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Posture and Breathing in Zazen

Saturday Lecture

Zazen
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Fasting and Everyday Life

Saturday Lecture

Fasting
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Practice Life

Lecture

Joko Beck Berkeley Zen Center

Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person I

Lecture

Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Practicing Without Hindrance: Seeing the Absolute and Relative

Saturday Lecture

Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Tassajara
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Fast For Life: Not Attaching to Life

Saturday Lecture

Fasting
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. I: Zuigan's Calling the Master

Saturday Lecture

Zuigan, MM-12
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Introduction to Study Period

Saturday Lecture

Study Period
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Being Intimate with Practice

Lecture

Katherine Thanas Berkeley Zen Center

Title unknown

Sesshin lecture

Arnie Kotler Berkeley Zen Center

Abhidharma: The Six Pairs

One-Day Sitting

Abhidharma, Hindrances
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. I: Nansen's Ordinary Mind

Saturday Lecture

Ordinary Mind, Nansen, Bodhidharma
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Book of Serenity: Case #2: The Highest Truth is Emptiness

Rohatsu Day 6

Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment
Sojun Mel Weitsman Part 1 of 2Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #42: The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi

Rohatsu Day 7

Samadhi, MM-42
Sojun Mel Weitsman Part 2 of 2Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left

Zoketsu Norman Fischer Berkeley Zen Center

Decision to Focus on Practice and Role of the Teacher

Saturday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Inside Out

Saturday Lecture

Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Responsible Independence

Saturday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Development of American Buddhism: Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC

Saturday Lecture

Philip Kapleau
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Practicing Enlightenment Without Desiring Enlightenment

Saturday Lecture

Enlightenment
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

The Dream World: Realm of Desire versus Reality

One-Day Sitting

Daily Life
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Tao Wu and Lung Tan: Teaching Through Example; No Special Enlightenment

Saturday Lecture

Daowu, Enlightenment
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

How to Talk about Practice: Story of the Birds Nest Monk

Lecture

Zenkei Blanche Hartman Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #41: Bodhidharma and Eka: Peace of Mind and Having a Sincere Practice

One-Day Sitting

Bodhidharma, MM-41
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Making the Commitment to Practice

Saturday Lecture

Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Purifying One’s Mind

Lecture

Ayya Khema Berkeley Zen Center

Wanting to Sit/Should Sit

Sesshin Day 1

Zazen
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Conflict Between Intention versus Desire: "What to do with our Oni (devil)"

Sesshin Day 2

 

 

Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Ego and Personality

Saturday Lecture

Ego
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Difficulties in Daily Life Practice

Saturday Lecture

Daily Life
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Direct Experience and Thinking about Experience

Lecture

Katagiri Roshi Berkeley Zen Center

Title Unknown

Lecture

Maurine Stewart Berkeley Zen Center

Buddhist Perspective on Love and Relationships

Sesshin Day 3

Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Makyo

Saturday Lecture

Delusion
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Third Paramita: Kshanti (Composure)

Lecture

Patience
Sojun Mel Weitsman Part 1 of 2Berkeley Zen Center

Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort)

Lecture

Virya
Sojun Mel Weitsman Part 2 of 2Berkeley Zen Center

Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority

Saturday Lecture

Dharma Transmission
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

The Precepts Before the Precepts

Saturday Lecture

Precepts
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin and Daily Life; Questions and Discussion

Rohatsu

Sesshin, Daily Life
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

What Shall We Do in the New Year? (discussion) Psychology/Women's Practice

Saturday Lecture

New Year, Psychology, Women's Practice
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record Case #3: Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha

Saturday Lecture

Koan, BCR-3
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Introductory Sesshin: Zazen Questions: Carrying the Stick

Beginners' Sitting

Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Kyosaku
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha's Parinirvana

Saturday Lecture

Parinirvana
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your Legs

Saturday Lecture

Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Sitting Sesshin as a Beginner

Sesshin Day 1

Sesshin, Zazen
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Patience and the Paramitas

Sesshin Day 2

Patience
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Pre-Mountain Seat Ceremony: Questions and Comments

Saturday Lecture

Mountain Seat Ceremony
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

Mountain Seat Ceremony

Ceremony

BZC Sangha Berkeley Zen Center

Zaike Tokudo: The Meaning of Ordination

Saturday Lecture

Zaike Tokudo
Sojun Mel Weitsman Berkeley Zen Center

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