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 |
|---|---|
Don't Be Attached To Your AttainmentSesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 4 Friday lecture by Suzuki during morning zazen Friday Sesshin, Instruction |
Aug 19 1966 B Sokoji |
Suffering Comes From DesiresWednesday, November 9, 1966 |
Nov 09 1966 Sokoji |
Zazen Is Not For Gaining A Mystical SomethingTony Artino notes , |
Nov 16 1966 Sokoji |
Ordinary Men Carry a Preconceived Idea of the SelfTony Artino notes on SS lecture |
Nov 20 1966 Sokoji |
Give Up Gaining Ideas and Just SitNotes by Tony Artino “Give up gaining ideas and just sit.” |
Nov 30 1966 Sokoji |
Beyond Consciousness |
Dec 01 1966 Los Altos |
Buddha's Enlightenment |
Dec 08 1966 Los Altos |
OLD - In the first instruction of ten instructions in Gakudō-yōjin-shūReel was wrongly dated - transcript matches 66-12-17-A Discussion of fascicle Shobogeno Gakudo Yojinshu. Way-seeking mind and responding to encountering the teaching. History of zen in China. Training and enlightenment come together. Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Sixth Patriarch |
Dec 17 1966 A Sokoji |
OLD - The Need for Training in Buddhism without Self-Seeking MindThis had been labeled as A - transript matches B. temporary audio from this date hidden - SDH Saturday, December 17, 1966 DECEMBER ONE-DAY SESSHIN LECTURE: Saturday Evening Sesshin, Dogen |
Dec 17 1966 B Sokoji |
OLD - The Need for Training in Buddhism without Self-Seeking MindHidden as we had a reel that corresponded to this transcript - SDH Saturday, December 17, 1966 DECEMBER ONE-DAY SESSHIN LECTURE: Saturday Evening Sesshin, Dogen |
Dec 17 1966 B Sokoji |
In the first instruction of ten instructions in Gakudō-yōjin-shūSesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Sixth Patriarch |
Dec 17 1966 A Sokoji |
The Need for Training in Buddhism without Self-Seeking MindOriginal recording Sesshin, Dogen |
Dec 17 1966 B Sokoji |
Traditional Zen Spirit |
Jan 05 1967 Los Altos |
Mind Waves |
Jan 12 1967 Los Altos |
Communication |
Feb 02 1967 Los Altos |
Epilogue: Some Personal Reflections |
Mar 1967 |
We should Sit In The Middle Of Our ProblemsSunday, March 12, 1967 |
Mar 12 1967 Sokoji |
Buddha NatureWednesday, March 22, 1967 |
Mar 22 1967 Sokoji |
Control |
Mar 23 1967 Los Altos |
When Small Mind Finds Itself In Big MindSunday, March 26, 1967 Tony Artino notes |
Mar 26 1967 Sokoji |
Our Pockets Are Full Of Treasure Right NowSunday April 2, 1967 “Our pockets are full of treasure right now.” Dogen, Beginner’s Mind |
Apr 02 1967 Sokoji |
Give up all Preconceived Ideas and FeelingsWednesday, April 5, 1967 “Give up all preconceived ideas and feelings” Dogen |
Apr 05 1967 Sokoji |
Original BuddhismDogen |
Apr 06 1967 Los Altos |
Mistakes in Practice |
Apr 13 1967 Los Altos |
A Teaching Cannot Be Whole And PerfectSunday April 16, 1967 |
Apr 16 1967 Sokoji |
This Sesshin Was Wonderfully DoneSaturday, April 22, 1967 Sesshin |
Apr 22 1967 B Sokoji |
You Must Give Up Worldly DesiresSaturday, April 22, 1967 Sesshin |
Apr 22 1967 A Sokoji |
Our Human Nature and That of Buddha Are the SameWednesday, April 26, 1967 |
Apr 26 1967 Sokoji |
Zen Emphasizes the Simplest Way of PracticeWednesday, May 17, 1967 |
May 17 1967 Sokoji |
Right Effort |
May 18 1967 Los Altos |
Correct Zazen Is Your HomeSunday, May 21, 1967 |
May 21 1967 Sokoji |
True Activity Includes EverythingSunday, May 28, 1967 |
May 28 1967 Sokoji |
Religion is a Cultural-Social Phenomena as well as a Personal ExperienceTony Artino notes |
May 31 1967 Sokoji |
Naturalness |
Jun 01 1967 Los Altos |
Sesshin Lecture: Three TreasuresSunday, June 11, 1967 [Suzuki seems to be commenting on Shi Sho Ku* (?) of Dogen. When this is evident, Dogen's words are in quotation marks.] *SHUSHOGI [jrb] Sesshin, Shushogi, Precepts |
Jun 11 1967 |
Continuing The Lecture on ShushogiSunday Lecture Original lecture title was "Continuing the Lecture on Shi-sho-ku". That was an error - Shi-sho-ku = Shushogi. [JRB] Shushogi, Precepts |
Jun 12 1967 |
OppositesSixth Patriarch |
Jun 22 1967 B Los Altos |
Introduce to you Kobun Chino Sensei |
Jun 22 1967 A Los Altos |
Truly Involved With The Development Of Our Way± August, 1967 Wind Bell Vol. VI Nos. 2-4, P.50 |
Aug 1967 |
Suzuki Roshi Writes on the Practice Period± August, 1967 Wind Bell Vol. VI Nos. 2-4, P.4 |
Aug 1967 |
Long Time Since I Saw You All± August, 1967 Los Altos Precepts |
Aug 1967 Los Altos |
OLD - When You Have A New ExperienceAugust 20, 1967 (evening) [misdate?] [The first part of this lecture was not recorded. Roshi was talking about the four stages of belief, intellectual understanding, practice, and enlightenment. This... |
Aug 02 1967 Tassajara |
"The mind itself is Buddha"Monday, August 14, 1967 Dogen, Shobogenzo |
Aug 14 1967 |
OLD - Genjō KōanSunday, August 20, 1967 (Note from Brian Fikes: The first portion of this lecture was not recorded. This is the first [sic]1 in a series of [three] lectures on the... |
Aug 20 1967 Tassajara |
Genjo Koan===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #14, by Shundo David Haye ===== The acquisition of Tassajara in 1967 was a huge leap for Zen Center. Suzuki Roshi had long been interested in finding a suitable location for a monastery; an early Wind Bell mentions a... |
Aug 20 1967 Morning Tassajara |
When You Have A New Experience===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #15, by Shundo David Haye ===== This talk was given later on the same day of the first Tassajara sesshin as the last one discussed (https://suzukiroshi.engagewisdom.com/talks/genjo-koanmorning). The beginning of the... |
Aug 20 1967 Evening Tassajara |
OLD - Genjo-Koan No. 2Monday, August 21, 1967 Dogen, Genjokoan |
Aug 21 1967 Tassajara |
Genjo Koan no 2===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #16, by Shundo David Haye ===== This third talk from the historic inaugural sesshin at Tassajara in 1967, given the day after the first two, is divided into two parts, held together by the unspoken theme of the "dharma... |
Aug 21 1967 Tassajara |
OLD - Buddhism Is Not a Special Teaching; Enlightenment Is Not a Particular StageWednesday, August 23, 1967 Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan |
Aug 23 1967 Tassajara |
Buddhism Is Not a Special Teaching; Enlightenment Is Not a Particular Stage===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #17, by Shundo David Haye ===== About half way through this sesshin talk, you can start to hear crickets in the background, getting louder over the remaining twenty minutes. They are a typical backdrop to a summer... |
Aug 23 1967 Tassajara |
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