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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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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Emptiness, Offering, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Observe, Ceremony,... |
Jan 04 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Precepts ClassSerial: SF-03532 Brief Review of Class 1 - the Three Refuges Precepts, Emptiness, Three Treasures, Bodhisattva Precepts, Vow, Buddha Nature,... |
Oct 27 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Saturday Lecture Time, Suzuki Roshi, Practice |
Oct 25 1997 City Center |
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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 Farm |
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Attention to TransitionsSerial: SF-03632 One-day sitting: transitions as a time you lose balance; time of equinox - going under into dark, gathering in time of transition and change; how to meet forms that wakes up... Precepts, Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Right Speech, Concentration, Balance,... |
Sep 20 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Vow, Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Greed, Hate, Bodhisattva... |
Jun 24 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Think Neither Good Nor Bad Sangha, Suzuki Roshi, Anger, Nirvana, Offering, Lay, confusion, Peace |
Apr 30 1997 Unknown |
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The Most Important Thing: Just This As It Is Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,... |
Apr 26 1997 |
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Path Beyond Destination: Embracing Infinity Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Zazen, Letting Go, Vimalakirti, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 15 1997 |
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Sunday Lecture Big Mind, Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Speech, Practice Period,... |
Mar 09 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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IntimacySerial: SF-02725 Sesshin #1 (Post-it note from Lou "Do you have a tape player? I'd like to check this one more time") Intimacy, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Separation, Ego, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center... |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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Zen Paths: Beyond Intellectual Boundaries Time, Priest, Suzuki Roshi |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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Willingness To Be With Our Difficulties Hate, Four Noble Truths, Suzuki Roshi, Right Speech, Conversation, Liberation, Zazen... |
Dec 28 1996 Unknown |
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Die Into Who You AreSerial: SF-02711 Rohatsu Sesshin Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Realization, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go,... |
Dec 06 1996 Unknown |
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Be Completely Who You AreSerial: SF-02709B Rohatsu Sesshin Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Happiness, Anger, Emotions, Zazen, Ceremony |
Dec 05 1996 Unknown |
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Expound the Dharma with This Body by Letting Life Bloom Through YouSerial: SF-02710B Rohatsu Sesshin Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Hate, Zazen |
Dec 03 1996 Unknown |
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Expounding the Dharma with This BodySerial: SF-02710A Rohatsu Sesshin Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Patience, Gratitude, Observe, Balance, Anger |
Dec 02 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Evil, Religion, Funeral, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Discrimination, Suzuki Roshi... |
Nov 25 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sandokai ClassSerial: SF-03177 Like forward and backwards steps - phenomenon exist like box and cover joining, principle accords like arrows points meeting Oneness, Suzuki Roshi, Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Effort - While You're Already Perfect Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,... |
Nov 13 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Oneness, Interdependence, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Politics, Delusion,... |
Oct 29 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Practicing With Afflictive EmotionsSerial: SF-02722 Antidotes - Shantidvea/Dalai Lama/Hui Hai Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Non-duality, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Oct 09 1996 Unknown |
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Zen and the Art of No Struggle Suzuki Roshi, Pain, Gaining Mind |
Sep 21 1996 Unknown |
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Awakening Compassion Through Non-DualitySerial: SF-00084 Wednesday talk. Patience, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Letting Go, confusion, Demons, Absolute-and-... |
Sep 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Saturday Lecture Time, Religion, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 17 1996 City Center |
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Making DistinctionsSerial: SF-03113 Sunday Lecture Balance, Hsin Hsin Ming, Suzuki Roshi, Lay, Conversation, Emotions, Mindfulness,... |
Aug 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Presence Unveiled: Living Zen Authentically Time, Suzuki Roshi, Silence |
May 18 1996 Unknown |
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Breathing Intimacy: Zen's Path to Self Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Intimacy, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Dharma... |
Apr 24 1996 Unknown |
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Fearlessness - What Is It? Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, Realization, Ceremony... |
Mar 02 1996 Tassajara |
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Ascending the MountainSerial: SF-03563 Sunday Lecture - Children's talk - before Blanche Hartman's Installation ceremony - throne and dharma are etymologically connected in Sanskrit - taking your seat in dharma... Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Attachment, Priest, Suzuki Roshi, Ordination... |
Feb 04 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Interview Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Practice Period, Intuition, Instruction, Emotions, Gratitude,... |
Jan 21 1996 Unknown |
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Effort Without Gain: The Zen Paradox Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Hsin Hsin Ming, Non-duality, Non-... |
Jan 03 1996 Unknown |
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Rohatsu SesshinSerial: SF-03575 Duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Funeral, Zazen, Obstacles, Renewal,... |
Dec 14 1995 Unknown |