Bell Talks
A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell).
Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal.
Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian zvon which are tuned to a common scale and installed in a bell tower. Many public or institutional buildings house bells, most commonly as clock bells to sound the hours and quarters.
Historically, bells have been associated with religious rites, and are still used to call communities together for religious services. Later, bells were made to commemorate important events or people and have been associated with the concepts of peace and freedom. The study of bells is called campanology.
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Healing Through the Dark EmotionsSerial: SF-01052 Sunday Lecture: Children's Lecture first part of the talk. Penguins. Dalai Lama. Short meditation. Mudras of Tara and Buddha. Dark emotions. Matthew Frick. Grief. Fear.... Emotions, Anger, Bell, Light-and-Darkness, Vows, Funeral, Gratitude, Constancy, Peace... |
Sep 07 2003 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin Lecture Practice Period, Greed, Sanctuary, Hate, Freedom, Chanting, Tassajara, Hindrances,... |
Oct 28 2003 Tassajara |
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Sesshin Lecture Vows, causation, Faith, Six Realms, Passions, Bell, New Year, confusion, Birth-and-... |
Dec 06 2003 Green Gulch |
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The Power of TenSerial: SF-00985 The silence of 'don't know'; outer space Vimalakirti Sutra; radiant vision of alternate universes. Motivation for literary inventiveness - world is not only what we think;... Vimalakirti, Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Mill Valley, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra... |
Dec 14 2003 Green Gulch |
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Workshop Freedom, Silence, Conversation, Attachment, Balance, Happiness, Intimacy, Patience,... |
Jan 31 2004 Green Gulch |
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February 4th, 2004, Serial No. 04104 Practice Period, Chanting, Tassajara, Bell, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Intuition... |
Feb 04 2004 City Center |
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Workshop Anger, Greed, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind, Intimacy, Bell, Instruction,... |
Feb 14 2004 Green Gulch |
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Workshop Mindfulness, Daily Life, Concentration, Four Foundations, training, Peace, resistance... |
Feb 14 2004 Green Gulch |
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Dining Room Lecture Equanimity, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, Diversity, Nirvana, Enemies,... |
Aug 18 2004 Tassajara |
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Sitting Under The Rose-Apple TreeSerial: SF-01016 Sunday Lecture Balance, Darkness and Light, Bell, Commitment, Letting Go, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Oct 03 2004 Green Gulch |
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Lotus Sutra ClassSerial: SF-03554 Dining Room Class 3 Lotus Sutra, Describe, Precepts, Daily Life, Nirvana, Bell, Renunciation, Samsara,... |
Oct 20 2004 Tassajara |
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Zendo Lecture Emptiness, Tassajara, Karma, Separation, Practice Period, Zendo, Faith, Concentration... |
Dec 07 2004 Tassajara |
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StatusSerial: SF-01096 Sunday Lecture: status games in conversation, hard-wired, power, humor, reversal of status, Marx Bros, Don Rickles, court fools, Dr Zhivago, improv. changing of roles, status... Ego, Practice Period, Bell, Blue Cliff Record, Half-Smile, Mill Valley, Monastic... |
Dec 26 2004 Green Gulch |
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Shuso TalkSerial: SF-01924 #shuso-talk Sesshin 1 Day 3 - Practice Period led by Sojun Roshi Practice Period, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Silent Illumination,... |
Jan 27 2005 Tassajara |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-03651 Sesshin 1 Day 4 (date on cassette - 1.29 - is inconsistent with the previous dates in this sesshin) Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Bell, Zendo, Passions, Posture, Emptiness, Rinzai,... |
Jan 28 2005 Tassajara |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-01929 Sesshin 2 Day 4 Karma, Funeral, Tassajara, Global Warming, Practice Period, Echo, Chanting, Bell, Don... |
Feb 23 2005 Tassajara |
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On RaceSerial: SF-03568 Sesshin 3 Day 7 Diversity, Lay, Hate, Discrimination, soto, Tassajara, Bell, confusion, Freedom,... |
Mar 29 2005 Tassajara |