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Single-Minded Way

Dec 16 1965
Los Altos

Buddhism Has Many Annual Layers Like A Big Tree

Serial: SF-05124B

One-Day Sesshin Evening Lecture
Saturday, December 11, 1965, Lecture B
Sokoji, San Francisco

Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Three Treasures, Observe, Doubt, Composure, Priest,...
Dec 11 1965
B
Sokoji

Most Of You Are Beginners

Serial: SF-05124D

One-Day Sesshin Afternoon Lecture
Saturday, December 11, 1965, Lecture A
Sokoji, San Francisco

Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Precepts, Precepts, Observe, Beginners, Enemies,...
Dec 11 1965
A
Sokoji

The Middle Way

Serial: 65-12-09

Thursday morning lecture
December 9, 1965
Los Altos

Time,
Dec 09 1965
Los Altos

Bowing

Serial: 65-12-02

Thursday, December 2, 1965

Thursday morning lecture
Los Altos

Dec 02 1965
Los Altos

Excerpt from the chapter Bowing in ZMBM

Dec 02 1965
A

Mind Weeds

Serial: 65-11-18

Thursday Morning Lectures
November 17, 1965 (date changed to 18th -- DC/08)
Los Altos

Nov 18 1965
Los Altos

Buddhism is Very Philosophical, and Sometimes Intellectual and Logical

Serial: 65-11-00-A

One-Day Sesshin Lectures
November, 1965 (Wind Bell, Jan.–Feb. 1966) - this was held on 13th per previous Wind Bells.

Early Afternoon Lecture

Sesshin,
Nov 13 1965
A
Sokoji

You Have Made Great Progress

Serial: 65-11-00-B

One-Day Evening Sesshin Lecture
November 1965 (Wind Bell, Jan.–Feb. 1966) - this was held on 13th per previous Wind Bells.

Sesshin,
Nov 13 1965
B
Sokoji

Beginner's Mind

Serial: SF-05122

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #1, by Shundo David Haye =====

When this particular, otherwise unremarkable, reel was photographed as part of Engage Wisdom’s...

Beginner’s Mind, Dogen, Precepts, Beginners, Precepts, Enemies, Posture
Nov 11 1965
Los Altos

Breathing

Serial: 65-11-04

Thursday Morning Lectures
November 4, 1965
Los Altos

Nov 04 1965
Los Altos

In Hinayana Practice, In The First Stage

Serial: 65-10-28

Thursday, October 28, 1965

Thursday Morning Lectures
Los Altos

Oct 28 1965
Los Altos

In Buddhism There Are Many Schools

Serial: 65-10-21

Thursday, October 21, 1965

Thursday morning lecture
Los Altos

Oct 21 1965
Los Altos

Kinhin Instruction

Sesshin,
Oct 16 1965
K
Sokoji

It Is A Great Joy To Practice Sesshin With You In This Way

Serial: 65-10-16-A

October Sesshin Lecture
October 16, 1965 (Wind Bell, Nov.–Dec. 1965)
Transcribed by Trudy Dixon

Afternoon Lecture

Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen,
Oct 16 1965
A
Sokoji

We Have Finished Sesshin With Unusual Results

Serial: 65-10-16-B

October Sesshin Lecture
October 16, 1965 (Wind Bell, Nov.–Dec. 1965)

Late Afternoon Lecture:

Sesshin, Dogen, Baso, Beginner’s Mind,
Oct 16 1965
B
Sokoji

Nothing Special

Serial: 65-10-14

Thursday, October 14, 1965

Thursday Morning Lectures
Los Altos

Oct 14 1965
Los Altos

Experience, Not Philosophy

Serial: 65-10-07

Thursday, October 7, 1965

Thursday morning lecture
Los Altos

Oct 07 1965
Los Altos

Transiency

Serial: 65-09-16

September 16, 1965
Thursday Morning Lectures
Los Altos

Dogen,
Sep 16 1965
Los Altos

Study Yourself

Serial: SF-05123B

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #4, by Shundo David Haye =====

"I always felt his best Zen talks were the ones he gave on Thursday mornings in my home. They were...

