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Big Mind

Serial: BZ-01405B

Dharmakaya/Sambhogakaya/Nirmanakaya, Rohatsu Day 5

Trikaya, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Buddha Nature...
Dec 01 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Commentary on talk by Suzuki-rôshi on Concentration

Serial: BZ-01403

Rohatsu Day 3

Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Concentration, Posture, Big Mind, resistance, Eight...
Nov 29 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Commentary on "Brown Rice is Just Right"

Serial: BZ-01401

Suzuki-rôshi's lecture in "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 1

Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Pure Existence, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch...
Nov 27 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Gratitude for Adversity

Serial: BZ-01400B

The Nun and the Stars, Saturday Lecture

Gratitude, Composure, Non-duality, Hate, Enemies, Continuous, War, Anger
Nov 25 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts - Minor Precepts as Attitude

Serial: BZ-01398

Our own Vinaya that will help our Practice, Monday Morning

Precepts, Vinaya, Precepts, Humility, Bodhisattva Precepts, Emotions, Vinaya,...
Nov 13 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Halloween and Seijiki

Serial: BZ-01393

Saturday Lecture

Seijiki, American, Offering, Religion, Evil, Demons, Six Realms, Culture, War,...
Oct 21 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Aspects of Practice

Serial: BZ-01392

Fall 2006, Saturday Lecture

Aspects of Practice, Practice Position, Daily Life, Offering, Aspects of Practice,...
Oct 14 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Eventual Transition of Abbacy

Serial: BZ-01389

Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture

Practice Position, Transmission, Practice Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego,...
Sep 30 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #10

Serial: BZ-01384

"You Empty-Headed Fool", Sesshin Day 2

BCR-10, Darkness and Light, Buddha Nature, Duality, Rinzai, Birth-and-Death, Daily...
Sep 03 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #76

Serial: BZ-01181

Tanka's "Have You Had Your Dinner Yet?", Sesshin Day 1

Tanka, BCR-76, Light-and-Darkness, Offering, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student, Evil,...
Sep 02 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

State of the World Address: Causes and Excuses

Serial: BZ-01175

Power: Manipulation Through Maintaining Chaos, Saturday Lecture

Politics, Religion, War, Peace, Evil, Emotions, Anger, Attachment, Forgiveness,...
Jul 22 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Commentary on "Komyo-zo Zammai" by Koun Ejô

Serial: BZ-01174

Storehouse of Radiant Light Samadhi, One-Day Sitting

Koun Ejô, Concentration, Samadhi, Hate, Discrimination, Echo, Gaining Mind,...
Jul 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Suffering: How We Create It

Serial: BZ-01171

The Meaning of Forgiveness and How We Free Ourselves, Saturday Lecture

Suffering, Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Hate, Judgement, War, training...
Jun 24 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Spirit of Shuso Ceremony

Serial: BZ-01170

Sesshin Day 5

Shuso Hossen, Teacher-and-Student, Intuition, training, Dharma Transmission, Emotions...
Jun 18 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

The Paramitas: Meditation

Serial: BZ-01169A

Sesshin Day 3

Samadhi, Composure, Renunciation, Right Effort, Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Peace,...
Jun 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

The Paramitas

Serial: BZ-01166

Patience and Enthusiastic Effort, Sesshin Day 1

Paramitas, Effort, Patience, Virya, Enthusiasm, Practice Position, Composure,...
Jun 14 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Lay Ordination

Serial: BZ-01239

Tradition of Sewing Buddha's Robe, Saturday Lecture

Lay Ordination, Sewing, Joshin-san, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Commitment,...
Jun 10 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Worldly Life and Pure Practice

Serial: BZ-01237

Kid Zendo: Circles, Saturday Lecture

Daily Life, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Daily Life, Echo, Interview, Greed,...
May 27 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Essence and Action of Prajna

Serial: BZ-01235

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Hui Neng, Poetry, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Duality, Buddha Nature,...
May 13 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Prajna Paramita - Dana

Serial: BZ-01233

Introduce Practice Period Shuso, One-Day Sitting

Prajna Paramita, Dana, Shuso, Daily Life, Happiness, Practice Period, Precepts,...
May 07 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-01232

Saturday Lecture

Heart Sutra, Duality, Samadhi, Attachment, Oneness, Samsara, Nirvana, Non-duality,...
May 06 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Six "Wrong" Ways of Practice

Serial: BZ-01231

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Obstacles, Aspects of Practice, Family Practice, Instruction, Interview,...
Apr 29 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Preparation for Practice Period

Serial: BZ-01229

Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Pure Existence, Lay Practice, Daily...
Apr 15 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Three Doors of Liberation

Serial: BZ-01228

Emptiness, Signlessness, Aimlessness, One-Day Sitting

Liberation, Emptiness, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Oneness, Big Mind, Birth-...
Apr 09 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

(I, along with) All Beings, Am the World Honored One

Serial: BZ-01227B

Saturday Lecture

Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Nature, Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Ancestors,...
Apr 08 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. II

Serial: BZ-01222B

Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture

Berkeley Zen Center, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission,...
Mar 18 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

What Are We Doing Here?

