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What Is Self? What Is Our Practice?

Serial: SR-00073 -
Japan, Kosho Uchiyama, Building, Precepts, Greed, Ego
Dec 20 1970
City Center

Japan Now: Zazen As Our Foundation

Serial: SR-00072 Lecture after Trip to Japan: Sunday, December 13, 1970 -
Transmission, Culture, sitting, Meditation, Ceremony, American
Dec 13 1970

When Someone Receives Transmission

Serial: SR-00071 Tuesday, August 25, 1970San Francisco -
Transmission, Priest, Buddha Nature, Culture, Forms, American, Death, Truth
Aug 25 1970
City Center

Lay Ordination Ceremony

Serial: SR-00069-B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #25, by Shundo David Haye ===== This tape, which is unfortunately very poorly recorded, gives us a sense of the lay ordination ceremony that took place at City Center in August 1970. During the... -
Precepts, Ceremony, Commitment
Aug 23 1970
City Center

Restore the Buddhist Teaching in its Original Way

Serial: SF-06121-A Sunday Evening, August 16, 1970 San Francisco Lecture A [The first part of the lecture was not recorded.] -
Sesshin, Faith
Aug 16 1970
A
City Center

To Be Honest And Sincere In Its True Sense It Is Necessary to Push Yourself Into Some Very Strong Hard Rule

Serial: SF-06121-B Sunday, August 16, 1970 San Francisco [This is the second of two lectures with this date. This lecture began mid-way on Side A of the original tape after a prior lecture ended. This lecture appears to be complete.] Newly... -
Faith, Hate, Doubt
Aug 16 1970
B
City Center

Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb Anderson

Serial: SR-00069-A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. -
Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview, Gratitude, Karma...
Aug 09 1970
City Center

Our Practice is Expression of Our True Buddha-mind

Serial: SR-00067 Sesshin Lecture, No. 4 Tuesday Evening, August 4, 1970 San Francisco -
Sesshin, Precepts, Beginner’s Mind, Precepts, Buddha Mind, Discrimination, Sutra, Suffering,...
Aug 04 1970
City Center

Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right Teacher

Serial: SF-05631 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #24, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the last years of Suzuki Roshi's life, very few talks were lost from the collections. The previously available recording for this date was incomplete - it... -
Sesshin, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Precepts, Faith,...
Aug 03 1970
City Center

Walk like an Elephant and Sitting like a Frog

Serial: SR-00066 True Practice As Expression Of Buddha-NatureSesshin Lecture No. 2Sunday, August 2, 1970San Francisco -
Sesshin, Sengai, Buddha Nature, Family Practice, War, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Monks...
Aug 02 1970
City Center

Observation of Precepts and Practice of Zazen is Same Thing

Serial: SF-06049 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1970 San Francisco -
Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Faith, Ceremony, Ordination, Lay, Religion...
Aug 01 1970
City Center

Open Your Intuition

Serial: SF-05587-B Sesshin Meeting Friday, July 31, 1970 San Francisco -
Sesshin, Intuition, Instruction, Beginners
Jul 31 1970
City Center

Mudra Practice and How to Accept Instructions from Various Teachers

Serial: SR-00269 -
Tatsugami, Yoshida, Beginners, Posture, Instruction, difficulty
Jul 26 1970
City Center

How To Understand Rituals And Precepts

Serial: SR-00063 Zazen, Rituals And Precepts Cannot Be SeparatedSunday Evening, July 26, 1970San Francisco -
Precepts, Precepts, Gratitude, Priest, Ceremony, American, Silence, Intention, Evil, training...
Jul 26 1970
City Center

Japanese Way, American Way, Buddhist Way

Serial: SR-00270 -
Dogen, American, Freedom, Culture, Doubt, Interview, Demons, training, Building, Pain...
Jul 19 1970
City Center

Ekō Lecture 6

Serial: SR-00230 The Fourth Morning EkoWednesday, July 15, 1970Tassajara [This is the last in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of morning services at San Francisco Zen Center and other Soto Zen temples... -
Eko, Chanting, Monks, Priest, Offering, Buddha Nature, Wisdom, Observe, Separation, Sangha,...
Jul 15 1970
Tassajara

Ekō Lecture 5

Serial: SR-00231 The Third Morning EkoMonday, July 13, 1970Tassajara [This is the fifth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of morning services at San Francisco Zen Center and other Soto Zen temples... -
Eko, Chanting, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission, Building, Bodhidharma, Sutra, Hindrances,...
Jul 13 1970
Tassajara

