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Tassajara Talks
| Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Why We Must Have RulesFirst Principle, Big Mind,  Family Practice, Bell, Breath, Sutra, Observe | Aug 17 1971Tassajara | |
| Wind Stops, But Still Flower FallsSerial: SR-00163   This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible. Ummon,  Faith, Freedom, Dragons, Community, Emptiness, Wisdom, Building, Death... | Aug 15 1971Tassajara | |
| Speciality and Equality.First Principle, Freedom, Baizhang,  Death, Bell, Building | Aug 13 1971Tassajara | |
| Obon DaysCeremony, Big Mind, Nishiari Bokusan,  Offering, Suffering, Faith | Aug 12 1971Tassajara | |
| Questions and AnswersQuestion-and-Answer, Yaoshan,  Truth, Community, Breath, Anger, Freedom, Faith... | Aug 08 1971Tassajara | |
| Zen Is Actually, In Short, Maybe, CommunicationTeacher-and-Student, Question-and-Answer,  Breath, Interview, Bell, Community, Wisdom... | Aug 07 1971Tassajara | |
| Good Confidence In Your PracticeBodhidharma, First Principle,  Bell, Wisdom, Breath, Building, Faith | Aug 05 1971Tassajara | |
| On Bodhidharma's DayCeremony, Non-duality,  Nirvana, Dragons, Breath, Enemies, Building, Faith | Aug 04 1971Tassajara | |
| At the Time of YakusanSerial: 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 1971Tassajara | |
| To Attain The Perfection Of Human PracticeCeremony, First Principle,  Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Building, Breath, Evil, Doubt,... | Jul 30 1971Tassajara | |
| Ryaku Fusatsu LectureSerial: 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, Death, Truth | Jul 29 1971Tassajara | |
| Blue Cliff Records 61 - Fuketsu's One Particle Of DustBlue Cliff Record,  Breath, Constancy, Freedom, Faith, Diversity, Greed, Religion,... | Jul 26 1971Tassajara | |
| Universal Practice for Laymen and MonksSerial: SR-00175   Whatever you do is practice; be careful not to practice for the sake of the self. Zazen as a way to find realization and get used to realization. Whether priest or layperson,... Practice, Zazen, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch,  Buddha Mind, Faith, Truth,... | Jul 25 1971Tassajara | |
| Virtue of Mountain and RiverDogen, Shobogenzo, First Principle, Soto Zen, Rinzai,  Faith, Breath, Pain, Bell,... | Jul 24 1971Tassajara | |
| San-Pachi-NenjuCeremony, First Principle,  Faith, Non-duality, Diversity, Lay | Jul 22 1971Tassajara | |
| Something Which You Cannot UnderstandBuddha Nature,  Truth, Happiness, Breath | Jul 21 1971Tassajara | |
| One with EverythingSerial: SR-00208   Zazen Talk Non-duality,  Breath, Faith, Truth | Jul 20 1971Tassajara | |
| Be Kind with YourselfSerial: SR-00112   Warm-hearted practice. Breathing and posture in zazen. We all have different circumstances, but in the monastery, we have one practice. Rules give freedom to practice.... Dogen, Zazen, Tatsugami,  Freedom, Instruction, Monks, Posture, Priest | Feb 23 1971Tassajara | |
| It Is Actually Buddha's PracticeSesshin, Tatsugami,  Zazen, Karma | Feb 20 1971Tassajara | |
| Ekō Lecture 6Serial: SR-00230   The Fourth Morning Eko [This is the last in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of... Eko, Chanting,  Monks, Priest, Offering, Buddha Nature, Wisdom, Observe, Separation,... | Jul 15 1970Tassajara | |
| Ekō Lecture 5Serial: SR-00231   The Third Morning Eko [This is the fifth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of... Eko, Chanting, Buddha Ancestors,  Transmission, Building, Bodhidharma, Sutra,... | Jul 13 1970Tassajara | |
| Supported from WithinSerial: SR-00191   Ekō Lecture 4 [This is the fourth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four... Eko, Chanting,  Priest, New Year, Wisdom, Suffering, Building, Observe, confusion,... | Jul 12 1970Tassajara | |
| Ekō Lecture 3Serial: SR-00228   The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3 [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting,  Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Pain, Death... | Jul 11 1970Tassajara | |
| Ekō Lecture 2Serial: SR-00229   The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting,  Chanting, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Karma, Meditation, Doubt,... | Jul 10 1970Tassajara | |
| Ekō Lecture 1Serial: SR-00225   The First Morning Eko [This is the first in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of... Eko, Dogen, Manjushri, Transmission, Chanting,  Monks, Wisdom, Precepts, Sutra,... | Jul 08 1970Tassajara | |
| Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in VainSerial: SR-00221   Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen,  difficulty, Tassajara Zen... | Jul 06 1970Tassajara | |
| We Should Not Stick to Words or Rules Too MuchSerial: SR-00222   Sandokai Lecture XII: “It Is Not Always So” [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Koto... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay, Peace, confusion,... | Jul 04 1970Tassajara | |
| A Short Talk During ZazenBranching Streams, Dogen,   | Jun 28 1970Tassajara | |
| Suffering Is A Valuable ThingSerial: SR-00218   Sandokai Lecture XI [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain,... | Jun 27 1970Tassajara | |
