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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-foot-high (1,549 m) Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7-mile (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
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
Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and Phenomenon Serial: BZ-00867A Lecture Anger, Commitment, Culture, Mahayana, Priest-and-Lay, Sangha, Soto Zen, Tassajara,...	Leslie James	Nov 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
After the Bodhisattva Ceremony: Four Vows and Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00865B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Vow, Precepts, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Lay, Practice Period, Precepts, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Form is Emptiness Bell, Building, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1985 Tassajara
Dropping the Buddha Bowl: Combining Sesshin with Outside Work and Family Serial: BZ-00407B Rohatsu Sesshin, Daily Life, Repentance, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 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
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Lineage, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort) Serial: BZ-00391B Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, Laity Serial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Conflict Between Intention versus Desire: "What to do with our Oni (devil)" Serial: BZ-00434B Sesshin Day 2 Intention, Desire, Daily Life, Tassajara, Demons, Silence, Evil, Building	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Making the Commitment to Practice Serial: BZ-00404B Saturday Lecture Practice, Commitment, Commitment, Obstacles, Tassajara, Lay, Fox, Diversity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Talk about Practice: Story of the Birds Nest Monk Serial: BZ-00433B Lecture Precepts, Evil, Instruction, Bowing, Chanting, confusion, Tassajara, Building...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 01 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Development of American Buddhism: Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC Serial: BZ-00422A Saturday Lecture Buddhism, Philip Kapleau, Culture, Building, Daily Life, Tassajara, Diversity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 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
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
Book of Serenity: Case #2: The Highest Truth is Emptiness Serial: BZ-00418A 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
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
Practicing Without Hindrance: Seeing the Absolute and Relative Serial: BZ-00396A Saturday Lecture Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Tassajara, Daily Life, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture Practice, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Tassajara, Doubt, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate: The Mantra of Your Life Serial: BZ-00001A Sesshin Day 5 Bowing, Concentration, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Passions, Priest, Samadhi, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Serial: BZ-00035 Saturday Lecture Building, Lay Practice, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Separation, Tassajara, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record, Case #80: Does a Baby Have the 6th Consciousness? Serial: BZ-00033 Saturday Lecture Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Monastic Practice, Discrimination, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 31 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Women's Practice Serial: BZ-00031 Lecture Family Practice, Enthusiasm, Transmission, Tassajara, Culture, Instruction,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	May 30 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Pure Effort In Everyday Busy Life Serial: BZ-00020 Saturday Lecture Posture, New Year Celebration, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Concentration,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jan 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Not Taking What is Not Given Serial: BZ-00021B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Giving, Freedom, Caretaking, Practice, Time, Tassajara	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Children's Talk: Money Work, Time, Tassajara	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Dec 08 1981 Green Gulch Farm
Unification of Body and Mind Serial: BZ-01058A Lecture Religion, Precepts, Buddhism, Darkness-and-Light, Peace, Priest, Tassajara, War...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 16 1980 Tassajara
Attachment to Form: Positive and Negative Practice, Chanting, Tassajara	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Oct 25 1974 City Center
Embracing Intuitive Zen Practice Ceremony, Interdependence, Intuition, Liberation, Lotus Sutra, Pain, Tassajara...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 27 1972
Gyoji: The Heartbeat of Zen Practice Bell, Ceremony, Chanting, Concentration, Discrimination, Liberation, Nirvana, Oneness...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 08 1972
Living Like a Diesel Engine Building, Intention, Tassajara	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1972
Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice Building, Community, Compassion, confusion, difficulty, Realization, Tassajara...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1972
Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Commitment, difficulty, Hate, Lay, Liberation, Pain,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 06 1971
The Flow of Continuous Awakening Buddha Mind, Conversation, Discrimination, Hate, Impermanence, Liberation, Oneness,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 05 1971
Vivid Practice Beyond Understanding Attachment, Gratitude, Impermanence, Realization, Tassajara	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 02 1971
Seeing Through the Buddha's Eye Attachment, Buddha Mind, Ceremony, Chanting, Discrimination, Gratitude, Observe,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 1971
Present Without Projections Bell, Buddha Nature, Consciousness, Discrimination, Monastic Practice, Separation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Nov 27 1971
Reviving Genuine Zen Practices Today Building, Ceremony, confusion, Dragons, Funeral, Mahayana, Suffering, Tassajara...	Katagiri Roshi	Nov 05 1971
Breaking Self-Centered Chains of Suffering Anger, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Mindfulness, Observe, Pain, Patience, Precepts,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 03 1971
Breaking the Chains of Illusion Beginners, difficulty, Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
Wherever You Are, We Have Zen Way Of Practice Dogen, Shobogenzo, Genjokoan, Suffering, Pain, Don't Know Mind, Happiness,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 21 1971 City Center
Wholehearted Bowing, Unveiling Buddha Within Attachment, Breath, Hate, Interdependence, Pain, Tassajara	Katagiri Roshi	May 05 1971
Living the Experience of Wisdom Attachment, Breath, Building, Ceremony, Compassion, Instruction, Lay, Perfect Wisdom...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 25 1971
The Driver Anger, Karma, Zazen, difficulty, Freedom, Tassajara, Peace, confusion, Posture, Pain...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 27 1971 City Center
Living Zen: Embodying Dharma Principles Transmission, Meditation, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 1970
Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in Vain Serial: SR-00221 Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” Monday, July 6, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Attachment, Death, difficulty,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 06 1970 Tassajara
We Should Not Stick to Words or Rules Too Much Serial: SR-00222 Sandokai Lecture XII: “It Is Not Always So” Saturday, July 4, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Koto... Branching Streams, Sandokai, confusion, Lay, Peace, Tassajara, Truth	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 04 1970 Tassajara
Shunryu Suzuki talking from Zen in America (video) Tassajara, Desire, Time	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 1970 Tassajara
Embarking on the Zen Vessel Attachment, Demons, difficulty, Enemies, Happiness, Hate, Meditation, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 12 1970

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