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Tassajara Talks
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082-foot-high (1,549 m) Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7-mile (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.
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Embracing Intuitive Zen Practice Ceremony, Interdependence, Liberation, Lotus Sutra, Tassajara |
Feb 27 1972 |
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Gyoji: The Heartbeat of Zen Practice Ceremony, Chanting, Concentration, Liberation, Nirvana, Tassajara |
Feb 08 1972 |
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Living Like a Diesel Engine Tassajara |
Feb 1972 |
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Nowness: Interconnectedness in Zen Practice Community, Compassion, Realization, Tassajara |
Feb 1972 |
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Beyond Thoughts: Zen's Path to Liberation Birth-and-Death, Hate, Lay Practice, Liberation, Tassajara |
Dec 06 1971 |
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The Flow of Continuous Awakening Buddha Mind, Conversation, Hate, Impermanence, Liberation, Tassajara |
Dec 05 1971 |
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Vivid Practice Beyond Understanding Gratitude, Impermanence, Realization, Tassajara |
Dec 02 1971 |
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Seeing Through the Buddha's Eye Buddha Mind, Ceremony, Chanting, Gratitude, Realization, Tassajara |
Dec 1971 |
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Present Without Projections Buddha Nature, Consciousness, Monastic Practice, Separation, Suffering, Tassajara... |
Nov 27 1971 |
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Reviving Genuine Zen Practices Today Ceremony, Dragons, Funeral, Mahayana, Suffering, Tassajara |
Nov 05 1971 |
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Breaking Self-Centered Chains of Suffering Four Noble Truths, Patience, Precepts, Tassajara |
Oct 03 1971 |
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Breaking the Chains of Illusion Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Suffering, Tassajara |
Oct 02 1971 |
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Wholehearted Bowing, Unveiling Buddha Within Hate, Interdependence, Tassajara |
May 05 1971 |
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Living the Experience of Wisdom Ceremony, Compassion, Lay Practice, Perfect Wisdom, Tassajara |
Apr 25 1971 |
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Living Zen: Embodying Dharma Principles Transmission, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Posture |
Dec 1970 |
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Embarking on the Zen Vessel Demons, Happiness, Hate, Tassajara |
Apr 12 1970 |
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Embracing Genjo: Presence as Practice Ego, Happiness, Realization, Tassajara |
Apr 10 1970 |
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Scratching the Itch of Existence Ceremony, Obstacles, Tassajara |
Apr 18 1969 |
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Zen Beyond Imitation and Ritual Buddha Nature, Demons, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Precepts, Tassajara |
Apr 17 1969 |
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Gratitude and Connection in Zen Gratitude, Lay Practice, New Year, Practice Period, Tassajara |
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