Sojun Mel Weitsman Talks

Talk	Speaker	Date
Title Unknown bodhisattva, soccer, buddha field, suffering, aspiration	Sojun Mel Weitsman
The Meaning of Study Period study period, practice, people, object, problem	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1980-11-03
Study Period and Sesshin good, people, walking, group	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1980-11-08
Right Effort and Right Thought monastic practice, community, people, study, nuclear family	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1980-11-15
The Life of a Zen Monk purity, formality, freedom, practice, water	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1980-11-29
Learning How To Sit posture, technique, thinking, problem, attitude	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1980-12-20
The Stages of Practice I study period, practice, hundred foot pole, wholehearted	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-03-28
The Stages of Practice II practice, resistance, mindfulness, discipline, problem	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-04-04
The Three Treasures practice, difference, trust, pay attention, record	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-11-14
Four Kinds of Horses suzuki roshi, worst horse, teacher, student, posture, service	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-12-01
Ideal versus Actual Practice practice, problem, criticism, changing, diapers	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-12-01
How To Sit Sesshin thought, feeling, pressure, follower, universe	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-12-01
Not Taking What is Not Given possession, understanding, universe, stealing, money	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1981-12-11
New Year/A Time to Renew Practice - Continuous Time, Continuous Practice experience, resolution, change, practice, record, action	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-01-09
Participating Completely - Posture, Breath, Zazen, Kinhin, Eating posture, attention, breath, balance, activity	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-01-16
The Importance of Study practice, philosophy, study, understanding, question	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-01-23
Buddha's Parinirvana - Eight Aspects of Enlightenment mindfulness, desire, practice, concentration, contentment	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-02-13
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo - Endless Dimension Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra meaning, expression, compassion, wholesome, buddha nature	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-02-20
Hyakujo and the Fox - Form and Emptiness, Karma difference, emptiness, stillness, activity, question	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-02-21
Celebration of Spring: This Shore, The Other Shore - Keeping Your Place pure land, experience, practice, penetrate, spring	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-03-20
Study Period Practice/The Six Paramitas - Lay Practice study period, monastic practice, participation, understanding, commitment	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-03-27
Soto and Rinzai Practice: Koans practice, activity, public case, student, teacher	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-03-27
Fukudo Lesson chanting, syllable, pitch, voice, conception, sound	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-04-01
The Meaning of Devotion buddha nature, devotion, understanding, emptiness, teacher, desire, enlightenment	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-04-03
Dana: The First Paramita life force, study period, forms, spirit, mindfulness, expression, problem	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-04-17
Title Unknown practice, question, realization, change, understanding, ancestors	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-04-18
Effort: The Fourth Paramita (Virya) - Blue Cliff Record: Case 5 (?) "Beating the Drum" practice, activity, penetration, fulfillment, buddha	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-04-24
Composure: The Third Paramita rolls royce, money, activity, composure, bathroom	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-05-01
Essence of Mind: The Fifth Paramita - Subject and Object - Buddhanature practice, buddha nature, mindfulness, imperturbable, expression, objectivity	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-05-15
Vigor During Sesshin - Soto and Rinzai Practice Compared life force, ceremony, priesthood, energy, breath	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-05-21
Fundraising for the New Zendo - What is Our Basis? stillness, sitting, activity, benefit, receiving	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-05-22
Blue Cliff Record: Case 17 - "Sitting Long and Getting Tired" penetrate, principle, subtle point, absolute, positive, composure	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-05-23
Problems in Practice - Calm Mind in Daily Activities integrity, calmness, wholesome activity, character, personality	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-05-28
Mumonkan: Case 19 "Nansen's Everyday Mind in the Way" mindfulness, knowing, ordinary mind, realization, teacher	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-06-26
Blue Cliff Record: Case 35 - Manjushri's "3's" and "3's", Nondiscrimination northern school, southern school, discrimination, snake, compassion	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-07-03
Zazen - Posture, Attention, Resistance, Naming posture, harmony, effort, concentrate, spirit, moment	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-07-16
Blue Cliff Record: Case 80 - Does a Baby Have the 6th Consciousness? consciousness, mirror wisdom, discrimination, judgment, experience, mindfulness	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-07-31
The Arms Race: Peace, Nonviolence, Aggression buddhist practice, nuclear weapons, aggression, integrity, prosperity	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-08-07
Work activity, preference, money, work practice, satisfaction	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-08-14
Work Sesshin: Building the New Zendo arms race, garbage, material, mistakes, water	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-08-21
Japanese Practice/American Practice: Differences suzuki roshi, family temple, macrobiotic, monastic, japan	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-09-04
Natural Zen/Buddhist Zen practice, relationship, development, priest, commitment	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-09-11
Joshu: Wash Your Bowls - On Handling Activity personality, problem, desire, freedom, realization, attention	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-09-18
Emptiness Means Interdependence interdependence, independence, emptiness, harmony, problem	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-09-25
The Self-Centered Meets the Absolute practice, understanding, accomplish, teacher, universe, wild west	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-09-26
Pre-Practice versus Practice - The Gap practice, problem, pay attention, principle, activity, sleep	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-10-02
Relationship Between Teacher and Student teacher, student, problem, understanding, communication, difference, question	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-10-09
Dogen's Fukanzazengi and Practice Realization original face, bodhi tree, mirror, ultimate reality, backward step, original nature	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-10-23
Practice Is Enlightenment, Ridgepole Ceremony practice, enlgihtenment, delusion, transmission, ceremony	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-10-30
Transient Nature of all Things and No-Self practice, understanding, peace, interdependence, reincarnation	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1982-11-06