| The Willow Tree Cannot Be BrokenSerial: SR-00220   SANDOKAI LECTURE X [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Meian ono-ono aitaishite,... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Precepts, War, Interdependence, Observe, Oneness,... | Jun 25 1970Tassajara | |
| Within Light There Is Utter DarknessSerial: SR-00052   Sandokai Lecture IX [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 27 Meichu ni atatte an... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Suffering, Truth, Diversity, Duality, Transmission,... | Jun 20 1970Tassajara | |
| Without Any Idea of AttainmentSerial: SR-00061   Sandokai Lecture VIII [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 21 Manako wa iro,... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Oneness, Monks, Observe,... | Jun 17 1970Tassajara | |
| The Boat Is Always MovingSerial: SR-00059   Sandokai Lecture VII [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Emptiness, Emotions, Peace, Enemies, Karma, Anger, Hate... | Jun 13 1970Tassajara | |
| Today We May Be Very HappySerial: SR-00057   Sandokai Lecture VI [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Shiki moto shitsuzo wo... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Happiness, Zazen, Suffering, Pain, Buddha Nature,... | Jun 10 1970Tassajara | |
| We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big BeingSerial: SR-00055   Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality, Karma,... | Jun 06 1970Tassajara | |
| The Blue Jay Will Come Right into Your HeartSerial: SR-00053   Sandokai Lecture IV - Discussion of the lines: 'all the objects of the senses interact, and yet do not'. Subjective and objective, independent and interrelated aspects of... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Dependent Origination,  Building, Truth | Jun 03 1970Tassajara | |
| Buddha Is Always HereSerial: SR-00051   Sandokai Lecture III [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 5 Reigen myoni kokettari... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Truth, Compassion,... | Jun 01 1970Tassajara | |
| Shunryu Suzuki talking from Zen in America (video)Serial: SF-07248   [Audio from final cut used in film in italics] (Second paragraph only - SDH)  Tassajara, Desire, Time | Jun  1970Tassajara | |
| Warm Hand to Warm HandSerial: SR-00049   Sandokai Lecture II [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 2 tozai mitsuni aifusu.... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Truth, Transmission, New Year, difficulty,... | May 30 1970Tassajara | |
| Things-As-It-IsSerial: SR-00048   Sandokai Lecture I [This is the first in a series of lectures on the Sandokai (Chin. Cantong qi or Tisan-tiung-chii), a... Branching Streams, Sandokai,  Big Mind, Discrimination, Freedom, Oneness, Bell,... | May 27 1970Tassajara | |
| Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting ClassSerial: 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... Buddha, Emptiness, Zazen,  Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Building, Suzuki Roshi,... | Mar 01 1970Tassajara | |
| Shosan CeremonySerial: SF-05964   Friday, December 5, 1969 Previously described as intranscribable - now clearer File name: 69-12-05N: untitled level low. [Verbatim transcript not... Ceremony, Shosan,  Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Letting Go, Separation, Attachment,... | Dec 05 1969Tassajara | |
| Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 6Sesshin,  Ceremony, Freedom, Observe, Wisdom, Oneness, Beginners, Precepts | Dec 04 1969Tassajara | |
| Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5Serial: SR-00202   Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5 Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Shobogenzo,  Oneness, Ceremony, Precepts, Wisdom... | Dec 03 1969Tassajara | |
| Practice Should Not Be Perfect, So Descendants Have Something To DoSerial: SR-00203   Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 4 Sesshin, Dogen,  Building, difficulty, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Zazen, Breath... | Dec 02 1969Tassajara | |
| Way-Seeking Mind, Part IIISerial: SR-00194   Winter Sesshin, Day 3, Lecture No. 3 Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin,  Big Mind, difficulty, Vow, Monks, Priest | Dec 01 1969Tassajara | |
| Way-Seeking Mind, Part IISerial: SR-00266   Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 2 Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin,  Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Intention,... | Nov 30 1969Tassajara | |
| Way-Seeking Mind, Part ISerial: SR-00267   Winter Sesshin, Lecture No. 1 Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin,  Faith | Nov 29 1969Tassajara | |
| Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-7Serial: SR-00042   Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra,  Emptiness, Passions, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Evil, Sutra, Mahayana,... | Nov 07 1969 Series 3, Talk 7Tassajara | |
| Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6Serial: SF-06005   Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra, Beginner’s Mind,  Politics, Interview, Concentration, Precepts, Freedom,... | Oct 30 1969 Series 3, Talk 6Tassajara |