Suzuki Roshi Talks
Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.
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No Abode Dharma Talk - July 10th, 2021, MorningThe first in-person meeting at No Abode since 2020 Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, difficulty, Vimalakirti |
Jul 10 2021 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Reaching Home Again Without Realizing It Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Priest, japanese, Faith, Impermanence, Lotus... |
Oct 19 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Just This Is: the Avatamsaka Sutra in the Zen Tradition Perfect Wisdom, Discrimination, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Karmic Consciousness,... |
Apr 13 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva Practice Includes EverythingBuddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; karma is a place to build a sanctuary; extending out practice outside the zendo; expressing from a place before you were born; Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Mind, Transmission, Sanctuary, Confession and... |
Jan 02 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Following through with the Dung ShovelingCompassion, Zazen, Priest, Faith, Bodhisattva Vow, Suzuki Roshi, japanese, Intimacy... |
May 07 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 6: Not Abiding In RenunciationRenunciation, Suzuki Roshi, Liberation, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, |
Aug 08 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 4Suzuki Roshi, Compassion, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, |
Jun 06 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation as the Bodhisattva PreceptsCompassion, Wisdom, Precepts, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Bodhisattva Precepts,... |
Oct 11 2014 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Listening, Training, Hearing and LiberationHeart Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, true dharma, Avalokiteshvara, Heart Sutra,... |
Aug 09 2014 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Clean the Temple and Listen to the Cries of the WorldWork, confusion, Monkey Mind, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, Dragons |
Jun 07 2014 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Exploring Consciousness and Realizing WisdomExploring consciousness with the aid of Buddha's teachings is a path to discovering and realizing deep, liberating Wisdom. Consciousness may be experienced as confining and confusing; at the same... Perfect Wisdom, Consciousness, Wisdom, Book of Serenity, Demons, Enemies, Karmic... |
Mar 23 2014 8 No Abode Hermitage |
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The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and YaoshanShitou, Mazu, Yaoshan, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Manjushri, Karmic... |
Feb 01 2014 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and Yaoshan Suzuki Roshi, Japan, Silence, Triple Treasure, Bodhisattva Way |
Feb 01 2014 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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On Breathing Emotions, Breath, Suzuki Roshi, Enthusiasm, Posture |
Aug 29 2013 The Yoga Room |
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Sitting in the Big, Invisible World Zazen, Priest, Suzuki Roshi, Continuous, Posture |
Jun 22 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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SamadhiSerial: BZ-02304 Shikantaza, Saturday Lecture Samadhi, Suzuki Roshi, Vairochana Buddha, Precious Mirror, Darkness and Light, Silent... |
Apr 20 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is the Basis of our ActivitySerial: BZ-02300 Why Do We Chant?, Saturday Lecture Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, training, Lay Practice, Priest,... |
Mar 30 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sandokai-Branching-Streams-Lecture-Six-Part-TwoSerial: BZ-02294 Sandokai, Sesshin Day 2 Suzuki Roshi, Sekito Kisen, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Funeral, American,... |
Feb 17 2013 Part 4 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Virtue of the Bodhisattva's Delayed Gratification Buddha Nature, Bowing, Faith, Suzuki Roshi |
Dec 15 2012 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Priest, Karmic Consciousness, Chanting, Suzuki Roshi |
Mar 22 2012 The Yoga Room |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True AwakeningThe Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Priest, Karmic Consciousness, Chanting, Suzuki Roshi |
Mar 22 2012 #2 The Yoga Room |
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Nirvana-The Death of the EgoSerial: BZ-02230 Buddha's Parinirvana, Sesshin Day 1 Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Fearlessness, Separation, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana... |
Feb 18 2012 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Bodhisattva's Creativity and Freedom true dharma, Lotus Sutra, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Suzuki Roshi |
Dec 15 2011 The Yoga Room |
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The Bodhisattva's Creativity and Freedom Fox, Bodhisattva Vow, Sesshin, Suzuki Roshi, Attachment |
Dec 08 2011 The Yoga Room |
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Monastic PracticeSerial: BZ-02206 Founding of Tassajara, Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Composure, American,... |
Sep 24 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Moment By MomentSerial: BZ-02198 The Most Important Thing, One-Day Sitting Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva, Balance, Posture, Perfect Wisdom, Daily Life, Don't... |
Aug 14 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Sitting Meditation of this School Separation, Enthusiasm, Suzuki Roshi, Enemies, confusion |
May 21 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Commentary on True ConcentrationSerial: BZ-02148 Not Always So, Rohatsu Day 6 Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Mudra, Posture, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Posture,... |
Dec 10 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Resuming Big Mind - The Purpose of SesshinSerial: BZ-02143 Rohatsu Day 1 Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Concentration, Posture, Interview, Non-... |
Dec 05 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Intimacy with Birth and Death: The 39th Yearly Memorial for Suzuki Roshi Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Sangha, Priest |
Dec 04 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Intimacy with Birth and Death: The 39th Yearly Memorial for Suzuki Roshi Tassajara, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Japan |
Dec 04 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Training for the Selfless Heart zen meditation, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Fox, Zazen |
Mar 18 2010 The Yoga Room |
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Meditation on PrideSamdhinirmochana Sutra Doubt, Silence, Tassajara, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 08 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Brown Rice is Just RightSerial: BZ-02043 Cultivating the Empty Field, Sesshin Day 2 Suzuki Roshi, Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Birth-and-Death, Religion, American... |
Jun 18 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Loving All Being and Resistance resistance, Perfect Wisdom, Attachment, Building, Suzuki Roshi |
Mar 14 2009 No Abode Hermitage |
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Entering and Embodying Truth Suzuki Roshi, Harmonizing, Posture, Faith, Letting Go |
Aug 05 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Entering and Embodying Truth Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Community, Sangha, Evil |
Jul 22 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Changing Your KarmaSerial: BZ-01136 from "Not Always So" by Suzuki-roshi, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Karma, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Practice Period, Offering, Meal Serving,... |
May 31 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Vows Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Money, Building, Tenzo |
Sep 08 2007 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of CompassionBuddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat... Non-discrimination, Evil, Money, Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi |
May 06 2007 Part 6 Mount Madonna Center |
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The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of CompassionBuddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat... japanese, Separation, Suzuki Roshi, Duality, Heart Sutra |
May 05 2007 Part 4 Mount Madonna Center |