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2008.01.23-serial.00113A

Serial: SO-00113A -
Four Noble Truths, Don't Know Mind, Samsara, Buddha Ancestors, difficulty, Fox, Zendo,...
Jan 23 2008

2008.01.23-serial.00113B

Serial: SO-00113B -
true dharma, Zendo, Lineage, Freedom, Meditation
Jan 23 2008

2008.01.22-serial.00112G

Serial: SO-00112G -
Duality, Non-duality, Samsara, Oneness, Non-discrimination, difficulty, Teacher-and-Student,...
Jan 22 2008

2008.01.22-serial.00112H

Serial: SO-00112H -
Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Oneness, Buddha Ancestors, difficulty, Impermanence, Samadhi,...
Jan 22 2008

2008.01.21-serial.00112E

Serial: SO-00112E -
Buddha Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Compassion, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Dependent Origination, zen,...
Jan 21 2008

2008.01.21-serial.00112F

Serial: SO-00112F -
Practice Period, Hindrances, Interdependence, Soto Zen, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Buddha...
Jan 21 2008

2008.01.20-serial.00112C

Serial: SO-00112C -
Dependent Origination, Zendo, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Happiness, Demons, Observe, Zazen,...
Jan 20 2008

2008.01.20-serial.00112D

Serial: SO-00112D -
training, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Daily Life, Soto Zen, Repentance, Meditation, Vow,...
Jan 20 2008

2008.01.19-serial.00112A

Serial: SO-00112A -
Fasting, zen, Culture, Impermanence, Soto Zen, Meditation, Vow, Compassion
Jan 19 2008

2008.01.19-serial.00112B

Serial: SO-00112B -
Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Vow, true dharma, Daily Life, Culture, Subject-and-Object, Zazen,...
Jan 19 2008

2007.04.01-serial.00205

Serial: SO-00205 -
Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Passions, Dependent Origination, Breath, Impermanence...
Apr 01 2007

2007.01.19-serial.00117D

Serial: SO-00117D -
Practice Period, Silence, training, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Dependent Origination, Oneness,...
Jan 19 2007

2007.01.19-serial.00117E

Serial: SO-00117E -
Dependent Origination, Instruction, Interdependence, Silence, Observe, Patience, Repentance,...
Jan 19 2007

2007.01.18-serial.00117B

Serial: SO-00117B -
Bodhidharma, Soto Zen, Lineage, true dharma, training, Buddha Ancestors, confusion, Precepts,...
Jan 18 2007

2007.01.18-serial.00117C

Serial: SO-00117C -
Oneness, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Meditation, Soto Zen, Buddha Ancestors, Anger,...
Jan 18 2007

2007.01.17-serial.00116H

Serial: SO-00116H -
Lay, Offering, Monastic Practice, Funeral, Meditation, Continuous Practice, Compassion,...
Jan 17 2007

2007.01.17-serial.00117A

Serial: SO-00117A -
Subject-and-Object, Non-discrimination, Intention, Daily Life, Lineage, Posture, Meditation,...
Jan 17 2007

2007.01.16-serial.00116F

Serial: SO-00116F -
Oneness, Ordination, Teacher-and-Student, Culture, Patience, Happiness, Offering...
Jan 16 2007

2007.01.16-serial.00116G

Serial: SO-00116G -
Teacher-and-Student, Vow, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Mind, Family Practice, Bodhidharma, Samsara...
Jan 16 2007

2007.01.15-serial.00116D

Serial: SO-00116D -
Buddha Nature, Intention, Repentance, Impermanence, Subject-and-Object, true dharma, training...
Jan 15 2007

2007.01.15-serial.00116E

Serial: SO-00116E -
Hindrances, Beginners, difficulty, Vow, Interdependence, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Bell...
Jan 15 2007

2007.01.14-serial.00116B

Serial: SO-00116B -
Buddha Nature, Nirvana Sutra, Attachment, Samadhi, Bodhidharma, Sangha, Happiness, Passions...
Jan 14 2007

2007.01.14-serial.00116C

Serial: SO-00116C -
Heart Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Diversity, Observe, Repentance, Daily...
Jan 14 2007

2007.01.13-serial.00116A

Serial: SO-00116A -
Dependent Origination, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Greed, Posture, lecture, causation,...
Jan 13 2007

Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not Two

Serial: SF-01026 One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana This talk focuses on the duality of Buddhas and sentient beings through Zen practices, examining meditation and the path to enlightenment. It discusses the importance of bodily posture and mental composition in meditation,...
Hindrances, Nirvana, Concentration, Samadhi, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Freedom, Mahayana...
Sep 16 2006
Green Gulch

Have Some Tea

Serial: SF-00965 Sunday Lecture: "Have you been here before? Have some tea"; judgment and conduct; Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Path; ethics and etiquette The talk delves into judgment and conduct within the framework of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, emphasizing the Buddhist teachings on suffering, ignorance, and the practices for liberation. The narrative is...
Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Three Treasures, Right Speech, Liberation, Renewal, Peace,...
May 07 2006
Green Gulch

The Great Matter

Serial: SF-00085 How awareness of death, and our own mortality, spurs us to greater effort in practice. The talk at the Beginner's Mind Temple centers on awareness of mortality as a catalyst for deepening commitment to spiritual and ethical practice. It draws on various literary and philosophical sources to underscore the transient...
Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Gratitude, Heart Sutra, Ceremony, Mindfulness,...
Mar 11 2006
City Center

