Precepts Talks
The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: bosatsukai) are a set of ethical trainings (śīla) used in Mahāyāna Buddhism to advance a practitioner along the path to becoming a bodhisattva. Traditionally, monastics observed the basic moral code in Buddhism, the prātimokṣa (such as that of the Dharmaguptaka), but in the Mahāyāna tradition, monks may observe the Bodhisattva Precepts as well. The Bodhisattva Precepts are associated with the bodhisattva vow to save all beings and with bodhicitta.
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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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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Happiness, Conversation, Daily Life, Attachment, Equanimity, Vow,... |
Jan 20 1991 Green Gulch |
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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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Receiving the PreceptsSerial: SF-00061 One day sitting Precepts, Three Treasures, Repentance, Offering, Duality, Karma, Hindrances, Teacher-... |
Aug 21 1990 Green Gulch Farm |
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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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Taking Refuge Sangha, Three Treasures, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Transmission,... |
Jan 10 1990 |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Emotions, Chanting, Gratitude, Peace, Letting Go, Posture, Lay, Precepts,... |
Dec 11 1988 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Enemies, Daily Life, Precepts, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Mindfulness,... |
Jul 17 1988 Green Gulch |
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November 21st, 1987, Serial No. 01003, Side A Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, training,... |
Nov 21 1987 SFZC |
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November 15th, 1987, Serial No. 03975 Precepts, Silence, Half-Smile, Bodhisattva Precepts, Right Speech, Peace, Politics,... |
Nov 15 1987 Green Gulch |
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1987.11.12-serial.00129 Precepts, Ceremony |
Nov 12 1987 |
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Sunday Lecture Mindfulness, Daily Life, Posture, Half-Smile, Non-violence, Cultivation, Precepts,... |
May 24 1987 SFZC |
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February 16th, 1987, Serial No. 03987Serial: SF-03987 Monday Precepts, Sixth Patriarch, Anger, Observe, Conversation, Instruction, Cultivation,... |
Feb 16 1987 SFZC |
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The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse DrugsSerial: SF-04058 Duplicate Precepts, true dharma, Giving-and-Taking, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Lay, Bodhidharma,... |
Oct 08 1984 SFZC |
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The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Drugs Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, true dharma, Giving-and-Taking, Sangha, Lay,... |
Aug 09 1983 Green Gulch |
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The Fourth Grave Precept: Not Lying Subject-and-Object, Karmic Consciousness, Precepts, Lotus Sutra, Silence, Four Noble... |
Aug 09 1983 SFZC |
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The Third Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Sex Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Sangha, Commitment, training, Rinzai, Attachment,... |
Aug 08 1983 SFZC |
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The Second Grave Precept: Not Stealing Precepts, Peace, realization, Greed, Buddha Nature, Non-violence, training, Emptiness... |
Aug 05 1983 SFZC |
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The First Grave Precept: Not Killing Precepts, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Peace, Politics, realization, Mahayana,... |
Aug 04 1983 SFZC |
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The First Grave PreceptSerial: SF-00026 Not Killing Precepts, Buddha Nature, Peace, Heart Sutra, Politics, realization, Mahayana,... |
Aug 04 1983 2 of 3 |
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The Second Grave PreceptSerial: SF-00027 Not taking what is not given. Buddha Nature, Precepts, Peace, training, realization, Samadhi, Ceremony, Ego,... |
Aug 04 1983 3 of 3 |
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The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Lay, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Daily Life,... |
Aug 03 1983 SFZC |
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The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, realization, Lay, Sangha, Bodhidharma,... |
Aug 03 1983 1 |
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Precepts Karma, Precepts, Right Speech, Repentance, Greed, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
1982 SFZC |
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Morality and Ethics Cultivation, Precepts, Commitment, Mill Valley, Vow, Peace, Daily Life, Birth-and-... |
Dec 16 1980 Green Gulch |
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Five Masters in the Kamakura Period Lotus Sutra, Faith, Chanting, Evil, Vow, Precepts, Ceremony, Demons, Sangha, Lineage... |
Mar 03 1978 Tassajara |
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Attachment to Form: Positive and Negative Precepts, Attachment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Daily Life, Monastic Practice,... |
Oct 25 1974 SFZC |
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1974.04.23-serial.00021Serial: SF-00021 Speaking on Mahamudra and translating old Mahamudra texts. realization, Concentration, Politics, Discrimination, Daily Life, Transmission,... |
