Precepts Talks
The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: bosatsukai; Tibetan: byang chub sems dpa’i sdom pa) are a set of ethical trainings (śīla) used in Mahāyāna Buddhism to advance a practitioner along the path to becoming a bodhisattva. These sets of "restrains" (saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).
Traditionally, monastics observed the basic moral code in Buddhism, the monastic prātimokṣa or five precepts for laypersons, but in the Mahāyāna tradition, Buddhist monastics and laypersons commonly observe the Bodhisattva Precepts as well. The Bodhisattva Precepts are associated with the bodhisattva vow to save all beings and with bodhicitta.
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Why Then Is It Necessary To Accept PreceptsPrecepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, training, Religion, Observe, Priest,... |
Jul 17 1971 City Center |
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Manifested Three TreasuresPrecepts, Precepts, Emptiness, Priest, Anger, American, Sangha, lecture, Enemies,... |
Jul 06 1971 City Center |
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Real Precepts Are Beyond WordsPrecepts, Precepts, reality, Observe, Freedom, sitting, Emptiness, Sangha, Duality,... |
Jul 02 1971 City Center |
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Purely Involved Helping OthersNansen, things-as-it-is, Discrimination, Ummon, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Vow,... |
Jun 22 1971 City Center |
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Precepts as Original NaturePrecepts, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Concentration, Building, Posture, New Year,... |
Jun 12 1971 City Center |
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Freedom from EverythingSerial: SR-00150 Sesshin Lecture, Day 5 Sesshin, Happiness, Demons, Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Attachment, New Year, zen,... |
Jun 09 1971 City Center |
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The Teaching Just for YouSerial: SR-00147 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Sesshin, Precepts, Dragons, Bodhidharma, Truth, sitting, Buddha Nature, Politics,... |
Jun 05 1971 City Center |
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Wherever You Go, You Will See YourselfSerial: SR-00271 Sesshin Lecture No. 3 Sesshin, Tozan, Sandokai, zen, Discrimination, Precepts, reality, Freedom, Death... |
Feb 07 1971 City Center |
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The Boss of EverythingZazen, Big Mind, confusion, Precepts, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Suffering, Observe... |
Jan 16 1971 City Center |
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Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong)Serial: SF-05452B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Emptiness, Precepts, Observe, Ego, Evil |
Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo |
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What Is Self? What Is Our Practice?Japan, Kosho Uchiyama, Building, Precepts, Greed, Ego |
Dec 20 1970 City Center |
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Lay Ordination CeremonySerial: SR-00069B ===== 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... Precepts, Ceremony, Commitment |
Aug 23 1970 City Center |
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Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb AndersonSerial: SR-00069A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,... |
Aug 09 1970 City Center |
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Our Practice is Expression of Our True Buddha-mindSerial: SR-00067 Sesshin Lecture, No. 4 Sesshin, Precepts, Beginner’s Mind, Precepts, Buddha Mind, Discrimination, Sutra,... |
Aug 04 1970 City Center |
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Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right TeacherSerial: SF-05631 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #24, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the last years of Suzuki Roshi's life, very few talks were lost from the collections... Sesshin, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Precepts, Faith... |
Aug 03 1970 City Center |
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Observation of Precepts and Practice of Zazen is Same ThingSerial: SF-06049 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Faith, Ceremony, Ordination, Lay,... |
Aug 01 1970 City Center |
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How To Understand Rituals And PreceptsSerial: SR-00063 Zazen, Rituals And Precepts Cannot Be Separated Precepts, Precepts, Gratitude, Priest, Ceremony, American, Silence, Intention, Evil,... |
Jul 26 1970 City Center |
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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, American,... |
Jul 08 1970 Tassajara |
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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, reality, War, Interdependence, Observe,... |
Jun 25 1970 Tassajara |
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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, reality, Oneness, Monks,... |
Jun 17 1970 Tassajara |
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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 1970 Tassajara |
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How To Observe PreceptsSerial: SR-00047 Sunday Morning, May 17, 1970 Precepts, Precepts, Chanting, Observe, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Mahayana, Posture,... |
May 17 1970 City Center |
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Sincere PracticeSerial: SR-00140 How To Have Sincere Practice Tatsugami, Dogen, Precepts, Monks, Intuition, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha... |
Apr 28 1970 City Center |
