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Title	Speaker	Date
Religion: A Necessary Evil Serial: BZ-01355 Sesshin Day 3 Religion, Evil, Religion, Fox, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Evil, Intuition, Soto Zen, Lotus...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous Practice Serial: BZ-01354 Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Continuous Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 23 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma: Nuclear Weapons Serial: BZ-01353 One-Day Sitting Karma, War, Politics, Karma, Building, Demons, Six Realms, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 09 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma Serial: BZ-01351 Saturday Lecture Karma, Karma, Conversation, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Renunciation Serial: BZ-01350 One-Day Sitting Renunciation, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Silent Illumination, Posture, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case # 82 Serial: BZ-01349C Eternal Moment: Time, Transformation and Two Truths, Saturday Lecture Time, Two Truths, BCR-82, Dream World, Subject-and-Object, Blue Cliff Record, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 19 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma Serial: BZ-01348 Revolution in Iran, Saturday Lecture Karma, War, Karma, Karmic Consequences, zen meditation, War, Fox, Culture, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 28 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Equanimity and the Eternal Moment Serial: BZ-01346 Time and Transformation; Two Truths, Sesshin Day 4 Equanimity, Time, Two Truths, Equanimity, Attachment, Concentration, Karma, Intimacy...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination, Lay Recognition, Precepts Serial: BZ-00137 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Lay Ordination, Buddha Nature, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 31 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindfulness and Gathas Serial: BZ-00136A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Gathas, Anger, Mindfulness, Vow, Bell, Emotions, Karma, Addiction, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 17 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
The Spirit of Practice Period Serial: BZ-01527B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Aspects of Practice, Enemies, Lay, Commitment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 03 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher Student Relationship Serial: BZ-01524B Precepts (from Suzuki-rôshi Book), One-Day Sitting Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 19 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
True Concentration Serial: BZ-01524A From Suzuki-rôshi Book, Saturday Lecture Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Duality, Concentration, Non-duality, Gaining Mind, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 12 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Voice of Buddha/Buddha's Birthday Serial: BZ-00134B Comments on BZC 36th Anniversary, Saturday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Bell, Buddha's Birthday, Chanting, Priest	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 05 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00544 Class 6 of 7 Buddha Ancestors, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 30 2003 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #38 Buffalo Tail: What Does it Mean to Pass Through Something Completely? Serial: BZ-00134A Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, War, Fox, confusion, Subject-and-...	Marc Lesser	Mar 29 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhism and War Serial: BZ-00133B The Six Realms and What Bodhisattvas Do in Each One, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, War, Bodhisattva, Six Realms, War, Demons, Greed, Peace, Current Events,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 22 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
World Peace Serial: BZ-00133A Anti-Iraq War/Peace March Talk, One-Day Sitting Peace, War, Current Events, stubbornness, Forgiveness, War, Peace, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 16 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Nirvana Serial: BZ-00132A Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Zazen Mind, Six Realms, Passions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Enneagram and Meditation: Enneagram and Buddhist Psychology Serial: BZ-00463 Class 2 of 4 Ego, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, causation, Intimacy, Samadhi, Chanting, Greed,...	Santikaro Bhikku	Mar 01 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of Meditation Serial: BZ-00464 Class 3 of 4 Emotions, Anger, Equanimity, Separation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Passions, Buddha...	Santikaro Bhikku	Mar 01 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Enneagram and Meditation: introduction and Theory Serial: BZ-00462 Class 1 of 4 Anger, Ego, Hindrances, Emotions, Observe, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Passions, Don...	Santikaro Bhikku	Feb 28 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Peach March Serial: BZ-00181B Sesshin Day 3 Peace, War, Peace, Daily Life, Diversity, Conversation, Building, Intimacy, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 17 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00181A Sesshin Day 1 Nirvana, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Precepts, Liberation, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Maintain Our Composure in Uncertain Times Serial: BZ-00180A Saturday Lecture Four Foundations, Satipattana Sutra, Composure, Mindfulness, Anger, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
How Do We Deal With the Emotions and Mental States? Serial: BZ-00179 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Peace, resistance, Nirvana, Equanimity, Four Foundations,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 25 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Peace March Activism: What's Really Going On? Serial: BZ-00178B Saturday Lecture Peace, Activism, American, War, resistance, Global Warming, Evil, Politics, Peace,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 18 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls" Serial: BZ-00178A One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous Practice, Pure Existence, New Year, Aspects of Practice, Interview...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Keeping the Precepts Serial: BZ-00177A Ocku Bhikku, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Intuition, New Year, War, Vow, Anger, Interdependence, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Sogen Shaku Scroll and Zen and War Serial: BZ-00176 Rohatsu Day 6 War, War, Emotions, Priest, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Religion, American, Ego, Bodhidharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki-rôshi Almost Drowning Serial: BZ-00175 From "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 5 Suzuki Roshi, Attachment, Happiness, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Walking Like an Elephant or a Cow Serial: BZ-00174B Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 4 Bodhidharma, Eka, Buddha Nature, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind Serial: BZ-00174A From "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 3 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Composure, Karma, Buddha Mind, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Everyday Life Is Like a Movie Serial: BZ-00173B The Movie and the Empty Screen, Rohatsu Day 2 Practice, Daily Life, Anger, Instruction, Posture, Emotions, Big Mind, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Turtle Practice: Big Mind, Soft Mind Serial: BZ-00173A Monkey Mind, Rohatsu Day 1 Monkey Mind, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Concentration, stubbornness, Mindfulness, Pure...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Taking Care of Ourselves as Practice Serial: BZ-00172B Excercise and Eating--Mind, Body and Spirit Work Together, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Consciousness in Buddhist Practice Serial: BZ-00171A Lecture Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,...	Raul Moncayo	Nov 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00210B Saturday Lecture Japan, Bell, resistance, Soto Zen, American, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
15 Sutras from the Old Way: Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dharma: The Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00454 Class 1 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Peace, Mahayana, Birth-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 12 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Suramgama Sutra Serial: BZ-00478 Class 4 of 4 Demons, Cultivation, Karma, Attachment, confusion, Precepts, Skandas, Greed,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 12 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center
State of the Union; First Anniversary of September 11. Serial: BZ-00209B Saturday Lecture Current Events, War, Current Events, Peace, Evil, American, Politics, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 07 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00209A Ordinary Mind is the Tao, Sesshin Day 3 Ordinary Mind, BCR-19, Ordinary Mind, Big Mind, Precious Mirror, Peace, War, Aspects...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 02 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #9 Serial: BZ-00233B Joshu's Four Gates, Sesshin Day 2 Joshu, BCR-9, Ego, Birth-and-Death, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Nature, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #9 Serial: BZ-00233A Nonattained Buddha and Polishing the Tile, Sesshin Day 1 Buddha, MM-9, Lotus Sutra, Bodhidharma, Monkey Mind, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Peace...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 31 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith in Buddhanature Serial: BZ-00156A Saturday Lecture Faith, Buddha Nature, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Separation, Culture, Composure, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice and Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00154A One-Day Sitting Dogen, Practice, Enlightenment, Faith, Intuition, Posture, Doubt, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00153B Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 13 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Practice as a Lay Person Serial: BZ-00152B Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 29 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Draw Sound From the Bell Serial: BZ-00152A Sesshin Day 5 Bell, Bell, Precepts, Soto Zen, Chanting, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Doubt, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Kinhin and Bowing Serial: BZ-00151A Sesshin Day 3 Kinhin, Bowing, Attachment, Monastic Practice, Priest, Lay, Practice Period, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 2002 Berkeley Zen Center

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