Suzuki Roshi Talks
Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.
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Buddhism and ScienceSerial: SF-02689B From the BZC archive Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training,... |
Nov 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1995.11.01-serial.00003 Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Big Mind, Letting Go, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Ego, Enthusiasm,... |
Nov 01 1995 |
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Women in Buddhism Class Religion, Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Suzuki Roshi... |
Oct 30 1995 Unknown |
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October 25th, 1995, Serial No. 02702 Hsin Hsin Ming, Composure, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Daily Life, Hate, Zazen,... |
Oct 25 1995 Unknown |
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Causes and ConditionsSerial: SF-03660 One-day sitting Emptiness, Posture, Book of Serenity, Subject-and-Object, realization, Buddha Nature... |
Oct 14 1995 Green Gulch |
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Bowing, Sleepiness and RestlessnessSerial: SF-00152 Wednesday dharma talk. Chanting, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Posture, Ceremony, Zendo, Hindrances, Vow, Suzuki... |
Oct 04 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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BodhidharmaSerial: SF-03627 Sunday Lecture Forgiveness, Three Treasures, Mindfulness, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Precepts, Blue... |
Oct 01 1995 Green Gulch |
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September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 02744 Practice Period, Hsin Hsin Ming, Diversity, Dharma Transmission, Zendo, Hate, Suzuki... |
Sep 23 1995 Unknown |
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Putting Our Effort Into SittingSerial: SF-03607 One-day sitting realization, Posture, Mindfulness, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Emptiness, Harmonizing,... |
Sep 16 1995 Green Gulch |
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July 26th, 1995, Serial No. 00919 Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Zazen, Global Warming,... |
Jul 26 1995 Unknown |
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Five Attributes of a TeacherSerial: SF-03218 One-day sitting Book of Serenity, Teacher-and-Student, Humility, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go,... |
Jul 15 1995 Green Gulch |
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July 5th, 1995, Serial No. 00987 Freedom, Bodhisattva Vow, Right Effort, Vow, Happiness, Anger, Daily Life, Precepts,... |
Jul 05 1995 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Ceremony, Religion, Suzuki Roshi, Commitment, Evil, Priest, Right... |
Jun 04 1995 Green Gulch |
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May 17th, 1995, Serial No. 01073Serial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,... |
May 17 1995 Unknown |
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1995.02.22-serial.00076 Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Constancy, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen... |
Feb 22 1995 |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Commitment, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, training, Greed, Emotions,... |
Nov 27 1994 Green Gulch |
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October 1st, 1994, Serial No. 04045 Three Treasures, Perfect Wisdom, Sangha, Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Practice Period, Evil... |
Oct 01 1994 Unknown |
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EffortSerial: SF-00155 Sunday talk Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Impermanence, Ceremony, Concentration,... |
Sep 04 1994 |
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August 14th, 1994, Serial No. 02696 Politics, Ceremony, Vow, Aspects of Practice, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Heart... |
Aug 14 1994 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture causation, Zazen, Balance, Letting Go, Separation, Liberation, Posture, Precepts,... |
Apr 24 1994 Green Gulch |
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The Meeting of American Culture and BuddhismSerial: SF-00135 Lecture Series New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous Practice,... |
Apr 05 1994 7 City Center |
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The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The ArtsSerial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Feb 01 1994 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Zendo, Posture, Demons, Suzuki Roshi, Delusion, Precepts, Zazen, Conversation, Vow,... |
Oct 24 1993 Green Gulch |
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Saturday Lecture Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Samsara, zen meditation, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana... |
Nov 21 1992 City Center |
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Wednesday Lecture Equanimity, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation,... |
Sep 30 1992 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Book of Serenity, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Buddha Ancestors, Lotus Sutra, Patience,... |
Jun 07 1992 Green Gulch |
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1991.10.19-serial.00093 true dharma, Sangha, Gratitude, Zazen, Letting Go, Vow, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony... |
Oct 19 1991 |
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Saturday Lecture Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony,... |
Sep 21 1991 Unknown |
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1991.09.18-serial.00092 Practice Period, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Posture, Aspects of Practice, Zazen,... |
Sep 18 1991 |
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Precepts, Especially Right SpeechSerial: SF-03957 Sunday Lecture Precepts, Right Speech, Cultivation, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Obstacles, Suzuki Roshi... |
Aug 11 1991 Green Gulch |
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Form and Inanimate Objects Teaching the DharmaSerial: SF-00947 Sesshin Day 2 #shuso-talk Ceremony, Bowing, Ordination, Bell, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Soto Zen, Concentration,... |
Apr 11 1991 Unknown |
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One-Day SittingSerial: SF-01078 #shuso-talk Precepts, Vow, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Vow, Suzuki Roshi, Attachment,... |
Mar 09 1991 Unknown |
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1991.03.02-serial.00150 Fundraising, Offering, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Mindfulness, Lineage, Tassajara Zen... |
Mar 02 1991 |
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Shuso Way-Seeking Mind TalkSerial: SF-01077 #shuso-talk Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, zen meditation, Zazen,... |
Feb 20 1991 Unknown |
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December 15th, 1990, Serial No. 01075 Precepts, Observe, Concentration, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Suzuki Roshi... |
Dec 15 1990 Unknown |
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Practicing without Expectation/GenerositySerial: SF-03935 Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Happiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Aug 19 1990 Green Gulch |
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Suffering, Healing and HappinessSerial: SF-03964 Sunday Lecture Happiness, Ceremony, Aspects of Practice, Suzuki Roshi, Lay, Avalokiteshvara,... |
Jun 24 1990 Green Gulch |
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June 23rd, 1990, Serial No. 01074 Right Effort, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Letting Go, realization, Separation, Bowing,... |
Jun 23 1990 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Cultivation, Daily Life, Letting Go, Vow, Bodhisattva Vow, Delusion,... |
Mar 25 1990 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Bowing, resistance, Chanting, Equanimity, Happiness, Aspects of Practice, Gratitude,... |
Jan 21 1990 Green Gulch |
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October 27th, 1989, Serial No. 01055 true dharma, Emptiness, Oneness, Buddha Nature, Separation, Vow, Karma, Suzuki Roshi... |
Oct 27 1989 Unknown |
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Five-day Sesshin Dragons, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, First Principle, Zendo,... |
Aug 30 1989 Unknown |
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Going Beyond Limitations Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, First Principle, Dharma Transmission... |
Aug 28 1989 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Mill Valley, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Liberation, Harmonizing, Zendo... |
Jul 09 1989 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Cultivation, Anger, Patience, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Continuous... |
May 30 1989 Green Gulch |
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1989.05.18-serial.00054 Renunciation, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony... |
May 18 1989 Tassajara |
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1989.05.07-serial.00049Serial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Emptiness, Observe, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Vow, Zendo,... |
May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm |