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Title	Speaker	Date
Study the Footprints Serial: SF-12118 3/16/2016, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the Zen concept of interconnectedness as articulated by Dogen in "Yui Butsu Yoputsu" (Only Buddha and Buddha); it emphasizes the notion that all beings inherently understand their own paths and traces. The... *Dogen*	Leslie James	Mar 16 2016 Tassajara
Eight Awakenings of Great Beings in a Time of Great Change Serial: SF-11946 3/13/2016, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk centers on integrating Zen Buddhist principles with contemporary environmental challenges, emphasizing the importance of spiritual engagement in addressing ecological crises. The discussion explores "The Eight Awakenings... *Wisdom*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 13 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Creating Communities In Which We Want to Live Serial: SF-12043 3/12/2016, Mushim Patricia Ikeda dharma talk at City Center. The talk focuses on the themes of embodiment, social justice, and mindfulness within the context of Zen practice. It stresses the importance of embodying justice and well-being as foundational to the Buddhist practice of social... *Community*	Mushim Ikeda	Mar 12 2016 City Center
Buddhism and Our Planet's Future Serial: SF-11994 Talk by Hakusho at Tassajara on 2016-03-11 The talk explores the intersection of socially engaged Buddhism and environmental concerns, emphasizing the integration of Buddhist practice in addressing collective issues beyond individual transformation. The discussion...	Hakusho Ostlund	Mar 11 2016 Tassajara
Acceptance Serial: SF-12115 3/9/2016, Shindo Gita Gayatri dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the theme of diversity and oneness through meditative practice, using Thich Nhat Hanh's poem "Call Me by My True Names" as a framework to discuss the interconnectedness of all beings. It delves into the... *Diversity, Priest*	Shindo Gita Gayatri	Mar 09 2016 City Center
Liberation Through Understanding Causality Serial: SF-12128 Class 4 The talk explores the concept of causality in Buddhist philosophy, highlighting the non-linear narrative formation and its role in bondage and liberation. Key themes include the study of thoughts as the Buddha did, the wheel of... *Karma*	Fu Schroeder	Mar 08 2016 Tassajara
What Might Happen; Practicing with Fear Serial: SF-12031 The talk explores themes of fear and courage using a story about a boy named Miobe, who learns that addressing fears directly can diminish their power, as illustrated through encounters with various challenges. This narrative...	Ryuko Laura Burges	Mar 06 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Jukai - Receiving the Precepts Serial: SF-12138 3/6/2016, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk emphasizes the significance and essence of the Jukai ceremony, a lay ordination in Zen Buddhism, focusing on the giving and receiving of precepts. The speaker explores the transformative power of the ceremony, likening... *Ceremony, Precepts*	Zenshin Greg Fain	Mar 06 2016 Tassajara
All Self-Centered Thoughts Limit Our Vast Minds Serial: SF-11924 3/5/2016, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at City Center. The talk examines the Zen perspective on embracing life fully through direct engagement with reality, inspired by a quote from Walker Evans emphasizing the importance of staring, listening, and understanding the transience of... *Compassion*	Marc Lesser	Mar 05 2016 City Center
Going Forward in Your Life Serial: SF-12126 3/2/2016, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at City Center. The talk outlines a structured progression through Zen practice using the "Seven Factors of Awakening," serving as a transformative framework for spiritual growth and liberation. The discussion emphasizes the fluidity between... *Zazen*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Mar 02 2016 City Center
Ignorance and Vow - New Friends Serial: SF-12022 3/1/2016, Linda Galijan dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the concept of vow as a fundamental aspect of Zen practice, emphasizing how bodhisattvas live by vows rather than karma. Discussion includes the third pure precept, non-duality, the role of ignorance and... *Suffering*	Shinchi Linda Galijan	Mar 01 2016 Tassajara
Mitsu Suzuki Sensei's Teaching of Right Speech Serial: SF-11934 2/28/2016, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk at Green Gulch Farm focuses on the concept and practice of "right speech," an element of the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism. It pays tribute to Mitsu Suzuki Sensei, a prominent figure known for her teachings in speech... *Right Speech, Suzuki Roshi*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 28 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Remembering Okusan Serial: SF-12093 2/27/2016, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at City Center. The talk focuses on the life and legacy of Suzuki Mitsu and her role in the development of Zen practice in San Francisco. It highlights her journey from Japan, the adversities she faced, her crucial role alongside Suzuki Roshi in... *Suzuki Roshi*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 27 2016 City Center
