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Title	Speaker	Date
Essence of Mind: Daowu Teaches the Essential Gate to Truth Sesshin Dharma Talk Dragons, Mindfulness, Perfect Wisdom, Doubt, Faith	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 22 2014 Green Gulch Farm
Master Judi's One Finger Zen Perfect Wisdom, Posture, Dragons	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 17 2013 Green Gulch Farm
Going for Refuge, Practicing with Fear Posture, Community, Mahayana, Precepts, Demons	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 15 2008 Green Gulch Farm
Thinking and Not Thinking Buddha Mind, Nirvana, Discrimination, Mahayana	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 25 2008 Green Gulch Farm
Bodhisattva Initiation Tenshin Reb Anderson Teachings on Bodhisattva Precepts Sunday November 11, 2008 Green Gulch Zen Farm Sunday Dharma Talk with Q & A Intimacy, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Commitment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 11 2007 Green Gulch Farm
The Great Vow of Wholeheartedness and Taking Care of Our Stories Green Gulch Farm Sunday Dharma Talk October 21, 2007 Rumi, Emotions, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Money	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 21 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Wholeheartedness Perfect Wisdom, American, Commitment, Posture, Interdependence	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 09 2007 Green Gulch Farm
The Highest Happiness Interdependence, Money	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 15 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Gracious Attention to Stories Observe, Posture, Right Speech, Anger, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 27 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Coming Of Age Serial: SF-01062 Story of Parvati and ...(?); falling in love - never alone; the entire universe in ten directions is the true human body; Coming of Age Program; samsara/dukkha; parenting a... Parvati, Karma, Dukkha, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Hate,...	Fu Schroeder	May 20 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Three Characteristics of Phenomena Serial: SF-01079 One-day sitting lecture: "no eyes, no ears..." Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra Time, Consciousness, Practice	Daigan Lueck	May 19 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Sesshin as a Koan for the Body Serial: SF-00990 Sesshin Lecture: Easter/Buddha's Birthday; enlightenment experiences; dharmakaya; not doing anything; nirmanakaya; this is your life Sesshin, Enlightenment, San Quentin, Zazen, Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 08 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Intelligence of the Natural World Serial: SF-00941 Sesshin Lecture: frog chorus; silence and activity; pain and fear of pain; Bodhidharma Bodhidharma, Sesshin, Prajna Paramita, Silence, Buddha Ancestors, Composure, Buddha...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 07 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Check The Messenger Within Serial: SF-00994 Strategies, gaining ideas; "paying it forward"; close investigation of the self; Orpheus and Eurydice; Rilke; hidden anger - staying with the emotion Dongshan, Sesshin, Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Vow, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Manjushri...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 05 2007 Green Gulch Farm
The Secrets of the Body Serial: SF-00993 Sesshin Lecture: great effort, no result; ritual, bowing; Diamond Sutra; boundaries Right Effort, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Bowing, Bodhisattva Way, Vow, Liberation,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 04 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Sesshin Practices Serial: SF-00992 Sesshin Lecture: ordinary mind is the Tao; practice of confession; guilt/shame; Self-Receiving and -Employing Samadhi Sesshin, Zhaozhou, Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Effort, Posture, Buddha Nature...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 03 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Living in Accord with Birth and Death Serial: SF-00991 Sesshin Lecture: confirming Buddha nature; sesshin: gathering of heart/mind; what's the business under the patchwork robe?; story of Patacara Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Patacara, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Lineage, Ceremony...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 02 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Enlightenment is the Silent Bond Discrimination, Religion, Desire, difficulty	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 01 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Being Uncomfortable Serial: 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;... Pain, Time, Suffering	Daigan Lueck	Mar 25 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Developing Confidence in Buddha Nature Serial: SF-00074 Sunday talk. Koan with the wild ducks; story of the king who questioned the Buddha; report on global warming. Baizhang, Global Warming, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Delusion, Practice Period, Dragons...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Mar 18 2007 Green Gulch Farm
The Teachings of Chao Chou Serial: SF-00927 Sunday Lecture: the stories of Chao Chou; Hsin Hsin Ming - koan("I alone am the World-Honored One"); mu - cutting through yes and no; not holding to preferences Time, Discrimination, difficulty	Kokyo Henkel	Mar 11 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Alignment With The Great Way Serial: SF-00944 Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture: waging peace; taking up a practice Zhaozhou, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Mind, Peace, Ordinary Mind, Zazen, Lineage, Posture,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Mar 04 2007 Green Gulch Farm
The Bodhisattva Grandmother Serial: SF-00942 Deshan and the old woman; the distortions of sexism, racism, others; the bodhisattva grandmother; devotion to zazen; bringing attention and support to the natural states/bodily... Deshan, Family Practice, Dragons, Offering, Delusion, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Vow,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Feb 17 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Generosity Serial: SF-04032 Sunday Lecture: cultivation of generosity for ourselves and others; training for dying by how we live; not wasting time; noticing the passing away; generosity before virtue... Time, Work, Effort	Yvonne Rand	Dec 17 2006 Green Gulch Farm
