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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1996.09.11-serial.00084Serial: SF-00084 Wednesday talk. Patience, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Letting Go, confusion, Demons, Absolute-and-... |
Sep 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen and No-BenefitSerial: BZ-00116 Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Family... |
Sep 16 1996 Unknown Location |
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September 21st, 1996, Serial No. 01067 Happiness, Suzuki Roshi, Rinzai, Demons, Lineage, Letting Go, Tassajara, Posture,... |
Sep 21 1996 Unknown |
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September 21st, 1996, Serial No. 01886 Suzuki Roshi, Four Noble Truths, Dragons, Aspects of Practice, Zazen, Emptiness,... |
Sep 21 1996 Unknown |
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Practicing With Afflictive EmotionsSerial: SF-02722 Antidotes - Shantidvea/Dalai Lama/Hui Hai Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Non-duality, Tassajara, Offering,... |
Oct 09 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Oneness, Interdependence, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Politics, Delusion,... |
Oct 29 1996 Green Gulch |
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Effort - While You're Already Perfect Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,... |
Nov 13 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai ClassSerial: SF-03177 Like forward and backwards steps - phenomenon exist like box and cover joining, principle accords like arrows points meeting Oneness, Suzuki Roshi, Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Tassajara, Attachment... |
Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch |
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Sandokai Class Evil, Religion, Funeral, Tassajara, Discrimination, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Oneness... |
Nov 25 1996 Green Gulch |
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Expounding the Dharma with This BodySerial: SF-02710A Rohatsu Sesshin Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Patience, Gratitude, Observe, Balance, Anger |
Dec 02 1996 Unknown |
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Expound the Dharma with This Body by Letting Life Bloom Through YouSerial: SF-02710B Rohatsu Sesshin Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Hate, Zazen |
Dec 03 1996 Unknown |
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Be Completely Who You AreSerial: SF-02709B Rohatsu Sesshin Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Happiness, Anger, Emotions, Zazen, Ceremony |
Dec 05 1996 Unknown |
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Die Into Who You AreSerial: SF-02711 Rohatsu Sesshin Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, realization, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go,... |
Dec 06 1996 Unknown |
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Willingness To Be With Our Difficulties Hate, Four Noble Truths, Suzuki Roshi, Right Speech, Conversation, resistance,... |
Dec 28 1996 Unknown |
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IntimacySerial: SF-02725 Sesshin #1 (Post-it note from Lou "Do you have a tape player? I'd like to check this one more time") Intimacy, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Separation, Ego, Tassajara, Oneness, Chanting... |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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Dogen's Life Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Family Practice, training, Monastic Practice, Rinzai,... |
Jan 25 1997 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Big Mind, Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Speech, Practice Period,... |
Mar 09 1997 Green Gulch |
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1997.03.15-serial.00101 Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Zazen, Letting Go, Vimalakirti, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 15 1997 |
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The Most Important Thing: Just This As It Is Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,... |
Apr 26 1997 |
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Think Neither Good Nor Bad Sangha, resistance, Suzuki Roshi, Anger, Nirvana, Offering, Describe, Lay, confusion... |
Apr 30 1997 Unknown |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Greed... |
Jun 24 1997 Green Gulch |
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Attention to TransitionsSerial: SF-03632 One-day sitting: transitions as a time you lose balance; time of equinox - going under into dark, gathering in time of transition and change; how to meet forms that wakes up... Precepts, Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Zendo, Right Speech, true dharma,... |
Sep 20 1997 Green Gulch |
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Chao Chou's Four GatesSerial: SF-03239 Sunday Lecture: case 9 of the Blue Cliff Record: "What is Chao Chou?" "East gate, west gate, south gate, north gate" Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Oct 19 1997 Green Gulch |
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Saturday Lecture Two Truths, Attachment, Non-attachment, Separation, Tassajara, Dana, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Oct 25 1997 City Center |
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Precepts ClassSerial: SF-03532 Brief Review of Class 1 - the Three Refuges Precepts, Emptiness, Triple Treasure, Bodhisattva Precepts, Vows, Buddha Nature,... |
Oct 27 1997 Green Gulch |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2Serial: SF-03053 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Describe, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Evil, Heart Sutra, Hate, Liberation, Bell, Zazen,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Lecture 1Serial: SF-03063 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Evil, Silence, Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Tassajara, Bell, Priest, Hate, Rinzai,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Emptiness, Offering, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Observe, Ceremony,... |
Jan 04 1998 Green Gulch |
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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... Letting Go, resistance, Buddha's Birthday, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment,... |
Mar 08 1998 Green Gulch |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-02728 Thursday Emptiness, Zazen, uchiyama, Letting Go, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Instruction |
Mar 26 1998 Unknown |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-03942 Friday Ego, Anger, Emotions, Tassajara, Bell, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Samadhi... |
Mar 27 1998 Unknown |
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Wednesday Lecture Practice Period, Silence, Posture, Triple Treasure, Mindfulness, Tassajara,... |
Apr 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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1998.04.15-serial.00052 Dragons, Non-duality, Manjushri, Vimalakirti, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Birth-... |
Apr 15 1998 |
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Green Gulch History Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara, Zendo, Passions, Politics, Lineage, Attachment, training,... |
May 10 1998 Green Gulch |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Posture, Precepts, Samsara, Ceremony, Zendo, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Freedom,... |
May 16 1998 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Precepts, Impermanence, Separation, resistance, Mindfulness, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi,... |
May 20 1998 City Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01818Serial: SF-01818 End of afternoon session [Dinner] Gil: Intro - 3 Films Mel Weitsman introducing Phil Wilson, Grahame Petchey, Ed Brown Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Ego, Interview, Bell, Anger, Rinzai, soto, Tassajara, Posture... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01800Serial: SF-01800 Gil (Intro) Suzuki Roshi, soto, Priest, Study Period, Tassajara, Soto Zen, Ordination, Funeral,... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01817Serial: SF-01817 Gil (Intro) Soto Zen, soto, Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Lay, training, Five Ranks, Priest, Bell,... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01799Serial: SF-01799 Introduction Saturday am, 9:20 am Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Commitment, Dragons, Interview |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01820Serial: SF-01820 Gil (Intro) Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara, Conversation, Zazen, Cultivation, Bowing, Chanting,... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01819Serial: SF-01819 Gil Fronsdal Introduction to both speakers Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Dragons, Silence, Funeral, Lineage, Tassajara, Zazen,... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01815 Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Continuous, Bell, Lineage, Tassajara... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 03551 Suzuki Roshi, Zazen |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 03552 Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Tassajara, Anger, Mill Valley, Posture, Bell, Describe, Nirvana... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01784Serial: SF-01784 Statements by Students (Part 2 of 2) and Blanche Hartman Suzuki Roshi, Lineage, Lay Ordination, Zazen, Dharma Transmission, Bodhisattva Vow,... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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Sunday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Ceremony, Karma, Heart Sutra, Skandas, training, Triple Treasure... |
Jun 14 1998 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Four Noble Truths, Chanting, Funeral, Conversation, Precepts, Anger,... |
Jul 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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Saturday Lecture Freedom, Separation, Delusion, Vows, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Non-violence,... |
Jul 04 1998 City Center |
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Saying Yes! training, Soto Zen, Silent Illumination, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Dharma Transmission,... |
Jul 06 1998 |