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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-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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Attachment to Form: Positive and Negative Practice, Chanting, Tassajara |
Oct 25 1974 San Francisco Zen Center |
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Unity in Diverse Zen Practices Practice, Practice Period, Tassajara |
Apr 14 1973 |
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Zen Unbound: Beyond Duality Practice, Buddha, Tassajara |
Mar 04 1973 |
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Facing the Absolute in Zen Practice, Tassajara, Time |
May 27 1972 |
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Embracing Intuitive Zen Practice Intuition, Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Pain, Tassajara, Liberation... |
Feb 27 1972 |
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Zen Center: Tradition Meets Modernity Practice, Work, Tassajara |
Feb 26 1972 |
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Gyoji: The Heartbeat of Zen Practice Bell, Ceremony, Tassajara, Discrimination, Chanting, Oneness, Liberation, Nirvana,... |
Feb 08 1972 |
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Living Like a Diesel Engine Building, Tassajara, Intention |
Feb 1972 |
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Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice Building, Tassajara, confusion, difficulty, Community, Compassion, Realization... |
Feb 1972 |
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Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation Pain, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Hate, Commitment, Tassajara, Liberation, Lay,... |
Dec 06 1971 |
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The Flow of Continuous Awakening Buddha Mind, Discrimination, Liberation, Oneness, Hate, Impermanence, Tassajara,... |
Dec 05 1971 |
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Vivid Practice Beyond Understanding Impermanence, Tassajara, Attachment, Realization, Gratitude |
Dec 02 1971 |
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Seeing Through the Buddha's Eye Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Discrimination, Tassajara, Chanting, Observe, Ceremony,... |
Dec 1971 |
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Present Without Projections Consciousness, Separation, Buddha Nature, Monastic Practice, Bell, Discrimination,... |
Nov 27 1971 |
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Reviving Genuine Zen Practices Today Ceremony, Dragons, Mahayana, Building, confusion, Funeral, Tassajara, Suffering... |
Nov 05 1971 |
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Breaking Self-Centered Chains of Suffering Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Observe, Pain, Mindfulness, Tassajara, Greed, Patience,... |
Oct 03 1971 |
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Breaking the Chains of Illusion Four Noble Truths, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana, difficulty, Tassajara,... |
Oct 02 1971 |
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Wherever You Are, We Have Zen Way Of PracticeDogen, Shobogenzo, Genjokoan, Suffering, Pain, Don't Know Mind, Happiness,... |
Aug 21 1971 City Center |
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Wholehearted Bowing, Unveiling Buddha Within Hate, Interdependence, Tassajara, Breath, Attachment, Pain |
May 05 1971 |
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Living the Experience of Wisdom Breath, Perfect Wisdom, Building, Instruction, Tassajara, Lay, Ceremony, Attachment,... |
Apr 25 1971 |
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The DriverAnger, Karma, Zazen, difficulty, Freedom, Tassajara, Peace, confusion, Posture, Pain... |
Feb 27 1971 City Center |
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Living Zen: Embodying Dharma Principles Transmission, Meditation, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Religion,... |
Dec 1970 |
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Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in VainSerial: SR-00221 Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, difficulty, Tassajara,... |
Jul 06 1970 Tassajara |
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We Should Not Stick to Words or Rules Too MuchSerial: SR-00222 Sandokai Lecture XII: “It Is Not Always So” [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Koto... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Tassajara, Lay, Peace, confusion, Truth |
Jul 04 1970 Tassajara |
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Shunryu Suzuki talking from Zen in America (video)Serial: SF-07248 [Audio from final cut used in film in italics] (Second paragraph only - SDH) Tassajara, Desire, Time |
Jun 1970 Tassajara |
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Embarking on the Zen Vessel Hate, Tassajara, Enemies, difficulty, Attachment, Demons, Happiness, Religion,... |
Apr 12 1970 |
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Embracing Genjo: Presence as Practice Realization, Tassajara, Ego, Happiness |
Apr 10 1970 |
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Practice To Be Like A StoneSerial: SF-06125 SR-70-02-28 Sesshin lecture #6 (last lecture) - followed by service #2 for Trudy Dixon Composure, Diversity, Don't Know Mind, Tassajara |
Feb 28 1970 City Center |
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Some QuestionsQuestion-and-Answer, Breath, Buddha Nature, Posture, Tassajara, Offering, Pain,... |
Aug 28 1969 Tassajara |
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Eulogy For Trudy Dixon Given During Her Funeral CeremonySerial: SR-00028 Words from the funeral eulogy for Trudy Dixon. Magnanimous mind Tassajara, Dogen, Buddha Mind, Buddha Mind, Passions, Compassion |
Jul 11 1969 Sokoji |
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Rinzai Zen and Soto ZenSerial: SR-00033 July 1969 Morning. Dogen, Buddha Nature, Evil, Freedom, Priest, Ego, Tassajara, Transmission, Culture,... |
Jul 1969 Sokoji |
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Suzuki's 65th BirthdaySerial: SR-00018 Sunday Morning, May 18, 1969 Priest, Building, Tassajara, Beginners, Instruction, Anger, Posture, Pain |
May 18 1969 Sokoji |
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Scratching the Itch of Existence Obstacles, Tassajara, Intention, Vow, Ceremony |
Apr 18 1969 |
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Zen Beyond Imitation and Ritual New Year, Lotus Sutra, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Demons, Mindfulness, Tassajara,... |
Apr 17 1969 |
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Shosan CeremonyShosan, First Principle, Emptiness, Compassion, Lotus Sutra, Patience, Emotions,... |
Nov 11 1968 Tassajara |
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True PracticeSerial: SF-05133B Evening Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Zuigan, Fox, Gratitude, Fox, Buddha Nature, Addiction, Discrimination,... |
Dec 01 1967 B Tassajara |
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Unknown Title, Serial 00333, Side B Tassajara, Culture, Offering, Building, War |
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Unknown Title, Serial 00632, Side B Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Tassajara, Bowing, Precepts, Priest, Lay Practice,... |
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Unknown Title, Serial 00754 Building, Monastic Practice, Tassajara, Politics, Commitment, Interview, Happiness,... |
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Unknown Title, Serial 00757, Side BSerial: BZ-00757B Class Practice Period, Attachment, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Karma, Non-duality,... |
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Mountain Seat CeremonySerial: SF-03587 After intermission; at tape turn: Linda: Knock, knock - Darlene: Who's there? - Linda (quickly): Darlene. [laughter] Constancy, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi, Lay Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination,... |
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Gratitude and Connection in Zen Practice Period, New Year, Tassajara, Building, Gratitude, Lay |
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Zazen: Resonating Beyond Thought Balance, Uchiyama, Faith, Tassajara |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00128 Building, Tassajara, Religion, Priest |
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Buffalo Wisdom: Zen in Every DaySerial: SF-00972 2002? Time, Tassajara, Practice |
May 31 Unknown |
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Awakening Through Non-Dual IdentitySerial: SF-01885 Q&A Suzuki Roshi, Delusion, Peace, Impermanence, Anger, Separation, Evil, Mill Valley,... |
Sep 11 Unknown |