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Precepts Talks
The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: 菩薩戒, romanized: bosatsukai; Wylie: byang chub sems dpa’i sdom pa) are a set of ethical trainings (śīla) used in Mahāyāna Buddhism to advance a practitioner along the path to becoming a bodhisattva. These sets of "restrains" (Sanskrit: saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).
Traditionally, Buddhist monks and nuns observed the basic moral code in Buddhism, the monastic prātimokṣa or five precepts for laypersons, but in the Mahāyāna tradition, Buddhist monastics and laypersons commonly 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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Genjo Koan workshopSerial: SF-03185 To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion, that myriad...' Delusion itself is the agency of my enlightenment; totally enter delusion and embrace it and... Delusion, Realization, Precepts, Emotions, Subject-and-Object, Monastic Practice,... |
Jun 14 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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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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Recollections of Early Zen Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Priest, Rinzai, Lay Practice, Demons |
Feb 08 1997 1 of 3 Green Gulch Farm |
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Journey from Prince to Plum BlossomSerial: SF-03623 Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Precepts, Funeral, Obstacles, Priest |
Feb 02 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Effort - While You're Already Perfect Emptiness, Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Precepts, Transmission, Zazen,... |
Nov 13 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Emptiness, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma, Separation, Light-and-Darkness, Politics... |
Nov 13 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Which is the Real Shin?Serial: SF-03135 Sunday Lecture - Seeing and understanding desire Ceremony, Forgiveness, Practice Period, Demons, Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Delusion... |
Oct 27 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Awakening Compassion Through Non-DualitySerial: SF-00084 Wednesday talk. Patience, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Demons, Absolute-and-Relative, Precepts, Gratitude... |
Sep 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Secret Teachers In Life Who Guide UsSerial: SF-03639 Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Precepts, Priest, Global Warming, Funeral |
Sep 08 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Jukai: Gateway to Spiritual Awakening Precepts, Ceremony, Dragons, Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Bodhisattva Way,... |
Jun 12 1996 Unknown |
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Refuge in the Triple Treasure Three Treasures, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Ceremony, Priest,... |
May 22 1996 Unknown |
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Taking Care of Oneself, Others and Objects of the WorldSerial: SF-02752 One-day sitting - Buddhist practice is just taking care of people, objects, spaces, body and mind. Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Delusion, Priest, Transmission, Nirvana Sutra,... |
May 18 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Open Heart, Enlightened Spirit Practice Period, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Zazen, Three Treasures,... |
May 11 1996 Unknown |
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The Angulimala StorySerial: SF-03226 Sunday Lecture - Children's talk Precepts, Karma, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Forgiveness |
Mar 03 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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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... Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Ceremony, Ordination, Priest, Non-attachment, Dragons,... |
Feb 04 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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This Very Mind Is Buddha - Understanding Birth And DeathSerial: SF-00042 Sunday talk. Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Buddha Ancestors, Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Hindrances,... |
Nov 26 1995 |
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Women in Buddhism Class Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Suzuki Roshi, Teacher-... |
Oct 30 1995 Unknown |
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Hungry Ghosts - Seijiki CeremonySerial: SF-03093 Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Precepts, Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Don't Know Mind... |
Oct 29 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen Practice: Trust in Being Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Hsin... |
Oct 14 1995 Unknown |
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BodhidharmaSerial: SF-03627 Sunday Lecture Forgiveness, Three Treasures, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Oct 01 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Freedom's Paradox: Stopping to Liberate Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Daily Life, Right Effort, Happiness |
Jul 05 1995 Unknown |
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Oneness Embodied: Dharma Transmission Rituals Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Posture, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Mar 30 1995 |
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Practicing With The PreceptsSerial: SF-00143 Tokubetsu Sesshin
Precepts, Transmission, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhidharma, Three Treasures |
Mar 28 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Precepts, Ceremony, Priest, Transmission, Rinzai, Soto Zen, New Year, Tassajara... |
Mar 25 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Soto Zen, Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Bodhidharma,... |
Mar 15 1995 |
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Buddhism's Influence on Creative Simplicity Daily Life, Precepts |
Dec 07 1993 |
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Sunday Lecture Causation, Conversation, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Delusion, Posture, Zazen, Demons... |
Oct 24 1993 Green Gulch Farm |
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Awakening Through Zen's Living Connection Precepts, Thich Nhat Hanh, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature |
Mar 10 1993 |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts |
Jul 12 1992 Green Gulch Farm |
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Mindfulness: Embracing Imperfection with Compassion Big Mind, Tozan, Precepts, Lay Practice |
May 24 1992 |
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Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Transmission,... |
Sep 21 1991 Unknown |
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Precepts, Especially Right SpeechSerial: SF-03957 Sunday Lecture Precepts |
Aug 11 1991 Green Gulch Farm |
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One-Day SittingSerial: SF-01078 #shuso-talk Buddha Nature, Suzuki Roshi, Precepts, Nirvana, Mahayana, Soto Zen |
Mar 09 1991 Unknown |
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Living the Illusion of Separation Precepts, 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, Duality, Karma, Hindrances, Teacher-and-... |
Aug 21 1990 Green Gulch Farm |
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Taking Refuge Sangha, Three Treasures, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Transmission,... |
Jan 10 1990 |
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Truth-Telling for Inner Peace Precepts |
Nov 15 1987 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Imperfection in Buddhist Refuge Precepts, Ceremony |
Nov 12 1987 |
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The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse DrugsSerial: SF-04058 Duplicate Sangha, Precepts |
Oct 08 1984 City Center |
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The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Drugs Precepts, Sangha |
Aug 09 1983 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Fourth Grave Precept: Not Lying Precepts |
Aug 09 1983 City Center |
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The First Grave PreceptSerial: SF-00026 Not Killing Precepts |
Aug 04 1983 2 of 3 |
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The Second Grave PreceptSerial: SF-00027 Not taking what is not given. Buddha Nature, Realization, Precepts, Ego, Ceremony, Samadhi |
Aug 04 1983 3 of 3 |
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The First Grave Precept: Not Killing Precepts, Koan |
Aug 04 1983 City Center |
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The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Realization, Lay Practice, Sangha,... |
Aug 03 1983 1 |
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The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Aug 03 1983 City Center |
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Predictive Pathways to Enlightenment Buddha Nature, Compassion, Suffering, Funeral, Precepts, Concentration |
Mar 08 1982 |
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Zen Harmony: Body, Mind, Universe Precepts, Happiness, Emotions, Interview, Posture |
Dec 18 1979 |
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Five Masters in the Kamakura Period Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Precepts, Ceremony, Demons, Sangha |
Mar 03 1978 Tassajara |
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Zen Practice: Embracing Equanimity and Unity Buddha Nature, Ego, Interview, Nirvana, Precepts, Realization, Suffering |
Aug 29 1977 |