Giving Fully to the Experience of Zazen Serial: SF-11966 2/24/2016, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the nature of deliberate attention in Zen practice, emphasizing the interconnectedness of giving and receiving attention to truly engage with experiences. It articulates the concept of "kanodoko," describing the... *Suzuki Roshi*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Feb 24 2016 City Center
Righting Speech Serial: SF-12104 2/24/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the concept of "right speech" from a Buddhist perspective, examining how human communication often oscillates between perceived discrete events and continuous flow, akin to understanding reality as either... *Lotus Sutra*	Fu Schroeder	Feb 24 2016 Tassajara
Don't Serial: SF-12025 2/23/2016, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk analyzes the practical application of the Ten Grave Precepts, emphasizing the significance of honesty and not lying as central to their practice. It draws parallels between ethical conduct as understood in Zen practice... *Precepts*	Fu Schroeder	Feb 23 2016 Tassajara
4'33'' Serial: SF-11990 2016-02-22, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Tassajara The talk explores the Bodhisattva vow of repentance, the three refuges, and the three pure precepts, emphasizing restraint, doing good, and purifying the mind. The discussion draws connections between Zen figures and teachings,... *Precepts*	Fu Schroeder	Feb 22 2016 Tassajara
Stillness in the Midst of the Hurly Burly Serial: SF-11959 2/21/2016, Catherine Gammon dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk focuses on the concept of finding stillness amidst activity and responsibility, reflecting on personal experiences working in the bustling environment of a monastery kitchen. It highlights the importance of creating... *Practice Period*	Catherine Gammon	Feb 21 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Stillness Amid Life's Chaos Serial: SF-11999 Talk by Catherine Gammon at Green Gulch Farm on 2016-02-21 The discussion focuses on the theme of finding stillness amid activity, drawing from Zen teachings and personal experiences at the Green Gulch Farm. The speaker reflects on the challenge of maintaining inner peace amidst daily... *Blue Cliff Record*	Catherine Gammon	Feb 21 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Taking Refuge Serial: SF-12088 2/21/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores Case 4 of the "Book of Serenity," reflecting on the notion of a sanctuary and the act of taking refuge. It delves into the preliminary steps before receiving the Bodhisattva precepts, emphasizing taking refuge... *Three Treasures, Book of Serenity*	Fu Schroeder	Feb 21 2016 Tassajara
Living By Vow Serial: SF-11921 2/20/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the Zen conception of the two truths—ultimate and relative—through a story from the tradition involving monks Yunnan and Da Wu. This narrative serves as a metaphor for integrating the mundane and enlightened... *Bodhisattva*	Fu Schroeder	Feb 20 2016 Tassajara
Attending To The Experience of The Moment Serial: SF-12111 2/20/2016, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at City Center. The talk centers on the application of traditional Zen teachings, particularly the seven factors of awakening, in contemporary life. It explores how these factors—notice, acknowledge, contact, experience—can be applied not only...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Feb 20 2016 City Center
The Practice of Planting Courage Serial: SF-11980 2/14/2016, Wendy Johnson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the interconnectedness of Zen practice, ecological stewardship, and community resilience, focusing on the 40th Arbor Day celebration at Green Gulch Farm. Key themes include the significance of planting trees as...	Wendy Johnson	Feb 14 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Understanding is The Key Serial: SF-12132 2/13/2016, Shindo Gita Gayatri dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the integration of Zen practice with the Heart Sutra, emphasizing the interplay between physical, mental, and spiritual aspects, symbolized as yantra, mantra, and tantra, in life's journey. The speaker... *Study*	Shindo Gita Gayatri	Feb 13 2016 City Center
Tassajara Winter 2016 Practice Period Class 3: Relative Truth Serial: SF-12080 2/12/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk elaborates on key philosophical concepts in Buddhism, focusing on the relationship between form and emptiness as articulated in the Heart Sutra and its alignment with the two truths doctrine. It explores the impact of... *Emptiness*	Fu Schroeder	Feb 12 2016 Tassajara
