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Title	Speaker	Date
Saturday Lecture Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Samsara, zen meditation, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana...	Hekizan Tom Girardot	Nov 21 1992 City Center
Fear Emptiness, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Describe, Don't Know Mind, Commitment,...	Ane Pema Chödrön	Aug 05 1991 City Center
Mindfulness Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Concentration, Bodhisattva Vow, Zazen, Impermanence,...	Pat Phelan	Jun 15 1991 City Center
Poetry Reading Funeral, Subject-and-Object, Silence, Bell, Lay, Fox, Enemies, Evil, Anger, Hate...	Robert Bly	Feb 01 1983 City Center
Poetry Reading Rumi, Discrimination, Silence, Conversation, Emotions, training	Robert Bly	Feb 01 1983 City Center
The Human Encounter with Death Death-and-Dying, training, Letting Go, Demons, Conversation, Emotions, Faith,...	Dr Joan Halifax	Oct 11 1981 1 and 2 of 3 City Center
The Human Encounter with Death Heart Sutra, Death-and-Dying, Chanting, Transmission, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness...	Joan Halifax	Oct 11 1981 City Center
Mumonkan Case 36 Karma, Anger, Daily Life, Peace, Samadhi, realization	Robert Aitken Roshi	May 31 1981 City Center
The Self Ego, realization, Transmission, Echo, Sangha, Nirvana, Delusion, Zazen, Doubt,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	May 17 1980 City Center
1974.04.23-serial.00021 Serial: SF-00021 Speaking on Mahamudra and translating old Mahamudra texts. realization, Concentration, Politics, Discrimination, Daily Life, Transmission,...	Sister Palmo	Apr 23 1974 City Center
Allen Ginsberg and Musicians Serial: SF-00105 Musical event. Attachment, Instruction, Obstacles, Offering, Vows, Anger, Religion	Allen Ginsberg	Feb 22 1972 1 City Center
Allen Ginsberg and Musicians Serial: SF-00106 Musical event	Allen Ginsberg	Feb 22 1972 2 City Center
Allen Ginsberg and Musicians Serial: SF-00107 Musical event Obstacles, Echo, Vows, Instruction, Greed, Chanting, Passions, Offering, Attachment,...	Allen Ginsberg	Feb 22 1972 1 City Center
Allen Ginsberg and Musicians Serial: SF-00108 Musical event Samsara, Bell	Allen Ginsberg	Feb 22 1972 2 City Center
Funeral Service for Suzuki Roshi Serial: SR-00171 This is a full recording of Suzuki Roshi's funeral, held nine days after his death. Ceremony, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi, soto, zen, Ceremony, Vows, Discrimination	Various	Dec 12 1971 City Center
Why Then Is It Necessary To Accept Precepts Precepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, training, Religion, Observe, Priest,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 17 1971 City Center
OLD - Everyday Life Serial: SF-00013B 00013A was recorded over a tape of Suzuki Roshi speaking, which was labeled as 00013B Discrimination, Freedom, Ego, Enemies, Peace	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 22 1971 City Center
OLD - Purely Involved Helping Others Serial: SF-05091A Lecture June 1971 Part II - duplicate Precepts, Freedom	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 22 1971 City Center
OLD - Purely Involved Helping Others Serial: SF-05091B Lecture June 1971 Part II - duplicate Freedom, Discrimination	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 22 1971 City Center
OLD - Purely Involved Helping Others Serial: SF-05077A Suzuki Roshi Lecture Part 1 Discrimination, Doubt	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 22 1971 City Center
OLD - Purely Involved Helping Others Serial: SF-05077C Suzuki Roshi Lecture Part 1	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 22 1971 City Center
Not Sticking to Enlightenment Serial: SF-05445B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #26, by Shundo David Haye ===== It's not completely clear how this talk dropped off the radar, as the tape had been copied and... Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Emptiness	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 12 1971 B City Center
OLD - The Boss of Everything Serial: SF-06096 Jan 16 1971 one tape - original copied - missing Big Mind, Bodhidharma, Precepts, confusion, Observe, Delusion	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 16 1971 City Center
Lay Ordination Ceremony Serial: SR-00069-B ===== 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	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 23 1970 City Center
To Be Honest And Sincere In Its True Sense It Is Necessary to Push Yourself Into Some Very Strong Hard Rule Serial: SF-06121-B Sunday, August 16, 1970 San Francisco [This is the second of two lectures with this date. This lecture began mid-way on Side A of the original tape after a prior... Faith, Describe, Hate, Doubt	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 16 1970 B City Center
Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb Anderson Serial: SR-00069-A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 09 1970 City Center
Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right Teacher Serial: 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...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 03 1970 City Center
Observation of Precepts and Practice of Zazen is Same Thing Serial: SF-06049 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Faith, Ceremony, Ordination, Lay,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 01 1970 City Center
Open Your Intuition Serial: SF-05587-B Sesshin Meeting Friday, July 31, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Intuition, Instruction, Beginners	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 31 1970 City Center
Way of Zazen Serial: SF-00017 Lecture given in Japanese with translation Evil, training, Faith	Yoshida Roshi	Jun 07 1970 City Center
Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind Temple Serial: 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,...	Various	Apr 25 1970 City Center
How To Have Sincere Practice Serial: SR-00145 Suzuki Roshi edited from longer recording. Building, Community, Meditation, Zendo, Obstacles, Interview, Silence, Breath,...	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 25 1970 A City Center
Remarks at the Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind Temple Serial: SF-05996 These are Suzuki Roshi's words, edited together out of longer recording of ceremony. Ceremony, Offering	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 25 1970 City Center
OLD - Buddha's Birthday Serial: SF-05386B 70 #5 - Buddha's Birthday 2-4-70 Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 12 1970 City Center
Way-Seeking Mind Serial: SF-05361 Saturday Lecture Of March Sesshin Saturday, March 28, 1970 San Francisco Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Monastic Practice, Peace	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 28 1970 City Center
Practice To Be Like A Stone Serial: SF-06125 SR-70-02-28 Sesshin lecture #6 (last lecture) - followed by service #2 for Trudy Dixon NB - is 1970 despite the year added to the photos Don't Know Mind, Composure, Diversity, Tassajara, training	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 28 1970 City Center
Rules Dogen, Posture, Balance, Doubt, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 18 1970 City Center
Ordination Ceremony: Bill Kwong and Silas Hoadley Ceremony, Priest, Ceremony, Describe, American	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 11 1970 City Center
OLD - Ordination Ceremony: Bill Kwong and Silas Hoadley Serial: SF-06095 Undated lecture (file 1/11/71) ordination? Ceremony, Observe, Priest	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 11 1970 City Center
SFZC Service Serial: SF-00014 Early Seventies Enemies	Various	[field_wisdom_date] City Center
Morning Service Serial: SF-00016 Mid-Seventies	Various	[field_wisdom_date] City Center
Mountain Seat Ceremony Serial: SF-03587 After intermission; at tape turn: Linda: Knock, knock - Darlene: Who's there? - Linda (quickly): Darlene. [laughter] Constancy, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi, Lay Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	[field_wisdom_date] City Center
Unknown Date, Serial 01041 Humility, Emotions, Silence	Kosho McCall	[field_wisdom_date] City Center
Mountain Seat Ceremony Serial: SF-03500 Side A: to intermission; Side B: blank - to tape 2 Gratitude, Vows, Priest	Eijun Linda Cutts	[field_wisdom_date] City Center

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