Serial: BZ-01220

History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. I, Saturday Lecture

Berkeley Zen Center, Dogen, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Heart Sutra, Dharma...
Mar 04 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Fukanzazengi Part II

Serial: BZ-01218

Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3

Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Meditation, Posture, Don't Know Mind,...
Feb 20 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Fukanzazengi

Serial: BZ-01217

Part I, Sesshin Day 2

Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Lineage, Discrimination, Daily Life, Sanctuary,...
Feb 19 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha's Paranirvana

Serial: BZ-01216B

Birth, Death, Nirvana, Sesshin Day 1

Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Big Mind, Four Noble...
Feb 18 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Encouragement for Upcoming Sesshin

Serial: BZ-01215

Thoughts on his early days, Saturday Lecture

Sesshin, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Pure Existence, Karma, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen,...
Feb 11 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Bells

Serial: BZ-01211

Saturday Lecture

Bell, Bell, Chanting, Subject-and-Object, Separation, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva...
Jan 21 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Sutra on Breathing

Serial: BZ-01210D

One-Day Sitting

Breath, Happiness, Four Foundations, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object...
Jan 14 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened Being

Serial: BZ-01209

Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Dogen, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances...
Jan 07 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Lecture on Four Vows

Serial: BZ-01208

Kid Zendo, Saturday Lecture

Vows, Vows, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Manjushri, Religion, Culture,...
Dec 17 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha's Pointing at the Ground

Serial: BZ-01207

Indra's Planting a Blade of Grass, Saturday Lecture

SER-4, Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Buddha's Birthday,...
Dec 10 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddhanature Is Light

Serial: BZ-01206

Komyozo Zammai; Dogen and Keizan, Rohatsu Day 6

Buddha Nature, Dogen, Keizan, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous, Karma,...
Dec 03 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #86: "Everyone Has Their Light"

Serial: BZ-01205

Temple Storehouse, Temple Gate, Rohatsu Day 5

Ummon, BCR-86, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Darkness and Light, Buddha Ancestors, Hindrances...
Dec 02 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Faith and Doubt Types

Serial: BZ-01203B

Rohatsu Day 3

Faith, Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, soto, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra,...
Nov 30 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Resuming Big Mind

Serial: BZ-01202

Sesshin Practice, Rohatsu Day 2

Sesshin, Big Mind, Monkey Mind, Pure Existence, Posture, Buddha Mind, Mindfulness,...
Nov 29 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

From "Not Always So"

Serial: BZ-01201B

"Enlightenment Is Right Where You Are", Rohatsu Day 1

Buddha Nature, Practice, Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Doubt, Composure, Two Truths,...
Nov 28 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Rules for Monastic Practice

Serial: BZ-01200C

Chiji Shingi: The Head Gardener, Saturday Lecture

Shingi, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Continuous, Karmic...
Nov 26 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

From "Not Always So"

Serial: BZ-01198

"Find Out For Yourself", Saturday Lecture

Instruction, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Intuition, Big Mind,...
Nov 12 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #3

Serial: BZ-01194B

Gutei's One Finger, Saturday Lecture

Gutei, MM-3, Renewal, Sanctuary, Rinzai, Bodhidharma, Hindrances, confusion, Hate,...
Oct 22 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #2

Serial: BZ-01193

Joshu's "Don't Know", Saturday Lecture

Joshu, BCR-2, Attachment, Discrimination, Non-attachment, Hate, Duality, Building,...
Oct 15 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

An Ordination History

Serial: BZ-01192

Saturday Lecture

Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Lay, Renunciation,...
Oct 08 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Saving Sentient Beings of Your Own Mind

Serial: BZ-01191

Review of Sojun's List of Mental Formations, Saturday Lecture

Gaining Mind, Anger, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Forgiveness, Intuition,...
Oct 01 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Hui Neng, Sixth Ancestor

Serial: BZ-01189

Gatha of the Platform Sutra, Saturday Lecture

Hui Neng, Platform Sutra, Composure, training, Platform Sutra, Attachment, Hate,...
Sep 24 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Breathing Out

Serial: BZ-01186

Sesshin Day 2

Breath, Pure Existence, Renunciation, Buddha Nature, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Big...
Sep 04 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Intuition

Serial: BZ-01185

Sesshin Day 1

Intuition, Body-and-Mind, Intuition, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Commitment,...
Sep 03 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

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