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Shosan Ceremony

Serial: SF-05964 Friday, December 5, 1969 Previously described as intranscribable - now clearer ----- File name: 69-12-05N: untitled level low. [Verbatim transcript not available. (Sound problem.)] -
Ceremony, Shosan, Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Letting Go, Separation, Attachment, Dragons,...
Dec 05 1969
Tassajara

Practice Zazen With Your Whole Mind And Body

Serial: SF-05131B This is lecture D from these notes on the reel boxes (05132-B was added to this)Several minutes of tape operator's notes at the end are included, the transcript was copied over from what was previously thought of as 66-08-15.... -
Instruction, Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Funeral, Religion, Instruction, Emotions, Emptiness...
Sep 08 1967
Morning
Tassajara

Ignorance

Serial: SF-05131-A SR 014 - On this tape: lectures A and B and also first part of D. This is to be known as the A-B lecture tape or #1 ZMC (has been transcribed) Track 1 Roshi's lecture A 9/8/67 - copied -
Prajna Paramita, Attachment, Freedom, training, Daily Life, Diversity, confusion, Hate...
Sep 08 1967
Tassajara

We Are Not Perfect

Serial: SF-05080-A Sesshin talk. At the beginning, Suzuki Roshi is drawing from Dogen's "Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance." The methods are also in Shushogi. -
Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Shushogi, Happiness, Enemies
Jul 23 1966
Sokoji

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

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6

Serial: SF-05258 68-10-00-E -
Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Anger, Faith
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 6
Tassajara

The Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: SF-05116-C March sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording.SR 007 -
Dogen, Forgiveness, Addiction, Greed, Interview, Attachment, Conversation, Lay...
Mar 26 1966
A
Sokoji

True Happiness and Renewal of Practice at Year's End

Serial: SF-05970-A Newly uploaded recording of this talk. -
Happiness, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Buddha Nature, Composure
Dec 21 1968
Sokoji

Causality

Serial: SF-05093-J Suzuki lecture 6pm Weds Track 2, continued on Track 3 -
Sesshin, Time, Freedom, Happiness, Fox, Oneness, Enemies, Offering, Evil, Lay...
Aug 17 1966
6:00pm
Sokoji

You Cannot Appreciate Our Teaching In Its True Sense

Serial: SF-05093-B Monday, August 15, 1966 Sesshin: Lunch Lecture, Lecture B Sokoji, San Francisco -
Sesshin, Oryoki, Instruction,
Aug 15 1966
B
Sokoji

Liberty and Restriction

Serial: SF-05116-A March sesshin, only 1pm lecture. Evening lecture goofed up during recording.SR 007 Saturday, March 26, 1966 -
Sesshin, Balance, Freedom, Doubt, Faith, Ceremony
Mar 26 1966
BN
Sokoji

Shushōgi, Section 1

Serial: SF-05095-B Sesshin Lecture: SHUSHOGI, Section 1 Sunday, March 13, 1966, Lecture B Sokoji, San Francisco Tape operator's comments and bells at beginning of tape, left on --------------------------- Previous notes on this talk: [This date is... -
Sesshin, Dogen, Shushogi, Attachment, Balance
Mar 13 1966
B
Sokoji

Wind Stops, But Still Flower Falls

Serial: SR-00163 This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible. The talk delves into the Zen understanding of existence and non-existence using the metaphor of natural elements such as wind, flowers, and birds to illustrate the Zen concept of "there is" and "there is not....
Ummon, Faith, Freedom, reality, Dragons, Community, Emptiness, Wisdom, Building, American,...
Aug 15 1971
Tassajara

At the Time of Yakusan

Serial: SF-06061 New version of this lecture has been uploaded, which may allow for more of the transcript to be done. -
Yaoshan, Faith
Aug 01 1971
Tassajara

Ryaku Fusatsu Lecture

Serial: SR-00182 The audio of this tape has been improved, so the missing parts of the transcript may be worked out now. -
Ceremony, Eiheiji, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil, Bell, Balance, heart, Death, Truth...
Jul 29 1971
Tassajara

San-Pachi-Nenju

Serial: SF-06030 -
Ceremony, First Principle, Faith, Non-duality, Diversity, Lay
Jul 22 1971
Tassajara

Why Then Is It Necessary To Accept Precepts

Serial: SF-06031 -
Precepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, training, Religion, Observe, Priest, Zazen,...
Jul 17 1971
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

The Ten Powers Of A Bodhisattva

Serial: SF-05106 Sunday Morning, August 25, 1968[This date is probably incorrect. Earlier (July 21, 1968), Suzuki mentioned that he had already explained the ten powers of a bodhisattva. So this lecture was probably given sometime earlier in July... -
Bodhisattva, Dogen, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Five Ranks, Attachment, Posture, Doubt,...
Aug 25 1968
Sokoji

