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Minnesota Zen Meditation Center

The Dainin Katagiri audio archive

342 talks by the center’s founder, in the order he gave them, 1979 to 1989.

Black and white photograph of Katagiri Roshi in dark robes, seated behind a low lectern with an open book, smiling as he speaks with both hands raised; lilies and a candle on the altar behind him — Dainin Katagiri Roshi teaching, 1987. Photograph by Jim Dildine.

About these recordings

Katagiri Roshi gave these talks at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and at Hokyoji monastery. They were recorded on two-sided cassette tapes, so most recordings have short gaps where the tape was turned over. For some talks each side is listed separately. The digitizing improves the sound where it can, but not every recording offers an ideal listening experience. The Audio Archive Project is preserving Katagiri Roshi’s legacy by digitizing them.

1979

May 9 Diamond Sutra: Introduction
Jun 9 Fukanzazengi Lecture 1
Jun 10 Fukanzazengi Lecture 2
Jun 11 Fukanzazengi Lecture 3
Jun 12 Fukanzazengi Lecture 4
Jun 13 Fukanzazengi Lecture 5
Jun 14 Fukanzazengi Lecture 6
Jun 15 Fukanzazengi Lecture 7
Jul 25 The Diamond Sutra: Provisional Being
Aug 1 The Diamond Sutra: Chapter 7, Emptiness
Aug 8 The Diamond Sutra: Giving, Non-covetousness
Aug 15 The Diamond Sutra: Dharma/ Not Dharma / Dharma
Nov 17 Blue Cliff Record, Case 1: The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths
Nov 18 Blue Cliff Record, Case 1: The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths (Lecture 2 of 2)

1980

Jan 19 The Blue Cliff Record, Case 2, Lecture 1
Jan 20 Blue Cliff Record, Case 2, Lecture 2
Mar 15 Save All Sentient Beings
Apr 19 Blue Cliff Record: Case 3, Lecture 1
Apr 20 Blue Cliff Record: Case 3, Lecture 2
May 17 Blue Cliff Record: Case 4, Lecture 1
May 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 4, Lecture 2
Jun 30 Karma: Two Aspects
Jul 1 Karma: Twelve Chains of Causation
Jul 2 Karma: Where Karma Originates
Jul 3 Karma: Unmanifested
Jul 4 Karma: Taking Care of Karma
Jul 10 Karma: Attribution in Present Life
Jul 11 Karma as Energy/ Emptiness
Jul 12 Karma: Conclusion
Jul 16 Diamond Sutra: Chapter 32, Emptyness and Mind
Jul 19 Blue Cliff Record: Case 5. Lecture 1
Jul 20 Blue Cliff Record: Case 5, Lecture 2
Jul 23 Diamond Sutra: Final Lecture
Nov 15 Blue Cliff Record: Case 7, Lecture 1
Nov 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 7, Lecture 2

1981

Jan 7 Blue Cliff Record Case 8, Lecture 1
Jan 21 Blue Cliff Record: Case 8, Lecture 2
Jan 28 Blue Cliff Record: Case 9
Feb 11 Blue Cliff Record: Case 10
Feb 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 11
Feb 25 Blue Cliff Record: Case 12, part 1 of 2
Feb 25 Blue Cliff Records: Case 12, Part 2 of 2
Mar 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 13
Apr 1 Blue Cliff Record: Case 14
Apr 25 Blue Cliff Record: Case 15
Jul 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 18
Aug 26 Blue Cliff Record: Case 20, Lecture 1
Sep 2 Blue Cliff Record: Case 20, Lecture 2
Sep 30 Blue Cliff Record: Case 22
Oct 12 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 2; lecture 1 of 7)
Oct 12 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 2 of 2; lecture 1 of 7)
Oct 13 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 2; lecture 2 of 7)
Oct 13 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 2 of 2; lecture 2 of 7)
Oct 14 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 3; lecture 3 of 7)
Oct 14 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 2 of 3; lecture 3 of 7)
Oct 14 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 3 of 3; lecture 3 of 7)
Oct 15 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 2; lecture 4 of 7)
Oct 15 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 2 of 2; lecture 4 of 7)
Oct 16 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 1; lecture 5 of 7)
Oct 17 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 3; lecture 6 of 7)
Oct 17 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 2 of 3; lecture 6 of 7)
Oct 17 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 3 of 3; lecture 6 of 7)
Oct 18 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 1 of 2; lecture 7 of 7)
Oct 18 Shobogenzo Gyo Butsu Igi (Majestic Activity) (track 2 of 2; lecture 7 of 7)
Oct 21 Blue Cliff Record: Case 23
Oct 28 Blue Cliff Record: Case 23, Lecture 3
Nov 11 Blue Cliff Record: Case 24
Nov 21 Blue Cliff Records: Case 25
Nov 22 Blue Cliff Record: Case 25, Lecture 2
Dec 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 27, Lecture 1
Dec 23 Blue Cliff Records: Case 27, Lecture 2

