Awakening the Archive
The Awakening the Archive series is a year-long project that celebrates the release of the new Suzuki Roshi audio archive, and helps open the pathways for the sangha to engage with this great resource.
Every two weeks, a significant or newly-discovered Suzuki Roshi talk is featured here with an in-depth article giving context, history, and connections. Many of these featured talks will be drawn from the more than two-dozen newly discovered recordings, and several of these you might recognize as the basis for chapters of the books Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind and Not Always So.
These articles are written by Shundo David Haye, a staff audio engineer and core team member of Engage Wisdom for many years, who is also a Zen priest and teacher in Suzuki Roshi's lineage. Shundo has selected and sequenced the bi-weekly release of these specific talks to highlight the most interesting and significant moments in the collection of Suzuki Roshi's recorded voice.
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OLD - UntitledJune, 1968 |
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OLD - Become More Honest and Direct± 1968 Audio Problem Set |
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OLD - Stand Up by the GroundSesshin, Second Night Lecture |
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OLD - Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is ThereSesshin: First Night Lecture, “I Don't Know Zazen” Knowing that we have buddha nature even while we are in the dualistic world of good and bad. Analogy with various parts of a meal. Analogy with the... |
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OLD - Zen Is Also BuddhismTranscript corresponds to 67-09-00A. Photo supports this. ± September, 1967 Zen Mountain Center |
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OLD - Richard Baker commenting on tape confusionOperator's Recorded Contemporaneous Commentary Sesshin |
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OLD -Zen Is Also BuddhismSR-67-09-00-A -2 (continued) (conclusion) [This tape is a continuation of SR-67-09-00-A-1] |
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OLD - If Our Teaching Is A Special TeachingSR-67-09-00-A -2 (continued) (conclusion) [This tape is a continuation of SR-67-09-00-A-1] |
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OLD - BodhidharmaSR-68-06-00-1 (start) (continued) - duplicate |
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OLD - BodhidharmaSR-68-06-00-2 (finish) - duplicate |
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OLD - Become More Honest and DirectSR-68-00-00-B (complete) - duplicate |
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OLD - Sesshin, Sixth Night LectureSR summer sesshin 1969 6th night lecture #4 copy master |
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OLD - Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is ThereCopy Master Suzuki Roshi 1969 summer sesshin lecture #1 - duplicate |
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OLD - Sesshin, Sixth Night LectureProtection Master. Made from cassette: "summer sesshin 1969 Roshi lecture 6th night #4". Bell or wind ringing Secret of breath creating practice. Explanation of shosan ceremony. Time 50' - duplicate |
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OLD - Stand Up By The GroundProtection Master "Suzuki Roshi summer sesshin 1969 2nd night lecture - duplicate |
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OLD - Summer 68 TassajaraSummer 68 Tassajara - poor tape quality (on cassette) - Dan Gourley #7 |
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OLD - Become More Direct and HonestCopy Master 1 - no date - "Background music" - duplicate |
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OLD - UntitledDan Gourley #1 68-06-00 Suzuki Roshi - Bodhidharma Painting and Lecture, summer 68 Beginner’s Mind |
A Tassajara |
On the First SesshinCertificate given participants in the First Sesshin of Sokoji Sesshin |
Feb 21 1960 Sokoji |
On the Second SesshinCertificate given participants in the Second Sesshin of Sokoji Sesshin |
Aug 22 1960 Sokoji |
Teacher and Disciple± December, 1961 |
Dec 1961 Sokoji |
True Zen(published, January, 1962, Wind Bell #2) |
Jan 1962 Sokoji |
What is Zen?(published February 1962, Wind Bell #3) |
Feb 1962 Sokoji |
Square Zen(published March 1962, Wind Bell #4) |
Mar 1962 Sokoji |
A Buddha Story(published April 1962, Wind Bell #5) |
Apr 1962 Sokoji |
What Is The Law?(published May 1962, Wind Bell #6) Blue Cliff Record, First Principle |
May 1962 Sokoji |
On Zazen and the Shinsanshiki Ceremony(published June 1962, Wind Bell #7) Ceremony |
Jun 1962 Sokoji |
On Obon(published July 1962, Wind Bell #8) Ceremony |
Jul 1962 Sokoji |
To Tame a Tiger / Zazen's Scripture(published August 1962, Wind Bell #9) |
Aug 1962 Sokoji |
Bodhidharma's Zen(published September 1962, Wind Bell #10) Blue Cliff Record |
Sep 1962 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-3: Baso's Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha± October, 1962 This is one of the oldest Suzuki lectures we have, although it's obviously only a summary of the main point he made. This is on a theme he would return to up to his death. In the early years it is said (by Richard Baker?) he... |
Oct 1962 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-6, Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day± November, 1962 Ummon Bunen (Yunmen Wenyen) was a disciple of Seppo (Hsueh-feng I-ts'un). He died in 949. Introductory Comments by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record |
Nov 1962 Sokoji |
Religious Activity(published December 1962, Wind Bell #12) Dogen |
Dec 1962 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-14 & 15, Ummon Zenji± January, 1963 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. COMMENTARY BY MASTER SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECTS NO. 14 & 15 FROM THE BLUE CLIFF RECORDS UMMON ZENGI AND THE TEACHING GIVEN BY SHAKYAMUNI DURING HIS LIFETIME ...Blue Cliff Record, First Principle |
Jan 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-18An edited summary of a lecture. Commentary on Blue Cliff Records Case Number Eighteen by Suzuki-roshi, February 13, 1963 Blue Cliff Record |
Feb 13 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-19± March, 1963 An edited summary of a lecture. Checked by Gordon Geist using the Shaw translation. --------------------------- COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECT 19 FROM THE "BLUE CLIFF RECORDS" Blue Cliff Record |
Mar 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-20± April, 1963 An edited summary of a lecture from an old Wind Bell. COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECT NO. 20 FROM THE BLUE CLIFF RECORDS Blue Cliff Record |
Apr 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-25July August 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record |
Jul 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-30, Joshu's Large RadishesSeptember October 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, Zen Center Blue Cliff Record |
Sep 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-36, Chosha's Strolling about Mountains and WatersNovember 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record |
Nov 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-40, Rikko's Heaven And EarthDecember 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record |
Dec 1963 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-46This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — February, 1964 Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki, Master, Zen Center. Blue Cliff Record |
Feb 1964 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-49This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell lecture — March 1964 Blue Cliff Record |
Feb 26 1964 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-49 (Q&A)± February, 1964 FROM A LECTURE (Also from the March 1964 Wind Bell) The following is the gist of Reverend Suzuki's response to a question from one of his students during the Wednesday evening Lecture, February 26. The question refers to the lines... |
Feb 26 1964 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-52, Joshu's Donkeys Cross, Horses CrossThis is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — April, 1964 Blue Cliff Record |
Apr 1964 Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records-53This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the May 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record |
May 1964 Sokoji |
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