th, 2006, Serial No. 03329 Practice, Precepts, Suffering |
Aug 14 2006 |
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The Paramita of ForebearanceSerial: BZ-01176B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Anger, Forgiveness, Precepts, Practice Period, Patience, Hate, Karma,... |
Jul 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 21st, 2006, Serial No. 03323 Buddha, Practice, Precepts |
Jun 21 2006 |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-01239 Tradition of Sewing Buddha's Robe, Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Sewing, Joshin-san, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Commitment,... |
Jun 10 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Worldly Life and Pure PracticeSerial: BZ-01237 Kid Zendo: Circles, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Daily Life, Interview, Greed, Doubt... |
May 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Essence and Action of PrajnaSerial: BZ-01235 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Hui Neng, Poetry, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Duality, Buddha Nature,... |
May 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Prajna Paramita - DanaSerial: BZ-01233 Introduce Practice Period Shuso, One-Day Sitting Prajna Paramita, Dana, Shuso, Daily Life, Happiness, Practice Period, Precepts,... |
May 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practicing in The World: First Pure Precept, Ceasing From EvilSerial: BZ-01226A Saturday Lecture Evil, Precepts, Eka, Five Ranks, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Bodhidharma,... |
Apr 01 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2006.02.02-serial.00123 Lay, Precepts, Funeral, Sangha, Happiness, Offering, Buddha Nature, Fundraising,... |
Feb 02 2006 |
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2006.02.02-serial.00015 Buddha, Time, Precepts |
Feb 02 2006 |
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2006.02.01-serial.00003 Offering, Patience, confusion, Sangha, Precepts, Mindfulness, Beginners, Gratitude,... |
Feb 01 2006 |
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2006.01.31-serial.00119 Vinaya, Buddha, Precepts |
Jan 31 2006 |
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Alive or Dead?Serial: SF-01147 Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what... Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Anger, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jan 29 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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January 22nd, 2006, Serial No. 03286 Yoga, Ceremony, Precepts |
Jan 22 2006 |
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Rediscovering Benedictine Simplicity and Spirit Intimacy, Daily Life, Precepts |
Jan 14 2006 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Buddha's Pointing at the GroundSerial: BZ-01207 Indra's Planting a Blade of Grass, Saturday Lecture SER-4, Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Buddha's Birthday,... |
Dec 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Faith and Doubt TypesSerial: BZ-01203B Rohatsu Day 3 Faith, Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra,... |
Nov 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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From Not Always So: “Be Kind to Yourself”Serial: BZ-01199 One Day Sitting Platform Sutra, Manjushri, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Intimacy, Instruction,... |
Nov 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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“Not Always So” from Not Always SoSerial: BZ-01037A Class 2 of 4 Conversation, Vow, Precepts, Zoom, Beginners, Composure, Enemies, Evil, Tassajara Zen... |
Nov 03 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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An Ordination HistorySerial: BZ-01192 Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Lay, Renunciation,... |
Oct 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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No SelfSerial: SF-00971 One-day sitting lecture: Bodhisattva Initiation - dharma names; Buddha's second teaching - "No-self Characteristic Sutta"; shamata - posture instructions;... Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony, Samatha, Precepts, Continuous Practice, Separation,... |
Sep 17 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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CommunicationSerial: BZ-01341 Saturday Lecture Silence, Right Speech, Culture, Conversation, Intimacy, Observe, Passions,... |
Aug 13 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Making MistakesSerial: BZ-01339C Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Mahayana, Manjushri, Sangha, Conversation, Precepts |
Jul 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 19th, 2005, Serial No. 03235 Commitment, Precepts, Intimacy |
Jul 19 2005 |
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Find Out for YourselfSerial: BZ-00576 Lecture Precepts, Duality, Instruction, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Oneness,... |
Jul 17 2005 Tassajara |