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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Attachment to Form: Positive and Negative Precepts, Attachment, Tassajara, Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Practice Period,...	Lew Richmond	Oct 25 1974 SFZC
March 16th, 1980, Serial No. 01882 Echo, Politics, Tassajara, Silence, Passions, Bell, Conversation, Describe,...	Robert Duncan	Mar 16 1980 SFZC
Unification of Body and Mind Serial: BZ-01058A Lecture Religion, Precepts, Buddhism, Priest, Darkness and Light, American, Tassajara, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 16 1980 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Poetry Reading Don't Know Mind, Observe, Silence, Conversation, Peace, Funeral, Echo,...	Rabbi Alan Lew, Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Aug 01 1980 SFZC
Lecture Dragons, Demons, Patience, Zoom, Happiness, Composure, Echo, Interview, Tassajara,...	Lama Govinda	Nov 30 1980 SFZC
Children's Talk: Money Peace, Fox, Tassajara, training	Lew Richmond	Dec 08 1981 Green Gulch
Not Taking What is Not Given Serial: BZ-00021B Saturday Lecture Precept of Not Stealing, What is practice, giving, Freedom, caretaking, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Pure Effort In Everyday Busy Life Serial: BZ-00020 Saturday Lecture Posture, New Year Celebration, Pure Effort, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jan 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort: The Fourth Paramita (Virya) Serial: BZ-00009A Blue Cliff Record: Case #5(?) "Beating the Drum", Saturday Lecture Paramitas, Virya, Koan, Buddha Mind, Patience, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Vigor During Sesshin Serial: BZ-00007A Soto and Rinzai Practice Compared, Sesshin Day 3 Sesshin, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Rinzai, soto, Composure, Tassajara, Soto Zen, Continuous,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundraising for the New Zendo Serial: BZ-00007B What is Our Basis?, Sesshin Day 4 Fundraising, Zendo, Berkeley Zen Center, Sangha, Building, Samadhi, Fundraising, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 22 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Women's Practice Family Practice, Enthusiasm, Transmission, Tassajara, Culture, Instruction,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	May 30 1982
Blue Cliff Record: Case #80 Serial: BZ-00033 Does a Baby Have the 6th Consciousness?, Saturday Lecture Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Monastic Practice, Discrimination, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 31 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Serial: BZ-00035 Saturday Lecture Building, Lay Practice, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Separation, Tassajara, training, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Sesshin: Building the New Zendo Study Period, Building, Non-violence, Happiness, Mindfulness, Tassajara, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 21 1982
Japanese Practice/American Practice: Differences Serial: BZ-00039A Saturday Lecture Japan, American, Lay Practice, Family Practice, American, Lay, Lotus Sutra, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice is Enlightenment, Ridgepole Ceremony Serial: BZ-00043B Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Building, Study Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 30 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Mind Serial: BZ-00003B Saturday Lecture Building, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Separation, training, Tassajara, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 23 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate Serial: BZ-00001A The Mantra of Your Life, Sesshin Day 5 Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Tassajara, Priest, Concentration, Bowing,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture Practice, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, training, Tassajara, Doubt, Peace...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Without Hindrance Serial: BZ-00396A Seeing the Absolute and Relative, Saturday Lecture Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Dharma of Mindfulness: Tassajara Gathas Serial: BZ-00903A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Tassajara, Gathas, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00418A The Highest Truth is Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 6 Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment, Bodhidharma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Inside Out Serial: BZ-00420B Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Demons, Ego, Enthusiasm, Harmonizing, Intuition, Bowing, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Responsible Independence Serial: BZ-00421A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism Serial: BZ-00422A Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, American, Philip Kapleau, Culture, American, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
April 1st, 1984, Serial No. 00433, Side B Precepts, Evil, Instruction, Bowing, Chanting, confusion, Tassajara, Building...		Apr 01 1984
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, stubbornness, resistance, Tassajara, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire Serial: BZ-00434B "What to do with our Oni (devil)", Sesshin Day 2 Intention, Desire, resistance, training, Daily Life, Tassajara, Demons, Silence, Evil...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Saturday Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, training, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara, Samadhi, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Dropping the Buddha Bowl Serial: BZ-00407B Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family, Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
March 5th, 1985, Serial No. 01477 Mindfulness, Tassajara, Obstacles, resistance, Continuous, Daily Life, Building,...		Mar 05 1985
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Study Period, Priest-and-Lay, Practice Period, training, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
After the Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00865B Four Vows and Four Noble Truths, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Fifth Precept, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Vows, Fifth Precept...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
November 16th, 1985, Serial No. 00867, Side A Commitment, Tassajara, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger, Soto Zen, resistance,...		Nov 16 1985
One Month Practice Period at Tassajara Serial: BZ-00868A Rohatsu Day 2 Tassajara, Practice Period, Practice Period, Tassajara, Mindfulness, Nirvana Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part I Serial: BZ-00868B Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin, Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Mindfulness, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
March 8th, 1986, Serial No. 00874, Side B Doubt, Culture, War, Observe, Tassajara, Karma, Funeral, Sangha, Gratitude, Rinzai...		Mar 08 1986
March 11th, 1986, Serial No. 01496 Posture, War, Daily Life, Lay, Judgement, Politics, Commitment, Silence,...		Mar 11 1986
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00878A Hot and Cold Buddha, Sesshin Day 4 Buddha, BCR-43, Hate, Posture, Emotions, Silence, Nirvana, Tassajara, Anger, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 07 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Being in the Moment Serial: BZ-00879A Saturday Lecture Current Events, Gratitude, Bowing, Tassajara, Building, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
July 26th, 1986, Serial No. 00880 Practice Period, Tassajara, Teacher-and-Student, Sanctuary, Addiction, Beginners,...		Jul 26 1986
New Trends in Practice; Empowerment Serial: BZ-00879B Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Practice Period, Sanctuary, Lineage, Observe, Peace, training	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 26 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Helping Each Other to Practice in the Absence of Teacher Serial: BZ-00881 Giving and Getting, Saturday Lecture Giving-and-Taking, Practice Period, Practice Position, Tassajara, Fundraising,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 20 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
The Buddhist Meaning of Renunciation Serial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Refining Your Life Serial: BZ-00883B How to Practice in a Position, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Monastic Practice, Buddha Mind, Practice Position, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
November 22nd, 1986, Serial No. 00894, Side B Ordination, Transmission, Priest, Tassajara, Family Practice, Attachment, Practice...		Nov 22 1986

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