Apr 23 1974 City Center |
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First Type of Consciousness Karma, Delusion, Happiness, Precepts, Hate, Balance, Forgiveness, Ordination, Observe... |
May 16 1973 Tassajara |
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Why Then Is It Necessary To Accept PreceptsPrecepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, training, Religion, Observe, Priest,... |
Jul 17 1971 City Center |
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OLD - Purely Involved Helping OthersSerial: SF-05091A Lecture June 1971 Part II - duplicate Precepts, Freedom |
Jun 22 1971 City Center |
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OLD - The Boss of EverythingSerial: SF-06096 Jan 16 1971 one tape - original copied - missing Big Mind, Bodhidharma, Precepts, confusion, Observe, Delusion |
Jan 16 1971 City Center |
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Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong)Serial: SF-05452B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Emptiness, Precepts, Observe, Ego, Evil |
Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo |
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Lay Ordination CeremonySerial: SR-00069B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #25, by Shundo David Haye ===== This tape, which is unfortunately very poorly recorded, gives us a sense of the lay ordination... Precepts, Ceremony, Commitment |
Aug 23 1970 City Center |
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Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb AndersonSerial: SR-00069A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,... |
Aug 09 1970 City Center |
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Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right TeacherSerial: SF-05631 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #24, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the last years of Suzuki Roshi's life, very few talks were lost from the collections... Sesshin, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Precepts, Faith... |
Aug 03 1970 City Center |
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Observation of Precepts and Practice of Zazen is Same ThingSerial: SF-06049 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Faith, Ceremony, Ordination, Lay,... |
Aug 01 1970 City Center |
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Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind TempleSerial: SF-05995 This is the bulk of the ceremony, with speakers other than Suzuki Roshi, in Japanese and English training, Gratitude, Zoom, Ceremony, Obstacles, Observe, Silence, Enemies, Evil,... |
Apr 25 1970 City Center |
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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 6 Tassajara |
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OLD - To Actually Practice SelflessnessSerial: SF-05873 Copy Master - Suzuki Roshi August sesshin 1969 Wednesday (side A of original tape) - duplicate Freedom, Fox, Precepts, Funeral, Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Liberation,... |
Aug 06 1969 Sokoji |
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OLD - To Actually Practice SelflessnessSerial: SF-05348A August Sesshin 1969 Suzuki Roshi Wednesday lecture copy - duplicate Fox, Precepts, Freedom, Funeral, Non-discrimination, Attachment, Continuous Practice... |
Aug 06 1969 Sokoji |
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OLD - To Actually Practice SelflessnessSerial: SF-06089B August sesshin 1969 Suzuki Roshi Side A: Wed 2 lectures - transcribed - copied ZC Fox, Precepts, Freedom, Funeral, Non-discrimination, Attachment, Continuous Practice... |
Aug 06 1969 Sokoji |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6Serial: SF-05258 68-10-00-E Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Anger, Faith |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 6 Tassajara |
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Observing the PreceptsSerial: SF-05397 This is the second talk that Suzuki Roshi gave at Esalen on consecutive nights in June 1968. Precepts, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Posture, Karma, training, Composure,... |
Jun 29 1968 Esalen |
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Shuso CeremonySerial: SF-05779 SR-68-04-23-C (complete) Philip Wilson's shuso ceremony, followed by SR near end of side A - duplicate Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Gratitude, Commitment, Precepts, Faith |
Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara |
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Shuso CeremonySerial: SF-05143C SR023 Last 2/3 side 2 Philip's discussion ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator... Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature,... |
Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara |
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Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,... |
Dec 02 1967 Tassajara |
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OLD - Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05828 SR-67-12-04-A (start) (finish) - This tape repeated 67-12-02, but section at end was missing section of 67-12-01 and -02! Monastic Practice, Concentration, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Beginners,... |
Dec 02 1967 Tassajara |
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The Practice of ConstancySerial: SF-05132A SR015 - On this tape is Lecture C and last part of Lecture D. This tape is known as the C lecture tape of as #2 - Track 1 Roshi's Lecture C 9/12/67 - copied Prajna Paramita, Bodhisattva, Precepts, Constancy, New Year, Mahayana, Enemies, Anger... |
Sep 12 1967 Tassajara |