Tassajara Talks
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082 feet (1,549 m) high Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7 miles (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.
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Tenzo Kyokun Pt.IIISerial: BZ-01529A Rohatsu Day 3 Tenzo Kyokun, Daily Life, Discrimination, Duality, Emotions, Bowing, Oneness,... |
Dec 03 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 5th, 1987, Serial No. 03978Serial: SF-03978 May be part of sesshin series Practice Period, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Zendo, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Vows,... |
Mar 05 1987 SFZC |
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May 16th, 1987, Serial No. 01487 Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Family Practice, Aspects of Practice, Anger,... |
May 16 1987 |
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Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00336 Lecture Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Aspects of Practice, Anger,... |
May 17 1987 |
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Genjokoan IISerial: BZ-00908A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Anger, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Oneness, Passions, Daily Life,... |
Jun 04 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00906 Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Intimacy, Daily Life, Bell, Monastic Practice, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi... |
Jun 13 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 6th, 1987, Serial No. 01488 Practice Period, Pure Existence, Happiness, Tassajara, Precepts, Interdependence,... |
Jul 06 1987 |
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Sunday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Daily Life, Oneness, resistance, Nirvana, Tassajara,... |
Sep 27 1987 Green Gulch |
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December 11th, 1987, Serial No. 00306, Side ASerial: BZ-00306A Sesshin Day 4 Ego, Buddha Nature, Peace, resistance, Continuous, Tassajara, Religion, American,... |
Dec 11 1987 |
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New Year's EveSerial: BZ-00902B Priest Ordination, Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, New Year, Commitment, Lay, Practice Period, Attachment,... |
Dec 19 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00900B Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Sixth Patriarch, Composure, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Ego... |
Jan 30 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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SandokaiSerial: BZ-00301 Lecture Sandokai, Fundraising, Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Mill Valley, Oneness, confusion... |
Feb 04 1988 |
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February 13th, 1988, Serial No. 00899, Side A Transmission, soto, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Rinzai, Bowing, Study... |
Feb 13 1988 |
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April 30th, 1988, Serial No. 00898, Side B Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Triple Treasure, Precepts, Tassajara, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Apr 30 1988 |
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May 7th, 1988, Serial No. 00897, Side A Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Nirvana, Evil, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Practice... |
May 07 1988 |
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June 17th, 1988, Serial No. 00891, Side A Gratitude, Posture, Daily Life, Conversation, Nirvana, Concentration, Tassajara, Hate... |
Jun 17 1988 |
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October 8th, 1988, Serial No. 00368, Side A confusion, Tassajara, Fundraising, Priest, Ego, training, Ordination, Patience,... |
Oct 08 1988 |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Renunciation, Ordination, Daily Life, Half-Smile, Ceremony,... |
Oct 09 1988 Green Gulch |
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November 18th, 1988, Serial No. 01470 Silent Illumination, Ego, Tassajara, Equanimity, Duality, Peace |
Nov 18 1988 |
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December 3rd, 1988, Serial No. 00369, Side A Bowing, American, Instruction, Priest, Humility, Gratitude, Lineage, Tassajara,... |
Dec 03 1988 |
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December 9th, 1988, Serial No. 01476, Side A training, Priest, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Tassajara, Practice Period, Precepts... |
Dec 09 1988 |
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December 13th, 1988, Serial No. 01492 Offering, Bowing, Daily Life, Tassajara, War |
Dec 13 1988 |
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December 14th, 1988, Serial No. 01471 Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Tassajara, Intimacy, Commitment, Practice Period,... |
Dec 14 1988 |
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December 18th, 1988, Serial No. 01472 Duality, Obstacles, Nirvana, Judgement, Posture, Buddha Nature, resistance,... |
Dec 18 1988 |