Dogen, Genjokoan, Rinzai, Monastic Practice, Instruction, Hate, Doubt
Sep 09 1965
Los Altos

I Have Nothing In My Mind

Serial: SF-05125B

One-Day Sesshin Lecture: 5 PM
Saturday, August 28, 1965, Lecture B
San Francisco

Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Baso, Big Mind, Faith, Fox, Duality, Hate
Aug 28 1965
B
Sokoji

Confucius Said the Most Visible is Something Invisible

Serial: SF-05125A

SR 002 Tape 1 copy Sesshin 1pm lecture

Sesshin, Faith, Interview, Observe, confusion, Hate, Peace
Aug 28 1965
A
Sokoji

Calmness

Serial: SF-05123A

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #3, by Shundo David Haye =====

In this talk, which became the Calmness chapter of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (p121), Suzuki Roshi...

Dogen, Zazen, Composure
Aug 26 1965
Los Altos

Nirvana, the Waterfall

Serial: 65-08-19

Thursday, August 19, 1965

Thursday morning lecture
Los Altos

Aug 19 1965
Los Altos

Posture

Aug 12 1965
Los Altos

On the Great Prajna Paramita Sutra

Heart Sutra,
Aug 05 1965
Los Altos

Saturday Evening Lecture

Serial: SF-05117A

Tape VIII (?) Side 1 Sat eve lecture (1 - 60); Side 2 Sat eve lecture (1-15?)

Question-and-Answer, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Balance, Bell, Evil, Hate...
Jul 31 1965
Sokoji

If You Have A Question

Serial: SF-05105B

Tape 6 Friday July 30 Side 1: 1pm lecture (continued on side 2) - transcribed

Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Buddha Nature, Religion, Peace, Obstacles, confusion,...
Jul 30 1965
C
Sokoji

Don't Be Bothered By Your Mind / Science of Philosophy is Like a Dissection

Serial: SF-05104C

Tape 5 Summer sesshin 1965 Thursday July 29th Side 2: 5:45 meditation, 9:00 AM lecture [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were transcribed verbatim - WKR]

Sesshin, Peace, Buddha Nature, Current Events, Bodhidharma, Passions, Instruction,...
Jul 30 1965
A-B
Sokoji

Do You Have Some Questions?

Serial: SF-05107A

Tape 7 Summer 1965 Sesshin: Side 1 Friday evening lecture (transcribed) [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were transcribed verbatim - WKR]

Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Transmission, training, Emotions, Buddha Nature,...
Jul 30 1965
D
Sokoji

Some More Questions

Serial: SF-05104A

Tape 5 Summer sesshin 1965 Thursday July 29th Side 1 - 6pm lecture; Continues on Side 2 [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were transcribed verbatim - WKR]

Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Precepts, Emotions, Buddha Nature, Passions, training,...
Jul 29 1965
C
Sokoji

The Purpose of Practice is to Have a Direct Experience of Buddha

Serial: SF-05103B

Tape 4 Summer Sesshin 1965: Thursday July 29 9am lecture - transcribed

Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Evil, Precepts, Ego, Instruction
Jul 29 1965
A
Sokoji

Questions

Serial: SF-05103C

Tape 4 Summer Sesshin 1965: Thursday July 29 1pm lecture - transcribed

Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Buddha Nature, Priest, Faith, Demons, Religion...
Jul 29 1965
B
Sokoji

Questions

Serial: SF-05126E

Tape 3 Summer Sesshin July 1965 - Wednesday July 28 1965 Tape 3 side 2 Wed July 28th 6pm lecture - transcribed; copied June 30 1973; SR001

Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Four Noble Truths, Emotions, Faith, Passions, Delusion...
Jul 28 1965
D
Sokoji

Pure Rules

Serial: SF-05126A

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #6, by Shundo David Haye =====

The value of these sets of recordings during sesshins in the summer of 1965 at Sokoji is that not...

