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Interview Talks
| Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Settling Into Monastic Practice TogetherPractice Period, Shingi, Monastic Practice, Sangha,  Global Warming, Buddha Ancestors... | Oct 02 2005Tassajara | |
| Zen Of Business AdministrationSerial: SF-00036   Sunday Talk.  Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Daily Life, Koan... | Mar 20 2005Green Gulch Farm | |
| Sunday LectureSerial: SF-00940   World's largest ball of twine, snobbery, insight, calming our minds, shamata - tranquility practce, Dhammapada, monuments to warfare, GGF farm and kids, hate crime and Tam High...  Vow, Precepts, Hate, Non-violence, Bodhisattva Precepts, Intimacy, Interview,... | Dec 19 2004Green Gulch Farm | |
| One-Day Sitting LectureSerial: SF-01022   This human body is the entire world in the ten directions. Can you be stopped? Bodhicitta. Compassion. Thinking. Hatred. Not indulging in habitual thoughts of hatred. Say no. "...  Birth-and-Death, Bodhisattva Precepts, Manjushri, Hate, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi,... | Mar 20 2004Green Gulch Farm | |
| Wednesday Lecture Practice Period, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Realization, Buddha Ancestors, Delusion,... | Feb 28 2001Green Gulch Farm | |
| Sunday Lecture Interview, Mill Valley, Birth-and-Death, Koan, Bell, Vow, Faith, Liberation, Delusion... | May 21 2000Green Gulch Farm | |
| One-day Sitting Lecture Birth-and-Death, Perfect Wisdom, Interview, Avalokitesvara, Manjushri, Gratitude,... | May 13 2000Green Gulch Farm | |
| Sesshin Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Practice Period, Interview, Chanting, Skandas, Happiness... | Apr 13 2000Green Gulch Farm | |
| Wednesday Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Death-and-Dying, Silence, New Year, Priest, Suzuki Roshi,... | Apr 05 2000Green Gulch Farm | |
| Sunday Lecture Letting Go, Ceremony, Freedom, Zazen, Bodhidharma, Interview, Mindfulness, Silence,... | Mar 05 2000Green Gulch Farm | |
| One-day Sitting Lecture Faith, Buddha Nature, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Ceremony, Non-duality, Equanimity, Six... | Jul 17 1999Green Gulch Farm | |
| 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 | |
| Authentic Zen: Beyond Enlightenment Myths Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Lineage, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen... | Dec 16 1998City Center | |
| Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-03092   Case 10  Silence, Birth-and-Death, Interview, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Funeral, Book of Serenity,... | Oct 21 1997Green Gulch Farm | |
| Genjo Koan workshop Emotions, Daily Life, Passions, Emptiness, Interview, Instruction, Happiness,... | Jun 15 1997Green Gulch Farm | |
| On Breath and BreathingSerial: SF-03114   Sunday Lecture - if you pick up one piece of dust, the whole universe comes with it  Emotions, Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, confusion, Hindrances, Funeral, Interview,... | Jan 12 1997Green Gulch Farm | |
| The Five SkandhasSerial: SF-03634   One-day sitting  Skandas, Interview, Balance, Heart Sutra, Attachment, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Soto... | Sep 21 1996Green Gulch Farm | |
| Practice of ZazenSerial: SF-03138   Sunday Lecture  Zazen, Ceremony, Bell, Interview, Greed, Letting Go, Posture, Realization,... | May 26 1996Green Gulch Farm | |
| Old Age, Sickness and DeathSerial: SF-03633   One-day sitting - Katagiri in Returning To Silence - Three kinds of thirsting desire  Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Funeral, Zazen, Continuous Practice,... | Apr 20 1996Green Gulch Farm | |
| Emptying Yourself To Receive The Gift To Give It Away AgainSerial: SF-03096   Sunday Lecture  Interview, Humility, Emotions, Concentration, Posture, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student... | Jun 25 1995Green Gulch Farm | |
| Sunday Lecture Interview, Demons, Doubt, Manjushri, Soto Zen, Gratitude, Practice Period, Enemies,... | Apr 03 1988Green Gulch Farm | |