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January 7th, 1989, Serial No. 00330 Practice Period, Hate, Non-duality, Monastic Practice, Ego, Buddha Nature, Duality,... |
Jan 07 1989 |
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July 8th, 1989, Serial No. 00378, Side B Tassajara, Enthusiasm, Concentration, Aspects of Practice, Describe, Commitment... |
Jul 08 1989 |
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Going Beyond Limitations Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, First Principle, Dharma Transmission... |
Aug 28 1989 Green Gulch |
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January 27th, 1990, Serial No. 00089 Building, Tassajara, Bodhisattva Vow, Religion, Priest |
Jan 27 1990 |
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April 2nd, 1990, Serial No. 00131, Side B Practice Period, Tassajara, Zendo, Aspects of Practice, Doubt |
Apr 02 1990 |
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Earth DaySerial: BZ-00508 Saturday Lecture Earth Day, Precepts, Happiness, Tassajara, Buddha Nature, Dragons, Commitment, Greed... |
Apr 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 28th, 1990, Serial No. 00507, Side A Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Offering, Soto Zen, soto, uchiyama, Daily Life,... |
Apr 28 1990 |
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June 22nd, 1990, Serial No. 00514, Side B Birth-and-Death, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, confusion, Practice Period, Attachment,... |
Jun 22 1990 |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-00513B White Bird in the Snow, Sesshin Day 5 Lay Ordination, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay... |
Jun 24 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 1990 talk, Serial No. 06998 Tassajara, Letting Go, Peace, Rinzai, zen meditation |
Jul 1990 |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00698A Firewood and Ash, Rohatsu Day 6 Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Peace, Impermanence, Liberation,... |
Dec 07 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Appreciating the Different Religions of the WorldSerial: BZ-00699B Saturday Lecture Religion, Religion, Separation, New Year, Subject-and-Object, Tassajara, Politics,... |
Dec 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Arbor DaySerial: SF-01050 Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Passions, Renewal, Peace, Bell, Right Effort, Describe, Birth-and-... |
Feb 1991 Green Gulch |
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Shuso Way-Seeking Mind TalkSerial: SF-01077 #shuso-talk Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Bell, Tassajara, zen meditation, Zazen, Conversation, Practice... |
Feb 20 1991 Unknown |
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1991.03.02-serial.00150 Fundraising, Offering, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Mindfulness, Lineage, Tassajara, Describe... |
Mar 02 1991 |
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What is Sesshin?Serial: BZ-00967B Sesshin Day 4 Sesshin, Pure Existence, Building, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Karma, Happiness... |
Jun 29 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suffering and IntentionSerial: BZ-00968A Sesshin Day 5 Suffering, Intention, Emotions, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Lay, Tassajara... |
Jun 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen and ExcitementSerial: BZ-00968B Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Building, Constancy, Tassajara, Priest, Attachment,... |
Jul 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00623Serial: BZ-00623 Lecture Intuition, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Aspects of Practice, Tassajara, Building,... |
Jul 18 1991 Unknown Location |
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Saturday Lecture Precepts, Tassajara, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Zendo, confusion, Zazen... |
Sep 21 1991 Unknown |
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Talk to Tokubetsu SesshinSerial: BZ-00624 Sesshin Practice Period, Tassajara, Building, Gratitude, confusion, American, Dragons, soto,... |
Oct 13 1991 |
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The Fire, Suffering, and Relationship With JapanSerial: BZ-00702B Saturday Lecture Japan, Current Events, Practice Period, Tassajara, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Dharma... |
Oct 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 9th, 1991, Serial No. 00703, Side B American, Building, Heart Sutra, Interview, Tassajara, Posture, Religion, War, Peace... |
Nov 09 1991 |
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Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Dragons, Tassajara, New Year, Obstacles, Renewal, Describe,... |
Dec 01 1991 Green Gulch |
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Continuous ZazenSerial: BZ-00684B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Priest, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Intimacy, Instruction, Liberation, Equanimity... |
Feb 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 7th, 1992, Serial No. 00686, Side B Emotions, Berkeley Zen Center, Posture, Describe, Separation, Beginners, Sangha,... |
Mar 07 1992 |