Blue Cliff Record Talks
The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄; pinyin: Bìyán Lù; Japanese: 碧巌録; rōmaji: Hekiganroku; Korean: 벽암록; romaja: Byeokamrok; Vietnamese: Bích nham lục) is a collection of Chan Buddhist kōans originally compiled in Song China in 1125, during the reign of Emperor Huizong, and then expanded into its present form by Chan master Yuanwu Keqin (1063–1135; Japanese pronunciation: Engo).
The book includes Yuanwu's annotations and commentary on 100 Verses on Old Cases (頌古百則), a compilation of 100 kōans collected by Xuedou Chongxian (980–1052; 雪竇重顯, Setcho). Xuedou selected 82 of these from The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, with the remainder selected from the Yunmen Guanglu (雲門廣録, Extensive Record of Yunmen Wenyan, 864–949).
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Sesshin Lecture Precepts, Ceremony, Priest, Practice Period, Lay, Offering, Separation, Faith,... |
Oct 29 2003 Tassajara |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-00953 Witch puppet started giving the talk, humorous. Why do we practice? Because we are dissatisfied. Halloween, Seijiki, legend of Seijiki, general dharma talk - impermanence,... Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Attachment, Hate, Emptiness, Demons, Greed... |
Oct 27 2002 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday LectureSerial: SF-01051 A sense of place, a valley of ancestors, apprentices finding their place, Harry Roberts' last remarks, 500-year view, mastodon tooth, mountains and rivers, walking mindfully,... Blue Cliff Record, Dragons, Bell, Practice Period, zen meditation, Commitment,... |
Jul 10 2002 Green Gulch |
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Transmission of the Light ClassSerial: SF-01085 Tuesday: Keizan Jokin, legitimate lineage, mind seal, hagiography, Keizan brought zen to the people, Shakyamuni's story Lineage, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Faith, Monastic... |
Apr 30 2002 Green Gulch |
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April 13th, 2002, Serial No. 03930 Impermanence, Blue Cliff Record, Hate, Non-violence, Birth-and-Death, Vows, Precepts... |
Apr 13 2002 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, realization, Delusion, Nirvana, Right Speech, true dharma,... |
Mar 10 2002 Green Gulch |
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Zen and Poetry Class Emptiness, Blue Cliff Record, Duality, Absolute-and-Relative, Impermanence, Aspects... |
Feb 19 2002 Green Gulch |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Don't Know Mind, Silence, Karma,... |
May 23 2000 Green Gulch |
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Stepping Down CeremonySerial: SF-03130 "Starts Here" Blue Cliff Record, Ceremony, realization, Gratitude, Lineage, Letting Go, Faith,... |
Feb 12 2000 City Center |
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January Practice Period Class Emptiness, Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Blue Cliff Record, Posture, Two... |
Jan 15 2000 Green Gulch |
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October 23rd, 1999, Serial No. 01114 realization, Blue Cliff Record, Faith, Soto Zen, Religion, Peace, Sangha, resistance... |
Oct 23 1999 Unknown |
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Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-00068 67th Case: Mahasattva Fu Expounds the Scripture; single-point samadhi. Concentration, Repentance, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Interview, Manjushri,... |
Apr 22 1999 |
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1998.12.16-serial.00058 Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Lineage, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, soto,... |
Dec 16 1998 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Commitment, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature,... |
Aug 30 1998 Green Gulch |
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Just Let GoSerial: SF-03109 Sunday Lecture: (According to the Buddha), the way to be happy is simple: just let go. Letting go is hard to do. Human mind wants to hold. We could say we are nothing but... Letting Go, resistance, Buddha's Birthday, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment,... |
Mar 08 1998 Green Gulch |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Manjushri, Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Sangha, Practice Period... |
Nov 15 1997 Green Gulch |
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Chao Chou's Four GatesSerial: SF-03239 Sunday Lecture: case 9 of the Blue Cliff Record: "What is Chao Chou?" "East gate, west gate, south gate, north gate" Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Oct 19 1997 Green Gulch |
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What Is The Ember You Carry With You?Serial: SF-00086 One Day Sit Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Non-duality, Fox, Bodhidharma, First Principle,... |
Sep 27 1997 |