Suzuki Roshi Talks
Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.
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Dogen's Life Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Family Practice, training, Monastic Practice, Rinzai,... |
Jan 25 1997 Unknown |
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IntimacySerial: SF-02725 Sesshin #1 (Post-it note from Lou "Do you have a tape player? I'd like to check this one more time") Intimacy, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Separation, Ego, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center... |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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Willingness To Be With Our Difficulties Hate, Four Noble Truths, Suzuki Roshi, Right Speech, Conversation, resistance,... |
Dec 28 1996 Unknown |
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Die Into Who You AreSerial: SF-02711 Rohatsu Sesshin Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, realization, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go,... |
Dec 06 1996 Unknown |
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Be Completely Who You AreSerial: SF-02709B Rohatsu Sesshin Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Happiness, Anger, Emotions, Zazen, Ceremony |
Dec 05 1996 Unknown |
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Expound the Dharma with This Body by Letting Life Bloom Through YouSerial: SF-02710B Rohatsu Sesshin Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Hate, Zazen |
Dec 03 1996 Unknown |
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Expounding the Dharma with This BodySerial: SF-02710A Rohatsu Sesshin Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Patience, Gratitude, Observe, Balance, Anger |
Dec 02 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Evil, Religion, Funeral, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Discrimination, Suzuki Roshi... |
Nov 25 1996 Green Gulch |
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Sandokai ClassSerial: SF-03177 Like forward and backwards steps - phenomenon exist like box and cover joining, principle accords like arrows points meeting Oneness, Suzuki Roshi, Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch |
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Effort - While You're Already Perfect Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,... |
Nov 13 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Oneness, Interdependence, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Politics, Delusion,... |
Oct 29 1996 Green Gulch |
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Practicing With Afflictive EmotionsSerial: SF-02722 Antidotes - Shantidvea/Dalai Lama/Hui Hai Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Non-duality, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Oct 09 1996 Unknown |
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September 21st, 1996, Serial No. 01067 Happiness, Suzuki Roshi, Rinzai, Demons, Lineage, Letting Go, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Sep 21 1996 Unknown |
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September 21st, 1996, Serial No. 01886 Suzuki Roshi, Four Noble Truths, Dragons, Aspects of Practice, Zazen, Emptiness,... |
Sep 21 1996 Unknown |
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1996.09.11-serial.00084Serial: SF-00084 Wednesday talk. Patience, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Letting Go, confusion, Demons, Absolute-and-... |
Sep 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Saturday Lecture Passions, Religion, Light-and-Darkness, Suzuki Roshi, Politics, Platform Sutra, Zazen... |
Aug 17 1996 City Center |
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Making DistinctionsSerial: SF-03113 Sunday Lecture Balance, Hsin Hsin Ming, Suzuki Roshi, Lay, training, Conversation, Emotions,... |
Aug 11 1996 Green Gulch |
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Cultivating A Spiritual CuriositySerial: SF-03937 Sunday Lecture - that helps us see clearly what's in front of us - inside and outside Observe, Conversation, Happiness, Equanimity, Cultivation, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Jul 07 1996 Green Gulch |
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May 18th, 1996, Serial No. 02694 Dragons, Suzuki Roshi, Silence, Priest, Funeral, Zazen, Ceremony, Tassajara Zen... |
May 18 1996 Unknown |
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April 24th, 1996, Serial No. 02705 Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Intimacy, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Dharma... |
Apr 24 1996 Unknown |
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Fearlessness - What Is It? Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, realization, Ceremony... |
Mar 02 1996 Tassajara |
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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... Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Attachment, Priest, Suzuki Roshi, Ordination... |
Feb 04 1996 Green Gulch |
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Interview Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Practice Period, Intuition, Instruction, Emotions, Gratitude,... |
Jan 21 1996 Unknown |
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January 3rd, 1996, Serial No. 02706 Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Hsin Hsin Ming, Non-duality, Non-... |
