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Tassajara Talks
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082-foot-high (1,549 m) Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7-mile (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.
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Embrace the Unseen WithinSerial: SF-10374 5/31/2017, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Zazen, Tassajara |
May 31 2017 Tassajara |
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Awakening to Zen: Embodying ThusnessSerial: SF-12166 Talk by Shundo David Haye at City Center on 2017-04-06 Zazen, Tassajara, Suzuki Roshi |
Apr 06 2017 City Center |
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Mindful Path: Embracing Compassionate LiberationSerial: SF-12303 Talk by Linda Galijan at City Center on 2016-11-12 Tassajara, Happiness |
Nov 12 2016 City Center |
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Changing The SystemSerial: SF-12087 8/17/2016, Taigen Dan Leighton dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara, Karma, Sangha |
Aug 17 2016 City Center |
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Zen in Fire: Cool Breeze InsightsSerial: SF-11988 Talk by Tmzc Greg Fain on 2016-08-14 Tassajara |
Aug 14 2016 |
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Natural Awakening Through Zen PracticeSerial: SF-12050 Talk by Tmzc Victoria Austin on 2016-06-18 Tassajara |
Jun 18 2016 |
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Unstained Wisdom: Turning FreelySerial: SF-12040 Talk by Tmzc Leslie James on 2016-05-24 Zendo, Tassajara |
May 24 2016 |
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The Bird Is Life and the Air Is LifeSerial: SF-12089 2/1/2016, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Feb 01 2016 Tassajara |
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Zen in the Flow of LifeSerial: SF-09181 Talk by Shundo David Haye at Tassajara on 2015-08-08 Tassajara |
Aug 08 2015 Tassajara |
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Meeting Conflict with Compassion Part 2Serial: SF-09029 7/9/2015, Lisa Hoffman dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Jul 09 2015 Tassajara |
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Dream LanguageSerial: SF-07575 12/17/2014, Dairyu Michael Wenger dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara |
Dec 17 2014 City Center |
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Youre the Cook: The Mind That Seeks the WaySerial: SF-07704 9/20/2014, Edward Espe Brown dharma talk at City Center. Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara |
Sep 20 2014 City Center |
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The Music of LifeSerial: SF-07577 8/13/2014, Shundo David Haye dharma talk at Tassajara. Dogen, Tassajara |
Aug 13 2014 Tassajara |
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Surviving ServiceSerial: SF-07680 2014-05-29, Leslie James, dharma talk at Tassajara. Bowing, Tassajara, Chanting |
May 29 2014 Tassajara |
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What Does It Mean to Be Truly Alive?Serial: SF-07761 5/10/2014, Judith Randall, dharma talk at Tassajara. Koan, Tassajara |
May 10 2014 Tassajara |
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Each Breath of Mine Is Equally One of Yours: Dedicated to Myogen Steve StückySerial: SF-07550 2014-01-04, Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. New Year, Gratitude, Tassajara |
Jan 04 2014 City Center |
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Be a Person HereSerial: SF-07419 7/21/2013, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tassajara |
Jul 21 2013 Green Gulch Farm |
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A Guest Season KoanSerial: SF-07359 6/5/2013, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Jun 05 2013 Tassajara |
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The Bodhisattva PathSerial: SF-07483 5/15/2013, Do-on Robert Thomas dharma talk at Tassajara. Bodhisattva, Tassajara |
May 15 2013 Tassajara |
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Assumptions Bear ViewingSerial: SF-07494 4/18/2013, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Apr 18 2013 Tassajara |
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Tassajara Creek BodySerial: SF-09400 12/10/2012, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Dec 10 2012 Tassajara |
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The Fully Blossomed Plum TreeSerial: SF-09323 9/5/2012, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Sep 05 2012 Tassajara |
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Open-HeartednessSerial: SF-09308 8/15/2012, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara, Practice Period |
Aug 15 2012 Tassajara |
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Graciously Share YourselfSerial: SF-09250 7/11/2012, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Jul 11 2012 Tassajara |