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-5

Serial: SF-06006 Third Lotus Sutra Series Tuesday Evening, October 28, 1969 Zen Mountain Center -
Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Skandas, Balance
Oct 28 1969
Series 3, Talk 5
Tassajara

untitled

Serial: SR-00007 Newly reprocessed recording should be a little clearer -
Lotus Sutra, Monks, Breath, Building
Dec 24 1968
Sokoji

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-14

Serial: SF-05683 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center -
Lotus Sutra, Demons, Silence, Evil
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 14
Tassajara

Lotus Sūtra No. I-6

Serial: SR-00106 February 1968Zen Mountain Center -
Lotus Sutra, First Principle, First Principle, Truth, Karma, Monks, Sutra, Suffering, Death,...
Feb 1968
Series 1, Talk 6
Tassajara

Zen Is Also Buddhism

Serial: SF-05130C SR013 date? Fall 1967 Tassajara III - Side 1 + 1/2 side 2 Suzuki lecture copied -
Mahayana, New Year, Buddha Nature, Hate, Observe, Concentration, Balance, Freedom, Doubt...
Sep 1967
Tassajara

Tokusan and The Old Lady

Serial: SF-05114-A ===== 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... -
Genjokoan,
Feb 19 1966
pm
Sokoji

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6

Serial: SF-06005 Third Lotus Sutra Series Thursday Evening, October 30, 1969 Zen Mountain Center -
Lotus Sutra, Beginner’s Mind, Politics, Interview, Concentration, Precepts, Freedom, Doubt...
Oct 30 1969
Series 3, Talk 6
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11

Serial: SF-05251 October 1968New version uploaded, should help with transcript -
Lotus Sutra, Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 11
Tassajara

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, Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Demons
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 9
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-12

Serial: SR-00004 Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. 12Shunryu Suzuki Lecture October 1968 -
Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Suffering, Observe, Compassion, Intention, heart, Emptiness,...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 12
Tassajara

Bodhidharma

Serial: SF-05081  ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #22, by Shundo David Haye =====  In this second tape made by Dan Gourley at Tassajara in the summer of 1968, Suzuki Roshi starts by answering a question about a scroll of Bodhidharma... -
Beginner’s Mind, First Principle, Time, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Faith, Beginners,...
Jul 29 1968
Tassajara

Shosan Ceremony

Serial: SF-05985-A Shosan Ceremony, Sesshin, Feb 1968Tassajara This ceremony is re-edited from the original cassette, with non-SR (Bishop Sumi) sections removed, and the speed adjusted for clarity. The last portion was previously thought to be from... -
Shosan, Sesshin, First Principle, Beginner’s Mind, First Principle, Lotus Sutra, Demons,...
Feb 1968
Tassajara

Become More Direct and Honest

Serial: SF-05276 Protection Master: re-recording from cassette marked "Suzuki Roshi talk with background music: no date, original copied" (Sony C60 side A); recorded: 7 1/2 ips, bias: normal, recorded 'left and right' tracks,... -
Posture, Instruction, Religion
1968
Unknown

The Practice of Constancy

Serial: SF-05132-A SR015 - On this tape is Lecture C and last part of Lecture D. This tape is known as the C lecture tape of as #2 - Track 1 Roshi's Lecture C 9/12/67 - copied -
Prajna Paramita, Bodhisattva, Precepts, Constancy, New Year, Mahayana, Enemies, Anger, Faith,...
Sep 12 1967
Tassajara

In the Prajnaparamita Sutra

Serial: SF-05113-B 5pm lecture begins this side -
Heart Sutra, Sengai, Dogen, Emptiness, Family Practice, Beginners, Transmission, Posture, Bell...
Jan 21 1966
5:00PM
Sokoji

Saturday Evening Lecture

Serial: SF-05117A Tape VIII (?) Side 1 Sat eve lecture (1 - 60); Side 2 Sat eve lecture (1-15?) -
Question-and-Answer, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Balance, Bell, Evil, Hate, Religion...
Jul 31 1965
Sokoji

Emptiness is Form

Serial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 San Francisco Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting throughout. -
Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Balance, Faith, Beginners, Continuous Practice...
Jun 29 1969
Tassajara

If Our Teaching Is A Special Teaching

Serial: SF-05130B SR013 date? Fall 1967 Tassajara III - Side 2 2nd half - Part of Suzuki lecture copied -
Religion
Sep 1967
Tassajara

Our Practice And Our Everyday Activity

Serial: SF-05396 Saturday, August 30, 1969 Newly uploaded recording should be clearer to transcribe -
Concentration, Composure, Gratitude, Fundraising, Posture, training, Faith
Aug 30 1969
Tassajara

Observing the Precepts

Serial: SF-05397 This is the second talk that Suzuki Roshi gave at Esalen on consecutive nights in June 1968. -
Precepts, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Posture, Karma, training, Composure, Ceremony...
Jun 29 1968
Esalen