The Gift of Nothing Serial: SF-00929 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: one who is not busy, one reality; the gift of nothing; sesshin, from Suzuki Roshi; our mind is the same as Buddha's; all things are... Buddha's Enlightenment, Sesshin, Koan, Daowu, Keizan, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana...	Fu Schroeder	Dec 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Hand Me Midnight Serial: SF-01102 Sunday Lecture: Daigan's trip to Bali; ritual; poems from Daigan's new book, "Hand Me Midnight" Time, Practice	Daigan Lueck	Nov 19 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Just Showing Up Skillful Means, Gurus, authoritarians, Big Mind, Instruction, Peace, Rumi, Don't...	Edward Brown	Nov 12 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Breathing In, Breathing Out Serial: SF-01146 Sunday Lecture: simplicity; story of Prajnatara in Malawi; the sun comes up, the sun goes down; connections; the four foundations of mindfulness; Navajo rain dance Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Simplicity, Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Four...	Fu Schroeder	Oct 08 2006 Green Gulch Farm
No Self Serial: SF-00915 Sunday Lecture: zen sayings: "Who's dragging this corpse around?; sense of self - root of all suffering; need to understand no-self, not just conceptually; Buddhist tool kit... Precepts, Time, Buddha	Kokyo Henkel	Sep 17 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not Two Serial: SF-01026 One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana... Five Hindrances, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana, Dhyana, Hindrances, Nirvana,...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Stopping and Listening Serial: SF-00945 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: Baby beluga; why are you here?; Dogen's Three Minds: joyful mind, kind mind, big mind; mother's love as essence of spirituality (... Tenzo Kyokun, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Silence, Gratitude, Hate, Suzuki Roshi...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Sep 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm
It's Just Food! Suzuki Roshi, Culture, Ordinary Mind, Money, Way-Seeking Mind, Lay	Edward Brown	Jul 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Buddhist Visions of American Independence Liberation, Interdependence, Freedom, Declaration of Independence, Happiness, Enemies...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jul 02 2006 Green Gulch Farm
You Are Perfect Just As You Are Serial: SF-01065 Sunday Lecture: Good father/not a good father; improv - looking foolish and still feeling good; being fully yourself - responsible and flexible; simplicity of practice;... Practice, Time, Suzuki Roshi	Marc Lesser	Jun 18 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Have Some Tea Serial: SF-00965 Sunday Lecture: "Have you been here before? Have some tea"; judgment and conduct; Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Path; ethics and etiquette Joshu, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Right Effort, Three Treasures, Right Speech...	Fu Schroeder	May 07 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Gazing at Flowers on the Roof of Hell Serial: SF-00914 Sunday Lecture: learning zazen with Soen Roshi in Jerusalem - interfaith practice; Easter - rebirth; Issa "Walking together on the roof of hell, looking at flowers";... Practice, Time, Sangha	Wendy Johnson	Apr 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm
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... Practice, Time, Zazen	Daigan Lueck	Apr 02 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Treasury of Light Serial: SF-00926 Sesshin Lecture: light can't be seen - only reflections off objects; Koun Ejo's Treasury of Light Samadhi; myth of Phaeton and Helios - driving the sun chariot; Yunmen: What is... Buddha, Practice	Kokyo Henkel	Mar 31 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Practice Period Serial: SF-00034 Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems. Practice Period, Dongshan, Dogen, Rumi, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen, Tassajara Zen...	Kokyo Henkel	Feb 19 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Alive or Dead? Serial: SF-01147 Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what... Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Anger, Don't Know Mind,...	Fu Schroeder	Jan 29 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Crisis: A Spiritual Turning Point Spiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of... Conversation, Faith, Transmission, Priest, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 2006 Part 1 Green Gulch Farm
Crisis: A Spiritual Turning Point Spiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of... Transmission, Intuition, Emotions, Bell, Continuous Practice	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 2006 Part 2 Green Gulch Farm
Practicing Patience Kids' Talk, Paramitas, Patience, Kshanti, Enthusiasm, Virya, Politics	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 04 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Practicing Patience Patience, Kids' Talk, Kshanti, Enthusiasm, Virya, Politics	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 04 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Zhaozhou's No Serial: SF-00963 Sunday Lecture: Milton's 'Paradise Lost'; myth of Narcissus; Four Noble Truths; Zhaozhou's "No": Marin Organizing Committee/Seniors for Peace ... Perfect Wisdom, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Peace, Freedom, Mill Valley,...	Fu Schroeder	Nov 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Morning, Noon, Evening Katagiri Roshi, Charlotte Selver, Sensory Awareness, Instruction, Posture, Sangha...	Edward Brown	Oct 09 2005 Green Gulch Farm
No Self Serial: SF-00971 One-day sitting lecture: Bodhisattva Initiation - dharma names; Buddha's second teaching - "No-self Characteristic Sutta"; shamata - posture instructions;... Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony, Samatha, Precepts, Continuous Practice, Separation,...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 17 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Birth and Death Serial: SF-00970 Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture: children's story - Amos and Boris; response to Hurrican Katrina; Story of king, knowing death is coming; vowing to live for the... Kids' Talk, Birth-and-Death, First Principle, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Lotus...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 04 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Imperfection, Cultivating Wisdom Tassajara, Paramitas, Patience, Addiction, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence	Edward Brown	Jul 31 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Rootedness, Relatedness, Responsibility Serial: SF-01013 Wednesday Lecture: zen practice and ecology Practice, Meditation, Work	Wendy Johnson	Jul 27 2005 Green Gulch Farm

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