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Title	Speaker	Date
Finding Yourself on Every Moment Serial: BZ-00005A Renewing Our Practice, Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Building, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00006B How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold?, Saturday Lecture BCR-43 Koan, resistance, Non-violence, Fasting, Anger, Dana, Daily Life, Building, training...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony: Renewing Our Way Serial: BZ-00006A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Eka, Offering, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049B Sesshin Day 2 Subject-and-Object, Duality, Hindrances, Oneness, Silent Illumination, Anger, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049A Sesshin Day 1 Doubt, Subject-and-Object, Bell, Heart Sutra, Bowing, Don't Know Mind, Teacher-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #35 -- Seijo's Soul Separated Serial: BZ-00046B Unifying Body, Mind and the Way, Saturday Lecture MM-35 Koan, Birth-and-Death, War, Peace, Dragons, Offering, Instruction, Doubt, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Posture: Gravity and Spirit Serial: BZ-00046A Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Posture, Chanting, Beginners, Interview, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Scientific Validation of Zazen Serial: BZ-00044B Saturday Lecture zen meditation, Religion, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Priest, Beginners, Sangha,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 8 Serial: BZ-00048A Conduct (understanding) Zazen Mind, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Birth-and-Death, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, true dharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 5 Serial: BZ-00044A Need to Find True Teacher, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dragons, Hindrances, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination and the Bodhisattva Way Serial: BZ-00045B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Vow, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Transient Nature of All Things and No-Self Serial: BZ-00045A Saturday Lecture No-Self, Impermanence, Peace, Ego, Intuition, Birth-and-Death, Interdependence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 06 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
Dogen's Fukanzazengi and Practice Realization Serial: BZ-00043A Saturday Lecture Duality, Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Doubt, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Relationship Between Teacher and Student Serial: BZ-00040B Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Family Practice, Ego, Dogen, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Practice versus Practice Serial: BZ-00040A The "Gap", Saturday Lecture Attachment, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Lay Practice, resistance, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Self-Centered Meets the Absolute Serial: BZ-00041B Sesshin Day 2 Ego, training, resistance, Separation, Duality, Building	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Emptiness Means Interdependence Serial: BZ-00041A Sesshin Day 1 Harmonizing, Posture, Heart Sutra, War, Interdependence, Anger, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 25 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Joshu: Wash Your Bowls Serial: BZ-00036B On Handling Activity, Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Ego, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Samadhi, Eka, Heart Sutra, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Natural Zen and Buddhist Zen Serial: BZ-00039B Saturday Lecture Priest, Commitment, Lay, American, Posture, Buddha Nature, training, Enthusiasm,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 11 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
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
August 21, 1982, Serial No 01528B Serial: BZ-01528B One-Day Sitting Zendo, Sangha, Berkeley Zen Center, Building, Non-violence, Study Period, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Sesshin: Building the New Zendo Serial: BZ-00037B One day sitting lecture Study Period, Building, Non-violence, Happiness, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Work Serial: BZ-00035 Saturday Lecture Building, Lay Practice, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Separation, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
August 7, 1982, Serial No. 01528A Serial: BZ-01528A Saturday Lecture Peace, Non-violence, Current Events, Peace, Non-violence, Greed, War, Hate, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 07 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
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
Trust in One’s Self and the Eightfold Path Serial: BZ-01516B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Aspects of Practice,...	Arnie Kotler	Jul 24 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Serial: BZ-00034B Posture, Attention, Resistance, Naming, One-Day Sitting Posture, Harmonizing, resistance, Fox, Composure, Duality, Religion, Peace, Karma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #35 Serial: BZ-00034A Manjushri's "3's" and "3's"; Nondiscrimination, Saturday Lecture BCR-35 Non-discrimination, Koan, Manjushri, Dragons, Conversation, Sixth Patriarch, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00036A "Nansen's Everyday Mind in the Way", Saturday Lecture MM-19 Nansen, Absolute-and-Relative, Koan, Ordinary Mind, Non-violence, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness and Care: Adapting to Conditions Serial: BZ-01516A Sesshin Mindfulness, Lay Practice, Composure, Lay, Bell, Daily Life, Non-discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Problems in Practice Serial: BZ-00008B Calm Mind in Daily Activities, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Non-violence, training, Continuous Practice, confusion, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 28 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00029B "Sitting Long and Getting Tired", Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17 Composure, Zazen, Koan, First Principle, Ordinary Mind, Samadhi, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 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
Vigor During Sesshin Serial: BZ-00007A Soto and Rinzai Practice Compared, Sesshin Day 3 Sesshin, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Composure, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Essence of Mind: The Fifth Paramita Serial: BZ-00008A Subject and Object--Buddhanature, Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Duality, Buddha Nature, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Subject-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Composure: The Third Paramita Serial: BZ-00009B Saturday Lecture Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, training, Monastic Practice, Demons, confusion, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort: The Fourth Paramita (Virya) Serial: BZ-00009A Blue Cliff Record: Case #5(?) "Beating the Drum", Saturday Lecture Virya, Koan, Buddha Mind, Patience, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony Recording Serial: BZ-00010A Recording of BZC's monthly Bodhisattva Ceremony. The Kokyo is Fran Tribe. Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Way, Hate, Greed, Karma		Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Wholeheartedly with Change Serial: BZ-00010B Saturday lecture. Attachment, Lay Practice, Bendowa, Impermanence, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Dana: The First Paramita Serial: BZ-00011B Saturday Lecture Dana, Study Period, Precepts, Posture, confusion, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 17 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meaning of Devotion Serial: BZ-00011A Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Emotions, Mahayana, Religion, Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukudo Lesson Serial: BZ-00012A Instruction Instruction, Zendo, Doanryo, Chanting, Intuition, Interview, Happiness, Bell, Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Celebration of Spring--This Shore, The Other Shore Serial: BZ-00014B Keepng Your Place, One-Day Sitting Sixth Patriarch, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Happiness, Observe	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Soto and Rinzai Practice: Koans Serial: BZ-00014A Sesshin Day 2 Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Daily Life, Interview, Soto Zen, Concentration, Building...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Rinzai Zen Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha...	Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma	Feb 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Hyakujo and the Fox Serial: BZ-00016B Form and Emptiness, Karma, Sesshin Day 2 Hyakujo, Karma, Form-and-Emptiness, Karma, Fox, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- Endless Dimension Serial: BZ-00016A Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra, Sesshin Day 1 Dharani, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Sangha, Big Mind, Evil, Karma, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00017 Eight Aspects of Enlightenment, One-Day Sitting Parinirvana Sutra, Enlightenment, Eight Aspects, Buddha, Eight Aspects, Right Effort...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Importance of Study Serial: BZ-00018 Saturday Lecture Religion, Study Period, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Rinzai, Dragons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center

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