| Pathways to Spiritual EnlightenmentSerial: SF-00125   The third great religious awakening in America.  Emptiness, Religion, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma | Jul 18 1973 2 | |
| Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb AndersonSerial: SR-00069A   Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript (some changes made by SDH, July 2025) Priest, Ceremony,  Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,... | Aug 09 1970City Center | |
| How To Have Sincere PracticeSerial: SR-00145   Suzuki Roshi edited from longer recording.  Building, Community, Meditation, Obstacles, Interview, Silence, Breath | Apr 25 1970 ACity Center | |
| Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6Serial: SF-06005   Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra, Beginner’s Mind,  Politics, Interview, Concentration, Precepts, Freedom,... | Oct 30 1969 Series 3, Talk 6Tassajara | |
| On Zen Center History, Personal History, and Nona RansomSerial: SF-05610   Interview of Suzuki Roshi by Peter Schneider Interview,  Transmission, Priest, Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Enemies, Passions, Bell,... | Sep 16 1969 1 of 2 | |
| Interview of Suzuki by Peter SchneiderSerial: 69-09-16-IB   Entered onto disk by DC 1996 or so [I dated this 69-09-16 to go with other Peter Schneider interview and lecture of that date.... Interview, First Principle,   | Sep 16 1969 | |
| Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11Serial: SF-05251   October 1968 Lotus Sutra,  Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony | Oct  1968 Series 2, Talk 11Tassajara | |
| BodhidharmaSerial: SF-05081   ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #22, by Shundo David Haye ===== In this second tape made by Dan Gourley at Tassajara in the summer of 1968,... Beginner’s Mind, First Principle, Time,  First Principle, Bodhidharma, Faith,... | Jul 29 1968Tassajara | |
| Shosan CeremonySerial: SF-05143B   SR023 Track 1 to 1/3 of other side Suzuki Roshi Question and Answer ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A... Sesshin, Shosan,  Emptiness, Attachment, Hate, Faith, Interview, Enemies, Evil, Doubt... | Apr 23 1968 BTassajara | |
| KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight ThompsonSerial: SF-05115   Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON Interview,  Don't Know Mind, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Evil, Samsara, Practice... | Nov 06 1967KPFA Berkeley | |
| Genjo KoanSerial: SF-05134A   ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #14, by Shundo David Haye ===== The acquisition of Tassajara in 1967 was a huge leap for Zen Center. Suzuki Roshi had long been... Genjokoan, Dogen, Sesshin,  Emptiness, New Year, Interview, Freedom | Aug 20 1967 MorningTassajara | |
| The Way-Seeking MindSerial: SF-05116C   March sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording. Dogen,  Forgiveness, Addiction, Greed, Interview, Attachment, Conversation, Lay... | Mar 26 1966 ASokoji | |
| Confucius Said the Most Visible is Something InvisibleSerial: SF-05125A   SR 002 Tape 1 copy Sesshin 1pm lecture Sesshin,  Faith, Interview, Observe, confusion, Hate, Peace | Aug 28 1965 ASokoji | |
| Pure RulesSerial: SF-05126A   ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #6, by Shundo David Haye ===== The value of these sets of recordings during sesshins in the summer of 1965 at Sokoji is that not... Sesshin, Instruction,  Emptiness, Interview, Religion, Faith | Jul 28 1965 9:00amSokoji | |
| In Our Way of Zen, We Emphasize the Way-Seeking MindSerial: SF-05101B   Tape 2 Summer Sesshin 1965 Tuesday July 27 - transcribed August 1965 Tape 2 Side 2 Tuesday July 27 6pm lecture Reverend Suzuki [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were... Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Way-Seeking Mind,  Interview, Faith | Jul 27 1965 6:00pmSokoji | |
| Guru AuthoritySerial: SF-03020A   #13  Ego, Liberation, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Freedom, Birth-and-Death, Concentration,... |  |