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Subject-and-Object Talks

In philosophy, a subject is a being that exercises agency, undergoes conscious experiences, and is situated in relation to other things that exist outside itself; thus, a subject is any individual, person, or observer. An object is any of the things observed or experienced by a subject, which may even include other beings (thus, from their own points of view: other subjects).

A simple common differentiation for subject and object is: an observer versus a thing that is observed. In certain cases involving personhood, subjects and objects can be considered interchangeable where each label is applied only from one or the other point of view. Subjects and objects are related to the philosophical distinction between subjectivity and objectivity: the existence of knowledge, ideas, or information either dependent upon a subject (subjectivity) or independent from any subject (objectivity).

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Title Speaker

Yinyan Sweeps the Ground: Wallace and Grommet

Serial: BZ-01345B

Sesshin Day 3

Peace, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Tassajara, Religion, Zoom, Bowing,...
Jun 20 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Mindfulness of Body and Feelings

Serial: BZ-00294

Class 1 of 5

Anger, Daily Life, Demons, Dream World, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness...
May 15 2003
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan Case #38 Buffalo Tail: What Does it Mean to Pass Through Something Completely?

Serial: BZ-00134A

Lecture

Tassajara, Practice Period, War, Fox, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Fundraising,...
Mar 29 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Taking Care of Ourselves as Practice

Serial: BZ-00172B

Excercise and Eating--Mind, Body and Spirit Work Together, Saturday Lecture

Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Birth-...
Nov 30 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Consciousness in Buddhist Practice

Serial: BZ-00171A

Lecture

Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,...
Nov 09 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Suzuki Roshi, Not Always So: Respect

Serial: BZ-01526

Class

Posture, Subject-and-Object, Emotions, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Building, Commitment...
Nov 09 2002
Tassajara

Forgiveness

Serial: BZ-00061B

Saturday Lecture

Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness, Equanimity, Evil, Attachment, Precepts, Politics,...
Jan 26 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Sixth and Seventh Precepts and Contention

Serial: BZ-00066B

One-Day Sitting

Precepts, Anger, Attachment, Bowing, Duality, Emotions, Patience, Precepts,...
Jan 12 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra Class

Non-duality, Concentration, Separation, Samadhi, Duality, Subject-and-Object,...
Nov 13 2001

Dogen's Zazengi

Serial: BZ-00086A

Ego and Consciousness, Saturday Lecture

Zazengi, Consciousness, Ego, Four Noble Truths, Discrimination, Ego, Concentration,...
Aug 18 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Treating Everything as a Subject from Eihei Shingi

Serial: BZ-00104A

Sesshin Day 1

Eihei Shingi, Tenzo, Bell, Bowing, Discrimination, Duality, First Principle, Heart...
Jun 20 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

2001.02.03-serial.00175

Subject-and-Object, Politics, Ego, confusion, Culture
Feb 03 2001

Blue Cliff Record: Case #36

Serial: BZ-00125A

Um-mon's “Everyone has their Light”, Rohatsu Day 1

Ummon, BCR-36, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Gaining Mind, Don't...
Dec 04 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face Buddha

Serial: BZ-00123B

Saturday Lecture

 

Buddha, Koan, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Thoroughness, Priest, Ordinary Mind,...
Nov 18 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Surangama Sutra Class

Emptiness, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, confusion, Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object...
Sep 18 2000
Unknown

One-day Sitting Lecture

Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Duality, Ceremony, Bowing, Emotions,...
Sep 16 2000
Green Gulch Farm

Genjokoan Commentary

Serial: BZ-00082A

Sesshin Day 1

Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Continuous Practice, Renunciation, Lay Practice,...
Sep 02 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00085B

Unity in Diversity, Diversity in Unity, Saturday Lecture

Sandokai, Branching Streams, Bell, Branching Streams, Buddha Nature, Diversity,...
Aug 19 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Women Ancestors Class

Serial: BZ-00853

Class 2 of 4

Silent Illumination, Lineage, Doubt, Dharma Transmission, Buddha's Birthday,...
Jul 13 2000
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00205B

Saturday Lecture

Sandokai, Branching Streams, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Observe,...
Mar 11 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Precious Mirror Samadhi: The Five Ranks

Serial: BZ-00928

Class 7 of 8

Five Ranks, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Jewel Mirror Samadhi,...
Nov 11 1999
7
Berkeley Zen Center

Precious Jewel Mirror Samadhi, 7 of 8

Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Discrimination, Mandala, Subject-and-Object, Jewel...
Nov 11 1999
7 of 8
Berkeley Zen Center