1982

May 30 Blue Cliff Record: Case 28
Oct 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 29, Lecture 1
Oct 17 Blue Cliff Record: Case 29, Lecture 2
Oct 20 Blue Cliff Record: Case 30
Nov 3 Blue Cliff Records: Case 33
Nov 10 Blue Cliff Record: Case 33
Nov 17 Blue Cliff Records: Case 34
Nov 24 Blue Cliff Record: Case 35
Dec 1 Blue Cliff Records: Case 36, Lecture 1
Dec 8 Blue Cliff Record: Case 36, Lecture 2
Dec 15 Blue Cliff Record: Case 37
Dec 22 Blue Cliff Record: Case 38, Lecture 1

1983

Jan 5 Blue Cliff Record: Case 38, Lecture 2
Jan 12 Blue Cliff Record: Case 39, Lecture 1
Jan 19 Blue Cliff Records: Case 39, Lecture 2
Jan 26 Blue Cliff Record: Case 40, Lecture 1
Jan 29 Book of Equanimity, Case 52
Feb 2 Blue Cliff Record: Case 40, Lecture 2
Feb 9 Blue Cliff Record: Case 41, Lecture 1
Feb 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 41, Lecture 2
Mar 2 Blue Cliff Record: Case 42, Lecture 1
Mar 9 Blue Cliff Record: Case 42, Lecture 2
Mar 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 43, Lecture 1
Apr 6 Blue Cliff Record: Case 43, Lecture 2
Apr 20 Blue Cliff Record: Case 44, Lecture 1
Apr 27 Blue Cliff Record: Case 44, Lecture 2
May 25 Blue Cliff Records: Case 45, Lecture 1
Jun 1 Blue Cliff Records: Case 45, Lecture 2
Jun 15 Blue Cliff Record: Case 46, Lecture 1
Aug 24 Blue Cliff Record: Case 46, Lecture 2
Oct 29 Arts & Buddhism (1 of 2)
Oct 29 Arts & Buddhism (2 of 2)
Nov 5 Westerners’ reluctance toward bowing (Track 1 of 2)
Nov 5 Westerners’ reluctance toward bowing (Track 2 of 2)
Dec 21 Blue Cliff Record: Case 49, Lecture 1
Dec 28 Blue Cliff Record: Case 49, Lecture 2

1984

Jan 4 Blue Cliff Record: Case 50
Jan 11 Blue Cliff Record: Case 51, Lecture 1
Jan 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 51, Lecture 2
Jan 22 Blue Cliff Record: Case 52, Lecture 2
Jan 25 Blue Cliff Record: Case 53
Feb 8 Blue Cliff Record: Case 54
Feb 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 53, Lecture 1
Feb 29 Precepts for Lay Ordination (Track 1 of 2)
Feb 29 Precepts for Lay Ordination (Track 2 of 2)
Mar 16 The Awakening of Faith
Mar 21 Mindfulness (Track 1 of 3)
Mar 21 Mindfulness (Track 2 of 3)
Mar 21 Mindfulness (Track 3 of 3)
Mar 22 Mindfulness (Track 1 of 3)
Mar 22 Mindfulness (Track 2 of 3)
Mar 22 Mindfulness (Track 3 of 3)
Mar 23 Mindfulness (Track 1 of 2)
Mar 23 Mindfulness (Track 2 of 2)
Mar 24 Mindfulness (Track 1 of 3)
Mar 24 Mindfulness (Track 3 of 3)
Mar 24 Mindfulness (Track 2 of 3)
Mar 25 Mindfulness (Track 1 of 2)
Mar 25 Mindfulness (Track 2 of 2)
Apr 6 The Awakening of Faith
Apr 11 Blue Cliff Record: Case 55, Lecture 3
Apr 20 The Awakening of Faith
Apr 25 Blue Cliff Record: Case 57 (1 of 2)
Apr 27 The Awakening of Faith
May 2 Blue Cliff Record: Case 57 (2 of 2)
May 4 The Awakening of Faith
May 11 The Awakening of Faith
May 14 Two Kinds of Nowness
May 16 Time
May 18 Alayavijnana & Tathagatagarbha
May 22 Tathagatagarbha
May 24 Tathagatagarbha & Alayavijinana
May 28 Shobogenzo, Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (1 of 11)
May 29 Shobogenzo, Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (2 of 11)
May 30 Shobogenzo, Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (3 of 11)
May 31 Shobogenzo, Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (4 of 11)
Jun 1 Shobogenzo: Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (5 of 11)
Jun 3 Shobogenzo: Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (7 of 11)
Jun 4 Shobogenzo: Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (8 of 11)
Jun 6 Shobogenzo: Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (10 of 11)
Jun 7 Shobogenzo: Juundo Shiki, Rules for the Monks Annex (11 of 11)
Jun 13 Blue Cliff Record: Case 58, Lecture 1
Jun 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 58, Lecture 2
Aug 15 Blue Cliff Record: Case 59
Oct 3 Blue Cliff Record: Case 60
Oct 13 A Basis for Practice
Oct 17 Blue Cliff Record: Case 61, Lecture 1
Oct 19 The Awakening of Faith
Oct 20 Book of Equanimity, Dongshan’s “Always Close” (1 of 2)
Oct 21 Book of Equanimity, Dongshan’s “Always Close” (2 of 2)
Oct 24 Blue Cliff Record: Case 61, Lecture 2
Oct 26 The Awakening of Faith
Oct 27 The Four Sustenances (1 of 2)
Nov 3 The Four Sustenances (2 of 2)
Nov 7 Blue Cliff Record: Case 62, Lecture 1
Nov 10 Buddha’s Impermanence
Nov 17 Blue Cliff Record: Case 62, Lecture 2
Nov 21 Blue Cliff Record: Case 63
Nov 24 Suffering: Three Stages
Dec 1 Always There Is a Scream (Track 1 of 2)
Dec 1 Always There is a Scream (Track 2 of 2)
Dec 26 Blue Cliff Record: Case 64

