The Suzuki Roshi Audio Archive

Serial: SF-06114B The main thesis of the talk emphasizes that true practice in Zen involves embodying Buddha's practice rather than perceiving it as a personal endeavor. This concept suggests that selfless practice leads to liberation from...

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

Serial: 61-12-00 ± December, 1961 -

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

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

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

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

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... -

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

Serial: 63-02-13 An edited summary of a lecture. Commentary on Blue Cliff Records Case Number Eighteen by Suzuki-roshi, February 13, 1963 -

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 -

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 -

Serial: 63-12-00 December 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. -

Serial: 64-03-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell lecture — March 1964 -

Serial: 64-04-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — April, 1964 -

Serial: 64-06-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the June 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki -

Serial: 64-11-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the November, 1964 Wind Bell An edited summary of a lecture. -

Serial: 65-02-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the February, 1965 Wind Bell Translation and Commentary by Reverend Suzuki [Suzuki was often called Reverend back then] --------------------------- [Prefatory Note by Shaw: Dai-ryu was the 'spiritual... -

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... -

Serial: SF-05079A Sesshin service July 1965.Robe chant, Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo, eko, Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo, eko, Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo, eko, meal chants in Japanese (?)"Thursday morning chanting": same contents. This talk primarily focuses on the theme of chanting during a Zen sesshin service in July 1965, with a specific emphasis on various chants, including the "Robe chant" and "Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo." The chanting also...

Serial: 65-07-08 -

Serial: SF-05128 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #2, by Shundo David Haye ===== Among the tapes previously known to exist in the Zen Center archives, the earliest were from a sesshin held at the end of July 1965, which contain recordings of... The talk discusses foundational aspects of Zen practice, emphasizing the interplay between Zazen and the practitioner's inmost nature, as presented by Suzuki Roshi at the Los Altos sittings. The central theme focuses on...