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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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Zen Balance: Engaged Yet Detached Suzuki Roshi, Ego, Big Mind, Zazen, Daily Life, Zazen Mind, Tassajara |
Nov 01 1995 |
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Bowing, Sleepiness and RestlessnessSerial: SF-00152 Wednesday dharma talk. Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Posture, Chanting, Ceremony, Zazen, Hindrances, Bowing... |
Oct 04 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Early Days: Maezumi-rôshi & Suzuki-rôshiSerial: BZ-00977A Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Zoom, Priest, Soto Zen, New Year,... |
May 27 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Constancy in Buddhist Practice Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara, Karma, Emptiness... |
Feb 22 1995 |
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Everyday Enlightenment in Ordinary MomentsSerial: RB-00918A Sesshin Enlightenment, Suzuki Roshi |
Dec 05 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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EffortSerial: SF-00155 Sunday talk Concentration, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Impermanence, Birth-and-... |
Sep 04 1994 |
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The Meeting of American Culture and BuddhismSerial: SF-00135 Lecture Series New Year, Suzuki Roshi, Diversity, Continuous Practice, Concentration, Posture, Hate... |
Apr 05 1994 7 City Center |
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The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The ArtsSerial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara, Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Interdependence, Manjushri... |
Feb 01 1994 City Center |
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Cultivating Community Through Zazen Practice Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Zazen, Sangha |
Oct 19 1991 |
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Early Days of Suzuki-rôshiSerial: BZ-00750B Tokubetsu Sesshin: Japanese and American, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Sesshin, Tokubetsu, Concentration, Ordination, Practice Period, Priest... |
Sep 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Zen Through Community Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Posture, Ceremony, Composure, Zazen,... |
Sep 18 1991 |
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Zen and ExcitementSerial: BZ-00968B Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Tassajara, Priest, Equanimity, Concentration |
Jul 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Goodwill in Action: A Buddhist Perspective Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Zazen, Fundraising, Doubt, Tassajara |
Mar 02 1991 |
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Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Awareness Renunciation, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony... |
May 18 1989 Tassajara |
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Science and Spirit: A Unified JourneySerial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Emptiness, Liberation, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Hindrances |
May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons, Emptiness,... |
Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm |
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Imperfect Paths to Spiritual Simplicity Gratitude, Doubt, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana |
Jul 11 1987 |
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Zen's Art: Patience in Practice Suzuki Roshi, Consciousness, Effort |
May 24 1984 |
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Practice LifeSerial: SF-00102 Talk given at Berkeley per introduction. Buddha Nature, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Priest, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma... |
Aug 07 1983 |
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The Heart of Practice Prajna as Compassionate WisdomSerial: BZ-00030B Remembering our deepest intention; noble friendship is the entirety of spiritual life; connection between Berkeley ZC and San Francisco ZC. Suzuki Roshi |
Jun 11 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ordination and the Bodhisattva WaySerial: BZ-00045B Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Lay Ordination, Ordination |
Nov 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Pathway to Enlightenment Through MahamudraSerial: SF-00021 Speaking on Mahamudra and translating old Mahamudra texts. Concentration, Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Transmission, Daily Life,... |
Apr 23 1974 City Center |
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Beyond Belief: Unveiling Hidden TruthsSerial: SF-00124 Differences between exoteric and esoteric religious traditions. Suzuki Roshi, Subject-and-Object, Nirvana, Separation, Liberation, Lay Practice... |
Jul 18 1973 1 |
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OLD - Funeral Service for Suzuki RoshiCeremony, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi, Community, Ceremony, Funeral, Emotions |
Dec 12 1971 1/2 City Center |
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Funeral Service for Suzuki RoshiSerial: SR-00171 This is a full recording of Suzuki Roshi's funeral, held nine days after his death. Ceremony, Funeral, Ceremony, Soto Zen, Suzuki Roshi |
Dec 12 1971 City Center |
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Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting ClassSerial: SR-00259 Practice and enlightnment as forgetting and letting go of everything. Even if we don't know what real practice is, continuing and allowing it to reveal itself. Answering... Emptiness, Zazen, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Buddha... |
Mar 01 1970 Tassajara |
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On Zen Center History, Personal History, and Nona RansomSerial: SF-05610 Interview of Suzuki Roshi by Peter Schneider Interview, Conversation, Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Transmission, Hate |
Sep 16 1969 1 of 2 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-9Serial: SF-06041 Audio Problem Set has been replaced by original recording, with speed adjustments made. Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Demons |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 9 Tassajara |
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KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight ThompsonSerial: SF-05115 Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON Interview, Don't Know Mind, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Samsara, Practice Period... |
Nov 06 1967 KPFA Berkeley |
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This is the Fourth Day of our SesshinSerial: SF-05097C Reconstruction of Lecture from Second Zazen Period (Before Morning Service) [This tape is... Sesshin, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 18 1966 A Sokoji |
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OLD - This is the Fourth Day of our SesshinSerial: SF-05097C Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 ; Track 1 My reconstruction from memory and notes of Suzuki Roshi's beautiful lecture Thursday morning during 2nd period of zazen before morning... Sesshin, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 18 1966 A Sokoji |