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Title	Speaker	Date
2007.04.15-serial.00048 Serial: EB-00048 The talk explores the relationship between bodily awareness and mindfulness, focusing on the interaction with and awareness of various body parts such as hands, hips, and feet. The discussion delves into how often people neglect... *Rumi, Letting Go, Ceremony, Freedom, Conversation*	Edward Brown	Apr 15 2007
Developing Confidence in Buddha Nature Serial: SF-00074 Sunday talk.Koan with the wild ducks; story of the king who questioned the Buddha; report on global warming. The talk at Green Gulch Farm delves into the concept of embracing one's true nature amidst distractions, utilizing various teachings and anecdotes from Zen Buddhism. Themes include recognizing and overcoming the delusions... *Global Warming, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Delusion, Practice Period, Dragons, Lineage, Describe...*	Myogen Steve Stücky	Mar 18 2007 Green Gulch Farm
2006.11.12-serial.00047 Serial: EB-00047 The talk critiques the conventional approach of spiritual teachings that emphasize directive methods, such as instructing what to do or not to do, which is contrasted with allowing natural awareness and awakening without forced... *Big Mind, Instruction, Peace, Rumi, Don't Know Mind*	Edward Brown	Nov 12 2006
Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and Dying Serial: SF-00029 Heading into winter; what is the most important thing at the end of your life? taking refuge; how are we also hungry ghosts; six realms. The talk explores the thematic elements of the Seijiki ceremony, relating to death, dying, and the surreality of hungry ghosts within Buddhist teachings. The focus is on how the ceremony serves as a cushion between life and the... *Ceremony, Offering, Vows, Ordination, Death-and-Dying, Six Realms, Sangha, Emptiness, Samadhi...*	Meiya Wender	Oct 29 2006
Right Speech Serial: SF-00037 The eight-fold path and its relationship to the precepts. The talk focuses on the concept of right speech as part of the Buddhist eightfold path, specifically in relation to the precept ceremonies in Zen Buddhism, using koans as a mode of instruction. It discusses daily practice and the... *Right Speech, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Precepts,...*	Marc Lesser	Sep 16 2006
2006.08.27-serial.00046 Serial: EB-00046 The talk centers on the exploration of inner conflicts and the metaphorical 'ogres' that one faces in various relationships such as those between parents and children, teachers and students, and within oneself. It... *Bell, Way-Seeking Mind, Silence, Demons*	Edward Brown	Aug 27 2006
2006.07.16-serial.00045 Serial: EB-00045 The talk centers on the cultural attitudes toward food, especially in the context of waste and consumption. The discussion elaborates on the importance of treating food with care and reverence, reflecting Zen teachings,... *Culture, Ordinary Mind, Money, Way-Seeking Mind, Lay*	Edward Brown	Jul 16 2006
July 2nd, 2006, Serial No. 04351 Serial: SF-04351 The talk examines how American foundational principles, particularly those encapsulated within the Declaration of Independence, resonate with Buddhist teachings about liberation and universal happiness. It discusses the... *Happiness, Freedom, Liberation, Enemies, Interdependence*	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jul 02 2006
April 29th, 2006, Serial No. 04332 Serial: SF-04332 The talk focuses on explicating the concept of "Genjo Koan" from the text Genjo Koan by Eihei Dogen, emphasizing its application to everyday practice in Zen Buddhism. Instead of seeking dramatic, enlightened experiences (Kensho... *Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Building, Practice Period*	Taigen Dan Leighton	Apr 29 2006
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... *Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Gratitude, Heart Sutra, Ceremony, Mindfulness,...*	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 11 2006 City Center
2006.03.05-serial.00043 Serial: EB-00043 - *Enemies, Dragons, Rumi, Silence, Bell*	Edward Brown	Mar 05 2006
2006.03.05-serial.00044 Serial: EB-00044 - *Enemies, Dragons, Rumi, Silence, Bell*	Edward Brown	Mar 05 2006
Practice Period Serial: SF-00034 Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems. - *Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen, Tassajara, resistance, Bell, Duality, Aspects of...*	Kokyo Henkel	Feb 19 2006
Genzo-e Serial: SF-00115 Taking refuge; our true place; funzo; placing robe on the head; story from vinaya about silk. - *Discrimination, Doubt, Offering, Attachment, Peace, Patience, Transmission, Letting Go,...*	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 01 2006 AM
January 11th, 2006, Serial No. 04358 Serial: SF-04358 - *Evil, Happiness, Bodhisattva Way, Commitment, Peace*		Jan 11 2006
December 4th, 2005, Serial No. 04352 Serial: SF-04352 - *Patience, Kshanti, Enthusiasm, Virya, Politics*		Dec 04 2005