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Meeting the Source in EverythingSerial: SF-09305 6/6/2012, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Sanctuary, Tassajara |
Jun 06 2012 Tassajara |
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Zen's Dynamic Dance of HostingSerial: SF-11782 Talk by Leslie James at Tassajara on 2011-09-07 Tassajara, Practice Period |
Sep 07 2011 Tassajara |
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An Appropriate ResponseSerial: SF-11800 7/20/2011, Lee Lesser dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Jul 20 2011 Tassajara |
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Sunday TalkSerial: SF-11832 7/17/2011, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tassajara |
Jul 17 2011 Green Gulch Farm |
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ImaginationSerial: SF-11678 7/3/2011, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tassajara |
Jul 03 2011 Green Gulch Farm |
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We Are All Fire MonksSerial: SF-11668 7/2/2011, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara |
Jul 02 2011 City Center |
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The Practice of Being LostSerial: SF-10571 12/15/2010, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara |
Dec 15 2010 City Center |
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The Wind Supports the Condors WingsSerial: SF-10622 9/3/2010, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Zazen, Tassajara |
Sep 03 2010 Tassajara |
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The Mulamadhyamakakarika BluesSerial: SF-10681 5/15/2010, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara, Suzuki Roshi |
May 15 2010 Tassajara |
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What You Think Is Not a Help for RealizationSerial: SF-10636 5/11/2010, Ed Brown dharma talk at Tassajara. Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara |
May 11 2010 Tassajara |
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Fire and BeautySerial: SF-10558 1/20/2010, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara, Suzuki Roshi |
Jan 20 2010 City Center |
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AwaySerial: SF-10267 12/19/2009, Joan Amaral dharma talk at City Center. Zazen, Tassajara |
Dec 19 2009 City Center |
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Letting Go for Eternal JoySerial: SF-10233 Talk by Ajahn Amaro at Tassajara on 2009-08-26 Tassajara |
Aug 26 2009 Tassajara |
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Teacher-Student RelationshipSerial: SF-10202 7/21/2009, Michael Wenger dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara |
Jul 21 2009 Tassajara |
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Zen Path: Less Busy, More WholeSerial: SF-10150 Talk by Marc Lesser at Tassajara on 2009-07-18 Tassajara |
Jul 18 2009 Tassajara |
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Realization of DelusionSerial: SF-10254 5/21/2009, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Delusion, Tassajara |
May 21 2009 Tassajara |
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Appropriate BoldnessSerial: SF-10170 1/28/2009, Dana Velden dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara |
Jan 28 2009 City Center |
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Finding Zen Beyond Traditional SuccessSerial: SF-09666 Talk by Jeffrey Schneider at City Center on 2008-09-17 Tassajara |
Sep 17 2008 City Center |
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Taking Care of FireSerial: SF-09566 8/17/2008, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tassajara, Effort |
Aug 17 2008 Green Gulch Farm |
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Relying on Something GreatSerial: SF-09643 7/13/2008, Edward Espe Brown dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tassajara, Suzuki Roshi |
Jul 13 2008 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Inner Fire and the Outer FireSerial: SF-09645 7/5/2008, Michael Wenger dharma talk at City Center. Dharma Transmission, Tassajara |
Jul 05 2008 City Center |
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Buddhism and Prayer? Tassajara, Zazen |
Jul 02 2008 City Center |
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The Ides of MarchSerial: SF-09561 3/15/2008, Wendy Johnson dharma talk at City Center. Tassajara |
Mar 15 2008 City Center |
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Dropping the Story, Embracing the Moment Tassajara, Zazen |
Jan 30 2008 City Center |
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Solstice SandokaiSerial: SF-10048 12/23/2007, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tassajara |
Dec 23 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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It's Just Food!Suzuki Roshi, Dogen, Tassajara, Ordinary Mind, Money, Way-Seeking Mind, Lay Practice... |
Jul 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm |