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Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not Two

Serial: SF-01026

One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana...

Hindrances, Nirvana, Concentration, Samadhi, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Freedom,...
Sep 16 2006
Green Gulch

Alive or Dead?

Serial: SF-01147

Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what else can I do...

Teacher-and-Student, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,...
Jan 29 2006
Green Gulch

Natural Liberation

Serial: SF-00035

Sunday talk.
Buddha teaches liberation; methods of liberation; birth and death is itself nirvana.

Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Renunciation, Nirvana, Freedom, Letting Go, Samsara,...
Jun 26 2005

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: SF-03548

Second Sesshin, Zendo Lecture

Lotus Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Emotions, Emptiness, Freedom, training,...
Nov 16 2004
Tassajara

Housekeeping

Serial: SF-01024

Sunday Lecture: Children's Program. The Indian children who used to live here. Indian story about how the world was made. Staying home and accomplishing the way. Gateway into...

New Year, Bodhisattva Precepts, Separation, Practice Period, Precepts, Mill Valley,...
Feb 01 2004
Green Gulch

Workshop

Work, Time, Freedom
Jan 31 2004
Green Gulch

Ethics

Serial: SF-00984

Sunday lecture: Morality. Hedonists, perfectionists. College days. John Adams. Strawberry/cliff story. Wrong-doing = causing harm to oneself or others. Ten grave precepts. Gay...

Precepts, Delusion, Freedom, Three Treasures, Bodhisattva Precepts, Humility,...
Jun 29 2003
Green Gulch

Beyond Duality: Zen's Path to Freedom

Practice, Freedom, Time
Jun 29 2002
City Center

Fear, Failure, and Spiritual Leadership

Serial: SF-00154

Wednesday talk.
Poem; anxiety about things finishing; expressing ourselves, failure, resentment.

Happiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Conversation,...
Jun 19 2002

Rilke's 8th Duino Elegy

Serial: SF-03128

One-day Sitting: This tape belongs to the Everyday Zen Foundation Tape Club

Freedom, Dream World, Zendo, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go, Ego, Faith, Intimacy,...
Mar 10 2001
Walker Creek Ranch

Sunday Lecture

Freedom, training, Bell, Beginners, Discrimination, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, confusion...
Mar 04 2001
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Monastic Practice, Zazen, Religion, Commitment, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen...
Aug 20 2000
Green Gulch

Women Ancestors Class

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay, Ceremony, Silence, Freedom, Practice Period,...
Aug 15 2000
Unknown

Sunday Lecture

Freedom, resistance, Evil, Zendo, Priest, Emotions, Hate, Zazen, Doubt, Faith...
Apr 23 2000
Green Gulch

Works of Dogen Class

Serial: SF-03199

Tuesday Class

Buddha Ancestors, Lotus Sutra, Balance, Emptiness, Liberation, Transmission,...
Mar 14 2000
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Letting Go, Ceremony, Freedom, Zazen, Bodhidharma, Interview, Mindfulness, Silence,...
Mar 05 2000
Green Gulch

Works of Dogen Class

Serial: SF-03196

Tuesday Class

Birth-and-Death, realization, Freedom, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Soto Zen,...
Feb 29 2000
Green Gulch

Zen Harmony Through Ferdinand's Path

Serial: SF-00064

Sunday dharma talk.

Letting Go, Peace, Attachment, Freedom, Practice Period, Hindrances, Nirvana, Doubt,...
Dec 05 1999

Wednesday Lecture

Practice Period, Hate, Fasting, Nirvana, Conversation, Freedom, training
Oct 06 1999
Green Gulch

Unveiling Oneness: Embracing Infinite Connection

Separation, Non-duality, Zendo, realization, Peace, Concentration, Happiness,...
Jul 24 1999

Sunday Lecture

Right Speech, Freedom, Precepts, Happiness, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Priest,...
Jul 04 1999
Green Gulch

Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's Teaching

Serial: SF-03110

Sunday Lecture - Discussion - duplicate

Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Posture, Teacher-and-Student,...
Feb 28 1999
Green Gulch

Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's Teaching

Serial: SF-03137

Sunday Lecture - first Sunday of practice period

Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Commitment, Vow, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Faith,...
Feb 21 1999
Green Gulch

Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's Teaching

Serial: SF-03111

Sunday Lecture - Questions and Answers - duplicate

Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Commitment, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Faith, Zazen...
Feb 21 1999
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Religion, Priest, Buddha Mind, Vow, Precepts, Zazen, Chanting, Hate, Freedom, Soto...
Nov 22 1998
Green Gulch

Sesshin Lecture

Composure, Posture, Balance, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Silence, Freedom, Observe...
Aug 22 1998
Green Gulch

Saturday Lecture

Freedom, Time, Vow
Jul 04 1998
City Center

Father's Day

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Freedom,...
Jun 21 1998
Green Gulch

One-day Sitting Lecture

Posture, Precepts, Samsara, Ceremony, Zendo, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Freedom,...
May 16 1998
Green Gulch

Wednesday Lecture

Practice Period, Silence, Posture, Three Treasures, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen...
Apr 01 1998
Green Gulch

Just Let Go

Serial: SF-03109

Sunday Lecture: (According to the Buddha), the way to be happy is simple: just let go. Letting go is hard to do. Human mind wants to hold. We could say we are nothing but...

Letting Go, resistance, Buddha's Birthday, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment,...
Mar 08 1998
Green Gulch

Majjhima Nikaya Class

Serial: SF-03194

Middle-length Discourses

Attachment, Evil, Delusion, Hate, confusion, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Letting...
Oct 07 1997
Green Gulch

Questions and Answers

Serial: SF-04820

Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living

Happiness, Bell, Freedom, Peace, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Offering,...
Sep 01 1997
Unknown

Sunday Lecture

Delusion, Letting Go, Zendo, Bodhisattva Vow, Freedom, realization, Ego, Don't...
Jun 22 1997
Green Gulch

Mothers' Day

Serial: SF-03101

Sunday Lecture: being born from a mother guarantees two ingredients, a bit of love and suffering, both necessary for enlightenment. The essential point of zen is questioning;...

Manjushri, Commitment, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Letting Go, Religion, zen meditation...
May 11 1997
Green Gulch

Poetry of Enlightenment

Serial: SF-00071

Class

realization, Emptiness, Dragons, Balance, Bell, Priest, Emotions, Freedom, Doubt...
Feb 04 1997
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Journey from Prince to Plum Blossom

Serial: SF-03623

Sunday Lecture

Practice Period, Mindfulness, Precepts, Funeral, Obstacles, Vow, Priest, Freedom...
Feb 02 1997
Green Gulch

Mindfulness Sutra

Serial: SF-00069

January PP Class; introduction of Mindfulness Sutra; quotes from Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman; Walden and Leaves of Grass.

Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Four Noble Truths, Forgiveness, Concentration, Letting...
Jan 08 1997
Green Gulch Farm

Lessons From the Movie 'Secrets and Lies'

Serial: SF-03215

One-day sitting

Mindfulness, Commitment, Practice Period, Equanimity, Emotions, Letting Go, Posture,...
Nov 16 1996
Green Gulch

The Eight Stages of Monastic Life

Serial: SF-03132

Sunday Lecture - monastic way of wholeness, a sacred way, a sacred place, a clear pace that lives at the bottom of our hearts and is reflected back to us in a religious life....

Monastic Practice, Lineage, Commitment, Letting Go, Practice Period, Renunciation,...
Sep 29 1996
Green Gulch

Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class

Precious Mirror, Delusion, Teacher-and-Student, Freedom, Letting Go, Attachment,...
Sep 24 1996
Green Gulch

Women in Buddhism Class

Nirvana, Religion, New Year, Conversation, Lay, causation, Freedom, Intimacy, Demons...
Nov 27 1995
Unknown

Freedom's Paradox: Stopping to Liberate

Freedom, Bodhisattva Vow, Right Effort, Vow, Happiness, Anger, Daily Life, Precepts,...
Jul 05 1995
Unknown

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Delusion, confusion, Freedom, Sangha, resistance, Silence, Zendo, Anger, Hate...
Mar 27 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Transmission, Posture, Delusion, Right Effort, Zazen, Daily Life, Observe, Silence,...
Mar 27 1995

Buddhism and American Culture

Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, training, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble...
May 03 1993
City Center

Buddha's Mother saves Tibet

Peace, Delusion, Balance, Samsara, Liberation, confusion, Freedom, Concentration, Don...
Apr 14 1991
Green Gulch Farm

World Peace Through Compassion and Non-Violence

Non-violence, Peace, Religion, Happiness, Freedom, Politics, Hate, Patience, Greed,...
Apr 09 1991

Transformation of Consciousness

Serial: SF-00113

Forum Dialogue

Attachment, Peace, Enemies, Balance, New Year, Happiness, resistance, Freedom, Doubt...
Oct 1989
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