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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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Dining Room LectureTassajara, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Tassajara,... |
Sep 03 2005 Tassajara |
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Internal Wellspring of Wisdom and LoveBook of Serenity, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara, Cooking, Buddha Nature |
Aug 18 2005 Tassajara |
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Embracing Imperfection, Cultivating WisdomTassajara, Paramitas, Patience, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence |
Jul 31 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Bodhidharma and Buddha Nature Practice Period, Hongzhi, Tassajara |
Jul 11 2005 Tassajara |
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Bodhidharma and Buddha NatureGenjokoan, Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Tassajara, Nirvana, Practice Period,... |
Jul 10 2005 Tassajara |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-01931 Sesshin 3 Day 7 Tassajara |
Mar 29 2005 Tassajara |
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Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Bowing, Five Ranks, Tassajara |
Mar 21 2005 Tassajara |
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Zen Of Business AdministrationSerial: SF-00036 Sunday Talk. Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Interview, Daily Life, Mill Valley, Tassajara... |
Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Way Seeking MindSerial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,... |
Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara |
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Zendo Lecture Tassajara, Emptiness |
Dec 07 2004 Tassajara |
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Shuso TalkSerial: SF-01899 #shuso-talk Diversity, Tassajara |
Nov 01 2004 Tassajara |
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Unity in Zen: A Journey of Self Practice Period, Tassajara, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Politics, Patience |
Sep 11 2004 Unknown |
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Hsin Hsin MingSerial: SF-01901 Zendo Lecture Don't Know Mind, Equanimity, Emptiness, Perfect Wisdom, Tassajara, Karma, Hate,... |
Jun 18 2004 Tassajara |
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Everywhere, the Mind's Monastery Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara |
Jun 09 2004 Unknown |
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Witnessing the Universal Dharma Flow Tassajara |
Jun 08 2004 Tassajara |
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Zen and the Eco-Consumer CodeSerial: SF-00156 Wednesday talk. Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Precepts, Ego, Ceremony, Karma,... |
Nov 19 2003 |
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Beginner's Mind, Infinite EnlightenmentSerial: SF-00079 Zendo Lecture Birth-and-Death, Separation, Intimacy, Liberation, Tassajara, Ordination, Ceremony,... |
Aug 10 2003 |
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Wednesday LectureSerial: SF-00948 Buffalo passing through window koan. Farm and draft horses at GGF Koan, Tassajara |
Jul 09 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin Lecture Practice Period, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Tassajara, Karma, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 2003 Tassajara |
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Zen Alchemy: Turning Obstacles Into Growth Tassajara, Obstacles |
Nov 06 2002 City Center |
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Embrace Openness Through Zazen Practice Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Zazen, Manjushri, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Oct 19 2002 City Center |
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Zen Awakening through Life's Journey Tassajara |
Oct 10 2002 City Center |
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The One Who's Not Busy Duality, Manjushri, Tassajara |
Feb 03 2002 |
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Lotus Sutra's Zen Ecology Awakening Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara |
Oct 13 2001 |
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Walking in Beauty Through Zen FarmingSerial: SF-00073 Wednesday night. Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Hate, Bowing, Mill Valley, Continuous Practice, Tassajara... |
Jul 25 2001 |
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Everyday Courage in Zen Practice Tassajara, Ordinary Mind, Vimalakirti, Diversity, Ego |
May 29 2001 |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Emptiness, Tassajara, Dharma Transmission, Big Mind... |
Nov 28 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Posture, Karma, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Hate, Happiness, Tassajara |
Jun 17 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Zazen, Monkey Mind, Chanting, Tassajara, Uchiyama,... |
Apr 10 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Transformative Harmony in Zazen Practice Practice Period, Tassajara, Buddha Ancestors, Impermanence |
Mar 24 2000 |
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Skillful Paths to Collective Awakening Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Ordinary Mind, Tassajara, First Principle |
Sep 19 1999 |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Lotus Sutra, Bodhidharma, Liberation, Tassajara, Happiness, Gratitude |
Sep 18 1999 Green Gulch Farm |
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Shuso TalkSerial: SF-01040 Wednesday Lecture #shuso-talk Tassajara |
Jan 27 1999 City Center |
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Authentic Zen: Beyond Enlightenment Myths Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Interview, Soto Zen, Book of... |
Dec 16 1998 City Center |
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Zen Pathways: Embracing Change and Growth Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Priest, Hate, Happiness, Tassajara |
Oct 14 1998 |
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Sesshin Lecture Composure, Posture, Tassajara, Emotions, Ceremony |
Aug 22 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Beginner's Mind, Boundless TransformationSerial: SF-01784 Statements by Students (Part 2 of 2) and Blanche Hartman Gratitude, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Lay... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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Suzuki Roshi's Transformative Zen JourneySerial: SF-01818 End of afternoon session [Dinner] Gil: Intro - 3 Films Mel Weitsman introducing Phil Wilson, Grahame Petchey, Ed Brown Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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Buddha's Birthday Practice Period, Buddha's Birthday, Tassajara |
Apr 05 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Wednesday Lecture Practice Period, Posture, Three Treasures, Tassajara, Dana Paramita, Suzuki Roshi... |
Apr 01 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Renunciation, Monastic Practice, Karma, Tassajara |
Feb 01 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Turning Toward The DarkSerial: SF-03641 Sesshin Lecture: The activity is below the ground - the re-enactment of Buddha's enlightenment story Precepts, Monastic Practice, Posture, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Dragons, Book of... |
Dec 01 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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One-day Sitting LectureManjushri, Sesshin, Prajna Paramita Sutra, Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Blue Cliff... |
Nov 15 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Wednesday Lecture Karmic Consciousness, Separation, Fasting, Precepts, Karma, Concentration, Tassajara... |
Jul 30 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Most Important Thing: Just This As It Is Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,... |
Apr 26 1997 |
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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") Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Ego, Chanting, Separation, Bowing, Tassajara |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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On The Dharma Transmission CeremonySerial: SF-03638 Sunday Lecture Transmission, Ceremony, Intimacy, Tassajara, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Six... |
Dec 15 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Die Into Who You AreSerial: SF-02711 Rohatsu Sesshin Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Realization, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Ceremony... |
Dec 06 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai Class Funeral, Tassajara, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Practice Period, Rinzai |
Nov 25 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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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 Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, Tassajara... |
Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch Farm |