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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September 10th, 2005, Serial No. 01187 Bowing, Blue Cliff Record, Daily Life, Fox, Bell, Tassajara, Priest, Funeral,... |
Sep 10 2005 |
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September 25th, 2005, Serial No. 01190 Lineage, Chanting, Rinzai, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Sep 25 2005 |
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An Ordination HistorySerial: BZ-01192 Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Lay, Renunciation,... |
Oct 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 3rd, 2005, Serial No. 01037, Side A Vows, Precepts, Zoom, Beginners, Composure, Enemies, Evil, Tassajara, Conversation,... |
Nov 03 2005 |
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From "Not Always So"Serial: BZ-01198 "Find Out For Yourself", Saturday Lecture Instruction, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Intuition, Big Mind,... |
Nov 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 19th, 2005, Serial No. 00975 Conversation, Letting Go, Instruction, Tassajara, Zendo, Vows, Posture, Suzuki Roshi... |
Nov 19 2005 Unknown |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #86: "Everyone Has Their Light"Serial: BZ-01205 Temple Storehouse, Temple Gate, Rohatsu Day 5 Ummon, BCR-86, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Darkness and Light, Buddha Ancestors, Hindrances... |
Dec 02 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-01000 Day 1 Zendo Lecture Sanctuary, Karma, Ceremony, Practice Period, Tassajara, Demons, Zendo, Anger... |
Dec 10 2005 Tassajara |
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January 25th, 2006, Serial No. 04101 Practice Period, Tassajara, Lay Practice, Faith, Commitment, Priest, Zazen, Ceremony... |
Jan 25 2006 Unknown |
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Practice PeriodSerial: SF-00034 Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems. Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen, Tassajara, resistance, Bell, Duality,... |
Feb 19 2006 |
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Yes!Serial: SF-01100 Sesshin Lecture: just sitting with no technique or theme; monk: what about when not carrying anything? Zhaozhou: put it down; Shakyamuni holding up the flower; zazen in... uchiyama, Zazen, Freedom, Duality, Impermanence, Practice Period, Tassajara, Delusion... |
Apr 02 2006 Green Gulch |
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August 12th, 2006, Serial No. 01178 Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, Practice Period, Anger, Ego, Patience... |
Aug 12 2006 |
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August 23rd, 2006, Serial No. 01180 Culture, Offering, American, Happiness, Tassajara, War, Lay |
Aug 23 2006 |
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September 16th, 2006, Serial No. 01386 Bell, Family Practice, Transmission, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission... |
Sep 16 2006 |
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Eventual Transition of AbbacySerial: BZ-01389 Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Transmission, Practice Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego,... |
Sep 30 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 28th, 2006, Serial No. 01046 Bell, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Echo, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind, training,... |
Oct 28 2006 |
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2006.11.11-ZMC Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Faith, Non-duality, lecture, Tassajara, Zendo... |
Nov 11 2006 Tassajara |
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Precepts - Minor Precepts as AttitudeSerial: BZ-01398 Our own Vinaya that will help our Practice, Monday Morning Precepts, Vinaya, Precepts, Humility, Bodhisattva Precepts, Emotions, Vinaya,... |
Nov 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Commentary on "Brown Rice is Just Right"Serial: BZ-01401 Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 1 Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Pure Existence, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch... |
Nov 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 5th, 2007, Serial No. 01417 Practice Period, Vows, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Describe, Evil, Tassajara,... |
Feb 05 2007 |
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Being UncomfortableSerial: SF-01092 Sunday Lecture: What do we do when we become uncomfortable?; comfort - in body, mind, relationships - are focus of our consumerism; suffering = constant need to be fed;... Tassajara, Practice Period, Silence, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Religion, Humility,... |
Mar 25 2007 Green Gulch |
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Fundraising History of Berkeley Zen Center DevelopmentSerial: BZ-01438 Saturday Lecture Berkeley Zen Center, Fundraising, Building, Fundraising, Priest, Tassajara, training... |
Jun 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 2nd, 2007, Serial No. 01446 Politics, Religion, Practice Period, Enemies, Tassajara, Culture, War, training... |
Jul 02 2007 |
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BCR: Case #74: "Kingyu Osho-Rice Pot" (Dear Bodhisattvas)Serial: BZ-00988 BCR: Case #93: "Taiko's 'You For Devil'", Saturday Lecture BCR-74, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Fox, Observe, Monastic Practice, Dogen, Tassajara,... |
Aug 04 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 25th, 2007, Serial No. 00991 War, Patience, Practice Period, training, Lay Practice, Tassajara, Peace, Samsara,... |
Aug 25 2007 |
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"Cooking Your Life" (Uchiyama and Dogen)Serial: BZ-00992 Meeting the Source, Teaching Retreat Tenzo Kyokun, Practice Position, Practice Position, Intuition, Discrimination,... |
Sep 01 2007 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Great Vow of Wholeheartedness and Taking Care of Our StoriesGreen Gulch Farm Sunday Dharma Talk zen meditation, Rumi, Emotions, Tassajara, Money |
Oct 21 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Illumination of ZazenSerial: BZ-01099 Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1 Zazen, BCR-, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri, Intuition,... |
Dec 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 7th, 2007, Serial No. 01104, Side B Renunciation, Monastic Practice, Book of Serenity, Peace, Bell, War, Ego, Greed,... |
Dec 07 2007 |
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May 5th, 2008, Serial No. 01130 Confession-and-Repentance, Tassajara, Practice Period, Karma, Building, Repentance,... |
May 05 2008 |
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July 26th, 2008, Serial No. 01149 Ordinary Mind, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Passions, Daily Life,... |
Jul 26 2008 |
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August 23rd, 2008, Serial No. 01152 Teacher-and-Student, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Commitment, War, Harmonizing,... |
Aug 23 2008 |
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Being with the conditions we find ourselves in: Meeting the Tassajara fire: Serial No. 01159Serial: BZ-01159 Saturday talk Tassajara, Enemies, Building, Anger, Impermanence, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 20 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Forbearance Practice Khanti Paramita: Engaged Buddhism (Prison Work): Serial No. 01075Paramitas, Engaged Buddhism, Lotus Sutra, Politics, Two Truths, Absolute-and-Relative... |
Nov 29 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Waking Up From the Dream of Economic SecuritySerial: BZ-01090B Saturday Lecture Enemies, Happiness, Dream World, Tassajara, Practice Period, Building, Forgiveness,... |
Feb 07 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Japanese culture and engaged BuddhismSerial: TL-00183 ADZG Monday Night, Rinzai, Mindfulness, Tassajara, Vimalakirti, Religion |
Mar 09 2009 ADZG Temple |
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Causation and Non-Self causation, Faith, Tassajara |
Apr 16 2009 The Yoga Room |
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Meditation on PrideSamdhinirmochana Sutra Doubt, Silence, Tassajara, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 08 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Everything is Presenting ItselfSerial: BZ-02070 Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 3 Intimacy, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Precepts, Gratitude,... |
Dec 08 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Training for the Selfless Heart Desire, Anger, Posture, Attachment, Tassajara |
Mar 25 2010 The Yoga Room |
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Composure and Composition Composure, Four Noble Truths, Tassajara, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Instruction,... |
Jun 05 2010 |
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Facing the Wall for Nine Years Tassajara, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, true dharma, Impermanence |
Sep 18 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Receiving With Gratitude Practice Period, Intimacy, Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Tassajara, Anger, Patience,... |
Nov 20 2010 |
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Intimacy with Birth and Death: The 39th Yearly Memorial for Suzuki Roshi Tassajara, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Japan |
Dec 04 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Resuming Big Mind Part TwoSerial: BZ-02144 Trikaya, Rohatsu Day 2 Trikaya, Sambhogakaya, Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Pure Existence, Buddha... |
Dec 06 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Intimate Zen, Perfect WisdomSerial: BZ-02154 Other Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Four Noble Truths, true dharma,... |
Jan 29 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Pulling Out The Thorn Ordinary Mind, Four Noble Truths, Attachment, Daily Life, Tassajara, training,... |
Jul 16 2011 |
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Breathing Mindfulness, Zazen Mind, Four Foundations, Instruction, Concentration, Rinzai,... |
Jul 23 2011 |
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Who Am I?Serial: BZ-02195 Abhidharma, Saturday Lecture Who Are You? "Don't know" mind.
Skandas, Bodhidharma, Big Mind, Karma, Bodhidharma, Discrimination, Buddha Mind,... |
Jul 30 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fire Monks Tassajara, Equanimity, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Building, resistance... |
Aug 06 2011 |