Blue Cliff Record Talks

The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄; pinyin: Bìyán Lù; Japanese: 碧巌録; rōmaji: Hekiganroku; Korean: 벽암록; romaja: Byeokamrok; Vietnamese: Bích nham lục) is a collection of Chan Buddhist kōans originally compiled in Song China in 1125, during the reign of Emperor Huizong, and then expanded into its present form by Chan master Yuanwu Keqin (1063–1135; Japanese pronunciation: Engo).

The book includes Yuanwu's annotations and commentary on 100 Verses on Old Cases (頌古百則), a compilation of 100 kōans collected by Xuedou Chongxian (980–1052; 雪竇重顯, Setcho). Xuedou selected 82 of these from The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, with the remainder selected from the Yunmen Guanglu (雲門廣録, Extensive Record of Yunmen Wenyan, 864–949).

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Title	Speaker	Date
The Teachings of Chao Chou Serial: SF-00927 Sunday Lecture: the stories of Chao Chou; Hsin Hsin Ming - koan("I alone am the World-Honored One"); mu - cutting through yes and no; not holding to preferences Discrimination, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha's Birthday, Ordinary Mind, Buddha...	Kokyo Henkel	Mar 11 2007 Green Gulch
Shuso Talk Serial: SF-01924 #shuso-talk Sesshin 1 Day 3 - Practice Period led by Sojun Roshi Practice Period, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Silent Illumination,...	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jan 27 2005 Tassajara
Status Serial: SF-01096 Sunday Lecture: status games in conversation, hard-wired, power, humor, reversal of status, Marx Bros, Don Rickles, court fools, Dr Zhivago, improv. changing of roles, status... Ego, Practice Period, Bell, Blue Cliff Record, Half-Smile, Mill Valley, Monastic...	Daigan Lueck	Dec 26 2004 Green Gulch
Zen Sangha: Bridge to Authenticity Blue Cliff Record, Delusion, Commitment, Sangha, Patience, Forgiveness, Teacher-and-...	Jeffrey Schneider	Sep 08 2004 City Center
Sesshin Lecture Precepts, Ceremony, Priest, Practice Period, Lay, Offering, Separation, Faith,...	Meiya Wender	Oct 29 2003 Tassajara
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-00953 Witch puppet started giving the talk, humorous. Why do we practice? Because we are dissatisfied. Halloween, Seijiki, legend of Seijiki, general dharma talk - impermanence,... Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Attachment, Hate, Emptiness, Demons, Greed...	Daigan Lueck	Oct 27 2002 Green Gulch
Wednesday Lecture Serial: SF-01051 A sense of place, a valley of ancestors, apprentices finding their place, Harry Roberts' last remarks, 500-year view, mastodon tooth, mountains and rivers, walking mindfully,... Blue Cliff Record, Dragons, Bell, Practice Period, zen meditation, Commitment,...	Wendy Johnson	Jul 10 2002 Green Gulch
Transmission of the Light Class Serial: SF-01085 Tuesday: Keizan Jokin, legitimate lineage, mind seal, hagiography, Keizan brought zen to the people, Shakyamuni's story Lineage, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Faith, Monastic...	Daigan Lueck	Apr 30 2002 Green Gulch
Embracing Impermanence with Compassion Impermanence, Blue Cliff Record, Hate, Non-violence, Birth-and-Death, Vow, Precepts,...	Teah Strozer	Apr 13 2002 City Center
Sunday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, realization, Delusion, Nirvana, Right Speech, true dharma,...	Daigan Lueck	Mar 10 2002 Green Gulch
Zen and Poetry Class Emptiness, Blue Cliff Record, Duality, Absolute-and-Relative, Impermanence, Aspects...	Daigan Lueck	Feb 19 2002 Green Gulch
Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Don't Know Mind, Silence, Karma,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 23 2000 Green Gulch
Stepping Down Ceremony Serial: SF-03130 "Starts Here" Blue Cliff Record, Ceremony, realization, Gratitude, Lineage, Letting Go, Faith,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 12 2000 City Center
January Practice Period Class Emptiness, Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Blue Cliff Record, Posture, Two...	Daigan Lueck	Jan 15 2000 Green Gulch
Indra's Net: Embracing Sangha Community realization, Blue Cliff Record, Faith, Soto Zen, Religion, Peace, Sangha, resistance...	Jeffrey Schneider	Oct 23 1999 Unknown
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-00068 67th Case: Mahasattva Fu Expounds the Scripture; single-point samadhi. Concentration, Repentance, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Interview, Manjushri,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 22 1999
Authentic Zen: Beyond Enlightenment Myths Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Lineage, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen...	Lew Richmond	Dec 16 1998 City Center
Sunday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Commitment, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Aug 30 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,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 08 1998 Green Gulch
One-day Sitting Lecture Manjushri, Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Sangha, Practice Period...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 15 1997 Green Gulch
Chao Chou's Four Gates Serial: SF-03239 Sunday Lecture: case 9 of the Blue Cliff Record: "What is Chao Chou?" "East gate, west gate, south gate, north gate" Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 19 1997 Green Gulch
What Is The Ember You Carry With You? Serial: SF-00086 One Day Sit Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Non-duality, Fox, Bodhidharma, First Principle,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Sep 27 1997
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-03572 Includes Q&A Blue Cliff Record, Evil, Absolute-and-Relative, Religion, Don't Know Mind,...	Robert Thurman	Mar 17 1996 Green Gulch
Bodhidharma Serial: SF-03627 Sunday Lecture Forgiveness, Three Treasures, Mindfulness, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Precepts, Blue...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 01 1995 Green Gulch
Five Attributes of a Teacher Serial: SF-03218 One-day sitting Book of Serenity, Teacher-and-Student, Humility, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jul 15 1995 Green Gulch
Embracing Enlightenment Beyond Goals Serial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,...	Pat Phelan	May 17 1995 Unknown
Zendo Talk Daily Life, Blue Cliff Record, Delusion, realization, Rinzai, Karma, Ceremony, Sangha...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Nov 22 1989 Unknown
Mumonkan Case #25 Mahayana, realization, Samadhi, Blue Cliff Record, Rinzai, Teacher-and-Student,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Oct 03 1989 Unknown
Five-day Sesshin Dragons, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, First Principle, Zendo,...	Yvonne Rand	Aug 30 1989 Unknown
Going Beyond Limitations Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, First Principle, Dharma Transmission...	Yvonne Rand	Aug 28 1989 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Mill Valley, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Liberation, Harmonizing, Zendo...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jul 09 1989 Green Gulch
Inner Power of Practice Serial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 02 1967 Tassajara
Blue Cliff Records Case 45 Serial: SF-05097E Friday, August 19, 1966 Sesshin Lecture: Friday Evening, Lecture D Sokoji, San Francisco Blue Cliff Record, Sesshin, Joshu, Eiheiji, Observe, Diversity, Duality	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 19 1966 D Sokoji
This Fascicle of Shobogenzo Serial: SF-05097F Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 2: Suzuki 1pm lecture Friday Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Instruction, Freedom,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 19 1966 C Sokoji