Marathon Practice of Intention

Serial: BZ-00199B

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Intention, Renunciation, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Zazen Mind,...
Nov 06 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan

Serial: BZ-00673

Sesshin Day 1

Subject-and-Object, Continuous Practice, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Emotions,...
Sep 02 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

August 7th, 1999, Serial No. 00191, Side B

Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Separation, Transmission, Duality,...
Aug 07 1999

Genjokoan (Pt. 8/8)

Serial: BZ-00674B

“The place is lost; from here the Way unfolds”, Saturday Lecture

Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Bodhidharma, Separation,...
Aug 07 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan

Serial: BZ-00158B

Saturday Lecture Part 7 of 8

Genjokoan, Anger, Concentration, Daily Life, Emotions, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Non-...
Jul 17 1999
7
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan Commentary

Serial: BZ-00158A

Saturday Lecture Part 6 of 8

Genjokoan, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Don't...
Jul 10 1999
6
Berkeley Zen Center

July 10th, 1999, Serial No. 00752, Side B

Serial: BZ-00752B

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Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Don't Know Mind,...
Jul 10 1999

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 2/8)

Serial: BZ-00078B

Sesshin Day 2

Genjokoan, Absolute-and-Relative, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Duality, Five Ranks,...
Jun 24 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00863

The fourth in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Demons, Evil, Liberation, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom,...
Apr 22 1999
4 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Breath and Posture 24 Hours a Day

Serial: BZ-00185B

Lecture

Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Demons, Gratitude, Liberation, Mindfulness, Patience,...
Dec 05 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen’s Guidelines for Studying the Way

Serial: BZ-00837

Class 4 of 4

Chanting, Separation, Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Offering,...
Nov 19 1998
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Koun Ejo's Commentary - Ummon's Radiant Light

Serial: BZ-00438B

Saturday Lecture

Koun Ejô, Ummon, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi,...
Oct 11 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Shodoka:Song of Enlightenment (Pt.1)

Serial: BZ-00436B

Sesshin Day 1

Shodoka, Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Karma, Equanimity, Subject-and-...
Sep 05 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

One Bow Covers The Entire Universe

Serial: BZ-00352A

Sesshin Day 2

Bowing, Absolute-and-Relative, Attachment, Big Mind, Daily Life, Duality, Jewel...
Jun 25 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Spring Sesshin

Serial: SF-02727

Wednesday

Instruction, Posture, Chanting, Zazen, Vow, Observe, Subject-and-Object, Separation,...
Mar 25 1998
Unknown

Spring Sesshin

Serial: SF-02724

Monday

Letting Go, Vow, Separation, Repentance, Soto Zen, Zazen, Manjushri, Practice Period...
Mar 23 1998
Unknown

Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00324A

Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Chanting, Composure, Concentration, Eight...
Nov 02 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-00842

Class 3 of 4

Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Causation,...
Jul 24 1997
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjo Koan workshop

Serial: SF-03185

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion, that myriad...' Delusion itself is the agency of my enlightenment; totally enter delusion and embrace it and...

Delusion, Realization, Precepts, Emotions, Subject-and-Object, Monastic Practice,...
Jun 14 1997
Green Gulch Farm

Precepts

Serial: BZ-00538

Class 3 of 6

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Vinaya, Monastic...
May 22 1997
3
Berkeley Zen Center

May 22nd, 1997, Serial No. 01459, Side A

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Vinaya, Intimacy,...
May 22 1997

Nansen Cuts the Cat

Serial: BZ-00363B

Saturday Lecture

Nansen, Book of Serenity, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Duality, Precepts...
May 17 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazengi: Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity

Serial: BZ-00360A

One-Day Sitting

Zazengi, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Concentration, Subject-and-Object,...
Mar 16 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen and No-Benefit

Serial: BZ-00116

Lecture

Suzuki Roshi, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Family...
Sep 16 1996
Unknown

Composure

Serial: BZ-00801A

Sesshin Day 2

Composure, Composure, Anger, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object,...
Jun 20 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case # 29

Serial: BZ-00802A

Hui Neng "Mind That Moves"; Intentionality, Saturday Lecture

Hui Neng, Intention, MM-29, Bell, Diversity, Silence, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-...
Jun 01 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Five Hindrances

Doubt, Hindrances, Attachment, Separation, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Rinzai, Anger...
Mar 30 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Vimalakirti Sutra

Serial: BZ-00248

Class 5 of 5

Silence, Duality, Heart Sutra, Right Effort, Non-duality, Passions, Don't Know...
Mar 28 1996
5
Berkeley Zen Center

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