Supported from Within

Serial: SR-00191 Ekō Lecture 4The Second Morning Eko, Part 3 of 3Sunday, July 12, 1970Tassajara [This is the fourth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of morning services at San Francisco Zen Center... -
Eko, Chanting, Priest, New Year, Wisdom, Suffering, Building, Observe, confusion, Pain,...
Jul 12 1970
Tassajara

Ekō Lecture 3

Serial: SR-00228 The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3Friday Evening, July 11, 1970Tassajara [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of morning services at San Francisco Zen Center and... -
Eko, Chanting, Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Pain, Death, Anger,...
Jul 11 1970
Tassajara

Ekō Lecture 2

Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3Friday Evening, July 10, 1970Tassajara [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of morning services at San Francisco Zen Center and... -
Eko, Chanting, Chanting, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, heart, Karma, Meditation, Doubt,...
Jul 10 1970
Tassajara

Ekō Lecture 1

Serial: SR-00225 The First Morning EkoWednesday, July 8, 1970Tassajara [This is the first in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of morning services at San Francisco Zen Center and other Soto Zen temples... -
Eko, Dogen, Manjushri, Transmission, Chanting, Monks, Wisdom, Precepts, American, Sutra,...
Jul 08 1970
Tassajara

Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in Vain

Serial: SR-00221 Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” Monday, July 6, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Ayumi wo susumure ba gonnon ni arazu, mayote senga no ko wo hedatsu.... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, difficulty, sitting, zen, reality,...
Jul 06 1970
Tassajara

We Should Not Stick to Words or Rules Too Much

Serial: SR-00222 Sandokai Lecture XII: “It Is Not Always So” Saturday, July 4, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Koto wo uke te wa subekaraku shu wo esu beshi. Mizukara kiku wo rissuru koto nakare... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay, Peace, confusion, lecture,...
Jul 04 1970
Tassajara

City Practice Comments

Serial: 70-00-00 -
Jul 1970

A Short Talk During Zazen

Serial: 70-06-28 -
Branching Streams, Dogen,
Jun 28 1970
Tassajara

Suffering Is A Valuable Thing

Serial: SR-00218 Sandokai Lecture XI Saturday, June 27, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara ko ari, Line 34 masani yo to sho to wo iu beshi. Line 35 Ji sonsure ba kangai... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain, Freedom, Death...
Jun 27 1970
Tassajara

The Willow Tree Cannot Be Broken

Serial: SR-00220 SANDOKAI LECTURE X Thursday, June 25, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Meian ono-ono aitaishite, hisuru ni zengo no ayumi no gotoshi. (Transliteration by Kazuaki Tanahashi... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, reality, War, Interdependence, Observe, Oneness,...
Jun 25 1970
Tassajara

Within Light There Is Utter Darkness

Serial: SR-00052 Sandokai Lecture IX Saturday, June 20, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 27 Meichu ni atatte an ari, Line 28 anso wo motte o koto nakare. Line 29 Anchuniatattemeiari, Line 30... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, Truth, Diversity, sitting, Duality, Transmission,...
Jun 20 1970
Tassajara

Without Any Idea of Attainment

Serial: SR-00061 Sandokai Lecture VIII Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 21 Manako wa iro, mimi wa onjo, Line 22 hana wa ka, shita wa kanso. Line 23 Shikamo ichi-ichi no ho... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, reality, Oneness, Monks, Observe,...
Jun 17 1970
Tassajara

The Boat Is Always Moving

Serial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII Saturday, June 13, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho onozukara fukusu, Line 18 ko no sono haha wo uru ga gotoshi. Line 19 Hi wa nesshi... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Emotions, Peace, Enemies, Karma, Anger, Hate, Precepts...
Jun 13 1970
Tassajara

Today We May Be Very Happy

Serial: SR-00057 Sandokai Lecture VI Wednesday, June 10, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Shiki moto shitsuzo wo kotonishi, sho moto rakku wo kotonisu. An wa jochu no koto ni kanai, mei wa... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Happiness, Zazen, Suffering, Pain, Buddha Nature, Politics,...
Jun 10 1970
Tassajara

We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big Being

Serial: SR-00055 Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class Saturday, June 6, 1970 Tassajara [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction-- to Prof. Jack Weller's visiting philosophy class following Lecture IV... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, lecture, Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality, Karma,...
Jun 06 1970
Tassajara