2005.10.09-serial.00056 Serial: EB-00056 - *Instruction, Posture, Sangha, training, Zendo*	Edward Brown	Oct 09 2005
2005.08.18-serial.00042 Serial: EB-00042 - *training, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Evil, Desire*	Edward Brown	Aug 18 2005
2005.08.15-serial.00041 Serial: EB-00041 - *Impermanence, Sutra, Delusion, Patience*	Edward Brown	Aug 15 2005
2005.07.31-serial.00040 Serial: EB-00040 - *Patience, Addiction, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence*	Edward Brown	Jul 31 2005
2005.07.31-serial.00055 Serial: EB-00055 - *Patience, Addiction, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence*	Edward Brown	Jul 31 2005
July 11th, 2005, Serial No. 06992 Serial: SF-06992 - *Tassajara, Hongzhi, Practice Period, Zendo*		Jul 11 2005
July 10th, 2005, Serial No. 07015 Serial: SF-07015 - *Buddha Mind, Tassajara, Nirvana, Practice Period, Bodhidharma*		Jul 10 2005
Natural Liberation Serial: SF-00035 Sunday talk.Buddha teaches liberation; methods of liberation; birth and death is itself nirvana. - *Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Renunciation, Nirvana, Freedom, Letting Go, Samsara, Ceremony,...*	Kokyo Henkel	Jun 26 2005
2005.06.18-serial.00039 Serial: EB-00039 - *Letting Go, Oneness, Faith, Obstacles, Hindrances*	Edward Brown	Jun 18 2005
2005.05.16-serial.00038 Serial: EB-00038 - *Dragons, Global Warming, Lay, Don't Know Mind*	Edward Brown	May 16 2005
March 26th, 2005, Serial No. 04331 Serial: SF-04331 - *Bodhisattva Way, Monkey Mind, Mahayana, Global Warming, Karmic Consciousness*...		Mar 26 2005
Zen Of Business Administration Serial: SF-00036 Sunday Talk.Life at Green Gulch in the 1970s; giving, fearlessness; improv; no mistakes; parenting. - *Tassajara, practicing generosity, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Daily Life, Koan,...*	Marc Lesser	Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm
March 13th, 2005, Serial No. 04378 Serial: SF-04378 - *Impermanence, Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow, Rumi, Letting Go*		Mar 13 2005
Way Seeking Mind Serial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. - Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara
Two Paths to the Dharma Serial: SF-00080 - *training, Practice Period, Liberation, Bodhidharma, Mahayana, Study Period, Lineage, Letting...*	Ryushin Paul Haller, Acharya Gaylon Ferguson	Mar 04 2005
2005.01.30-serial.00037 Serial: EB-00037 - *Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Ordinary Mind, confusion, Religion*	Edward Brown	Jan 30 2005
November 13th, 2004, Serial No. 04335 Serial: SF-04335 - *Vimalakirti, Priest, Manjushri, Separation*		Nov 13 2004
2004.11.07-serial.00036 Serial: EB-00036 - *Ceremony, Desire, Peace, Way-Seeking Mind, Big Mind*	Edward Brown	Nov 07 2004
Buddha Nature and the Ugly Duckling Serial: SF-00056 Zendo lecture; feeling of not fitting in and not belonging that sends us towards spiritual practice. - *Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Ego, Delusion, training, Precepts, stubbornness, Posture, Zendo,...*	Kosho McCall	Nov 06 2004 Tassajara
Discipline Serial: SF-00077 Relationship with the rules while training. - *training, Practice Period, Vinaya, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Mindfulness, Balance,...*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Oct 20 2004
2004.07.26-serial.00034 Serial: EB-00034 - *true dharma, Hindrances, Commitment, Vows, Desire*	Edward Brown	Jul 26 2004
2004.07.26-serial.00035 Serial: EB-00035 - *true dharma, Hindrances, Commitment, Vows, Desire*	Edward Brown	Jul 26 2004
2004.05.29-serial.00033 Serial: EB-00033 - *Priest, Zendo, Sutra, Ceremony, Okesa*	Edward Brown	May 29 2004
2004.05.04-serial.00026 Serial: EB-00026 - *Ordinary Mind, Practice Period, Tatsugami, Mill Valley, Zendo*	Edward Brown	May 04 2004
2004.05.04-serial.00031 Serial: EB-00031 - *American, Describe, Bell, Observe*	Edward Brown	May 04 2004
2004.05.04-serial.00032 Serial: EB-00032 - *Ordinary Mind, Practice Period, Tatsugami, Mill Valley, Zendo*	Edward Brown	May 04 2004
2004.05.03-serial.00029 Serial: EB-00029 - *Intimacy, Tenzo, Instruction, Soto Zen, Priest*	Edward Brown	May 03 2004
2004.05.03-serial.00030 Serial: EB-00030 - *Intimacy, Tenzo, Instruction, Bowing, Chanting*	Edward Brown	May 03 2004
2004.05.02-serial.00028 Serial: EB-00028 - *American, MM-12, Describe, Bell, Observe*	Edward Brown	May 02 2004
2004.05.02-serial.00027 Serial: EB-00027 - *American, Describe, Bell, Observe*	Edward Brown	May 02 2004
2004.05.01-serial.00022 Serial: EB-00022 - *Tenzo, Zendo, realization, Practice Period, Beginners*	Edward Brown	May 01 2004
2004.05.01-serial.00023 Serial: EB-00023 - *Discrimination, Tenzo, Offering, Community, Commitment*	Edward Brown	May 01 2004
2004.05.01-serial.00025 Serial: EB-00025 - *Discrimination, Tenzo, Offering, Community, Commitment*	Edward Brown	May 01 2004
2004.05.01-serial.00024 Serial: EB-00024 - *Discrimination, Tenzo, Offering, Community, Commitment*	Edward Brown	May 01 2004

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