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Repentance Talks
Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past or present wrongdoings, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.
In modern times, it is generally seen as involving a commitment to personal change and the resolve to live a more responsible and humane life. In other words, being sorry for one's misdeeds. It can also involve sorrow over a specific sin or series of sins that an individual feels guilt over, or conviction that they have committed. The practice of repentance plays an important role in the soteriological doctrines of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Analogous practices have been found in other world religions as well. In religious contexts, it often involves an act of confession to God or to a spiritual elder (such as a monk or priest). This confession might include an admission of guilt, a promise or intent not to repeat the offense, an attempt to make restitution for the wrong, or in some way reverse the harmful effects of the wrong where possible.
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00816B Rohatsu Day 5 Repentance, Precepts, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Practice Period, Ordination, Vinaya... |
Dec 07 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00816A Rohatsu Day 4 Buddha Nature, Ego, Enemies, Evil, Passions, Posture, Religion, Repentance,... |
Dec 06 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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This Very Mind Is Buddha - Understanding Birth And DeathSerial: SF-00042 Sunday talk. Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Buddha Ancestors, Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go,... |
Nov 26 1995 |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-00819B Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Sangha, Lineage, Right Speech, Duality, Lotus Sutra... |
Nov 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Monastic Professions: Pathway to TransformationSerial: NC-00136 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 1 - 1990s OSB Cam, Commitment, Instruction, Repentance, Vow |
Oct 10 1995 |
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Sunday Lecture Three Treasures, Greed, Practice Period, Delusion, Hate, Repentance, Sangha, Karma,... |
May 28 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Mumonkan Case #45 Fundraising, Intimacy, Evil, Teacher-and-Student, Mindfulness, Emotions, Anger,... |
May 13 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shantideva ClassSerial: SF-03186 Practice of Generosity/Giving Vow, Letting Go, Patience, Faith, Repentance, Evil, Don't Know Mind, Offering,... |
Apr 18 1995 Unknown |
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Embracing Constancy in Buddhist Practice Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Constancy, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara, Karma... |
Feb 22 1995 |
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Vastness of Bodhisattva Vow and Peculiarities in Personalities and PracticeSerial: BZ-00946A Lecture Peace, Repentance, Vow, Greed, Hate, Anger, Silence, Offering, Precepts |
Jan 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin Day 4 Book of Serenity, New Year, Lineage, Repentance, Building |
Dec 14 1994 Tassajara |
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Working with the PreceptsSerial: BZ-00934A Lecture Buddha Nature, Conversation, Emotions, Enemies, Interdependence, Precepts, Repentance... |
Sep 17 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: Chapter 4Serial: BZ-00547 Class 6 of 10 Evil, Repentance, Vow, Intuition, Liberation, Four Noble Truths, Karma, Don't... |
Feb 24 1994 6 Tassajara |
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Embracing Form for Right Conduct Evil, Intention, Repentance |
Feb 09 1994 |
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Awakening Through Oneness and Repentance Triple Treasure, Sangha, Repentance |
Jan 25 1994 |
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Repentance Beyond Duality Faith, Repentance, Avalokitesvara |
Jan 19 1994 |
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Awakening Through Repentance and Faith Repentance, Faith, confusion |
Jan 12 1994 |
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Gentleness and the Zen Unknown Delusion, Breath, Repentance |
Dec 09 1993 |
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Awakening Through Patience and Repentance Repentance, Patience, Vow |
Aug 09 1993 |
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Ten Precepts: Tenth PreceptSerial: BZ-00621 Class 6 of 6 Precepts, Vow, Practice Period, Dharma Transmission, Renunciation, Repentance, Evil,... |
Feb 18 1993 6 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ten Precepts: Eighth and Ninth PreceptsSerial: BZ-00620 Class 5 of 6 Anger, Precepts, Emotions, Bowing, Vow, Gratitude, Ordination, Culture, Greed,... |
Feb 11 1993 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ten Precepts: SpeechSerial: BZ-00619 Class 4 of 6 Anger, Bodhidharma, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Mind, Intimacy, Precepts, Repentance,... |