Practice Period

Serial: SF-00034 Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems. The talk explores the historical and spiritual origins of the Zen practice period known as 'ango', tracing its roots back to Varsha, the rainy season retreat established by Buddha to provide support for monks. It delves into...
Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, resistance, Bell,...
Feb 19 2006

2006.02.03-serial.00017

Serial: SO-00017 -
Soto Zen, zen, Vow, true dharma, Buddha Ancestors, lecture, Interdependence
Feb 03 2006

2006.02.03-serial.00120

Serial: SO-00120 -
Anger, Happiness, Gratitude, Dragons, Attachment, Chanting, Greed, Enemies, Sangha, difficulty...
Feb 03 2006

2006.02.02-serial.00015

Serial: SO-00015 -
Bodhidharma, Four Noble Truths, Attachment, Precepts, Sangha, resistance, Vinaya, Enemies,...
Feb 02 2006

2006.02.02-serial.00123

Serial: SO-00123 -
Lay, Precepts, Funeral, lecture, Sangha, Happiness, Offering, Buddha Nature, Fundraising,...
Feb 02 2006

2006.02.01-serial.00003

Serial: SO-00003 -
Offering, Patience, confusion, Sangha, Precepts, Mindfulness, Beginners, Gratitude, Lay,...
Feb 01 2006

2006.02.01-serial.00004

Serial: SO-00004 -
Demons, Compassion, Dragons, Balance, Vow, Buddha Mind, difficulty, Offering, Chanting,...
Feb 01 2006

Genzo-e

Serial: SF-00115 Taking refuge; our true place; funzo; placing robe on the head; story from vinaya about silk. This talk centers on the concept of taking refuge and the authentic transmission in Zen Buddhism, focusing on Dogen Zenji's criticisms of societal norms regarding status and religious attire, specifically the Okesa or Kashaya...
Discrimination, Doubt, Offering, Attachment, Peace, Patience, Transmission, Letting Go,...
Feb 01 2006
AM

2006.01.31-serial.00006

Serial: SO-00006 -
Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, true dharma, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma, Anger, Enemies...
Jan 31 2006

2006.01.31-serial.00119

Serial: SO-00119 -
Precepts, Vinaya, Ordination, Culture, Interview, difficulty, Enemies, Happiness, Anger...
Jan 31 2006

2006.01.30-serial.00008

Serial: SO-00008 -
true dharma, Offering, Hindrances, Lay, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Bodhidharma...
Jan 30 2006

2006.01.30-serial.00081

Serial: SO-00081 -
Offering, Hindrances, Gratitude, New Year, Sangha, difficulty, Chanting, Daily Life, Balance,...
Jan 30 2006

2006.01.30-serial.00170A

Serial: SO-00170A -
Passions, Gratitude, Instruction, Freedom, Sangha, Attachment, Anger, Offering...
Jan 30 2006

2006.01.29-serial.00007

Serial: SO-00007 -
Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Sangha, Ordination, Enemies, lecture, zen, difficulty, Passions...
Jan 29 2006

2006.01.29-serial.00118

Serial: SO-00118 -
Gratitude, causation, Dependent Origination, Culture, Politics, Religion, Ego, Dragons,...
Jan 29 2006

Alive or Dead?

Serial: SF-01147 Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what else can I do but walk in righteousness; Dogen's death poem The talk explores the Zen koan "Alive or Dead?" from the Blue Cliff Record, focusing on the story of Buddhist master Dao Wu and his attendant Jin Wan, and the absence of definitive answers. It elaborates on keeping spiritual...
Teacher-and-Student, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Ego, Bell...
Jan 29 2006
Green Gulch

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: SF-03089A The talk explores the subjective nature of hindrances in Zen practice, emphasizing mindfulness as a tool to address emotional and psychological challenges. Mindfulness is presented as a stabilizing practice that helps break the...
Mindfulness, Letting Go, Practice Period, Hindrances, Liberation, Balance, Concentration,...
Nov 12 2005
Tassajara

2005.11.07-serial.00195

Serial: SO-00195 -
Buddha Nature, Sixth Patriarch, Ego, confusion, Dependent Origination, Passions, Ordination,...
Nov 07 2005

2005.11.06-serial.00193

Serial: SO-00193 -
Precepts, Family Practice, Heart Sutra, Intention, Vow, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Religion...
Nov 06 2005

2005.11.06-serial.00194

Serial: SO-00194 -
Soto Zen, Enemies, Samsara, Subject-and-Object, Manjushri, Politics, Lineage, Beginners, Greed...
Nov 06 2005

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: SF-03152 The talk explores the concept of relating to causes and conditions in a radically different way, using the practice of Sesshin as a means to achieve a transformative state of mind. The discussion references the Yogic process in...
Silence, Instruction, realization
Oct 12 2005
Tassajara

Zendo Lecture

Serial: SF-03161 The talk explores the concept of "practice period" or "ango" in Zen Buddhism, tracing its origins from India through its integration into Chinese and Japanese traditions, and its current practice in the U.S. Emphasis is placed on...
Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Global Warming, Buddha Ancestors, Mahayana, Interview,...
Oct 02 2005
Tassajara

No Self

Serial: SF-00971 One-day sitting lecture: Bodhisattva Initiation - dharma names; Buddha's second teaching - "No-self Characteristic Sutta"; shamata - posture instructions; Bodhisattva precepts - the scrimmage line The talk explores the concept of "no-self" and the path of the Bodhisattva as central to Buddhist practice. The speaker discusses the initiation ceremony for new Bodhisattvas and reflects on the teachings of the Buddha,...
Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony, Precepts, Continuous Practice, Separation, Posture, Delusion,...
Sep 17 2005
Green Gulch

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