What Wakes Up Serial: SF-11910 2/10/2016, Pam Weiss dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the essence of interconnectedness and the teachings of dependent co-arising (Patika Samuppada) in Buddhism, emphasizing the absence of a separate, solid self. It discusses how true understanding and awakening... *Heart Sutra*	Monitsu Pamela Weiss	Feb 10 2016 City Center
Tassajara Winter 2016 Practice Period Class 2: Ultimate Truth Serial: SF-11982 2/10/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the intricate concepts of the ultimate and relative truths within Buddhism, emphasizing their significance for understanding ethical issues. It delves into the vocabulary pertinent to these truths such as...	Fu Schroeder	Feb 10 2016 Tassajara
Mindfulness or Menmitsu Serial: SF-11963 2/7/2016, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the theme of befriending one's fears by reimagining perceived monsters as opportunities for connection and understanding. It emphasizes the practice of attention and care for both inner feelings and external... *Soto Zen, Enlightenment*	Jiryu Rutschman-Byler	Feb 07 2016 Green Gulch Farm
The Courage to Continue Serial: SF-12061 2/6/2016, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the concept of one's "true body" being the universe, drawing from Master Dogen's writings, and examines the body-mind connection and enlightenment through breathing and meditation techniques. It delves into... *Bowing*	Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho	Feb 06 2016 City Center
Turning Inward for Spiritual Growth Serial: SF-11993 2/5/2016, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the principles of Zen practice, emphasizing the themes of repentance, training, and practice application. The speaker shares a personal narrative about a cycling accident to illustrate lessons in practice and... *Repentance*	Zenshin Greg Fain	Feb 05 2016 Tassajara
Beyond Conceptual Barriers Serial: SF-11995 2/3/2016, Kogen Jamie Howell dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the interrelation between wisdom and compassion in Zen practice, particularly addressing the challenges of co-arising these qualities within the practitioner. The discussion includes the pitfalls of being... *Compassion, Wisdom, Suffering*	Kogen Jamie Howell	Feb 03 2016 City Center
The Bird Is Life and the Air Is Life Serial: SF-12089 2/1/2016, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the practice of Zazen meditation at Tassajara and emphasizes embracing the connectedness of life while recognizing the transient and dependent nature of the self. The speaker reflects on personal experiences,... *Tassajara*	Leslie James	Feb 01 2016 Tassajara
Bodhicitta, A Causal Force for Change Serial: SF-12014 1/31/2016, Qayyum Johnson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores interconnectedness in Zen practice, emphasizing the theme of collective awakening through the Bodhisattva ideal and the practice of bodhicitta. It highlights the metaphor of "peripheral vision" in Zen as a means... *Bodhisattva*	Seiho Qayyum Johnson	Jan 31 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Everything Changes Serial: SF-12049 1/30/2016, Rinso Ed Sattizahn dharma talk at City Center. This talk explores the concept of "beginner’s mind" as articulated by Suzuki Roshi, emphasizing its importance in maintaining an open, present, and compassionate mindset. It discusses the application of Zen principles in... *Suzuki Roshi*	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Jan 30 2016 City Center
Way Seeking Mind Talk Serial: SF-11989 1/27/2016, Shindo Gita Gayatri dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores a journey of spiritual discovery and the interconnection between Zen practice and various influences, including the teachings of a spiritual scientist in India and immersion in Zen Buddhism at the San Francisco...	Shindo Gita Gayatri	Jan 27 2016 City Center
Sustained Samadhi Serial: SF-12075 1/24/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk covers the significance of pursuing a "homeless life" in Zen practice, drawing on Buddhist scriptures and traditions. It highlights a dialogue involving the Buddha and the King of Magadha, emphasizing the spiritual... *Bodhisattva*	Fu Schroeder	Jan 24 2016 Tassajara
Experience the Experience that is being Experienced Serial: SF-12038 1/23/2016, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at City Center. The talk centers on the Zen practice of experiencing experience without preconceptions or judgment, suggesting that true realization involves a continuous engagement with the present moment, embodying both self-awareness and... *Zazen*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 23 2016 City Center
Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: SF-12137 1/23/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the integration of classical Buddhist teachings, specifically the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, with the practice of Zen. It emphasizes the role of sitting meditation (zazen) as both a comprehensive...	Fu Schroeder	Jan 23 2016 Tassajara
First Turning of Wheel Serial: SF-11943 1/22/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the Buddha's first sermon at Deer Park, the formation of the early Buddhist community, and foundational Buddhist teachings including the Middle Way and the Four Noble Truths. It explores the challenges of... *Suffering*	Fu Schroeder	Jan 22 2016 Tassajara
An Ancient Trail Serial: SF-12084 1/21/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the Buddha's enlightenment process, focusing on the significance of the "Rose Apple Meditation" during his childhood, and the development of his understanding of the 12-fold chain of dependent co-arising.... *Suffering*	Fu Schroeder	Jan 21 2016 Tassajara
Way Seeking Heart Serial: SF-11954 1/20/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk emphasizes the importance of mindfulness in practice, contemplating how our minds shape our reality, and employing Zen techniques such as attention to detail and maintaining composure amidst fear. References are made to... *Enlightenment*	Fu Schroeder	Jan 20 2016 Tassajara
Face-to-Face with Dharma Transmission Serial: SF-12097 Talk by Ehz Konin Cardenas on 2016-01-18 The talk addresses the personal insights and broader significance of undergoing Dharma Transmission, the final ordination of a Zen priest. It highlights the intensive ceremony process, which involves daily rituals such as busarai... *Dharma Transmission, Transmission*	Ven. Dhammadipa Konin Cardenas	Jan 18 2016
Wooden Men Sing with Dancing Stone Women Serial: SF-11977 1/17/2016, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the bodhisattva path as a process of enlightenment wherein individuals commit to the welfare of all beings, emphasizing the role of practice and mindfulness in realizing this path. The discussion incorporates... *Samadhi, Enlightenment, Buddha Mind*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 17 2016 Green Gulch Farm
The Ability to Have Perspective Serial: SF-12065 1/16/2016, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the intersection of Zen Buddhism's framework, particularly the bodhisattva archetypes, with Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, emphasizing themes of privilege, reflection, and correct action. It considers the role... *Bodhisattva, Compassion*	Kyoshin Wendy Lewis	Jan 16 2016 City Center
Tassajara Winter 2016 Practice Period Class 1 Serial: SF-12145 1/15/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the concept of precepts as guidelines that help individuals realize interconnectedness and support peaceful coexistence. It highlights the Buddha's teachings, emphasizing the illusory separation between self and...	Fu Schroeder	Jan 15 2016 Tassajara
LIve This Moment Serial: SF-11979 1/13/2016, Anshi Zachary Smith dharma talk at City Center. The talk addresses the theme of navigating life's inherent challenges, using the metaphor of "medicine and disease" from Yuen Men to frame the human condition's afflictions and solutions. It explores coping mechanisms through...	Anshi Zachary Smith	Jan 13 2016 City Center
Expressing the Buddha Mind Seal Serial: SF-12044 1/10/2016, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the Zen practice of samadhi, emphasizing its role in cultivating an unceasing effort to ensure peace for all beings. It discusses the importance of embodying the Buddha mind seal in daily actions, using samadhi... *Buddha Mind, Samadhi*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 10 2016 Green Gulch Farm
Jukai Serial: SF-12074 1/9/2016, Shokan Jordan Thorn dharma talk at City Center. The talk reflects on the life and contributions of Mitsu Suzuki, co-founder of the San Francisco Zen Center and an influential figure in American Zen, emphasizing her role as a supportive presence and embodiment of Zen practice.... *Bodhisattva, Precepts*	Shokan Jordan Thorn	Jan 09 2016 City Center
Practicing at City Center Serial: SF-11893 1/6/2016, Myoju Erin Merk dharma talk at City Center. The talk elaborates on the contrasting experiences of practicing Zen in a monastic setting, such as Tassajara, versus practicing in the urban environment of San Francisco's City Center. It emphasizes the challenges and... *Practice Period*	Myoju Erin Merk	Jan 06 2016 City Center
Enacting Our Intention Serial: SF-12041 1/2/2016, Anshin Rosalie Curtis dharma talk at City Center. This talk reflects on the significance of beginnings, particularly in the context of the New Year, and how intentions set at this time can shape our lives and the world. It emphasizes the Zen concept of 'Beginner's Mind,'...	Anshin Rosalie Curtis	Jan 02 2016 City Center

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