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Title	Speaker	Date
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,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 05 1969 Tassajara
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...*	Various	Apr 25 1970 City Center
Tokusan and The Old Lady Serial: SF-05114-C ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #10, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is another track from the same problematic reel as the previous two talks in this series. Initially, it seemed to be a talk of Katagiri Roshi - the first... - Sesshin, Diamond Sutra, Balance, training, Religion	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 19 1966 1:00pm 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...*	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 25 1970 A City Center
To Study The Self Serial: SF-05114-D - Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Bell, training, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 19 1966 pm 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	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 26 1966 BN Sokoji
Funeral Service for Suzuki Roshi Serial: SR-00171 This is a full recording of Suzuki Roshi's funeral, held nine days after his death. During the funeral service for Suzuki Roshi, various speakers and participants commemorate his life and teachings. This event acknowledges the profound impact Suzuki Roshi had on the dissemination of Zen Buddhism outside of Japan... Ceremony, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi, Soto Zen, zen, Ceremony, Vow, Discrimination...	Various	Dec 12 1971 City Center
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,...	Suzuki Roshi	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	Suzuki Roshi	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...*	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 29 1971 Tassajara
Why Then Is It Necessary To Accept Precepts Serial: SF-06031 - Precepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, training, Religion, Observe, Priest, Zazen,...	Suzuki Roshi	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*	Suzuki Roshi	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...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 09 1970 City Center
Shuso Ceremony Serial: SF-05143C SR023 Last 2/3 side 2 Philip's discussion ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator's comments] - Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature, Commitment,...	Suzuki Roshi, Philip Wilson	Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara
Genjo Koan no 4 Serial: SF-05136 Track 1 17/8 - Suzuki lectures - beginning missed, one or two sentences; beginning: This is the last lecture of sesshin. We have talked of emptiness and form, but have not understood it well. Maezumi's words are included on... - *Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Time, Faith, Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Dragons...*	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 A Tassajara
We Are Always Helping Others Serial: SF-05080-B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #13, by Shundo David Haye ===== This tape is, happily, the last of the messed-up recordings from the first half of 1966. It is the first of two talks from the July one-day sitting, and it begins... - Shushogi, Enemies, training, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 23 1966 B Sokoji
Genjo Koan continued Serial: SF-05095-A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #11, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the spring of 1966, having previously spent a number of years primarily lecturing on the Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi gave a series of talks on Dogen's... - Dogen, Genjokoan, Sangha, Happiness	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 13 1966 Sokoji
untitled Serial: SR-00007 Newly reprocessed recording should be a little clearer - Lotus Sutra, Monks, Breath, Building	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 24 1968 Sokoji
Lotus Sūtra No. I-6 Serial: SR-00106 February 1968Zen Mountain Center - Lotus Sutra, First Principle, First Principle, Truth, Karma, Monks, Sutra, Suffering, Death,...	Suzuki Roshi	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...*	Suzuki Roshi	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,	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 19 1966 pm Sokoji
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	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 23 1970 City Center
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...	Suzuki Roshi	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	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 11 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,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 12 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	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 9 Tassajara
Using Various Stones Serial: SF-05131-C 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 -	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 08 1967 B Tassajara
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...	Suzuki Roshi	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...*	Suzuki Roshi	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*	Suzuki Roshi	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*	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 30 1969 Tassajara