Zoketsu Norman Fischer Talks

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Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class

confusion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks,...
Sep 10 1996
Green Gulch

Making Distinctions

Serial: SF-03113

Sunday Lecture

Balance, Hsin Hsin Ming, Suzuki Roshi, Lay, training, Conversation, Emotions,...
Aug 11 1996
Green Gulch

Lotus Sutra Class

Serial: SF-03193

Chapters 15, 16, 25, 26, 2t

Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Religion, Manjushri, Faith, Ceremony...
May 28 1996
Green Gulch

Practice of Zazen

Serial: SF-03138

Sunday Lecture

Zazen, zen meditation, Ceremony, Bell, Interview, Greed, Letting Go, Posture,...
May 26 1996
Green Gulch

Lotus Sutra Class

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Evil, Manjushri, Dragons, Vow, Buddha Nature, Emptiness,...
May 23 1996
Green Gulch

Lotus Sutra Class

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Emptiness, Offering, Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death,...
May 21 1996
Green Gulch

A Sense of Vision Giving a Sense of Purpose in Life

Serial: SF-03228

Sunday lecture

Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Happiness, Nirvana, Silence, Peace, true dharma,...
May 05 1996
Green Gulch

Lotus Sutra Class

Serial: SF-03223

Context of the Lotus Sutra - history of Hinayana and Mahayana texts - stylistic differences of - history of Lotus Sutra - key elements/doctrine of sutra - key elements of...

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Manjushri, Mahayana, Demons, Offering, Avalokiteshvara,...
Apr 07 1996
Green Gulch

Buddha's Birthday

Buddha's Birthday, Renewal, Offering, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Nirvana,...
Apr 07 1996
Green Gulch

The Angulimala Story

Serial: SF-03226

Sunday Lecture - Children's talk

true dharma, Enemies, Karma, Letting Go, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Daily...
Mar 03 1996
Green Gulch

Practice of Patience

Serial: SF-03225

Sunday Lecture

Global Warming, Patience, Practice Period, Ego, confusion, Emotions, Gratitude, Peace...
Jan 21 1996
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Practice Period, Letting Go, Enthusiasm, Addiction, New Year, confusion, Patience,...
Jan 06 1996
Green Gulch

The Greater Discourse and the Destruction of Craving

Serial: SF-03231

Sunday Lecture

Anger, Silence, Letting Go, Bell, Happiness, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva...
Nov 19 1995
Green Gulch

Finding Our Real Seat In Zazen

Serial: SF-03217

One-day sitting

Zazen, Posture, Balance, Vow, Dragons, Observe, Instruction, Avalokiteshvara,...
Nov 18 1995
Green Gulch

Hungry Ghosts - Seijiki Ceremony

Serial: SF-03093

Sunday Lecture

Four Noble Truths, Ceremony, Letting Go, Peace, Vow, Commitment, resistance, Precepts...
Oct 29 1995
Green Gulch

Meanings of the Word Dharma

Serial: SF-03094

Sunday Lecture

Birth-and-Death, Humility, Buddha's Birthday, Soto Zen, Zendo, Zazen, Family...
Sep 24 1995
Green Gulch

Five Attributes of a Teacher

Serial: SF-03218

One-day sitting

Book of Serenity, Teacher-and-Student, Humility, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go,...
Jul 15 1995
Green Gulch

Emptying Yourself To Receive The Gift To Give It Away Again

Serial: SF-03096

Sunday Lecture

Interview, Humility, Emotions, Concentration, Posture, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student...
Jun 25 1995
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Practice Period, Ceremony, Religion, Suzuki Roshi, Commitment, Evil, Priest, Right...
Jun 04 1995
Green Gulch

Shantideva Class

Serial: SF-03203

Practice of Wisdom

Interdependence, Emotions, Attachment, Emptiness, Zazen, Posture, Ego, Obstacles,...
May 23 1995
Unknown

Shantideva Class

Serial: SF-03204

Practice of Concentration

Obstacles, Concentration, Faith, Family Practice, Instruction, Absolute-and-Relative...
May 16 1995
Unknown

Shantideva Class

Anger, Patience, Enthusiasm, Emotions, Letting Go, Right Speech, Happiness, Zazen,...
May 09 1995
Unknown

Shantideva Class

Anger, Enemies, Letting Go, Renunciation, Happiness, Concentration, Patience, Aspects...
May 02 1995
Unknown

