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Unknown Date, Serial 00298

Serial: KR-00298 -
Practice Period, New Year, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Building, Gratitude, Zendo, Lay,...

Mountain Seat Ceremony

Serial: SF-03500 Side A: to intermission; Side B: blank - to tape 2 -
Gratitude, Vow, Priest
City Center

Unknown Date, Serial 04343

Serial: SF-04343 -
Balance, uchiyama, Faith, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Ekos

Serial: SF-00013A -

Unknown Date, Serial 00314

Serial: RB-00314 -
Kinhin, Posture, Patience, Zendo, Pain

Unknown Date, Serial 00315

Serial: RB-00315 -
Lineage

Unknown Date, Serial 00316

Serial: RB-00316 The talk discusses the preparations and considerations around various ceremonies and events at the monastery, including a potential Japanese ceremony and an American Indian ceremony. Furthermore, it delves into logistical and...
training, Ceremony, American, Building, Instruction

Unknown Date, Serial 00348

Serial: RB-00348 The talk primarily focuses on personal updates regarding an individual's involvement with a Zen center, future commitments, and lifestyle changes. Key discussions include plans to start working at the Zen Center next month,...
Love, Money, Commitment, Greed, Hate

Unknown Date, Serial 00349

Serial: RB-00349 Summary The talk delves into the conceptual interconnectedness of human beings and marine creatures such as dolphins. It proposes that both humans and dolphins exist within a shared space of consciousness and intelligence. This...
heart

Unknown Date, Serial 00350

Serial: RB-00350 The talk explores the integration of Zen practice with the observance of precepts, emphasizing how the Tathagata provides this as a way of life. It examines the foundational requirements for Zen practice as detailed in an essay...
Doubt, Hindrances, Precepts, Bell, Building

Unknown Date, Serial 00417

Serial: RB-00417 The talk explores the differing approaches to Zen Buddhist practice and training in Japan, emphasizing the time commitment required for Rinzai and Soto schools, the opportunities for short-term residencies in monasteries, and the...
Big Mind, Soto Zen, American, Rinzai, Commitment

Unknown Date, Serial 00505

Serial: RB-00505 The main thesis of this talk centers on the development and dynamics of the Zen Center, its practices, community structures, and spiritual foundations grounded in Zen Buddhism, emphasizing interdependency and practical...
Community, Building, Sangha, Interdependence, Precepts

Unknown Date, Serial 00639

Serial: RB-00639 The talk primarily explores the theme of "Contemporary Ancient Wisdom" in Buddhism, specifically addressing how ancient Zen teachings and practices can be relevant in the modern context. Central to the discussion is the concept...
Mindfulness, Breath, Interdependence, Posture, Daily Life

Unknown Date, Serial 00649, Side A

Serial: RB-00649A The talk primarily explores perseverance in Zen practice, focusing on the balance between humor and the willingness to face discomfort. Reference is made to the essential teachings on fear by Ulysses, as well as the ten stages of...
Faith, Pain, Death, Balance, Sangha

Unknown Date, Serial 00649, Side B

Serial: RB-00649B The talk explores the foundational principles of Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of discipline, the central path to health, and the significance of form in Zen teachings. It delves into the complexities of acknowledging...
Practice Period, Sangha, Bell, Posture, Truth

Unknown Date, Serial 00652

Serial: RB-00652 The talk fundamentally explores the concept of 'right livelihood' from a Zen Buddhist perspective. The discussion contextualizes right livelihood within the framework of the Eightfold Path and delves into how it intersects with...
Right Speech, Concentration, Chanting, Observe, Intention

Unknown year, April talk, Serial 00229

Serial: KR-00229 -
Lotus Sutra, lecture
Apr 13

Unknown year, June talk, Serial 00233

Serial: KR-00233 -
Composure, training
Jun 07

Unknown year, July talk, Serial 00301

Serial: KR-00301 -
Liberation, Four Noble Truths, difficulty, Delusion, Emotions, Chanting, Greed, Nirvana,...
Jul 27

Unknown year, August talk, Serial 00305

Serial: KR-00305 -
Ego, Evil, Monastic Practice, Delusion, Oneness
Aug 20

Unknown year,September talk, Serial 01771

Serial: SF-01771 -
Practice Period, Peace, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen,...
Sep 11
Unknown

Unknown year, September talk, Serial 01885

Serial: SF-01885 Q&A -
Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Separation, Peace, Zendo, Anger, Mill Valley, Impermanence, Tassajara Zen...
Sep 11
Unknown

Unknown year, May talk, Serial 00327

Serial: RB-00327 -
Way-Seeking Mind, Samadhi, Doubt, Pain, Delusion
May 06

Unknown year, December talk, Serial 00544

Serial: RB-00544 The talk primarily explores themes of aloneness and interconnectedness within Zen practice, highlighting the paradox that understanding one's own isolation leads to deeper connections with others. The discussion also touches on...
Delusion, Money, Sangha, Ceremony
Dec 07

Unknown year, October talk, Serial 00525

Serial: RB-00525 The talk focuses on the importance of understanding where one's life actually occurs and emphasizes the interconnected nature of existence. A retelling of Ryutan's meetings underscores the concept of being present in the moment...
Precepts, Zazen Mind, Truth, Dharmakaya
Oct 27

Unknown year, December talk, Serial 00595

Serial: RB-00595 The talk explores the intersection of Zen practice and contemporary scientific understandings, focusing on the concepts of non-locality in quantum mechanics and their implications for Buddhist teachings. The discussion covers a...
American, causation, Fox, Avalokiteshvara, War
Dec 07

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