1985

Jan 5 Buddha Nature: Something Universal
Jan 12 True Heart is not Infatuation
Apr 17 The Simple Practice
May 8 Blue Cliff Record: Case 67
Jun 19 Blue Cliff Record: Case 68, Lecture 1
Jun 22 Introduction to Buddhism
Jun 26 Blue Cliff Record: Case 68, Lecture 2
Jul 3 Blue Cliff Record: Case 69, Lecture 1
Jul 13 Big Sky Does not Bother with the Function of a Small Cloud
Jul 17 Symmetry and Unsymmetry
Jul 24 Blue Cliff Record: Case 69, Lecture 2
Jul 31 Blue Cliff Record: Case 70, Lecture 1
Aug 3 Zazen and Creating Space
Aug 7 Truth, Phenomenology, Noumenology
Aug 10 Creating Space Between
Aug 17 Letting Go of Labels
Oct 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 71
Oct 18 The Awakening of Faith
Oct 23 Blue Cliff Record, Case 72
Oct 25 The Awakening of Faith
Oct 30 Blue Cliff Record: Case 73
Nov 1 The Awakening of Faith
Nov 6 Blue Cliff Record: Case 74
Nov 13 Blue Cliff Record: Case 75
Nov 15 The Awakening of Faith
Nov 16 The Great Matter of Birth and Death Saving all Being
Nov 17 The Practice of Attendance (Using the Selfish Self)
Dec 18 Blue Cliff Record, Case 76

1986

Feb 22 Significance of Ordination
Mar 1 Three Aspects of Repentance
Mar 7 The Awakening of Faith
Mar 8 Triple Treasure, Lecture 1
Mar 14 The Awakening of Faith
Mar 15 Triple Treasure, Lecture 2
Mar 19 Purpose of Practice
Mar 20 Bodhicitta
Mar 21 High Resolve
Mar 22 Faith
Mar 23 Direct Transmission
Mar 28 The Awakening of Faith
Apr 11 The Awakening of Faith
Apr 12 Receiving the Precepts
Apr 13 Buddha’s Birthday
Apr 18 The Awakening of Faith
Apr 19 Book of Equanimity: Case 5, Lecture 1
Apr 20 Book of Equanimity: Case 5, Lecture 2
Apr 26 Three Pure Collective Precepts
May 2 The Awakening of Faith
May 3 Ten Grave Prohibitory Precepts
May 31 The Goldenness of the Earth, the Sweet Milk of the Long River
Jun 28 Turning the Three Poisons into Wheels
Jul 2 Meal Chants (1 of 3)
Jul 9 Meal Chants (2 of 3)
Jul 16 Meal Chants (3 of 3)
Jul 19 Blue Cliff Record: Case 78, Lecture 1
Jul 20 Blue Cliff Record: Case 78, Lecture 2
Jul 23 Gatha of Opening the Sutra
Jul 26 Gatha of Closing the Sutra
Aug 2 Settling in the Vast Openness of the Sky
Aug 3 Taking Refuge in the Buddha
Aug 6 Verse of Offering Incense
Sep 1 Dharma Nature (5 of 13)
Sep 5 Dharma Nature (6 of 13)
Sep 7 Dharma Nature (7 of 13)
Sep 10 Dharma Nature (8 of 13)
Sep 12 Dharma Nature (9 of 13)
Sep 22 The Moon (1 of 7)
Sep 23 The Moon (2 of 7)
Sep 24 The Moon (3 of 7)
Sep 25 The Moon (4 of 7)
Sep 26 The Moon (5 of 7)
Sep 27 The Moon (6 of 7)
Sep 28 The Moon (7 of 7)
Sep 30 Dharma Nature (10 of 13)
Oct 1 Dharma Nature (11 of 13)
Oct 6 Dharma Nature (12 of 13)
Oct 7 Dharma Nature (13 of 13)
Oct 18 Form and Mirror (1 of 2)
Oct 19 Form and Mirror (2 of 2)
Oct 31 Historical Background
Nov 6 Zen and Writing: Word and its Spirit
Nov 7 Outline of 4-Fold Teaching (1 of 2)
Nov 14 Outline of 4-Fold Teaching (2 of 2)
Nov 15 Blue Cliff Record: Case 79, Lecture 1
Nov 21 Conclusion
Nov 22 Bowing
Nov 22 Bowing
Dec 1 Painting of a Rice Cake (1 of 7)
Dec 3 Painting of a Rice Cake (3 of 7)
Dec 4 Painting of a Rice Cake (4 of 7)
Dec 5 Painting of a Rice Cake (5 of 7)
Dec 6 Painting of a Rice Cake (6 of 7)
Dec 7 Painting of a Rice Cake (7 of 7)
Dec 20 One is All, All is One
Dec 27 Obedience