Shantideva Class

Serial: SF-03200

Practice of Morality/Ethics

Mindfulness, Doubt, Enemies, Emotions, Discrimination, Anger, Don't Know Mind,...
Apr 25 1995
Unknown

One-day Sitting

Silence, Posture, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Letting Go, Ego, Soto Zen, confusion,...
Apr 22 1995
Unknown

Shantideva Class

Serial: SF-03186

Practice of Generosity/Giving

Letting Go, Cultivation, Evil, Offering, Don't Know Mind, Repentance, Patience,...
Apr 18 1995
Unknown

Buddha's Birthday

Serial: SF-03095

Sunday Lecture

Buddha's Birthday, Offering, Ceremony, Renewal, Chanting, Vow, Bowing, Nirvana,...
Apr 09 1995
Green Gulch

Importance of Shikantaza

Serial: SF-03104

Description of Tokubetsu Sesshin

Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Priest, Letting Go, Buddha's Birthday, realization, Soto...
Mar 19 1995
Green Gulch

Jewel of Sangha

Serial: SF-03102

Sunday Lecture

Three Treasures, Gratitude, Sangha, Fox, zen meditation, Happiness, Teacher-and-...
Jan 29 1995
Green Gulch

Embracing Zen: Self and Community

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Practice Period, Ceremony...
Jan 04 1995
City Center

Sunday Lecture

Vow, Discrimination, Commitment, Patience, Chanting, Soto Zen, Delusion, confusion,...
Dec 18 1994
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Practice Period, Commitment, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, training, Greed, Emotions,...
Nov 27 1994
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Ceremony, Practice Period, Four Noble Truths, Funeral, Fox, Bell, Six Realms, Demons...
Oct 30 1994
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Hate, Mindfulness, Letting Go, Happiness, Zazen, Patience, resistance, Commitment,...
Aug 28 1994
Green Gulch

Buddha's Birthday

Serial: SF-03249

Sunday Lecture

Buddha's Birthday, Renewal, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Offering,...
Apr 10 1994
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Ordinary Mind, Faith, Anger, Impermanence, Humility, Greed, Commitment, Letting Go,...
Jan 30 1994
Green Gulch

Silence and Poetry

Serial: BZ-00638B

Lecture

Silence, Don't Know Mind, resistance, Concentration, Peace, Emotions, Politics,...
Sep 26 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages, 9th and 10th Stages

Serial: BZ-00283

Class 4 of 4

Concentration, Liberation, Offering, Karma, confusion, Six Realms, American,...
Dec 12 1991
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; Awareness and Acceptance

Serial: BZ-00272

Class 3 of 4

Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment...
Nov 21 1991
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages

Serial: BZ-00273

Class 2 of 4

Right Effort, Mindfulness, Light-and-Darkness, Concentration, Culture, Liberation,...
Nov 14 1991
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages; First Two Stages

Serial: BZ-00274

Class 1 of 4

Four Noble Truths, Enthusiasm, Passions, Vow, Lineage, Concentration, Practice Period...
Nov 07 1991
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Pali Canon Sutra on Right View (Middle Way)

Serial: BZ-00700A

Lecture

Heart Sutra, Attachment, Doubt, causation, Hate, training, Lay
Apr 13 1991
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra

Serial: BZ-00258

Class 5 of 5

confusion, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Offering, Concentration, Attachment,...
Nov 29 1990
5
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra

Serial: BZ-00261

Class 4 of 5

Precepts, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Precepts, Politics, training...
Nov 14 1990
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra

Serial: BZ-00260

Class 3 of 5

Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Attachment, Discrimination, Enemies,...
Nov 08 1990
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra

Serial: BZ-00259

Class 2 of 5

Manjushri, Vow, Mindfulness, Five Ranks, Dragons, Equanimity, Attachment, Birth-and-...
Nov 01 1990
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra

Serial: BZ-00622

Class 1 of 5

Four Noble Truths, Offering, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Sixth Patriarch,...
Oct 25 1990
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Tenzo Kyokun by Dogen: Monastic Life in Everyday Life

Serial: BZ-00507A

Lecture 

Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Offering, Soto Zen, uchiyama, Daily Life,...
Apr 28 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

Resolve and Sincerity on the Path

Separation, Commitment, Sutra, Enthusiasm, Desire
Mar 19 1989

Blue Cliff Record Class

Serial: SF-00070

Cases 14 and 15

Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Oneness, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons,...
Nov 27 1987
5
Green Gulch Farm

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