The Blue Jay Will Come Right into Your Heart

Serial: SR-00053 Sandokai Lecture IV - Discussion of the lines: 'all the objects of the senses interact, and yet do not'. Subjective and objective, independent and interrelated aspects of reality. Interdependency; 'ri' and 'ji', noumenal and... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Dependent Origination, lecture, Building, Truth, sitting...
Jun 03 1970
Tassajara

Buddha Is Always Here

Serial: SR-00051 Sandokai Lecture III Monday, June 1, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 5 Reigen myoni kokettari. Line 6 Shiha an ni ruchusu. Line 7 Ji wo shusuru mo moto kore mayoi. Line 8 Ri... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Truth, Compassion, Intention...
Jun 01 1970
Tassajara

Shunryu Suzuki talking from Zen in America (video)

Serial: 70-06-00-V [Audio from final cut used in film in italics] (Second paragraph only - SDH) -
Jun 1970
Tassajara

Warm Hand to Warm Hand

Serial: SR-00049 Sandokai Lecture II Sunday, May 30, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 2 tozai mitsuni aifusu. Line 3 Ninkon ni ridon ari, Line 4 do ni namboku no so nashi... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Truth, Transmission, reality, New Year, difficulty,...
May 30 1970
Tassajara

Things-As-It-Is

Serial: SR-00048 Sandokai Lecture I Wednesday, May 27, 1970 Tassajara [This is the first in a series of lectures on the Sandokai (Chin. Cantong qi or Tisan-tiung-chii), a poem by Sekito Kisen. Historical details of the series are appended to the... -
Branching Streams, Sandokai, Big Mind, Discrimination, Freedom, Oneness, Bell, Religion,...
May 27 1970
Tassajara

Money And Labor

Serial: SR-00046 Sunday Morning, May 24, 1970 City Center, San Francisco -
Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Monks, Priest, Faith
May 24 1970
City Center

How To Observe Precepts

Serial: SR-00047 Sunday Morning, May 17, 1970 San Francisco -
Precepts, Precepts, Chanting, Observe, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Mahayana, Posture, Building,...
May 17 1970
City Center

Zen Center and City Practice

Serial: SR-00045 Sunday, May 10, 1970 City Center, San Francisco -
Building, Intention, Meditation, War, Observe, Death, difficulty
May 10 1970
City Center

We Try To Control Or Restrict Our Activity

Serial: SR-00044 Tuesday Evening, May 5, 1970 City Center, San Francisco -
Culture, Posture, Evil, difficulty, Attachment, zen, Pain, American, reality, Freedom...
May 05 1970
City Center

Sincere Practice and Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: SR-00043 Sesshin Lecture No. 3, Sunday, May 3, 1970 San Francisco -
Sesshin, American, Transmission, stubbornness, Buddha Nature, Hate, realization, Offering, zen...
May 03 1970
City Center

Helping Others

Serial: SR-00138 Sesshin Lecture, No. 2, Saturday, May 2, 1970 San Francisco -
Sesshin, Dogen, Zuimonki, Building, Doubt
May 02 1970
City Center

On Breathing

Serial: SR-00139 Sesshin Lecture, No. 1, Saturday Evening, May 2, 1970 San Francisco -
Sesshin, Posture, Pain, sitting, Sangha, Enemies, Death
May 02 1970
City Center

Sincere Practice

Serial: SR-00140 How To Have Sincere Practice Tuesday, April 28, 1970 San Francisco -
Tatsugami, Dogen, Precepts, Monks, Intuition, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature,...
Apr 28 1970
City Center

Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind Temple

Serial: SF-05995 This is the bulk of the ceremony, with speakers other than Suzuki Roshi, in Japanese and English -
training, Gratitude, Zoom, Ceremony, Obstacles, Observe, Silence, Enemies, Evil, Precepts...
Apr 25 1970
City Center

Remarks at the Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind Temple

Serial: SF-05996 These are Suzuki Roshi's words, edited together out of longer recording of ceremony. -
Ceremony, Offering
Apr 25 1970
City Center

How To Have Sincere Practice

Serial: SR-00145 Suzuki Roshi edited from longer recording. -
Building, Community, Meditation, Zendo, Obstacles, Interview, Silence, Breath, training, zen...
Apr 25 1970
A
City Center

Buddha's Birthday Lecture

Serial: SR-00160 -
Ceremony, Ceremony
Apr 12 1970
City Center

The Zen of Going to the Rest Room

Serial: SR-00144 -
Ummon, Tangaryo, Culture, Monastic Practice, Suffering, American, Don't Know Mind, Big...
Mar 29 1970
City Center

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