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Religious Activity

Serial: 62-12-00 (published December 1962, Wind Bell #12) -
Dogen,
Dec 1962
Sokoji

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. -
Jul 1968

Bodhidharma's Zen

Serial: 62-09-00 (published September 1962, Wind Bell #10) -
Blue Cliff Record,
Sep 1962
Sokoji

On Obon

Serial: 62-07-00 (published July 1962, Wind Bell #8) -
Ceremony,
Jul 1962
Sokoji

What Is The Law?

Serial: 62-05-00 (published May 1962, Wind Bell #6) -
Blue Cliff Record, First Principle,
May 1962
Sokoji

A Buddha Story

Serial: 62-04-00 (published April 1962, Wind Bell #5) -
Apr 1962
Sokoji

Han (sounding board)

Serial: 69-00-00 [Image of (see PDF)] Suzuki·roshi at Tassajara in 1969 passing the wooden sounding board and hammer that is used to announce zazen, lectures and the arrival or departure of the abbot from the monastery. A translation of this... -
1969
Tassajara

Suzuki Roshi Writes on the Practice Period

Serial: 67-08-00-A ± August, 1967 Wind Bell Vol. VI Nos. 2-4, P.4 -
Aug 1967

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 students should have. Some of his ideas are summarized... -
Feb 1966

Kinhin Instruction

Serial: 65-10-16-K -
Sesshin,
Oct 16 1965
K
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 psychology), and with philosophy (especially ethics). Zen is not... -
Sesshin,
May 1965
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 -
Blue Cliff Record,
May 1964
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. -
Blue Cliff Record,
Feb 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-19

Serial: 63-03-00 ± March, 1963 An edited summary of a lecture. Checked by Gordon Geist using the Shaw translation. --------------------------- COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECT 19 FROM THE "BLUE CLIFF RECORDS" -
Blue Cliff Record,
Mar 1963
Sokoji

To Tame a Tiger / Zazen's Scripture

Serial: 62-08-00 (published August 1962, Wind Bell #9) -
Aug 1962
Sokoji

On Zazen and the Shinsanshiki Ceremony

Serial: 62-06-00 (published June 1962, Wind Bell #7) -
Ceremony,
Jun 1962
Sokoji

Square Zen

Serial: 62-03-00 (published March 1962, Wind Bell #4) -
Mar 1962
Sokoji

True Zen

Serial: 62-01-00 (published, January, 1962, Wind Bell #2) -
Jan 1962
Sokoji

City Practice Comments

Serial: 70-00-00 -
Jul 1970

Truly Involved With The Development Of Our Way

Serial: 67-08-00-B ± August, 1967 Wind Bell Vol. VI Nos. 2-4, P.50 -
Aug 1967

Opposites

Serial: 67-06-22-B -
Sixth Patriarch,
Jun 22 1967
B
Los Altos

Constancy

Serial: 66-02-17 -
Feb 17 1966
Los Altos

Emptiness

Serial: 66-00-00-BE ± 1966 From p. 110 of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. {Can’t find other version} Los Altos -
1966
BE
Los Altos

Believing in Nothing

Serial: 65-12-30 -
Dec 30 1965
Los Altos

Limiting Your Activity

Serial: 65-12-23 -
Dec 23 1965
Los Altos

The Middle Way

Serial: 65-12-09 Thursday morning lectureDecember 9, 1965Los Altos -
Time,
Dec 09 1965
Los Altos

Excerpt from the chapter Bowing in ZMBM

Serial: 65-12-02-A -
Dec 02 1965
A

In Hinayana Practice, In The First Stage

Serial: 65-10-28 Thursday, October 28, 1965 Thursday Morning Lectures Los Altos -
Oct 28 1965
Los Altos

Blue Cliff Records-75

Serial: 64-12-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the December, 1964 Wind Bell An edited summary of a lecture. --------------------------- [Prefatory Note by Shaw: The Ukyu of this subject was a disciple of Baso. Joshu is a different person from the... -
Blue Cliff Record,
Dec 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 -
Blue Cliff Record,
Apr 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-49 (Q&A)

Serial: 64-03-00-B ± February, 1964 FROM A LECTURE (Also from the March 1964 Wind Bell) The following is the gist of Reverend Suzuki's response to a question from one of his students during the Wednesday evening Lecture, February 26. The question... -
Blue Cliff Record, Question-and-Answer,
Feb 26 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-40, Rikko's Heaven And Earth

Serial: 63-12-00 December 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. -
Blue Cliff Record,
Dec 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-36, Chosha's Strolling about Mountains and Waters

Serial: 63-11-00 November 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. -
Blue Cliff Record,
Nov 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-30, Joshu's Large Radishes

Serial: 63-09-00 September October 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, Zen Center -
Blue Cliff Record,
Sep 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-25

Serial: 63-07-00 July August 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. -
Blue Cliff Record,
Jul 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-20

Serial: 63-04-00 ± April, 1963 An edited summary of a lecture from an old Wind Bell. COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECT NO. 20 FROM THE BLUE CLIFF RECORDS -
Blue Cliff Record,
Apr 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-18

Serial: 63-02-13 An edited summary of a lecture. Commentary on Blue Cliff Records Case Number Eighteen by Suzuki-roshi, February 13, 1963 -
Blue Cliff Record,
Feb 13 1963
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 would return to up to his death. In the early years it is said... -
Blue Cliff Record, First Principle,
Oct 1962
Sokoji

What is Zen?

Serial: 62-02-00 (published February 1962, Wind Bell #3) -
Feb 1962
Sokoji

On the Second Sesshin

Serial: 60-08-22 Certificate given participants in the Second Sesshin of Sokoji -
Sesshin,
Aug 22 1960
Sokoji

On the First Sesshin

Serial: 60-02-21 Certificate given participants in the First Sesshin of Sokoji -
Sesshin,
Feb 21 1960
Sokoji

Sewing and Wearing the Buddhist Robes and How It Relates to Our Practice

Serial: 71-06-19 Saturday, June 19, 1971 San Francisco Zendo -
Dogen, Soto Zen,
Jun 19 1971
City Center

A Short Talk During Zazen

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

Suzuki’s Curriculum Vitae

Serial: 69-09-16-W Tuesday, September 16, 1969 [I dated this 69-09-16 because it was made by Shunryu Suzuki with Kobun Chino’s assistance in order to help Suzuki with his interview with Peter Schneider dated that day. - DC-3-09] [Is this in his... -
Sep 16 1969
W

Fragment

Serial: 68-08-04 -
Aug 04 1968
Sokoji

Four Wives

Serial: 68-01-18 -
Jan 18 1968
Los Altos

The Gift of Zazen

Serial: 67-12-14 -
Dec 14 1967
Los Altos

No Dualism

Serial: 67-11-02 -
Baso, Heart Sutra,
Nov 02 1967
Los Altos

Negative and Positive

Serial: 67-09-27 -
Sep 27 1967
Los Altos

To Polish a Tile

Serial: 67-08-31 September 1, 1967 [8-31 is Thursday] Los Altos, Calif. -
Aug 31 1967
Los Altos

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