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Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind TempleSerial: 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,... |
Apr 25 1970 City Center |
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Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 6Sesshin, Ceremony, Freedom, Observe, Wisdom, Oneness, Beginners, training, Precepts,... |
Dec 04 1969 Tassajara |
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Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5Serial: SR-00202 Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5 Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Oneness, Ceremony, Precepts, Wisdom... |
Dec 03 1969 Tassajara |
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Opening Lecture At Page Street Zendo: American PreceptsSerial: SR-00264 Moving into the new space. Don't worry about success, practice in the present. Hyakujo's regulations, positive and negative sides of guidelines and precepts. Precepts, Shingi, Precepts, Monks, Gratitude, zen, Building |
Nov 22 1969 City Center |
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Epilogue: Zen MindSerial: SR-00263 American practice different from Japanese practice. Enlightenment experience is beyond good and bad, beyond our usual way of thinking. Big mind is always with you, never... Big Mind, Enlightenment, Passions, Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness,... |
Nov 16 1969 |
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Some QuestionsLotus Sutra, Time, Ego, Wisdom, Passions, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Culture,... |
Nov 11 1969 |
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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 7 Tassajara |
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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 6 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-1Serial: SR-00212 [Third Lotus Sutra Series]1 Introduction to third series of talks on the Lotus Sutra. Zen as practical... Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Dogen, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Ego, Sutra, Priest,... |
Oct 20 1969 Series 3, Talk 1 Tassajara |
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Some QuestionsQuestion-and-Answer, Precepts, Doubt, Continuous Practice, Concentration, Birth-and-... |
Aug 12 1969 |
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To Actually Practice SelflessnessSerial: SR-00125 August Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Pain, Fox, Precepts, Freedom, Funeral, Monks, Liberation, difficulty,... |
Aug 06 1969 Sokoji |
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The Most Important PreceptPrecepts, Dogen, Eiheiji, Sanctuary, Hate, Suffering, Truth |
Aug 01 1969 Tassajara |
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Question And Answer SessionSerial: SR-00025 Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Question-and-Answer, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Greed, Emotions, Zazen, Culture,... |
Jul 08 1969 Sokoji |
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How To Take Our Bodhisattva's VowSerial: SR-00017 Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1969 Bodhisattva Vow, Dogen, Agama Sutra, Precepts, Mahayana, Sutra, Observe, Freedom, Vow... |
Apr 29 1969 Sokoji |
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The Only Desire That Is Complete Is Buddha's Desire Buddha Nature, Freedom, difficulty, Wisdom, War, Culture, Posture, lecture, Precepts... |
Apr 08 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-2Serial: SR-00233 Monday Morning, October 21, 1968 Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Sutra, Doubt, Precepts, Separation, Offering, Mahayana,... |
Oct 21 1968 Series 2, Talk 2 Tassajara |
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Shikantaza, Tenryu's One FingerSerial: SR-00236 Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Gutei, Yaoshan, Community, Pain, sitting, Monks, Obstacles, Instruction,... |
Oct 12 1968 A Sokoji |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-8Serial: SR-00001 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Faith, Sutra, Priest, Suffering, Composure, Balance, Mahayana... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 8 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6Serial: SF-05258 68-10-00-E Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Anger, Faith |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 6 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-5Serial: SR-00100 Fall, 1968 Lotus Sutra, Wisdom, Discrimination, Perfect Wisdom, Monks, Mahayana, Buddha Nature,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 5 Tassajara |
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Observing the PreceptsSerial: 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,... |
Jun 29 1968 Esalen |
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Shuso CeremonySerial: 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... Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature,... |
Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-1Serial: SR-00110 Lotus Sutra No. 1 Lotus Sutra, Monks, Perfect Wisdom, Meditation, Wisdom, Precepts, Constancy, Demons,... |
Feb 1968 Series 2, Talk 1 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-3Serial: SR-00117 February 1968 Lotus Sutra, Wisdom, Dana, Perfect Wisdom, Intention, Monks, Sutra, Precepts,... |
Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 3 Tassajara |
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Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,... |
Dec 02 1967 Tassajara |
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The Practice of ConstancySerial: SF-05132A 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... |
Sep 12 1967 Tassajara |