Sesshin, Instruction, Emptiness, Interview, Religion, Faith
Jul 28 1965
9:00am
Sokoji

Lunch Instruction

Serial: SF-05126C

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #7, by Shundo David Haye =====

This is a second short instruction from the same day of sesshin as the Pure Rules talk (https://...

Sesshin, Oryoki, Instruction,
Jul 28 1965
12:00
Sokoji

If You Understand Bodhisattva Mind In A Dualistic Way

Serial: SF-05126D

Tape 3 Summer Sesshin July 1965 - Wednesday July 28 1965 Tape 3 Side 1: Wednesday 1pm lecture - transcribed; copied June 30 1973; SR001

Sesshin, Shobogenzo, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, confusion
Jul 28 1965
C
Sokoji

Forgotten the Value of Religion

Serial: SF-05101A

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #5, by Shundo David Haye =====

The oldest recordings of Suzuki Roshi made at Sokoji, the home of the San Francisco Zen Center at the...

Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Inmost Nature, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Buddha...
Jul 27 1965
1:00pm
Sokoji

In Our Way of Zen, We Emphasize the Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: SF-05101B

Tape 2 Summer Sesshin 1965 Tuesday July 27 - transcribed August 1965 Tape 2 Side 2 Tuesday July 27 6pm lecture Reverend Suzuki [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were...

Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Way-Seeking Mind, Interview, training, Faith
Jul 27 1965
6:00pm
Sokoji

Religious Problems Concerning Such As Psychology Or LSD

Serial: SF-05112A

Tape 1 Summer sesshin 1965, Monday 1st day of sesshin (?) July 26th 1965 Tape 1 Side 1: 1pm lecture

Sesshin, Dogen, Time, Continuous Practice, Precepts, Peace, Beginners, Balance,...
Jul 26 1965
1:00pm
Sokoji

Why We Should Practice Zazen

Serial: SF-05112B

Tape 1 Summer sesshin 1965, Monday 1st day of sesshin (?) July 26th 1965; Side 2: 6:15pm lecture - transcribed August 1965

Sesshin, Shobogenzo, New Year, Silence, confusion, Anger, Religion, Faith
Jul 26 1965
6:15pm
Sokoji

Wisdom Seeks For Wisdom

Serial: SF-05128A

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #2, by Shundo David Haye =====

Among the tapes previously known to exist in the Zen Center archives, the earliest were from a sesshin...

Precepts, Genjokoan, Instruction, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Buddha Mind,...
Jul 22 1965
Los Altos

Great Prajna Paramita Sutra

Heart Sutra,
Jul 15 1965
Los Altos

Great Prajna Paramita Sutra

Heart Sutra,
Jul 08 1965
Los Altos

Blue Cliff Records-86, Ummon's Store-Room And Temple Gate - Commentary

Serial: 65-07-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the July, 1965 Wind Bell

The Hekigan Roku, translated into English by R.D.M. Shaw under the title of The Blue Cliff Records, is a famous...

Blue Cliff Record,
Jul 1965
Sokoji

Brief summary From Sesshin Lectures Wind Bell 65-05

Serial: 65-05-00

This year, Reverend Suzuki's lectures (given twice daily Monday through Friday) centered on the problems arising from confusing religion with science (in particular psychology...

Sesshin,
May 1965
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-84, Yuima's Law Gate To The One And Only

Serial: 65-04-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the April, 1965 Wind Bell

The Hekigan Roku, translated into English by R.D.M. Shaw under the title of The Blue Cliff Records, is a famous...

Blue Cliff Record,
Apr 1965
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-82, Dairyu's Immutable Law-Body

Serial: 65-02-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the February, 1965 Wind Bell
Translation and Commentary by Reverend Suzuki [Suzuki was often called Reverend back then]

...
Blue Cliff Record,
Feb 1965
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-75

Serial: 64-12-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the December, 1964 Wind Bell

An edited summary of a lecture.

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[Prefatory Note by Shaw: The Ukyu of...

Blue Cliff Record,
Dec 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-73, Baso's Four Propositions

Serial: 64-11-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the November, 1964 Wind Bell

An edited summary of a lecture.

Blue Cliff Record,
Nov 1964
Sokoji

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