Jan 03 1996 Unknown |
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Rohatsu SesshinSerial: SF-03575 Duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Funeral, Zazen, Obstacles, Renewal,... |
Dec 14 1995 Unknown |
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Rohatsu Sesshin Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Funeral, Zazen, Renewal,... |
Dec 04 1995 Unknown |
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The Greater Discourse and the Destruction of CravingSerial: SF-03231 Sunday Lecture Anger, Silence, Letting Go, Bell, Happiness, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva... |
Nov 19 1995 Green Gulch |
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Buddhism and ScienceSerial: SF-02689B From the BZC archive Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training,... |
Nov 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1995.11.01-serial.00003 Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Big Mind, Letting Go, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Ego, Enthusiasm,... |
Nov 01 1995 |
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Women in Buddhism Class Religion, Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Suzuki Roshi... |
Oct 30 1995 Unknown |
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October 25th, 1995, Serial No. 02702 Hsin Hsin Ming, Composure, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Daily Life, Hate, Zazen,... |
Oct 25 1995 Unknown |
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Causes and ConditionsSerial: SF-03660 One-day sitting Emptiness, Posture, Book of Serenity, Subject-and-Object, realization, Buddha Nature... |
Oct 14 1995 Green Gulch |
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Bowing, Sleepiness and RestlessnessSerial: SF-00152 Wednesday dharma talk. Chanting, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Posture, Ceremony, Zendo, Hindrances, Vow, Suzuki... |
Oct 04 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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BodhidharmaSerial: SF-03627 Sunday Lecture Forgiveness, Three Treasures, Mindfulness, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Precepts, Blue... |
Oct 01 1995 Green Gulch |
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September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 02744 Practice Period, Hsin Hsin Ming, Diversity, Dharma Transmission, Zendo, Hate, Suzuki... |
Sep 23 1995 Unknown |
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Putting Our Effort Into SittingSerial: SF-03607 One-day sitting realization, Posture, Mindfulness, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Emptiness, Harmonizing,... |
Sep 16 1995 Green Gulch |
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July 26th, 1995, Serial No. 00919 Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Zazen, Global Warming,... |
Jul 26 1995 Unknown |
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Five Attributes of a TeacherSerial: SF-03218 One-day sitting Book of Serenity, Teacher-and-Student, Humility, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go,... |
Jul 15 1995 Green Gulch |
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July 5th, 1995, Serial No. 00987 Freedom, Bodhisattva Vow, Right Effort, Vow, Happiness, Anger, Daily Life, Precepts,... |
Jul 05 1995 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Ceremony, Religion, Suzuki Roshi, Commitment, Evil, Priest, Right... |
Jun 04 1995 Green Gulch |
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May 17th, 1995, Serial No. 01073Serial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,... |
May 17 1995 Unknown |
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1995.02.22-serial.00076 Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Constancy, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen... |
Feb 22 1995 |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Commitment, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, training, Greed, Emotions,... |
Nov 27 1994 Green Gulch |
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October 1st, 1994, Serial No. 04045 Three Treasures, Perfect Wisdom, Sangha, Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Practice Period, Evil... |
Oct 01 1994 Unknown |
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EffortSerial: SF-00155 Sunday talk Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Impermanence, Ceremony, Concentration,... |
Sep 04 1994 |
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August 14th, 1994, Serial No. 02696 Politics, Ceremony, Vow, Aspects of Practice, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Heart... |
Aug 14 1994 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture causation, Zazen, Balance, Letting Go, Separation, Liberation, Posture, Precepts,... |
Apr 24 1994 Green Gulch |
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The Meeting of American Culture and BuddhismSerial: SF-00135 Lecture Series New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous Practice,... |
Apr 05 1994 7 City Center |
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The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The ArtsSerial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Feb 01 1994 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Zendo, Posture, Demons, Suzuki Roshi, Delusion, Precepts, Zazen, Conversation, Vow,... |
Oct 24 1993 Green Gulch |