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Title	Speaker	Date
Letters From Emptiness Serial: SR-00156 How to Understand the Idea of Emptiness Sunday, March 8, 1970 San Francisco #not-always-so	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 08 1970 City Center
Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting Class Serial: SR-00259 Practice and enlightnment as forgetting and letting go of everything. Even if we don't know what real practice is, continuing and allowing it to reveal itself. Answering... shakyamuni, emptiness, zazen	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 01 1970 Tassajara
Practice To Be Like A Stone Serial: SF-06125 SR-70-02-28 Sesshin lecture #6 (last lecture) - followed by service #2 for Trudy Dixon NB - is 1970 despite the year added to the photos	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 28 1970 City Center
Non-Dualistic Practice Serial: SR-00260 Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Wednesday, February 25, 1970 San Francisco sesshin	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 25 1970 City Center
Selflessness, Being and Non-Being: The Background of Shikantaza Serial: SR-00261 Sesshin Lecture No. 1: Monday, February 23, 1970 San Francisco sesshin	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 23 1970 City Center
The Background of Shikantaza	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 22 1970 City Center
“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha”	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 08 1970
Brown Rice is Just Right Serial: SR-00247 Morning Sesshin Lecture Sunday, February 1, 1970 City Center #not-always-so, sesshin	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 01 1970 A City Center
Each One Of Us Is A Cook Serial: SR-00258 Afternoon Sesshin Tea Lecture Sunday, February 1, 1970 sesshin	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 01 1970 B
Our Effort In Our Practice	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 31 1970 City Center
Caring for the Soil Serial: SR-00199 Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism Sunday, January 25, 1970 San Francisco #not-always-so	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 25 1970 City Center
Rules dogen	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 18 1970 City Center
Ordination Ceremony: Bill Kwong and Silas Hoadley ceremony, priest	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 11 1970 City Center
Respect for Things Serial: SR-00200 What Is Our Practice? Sunday, January 4, 1970 San Francisco Practice as taking care of everything. Not making a noise with the chairs. Practice with new... #not-always-so, zendo, bodhisattva way	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 04 1970 City Center
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-8 Serial: SR-00001 Fall 1968 lotus sutra, #68-10-00-G, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 8 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-10 Serial: SR-00002 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #68-10-00-I, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 10 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11 Serial: SF-05251 October 1968 New version uploaded, should help with transcript lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-10-00-J, #please-transcribe, #improved-audio	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 11 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-12 Serial: SR-00004 Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. 12 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture October 1968 lotus sutra, #68-10-00-K, #approximate-date, #improved-audio, #please-transcribe, first principle	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 12 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-13 Serial: SR-00005 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #68-10-00-L, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 13 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-15 Serial: SR-00006 Fall, 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-10-00-N, first principle	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 15 Tassajara
Yakusan did not give lectures for a long time Serial: SF-05961 June 1969 Tassajara Story of Yakusan saying he was not a teacher to give lectures. Making effort, and paying attention. What is right effort? activity, zazen, effort, priest, #approximate-date, #69-06-00	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 1969 Tassajara
Rinzai Zen and Soto Zen Serial: SR-00033 July 1969 San Francisco Morning. #approximate-date, #69-07-00, dogen	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 1969 Sokoji
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-9 Serial: SF-06041 Audio Problem Set has been replaced by original recording, with speed adjustments made. Newly processed version should be a little clearer to trancsribe lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-10-00-H, #please-transcribe, #improved-audio	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 9 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-5 Serial: SR-00100 Fall, 1968 lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-10-00-D	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 5 Tassajara
Lotus Sūtra No. I-5 Serial: SR-00105 February 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-02-00-E, first principle	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 5 Tassajara
Lotus Sūtra No. I-6 Serial: SR-00106 February 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-02-00-F, #please-transcribe, #improved-audio, first principle	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 6 Tassajara
Shosan Ceremony Serial: SF-05985-A Shosan Ceremony, Sesshin, Feb 1968 Tassajara This ceremony is re-edited from the original cassette, with non-SR (Bishop Sumi) sections removed, and the speed... shosan, sesshin, #approximate-date, #improved-audio, first principle, beginner's mind	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Tassajara
Lotus Sūtra No. I-1 Serial: SR-00110 Lotus Sutra No. 1 Tassajara February 1968 lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-02-00-A	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Series 2, Talk 1 Tassajara
Lotus Sūtra No. I-2 Serial: SR-00111 February 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-02-00-B	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 2 Tassajara
Lotus Sūtra No. I-4 Serial: SR-00113 February 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-02-00-D	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 4 Tassajara
Lotus Sūtra No. I-3 Serial: SR-00117 February 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-02-00-C	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 3 Tassajara
Sesshin, Sixth Night Lecture Serial: SR-00129 Tassajara September, 1969 sesshin, #approximate-date, #69-09-00-D	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
Sesshin, Third Night Lecture Serial: SR-00130 Tassajara September, 1969 sesshin, #approximate-date, #69-09-00-C	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-4 Serial: SR-00141 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 C Tassajara
Shosan Ceremony Serial: SR-00213 Tassajara September, 1969 [Beginning of ceremony not recorded.] sesshin, shosan, #approximate-date, #69-09-00-E	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6 Serial: SF-05258 68-10-00-E #approximate-date, lotus sutra, #please-transcribe, #improved-audio	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 6 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7 Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #68-10-00-F	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara
Translation of Unknown Text Serial: SR-00183 August 1971 San Francisco #approximate-date, #71-08-00, ceremony, priest	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 1971 City Center
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-14 Serial: SF-05683 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center lotus sutra, #approximate-date, #improved-audio	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 14 Tassajara
Summary of some Suzuki lectures from the Spring Serial: 66-02-00 Windbell: During the spring, one of themes of Reverend Suzuki’s weekly lectures has been the role of Zen Center, especially in relation to society, and the right attitude Zen... #no-audio, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1966
Truly Involved With The Development Of Our Way Serial: 67-08-00-B ± August, 1967 Wind Bell Vol. VI Nos. 2-4, P.50 #no-audio, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 1967
Suzuki Roshi Writes on the Practice Period Serial: 67-08-00-A ± August, 1967 Wind Bell Vol. VI Nos. 2-4, P.4 #no-audio, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 1967
Comments Serial: 68-07-00 Wind Bell 68-03-04 and Shunryu Suzuki comments from visit of Soen Nakagawa, Hakuun Yasutani, and other teachers to Tassajara in July of 1968. #no-audio, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 1968
City Practice Comments #no-audio, #approximate-date	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 1970
Blue Cliff Records-6, Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day Serial: 62-11-00 ± 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 #no-audio, #approximate-date, Blue Cliff Record	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 1962 Sokoji
Brief summary From Sesshin Lectures Wind Bell 65-05 Serial: 65-05-00 This year, Reverend Suzuki's lectures (given twice daily Monday through Friday) centered on the problems arising from confusing religion with science (in particular... sesshin, #approximate-date, #no-audio	Suzuki Roshi	May 1965 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-3: Baso's Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha Serial: 62-10-00 ± 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... #no-audio, #approximate-date, Blue Cliff Record, first principle	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1962 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-46 Serial: 64-02-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — February, 1964 Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki, Master, Zen Center. #no-audio, #approximate-date, Blue Cliff Record	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-52, Joshu's Donkeys Cross, Horses Cross Serial: 64-04-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — April, 1964 #no-audio, #approximate-date, Blue Cliff Record	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-53 Serial: 64-05-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the May 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki #no-audio, #approximate-date, Blue Cliff Record	Suzuki Roshi	May 1964 Sokoji

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