Feb 04 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practicing with Problems and DemonsSerial: BZ-01519 Monkey, It's a Wonderful Life, Saturday Lecture Practice, Anger, Demons, Happiness, Hindrances, Monkey Mind, New Year, Obstacles,... |
Jan 02 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the WorldSerial: NC-00081A Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the World Archival Photo OSB Cam, Repentance, Compassion, Japan, Fasting, Vow |
1993 3 of 6 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-00642B One Day Sitting Precepts, Karma, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Vow, Renewal, Bell, Sangha, Hate,... |
Nov 08 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Day Off ClassSerial: BZ-01482 Class 3 of 6 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Doubt, Dragons, Fox, Karma, Repentance, Rinzai, Vow |
Oct 19 1992 3 |
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Embracing Humanness in Buddhist Practice Triple Treasure, Repentance, Sangha |
Jun 10 1992 |
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Repentance as Path to Harmony Repentance, Karma, Priest |
May 20 1992 |
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Sesshin Day 5: The Three Pure Precepts in Sanskrit Three Treasures, Hindrances, Attachment, Repentance |
Feb 03 1992 Tassajara |
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Sesshin Day 2 - The Three Triple Treasures Repentance, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara, Three Treasures |
Jan 31 1992 Tassajara |
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Class #2: Kyojukaimon, the Precepts Three Treasures, Daily Life, Japan, Repentance, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Jan 24 1992 Tassajara |
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Lectio: Listening as CommunionSerial: NC-00023 Part of "Lectio: Listening with the Heart" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Repentance, Intimacy, Instruction, Commitment, Beginners |
1992 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva Ceremony: Plunging InSerial: BZ-00971A Lecture Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Vow, Buddha Ancestors, Three Treasures,... |
Jul 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Divine Love and Self-Transformation Repentance, Forgiveness, Humility |
Feb 07 1991 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Madhyamika and Mahayana Samsara, Renunciation, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance |
Feb 06 1991 1 Tassajara |
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Rohatsu Offering, Repentance, Posture |
Dec 1990 2 |
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Receiving the PreceptsSerial: SF-00061 One day sitting Precepts, Three Treasures, Repentance, Offering, Duality, Karma, Hindrances, Teacher-... |
Aug 21 1990 Green Gulch Farm |
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Building A Seat - Confession Sanctuary, Confession-and-Repentance, Breath, Silence, Repentance |
Jun 18 1990 |
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Vinaya: Rules of OrderSerial: BZ-00504 Saturday Lecture Vinaya, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Vinaya, Non-violence, Sangha, Priest, Hindrances,... |
Jun 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gospels Resurrected: Divergent Narratives UnveiledSerial: MS-00136 Christology Passions, Priest, Repentance |
May 23 1990 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Precepts; Ryaku FusatsuSerial: BZ-00501 One-Day Sitting Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Greed, Hate, Karma, Precepts, Renewal... |
Jan 13 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ChristmasSerial: BZ-00502A Lecture Peace, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Dec 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #1Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Posture, Offering, Avalokitesvara, Repentance,... |
Dec 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Practices Repentance, Enlightenment, Platform Sutra |
Mar 1989 Tassajara |
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Rejoice in Others' MeritSerial: RA-00650A WInter PP Confession-and-Repentance, Non-discrimination, Platform Sutra, Repentance |
Mar 01 1989 Tassajara |
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Confession and Repentance Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Three Treasures, Zazen |
Feb 25 1989 Tassajara |
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Effort During SesshinSerial: BZ-00326 Sesshin Day 5 Effort, Sesshin, Big Mind, Concentration, Daily Life, Equanimity, Hindrances,... |
Feb 22 1989 |
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Interconnectedness Through Zazen Practice Repentance, Zazen, Impermanence, Forgiveness, Practice Period |
Jan 20 1989 Tassajara |
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On Ryaku FusatsuSerial: BZ-01494 Afternoon talk. Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bell, Chanting, Evil, Four Noble Truths, Karma, Manjushri,... |
Jun 29 1988 Tassajara |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00898B Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Continuous Practice, Precepts, Repentance, Rumi, Sangha,... |
Apr 30 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |