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.
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
Constancy |
Feb 17 1966 Los Altos |
OLD - 1966.02.18.SF-05786 |
Feb 18 1966 KPFA |
Where There is Some Limitation, There is Universality===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #9, by Shundo David Haye ===== This talk is found on the same reel as the one previously discussed (https://suzukiroshi.engagewisdom.com/talks/tokusan-and-old-lady), along with two other tracks that are also basically... |
Feb 18 1966 Sokoji |
Tokusan and The Old Lady===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #8, by Shundo David Haye ===== At Zen Center, responsibilities get passed on from person to person regularly. One part of traditional Zen training is that a monk should not expect to keep any one role, but to be able to... |
Feb 19 1966 pm Sokoji |
Tokusan and The Old Lady===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #10, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is another track from the same problematic reel as the previous two talks in this series. Initially, it seemed to be a talk of Katagiri Roshi - the first twenty or so minutes are of... |
Feb 19 1966 1:00pm Sokoji |
To Study The SelfSesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan |
Feb 19 1966 pm Sokoji |
Zen and Excitement |
Feb 24 1966 Los Altos |
God Giving |
Mar 03 1966 Los Altos |
Shushōgi, Section 1Sesshin Lecture: SHUSHOGI, Section 1 Tape operator's comments and bells at beginning of tape, left on --------------------------- [This... |
Mar 13 1966 B Sokoji |
Genjō Kōan, 1–3Sesshin Lecture: Genjo-Koan, Paragraphs 1–3 Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan |
Mar 13 1966 A Sokoji |
Genjo Koan continued===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #11, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the spring of 1966, having previously spent a number of years primarily lecturing on the Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi gave a series of talks on Dogen's Genjo Koan (an edited... |
Mar 13 1966 Sokoji |
Chanting ServiceThis segment of chanting was separated from 05095-B - Shushogi, Section 1 Chanting |
Mar 13 1966 D Sokoji |
The Way-Seeking MindMarch sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording. Dogen |
Mar 26 1966 A Sokoji |
Liberty and RestrictionMarch sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording. Saturday, March 26, 1966 Sesshin |
Mar 26 1966 BN Sokoji |
Real Calmness Is In A Noisy Place===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #12, by Shundo David Haye ===== This talk is another example of a track that was somehow overlooked for many years, while the two... |
Mar 26 1966 Sokoji |
Genjō Kōan, 5-13May Sesshin (25 26 added later) 1 or 6pm lecture plus lecture the following morning. Dogen, Genjokoan |
May 25 1966 Sokoji |
Sesshin Lecture: Genjo-Koan, Paragraphs 1–2May Sesshin (25 26 added later) 1 or 6pm lecture plus lecture the following morning. Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan |
May 26 1966 Sokoji |
Moment After Moment We Have To Obtain Absolute FreedomSUMMER, 1966 --------------------------- [The following section is compiled from Shunryu Suzuki's sesshin and Sunday lectures to complete the discussion of Buddhist precepts.] Dogen |
Jun 1966 Sokoji |
Genjo-Koan: Paragraphs 11-13Sunday morning lecture by Suzuki Roshi Other notes on box: |
Jun 19 1966 D Sokoji |
Ten PreceptsSunday morning lecture by Suzuki Roshi Other notes on box: |
Jun 19 1966 C Sokoji |
Genjo-Koan: Paragraphs 1–11Sunday morning lecture by Suzuki Roshi Other notes on box: |
Jun 19 1966 A Sokoji |
Genjo-Koan: Paragraphs 7-9Sunday morning lecture by Suzuki Roshi Other notes on box: |
Jun 19 1966 B Sokoji |
No Trace |
Jun 23 1966 Los Altos |
One Of Our ScripturesJuly, 1966 b v |
Jul 1966 Los Altos |
Although We Have Nothing, We Can Help Others By Offering ThingsThis talk was previously not ascribed to Suzuki Roshi - it was listed as XX-66-07-07 in the Redican log. At the beginning of the talk he is reading from a text, for which his voice sounds different to his usual teaching voice Shushogi |
Jul 07 1966 Sokoji |
OLD - YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00088Photo says 66-07-23 - duplicate of 00093 - set aside |
Jul 23 1966 |
We Are Not PerfectSesshin talk. At the beginning, Suzuki Roshi is drawing from Dogen's "Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance." The methods are also in Shushogi. Sesshin, Paramitas, Bodhisattva, Shushogi |
Jul 23 1966 Sokoji |
OLD - We Are Not PerfectZen Center 1881 Bush St SF, Sesshin, July 23rd, 1966 (inside box is written "Katagiri") |
Jul 23 1966 Sokoji |
We Are Always Helping Others===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #13, by Shundo David Haye ===== This tape is, happily, the last of the messed-up recordings from the first half of 1966. It is the first of two talks from the July one-day sitting, and it begins in a most unusual way,... |
Jul 23 1966 B Sokoji |
The first day of the sesshin is almost finishedMonday, August 15, 1966 Sesshin |
Aug 15 1966 D Sokoji |
You Cannot Appreciate Our Teaching In Its True SenseMonday, August 15, 1966 Sesshin, Oryoki, Instruction |
Aug 15 1966 B Sokoji |
OLD - The Second Paragraph of the Genjo KoanMonday, August 15, 1966 Sesshin, Genjokoan, Dogen |
Aug 15 1966 A Sokoji |
Think Everything OutMonday, August 15, 1966, Lecture C Sesshin |
Aug 15 1966 C Sokoji |
Genjo Koan (short fragment)This is just the first few sentences of a talk. When the tape resumes, it seems to be a different talk, so these are not edited together. Genjokoan |
Aug 15 1966 Sokoji |
Talk on ShobogenzoOther Japanese lecture [case replaced 12/95. Case notes transcribed verbatim] Sesshin |
Aug 15 1966 B Sokoji |
Genjo KoanThis is the bulk of the talk attributed to this date. It sounds distinct from the earlier fragment, and the date may not be accurate, though the subject is appropriate for the first day of a sesshin. Sesshin |
Aug 15 1966 C Sokoji |
Our Mind Should Be CalmTuesday, August 16, 1966 Sesshin, Instruction |
Aug 16 1966 Sokoji |
CausalitySuzuki lecture 6pm Weds Track 2, continued on Track 3 Sesshin, Time |
Aug 17 1966 6:00pm Sokoji |
ShōbōgenzōThursday, August 18, 1966 Sesshin |
Aug 18 1966 B Sokoji |
This is the Fourth Day of our SesshinReconstruction of Lecture from Second Zazen Period (Before Morning Service) [This tape is not in Shunryu Suzuki's voice. It is a transcript of a post-hoc reconstruction of the... |
Aug 18 1966 A Sokoji |
OLD - Shobogenzo (end of talk only)Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2; Track 1 Continuation and completion of 1pm lecture of Suzuki Roshi, Thursday. Looks like whole of this is lost, except near end and parts on other tape. Most of it was translation from Shushogi by Dogen Zenji |
Aug 18 1966 B Sokoji |
Shobogenzo (middle of talk only)Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2; Track 1 Continuation and completion of 1pm lecture of Suzuki Roshi, Thursday. Looks like whole of this is lost, except near end and parts on other tape. Most of it was translation from Shushogi by Dogen Zenji |
Aug 18 1966 B Sokoji |
ShobogenzoSesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen |
Aug 18 1966 C Sokoji |
Blue Cliff Records Case 45Friday, August 19, 1966 Blue Cliff Record, Sesshin, Joshu, Eiheiji |
Aug 19 1966 D Sokoji |
OLD - Mind Itself Is BuddhaFriday, August 19, 1966 --------------------------- Explanation of fascicle Shobogenzo Sokushin Ze Butsu. Koan story of Daizui and the aeonic fire. Practicing in accord with people and... |
Aug 19 1966 C Sokoji |
OLD - ShōbōgenzōFriday, August 19, 1966 Translation and discussion of fascicle Shobogenzo Sokushin Ze Butsu: discussion of different kinds of Buddhist philosophy in China and heretical views of... |
Aug 19 1966 A Sokoji |
OLD - Shobogenzo Sokushin Ze Butsu66-08-19B |
Aug 19 1966 B Sokoji |
OLD - Don't Be Attached To Your AttainmentSesshin Lecture: Friday Morning during Zazen, Lecture B Sesshin |
Aug 19 1966 B Sokoji |
OLD - Blue Cliff Records Case 45Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 3 Suzuki 7:30pm lecture Friday night ending sesshin Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Eiheiji, Joshu |
Aug 19 1966 D Sokoji |
This Fascicle of ShobogenzoSesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 2: Suzuki 1pm lecture Friday Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Blue Cliff Record |
Aug 19 1966 C Sokoji |
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