1987

Jan 10 Dogen: Four Points (Lecture 1 of 2)
Jan 10 Dogen: Four Points (Lecture 2 of 2)
Jan 17 Blue Cliff Record: Case 80, Lecture 1
Jan 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 80, Lecture 2
Jan 24 Zazen: Dropping off Body and Mind
Jan 31 Inconceivable, Universal, Cosmic Life
Feb 21 Blue Cliff Record: Case 81, Lecture 1
Feb 22 Blue Cliff Record: Case 81, Lecture 2
Mar 6 Platform Sutra (1 of 7)
Mar 7 Zazen: Entry to the Buddha Dharma
Mar 11 Dogen’s Questions & Answers (1 of 5)
Mar 12 Dogen’s Questions & Answers (2 & 5)
Mar 13 Dogen’s Questions and Answers (3 of 5)
Mar 14 Dogen’s Questions & Answers (4 of 5)
Mar 15 Dogen’s Questions & Answers (5 of 5)
Mar 20 Platform Sutra (2 of 7)
Mar 27 Platform Sutra (3 of 7)
Mar 28 Living in Vow Life after Life
Apr 3 Platform Sutra (4 of 7)
Apr 10 Platform Sutra (5 of 7)
Apr 17 Platform Sutra (6 of 7)
Apr 18 Deepening the Experience of Our Lives (1 of 2)
Apr 18 Deepening the Experience of Our Lives (2 of 2)
Apr 24 Platform Sutra (7 of 7)
May 2 Prajna Paramita and Emptiness
May 23 Karma in Buddhism, Part 1
May 23 Karma in Buddhism, Part 2
Jun 6 Egolessness: Lecture 1, Part 1
Jun 6 Egolessness: Lecture 1, Part 2
Jun 7 Egolessness, Lecture 2
Jun 20 Manas: Spontaneous, Perpetual, Homogeneous
Jun 27 A, B, and C Worlds
Jul 15 Obon Memorial (1 of 2)
Jul 15 Obon Memorial, Part 2
Jul 18 Blue Cliff Record: Case 84, Lecture 1
Jul 19 Blue Cliff Record: Case 84, Lecture 2
Aug 1 Impermanence and the Meaning of Silence
Aug 8 Three Aspects of Buddha’s Silence
Aug 10 The Need and Way of Repentance
Aug 15 Eastern Mountains Traveling on the Water
Oct 17 Fishing with a Straight Hook
Oct 18 What is Right Human Effort (1 of 2)
Oct 18 What is Right Human Effort (2 of 2)
Nov 7 Blue Cliff Record: Case 86, Lecture 1
Nov 8 Blue Cliff Record: Case 86, Lecture 2
Nov 21 Wisdom of Living
Nov 24 Chanting Practice
Dec 19 Transformation through Play

1988

Aug 3 Depending on the Dharma
Aug 12 Recording of Chants
Aug 13 The Way of Precept Practice: Restraint and Extermination
Aug 17 Flowers in the Sky (1 of 12)
Aug 25 Flowers in the Sky (2 of 12)
Aug 27 Flowers in the Sky (3 of 12)
Aug 30 Flowers in the Sky (4 of 12)
Sep 25 Flowers in the Sky (5 of 12)
Sep 26 Flowers in the Sky (6 of 12)
Sep 27 Flowers in the Sky (7 of 12)
Sep 28 Flowers in the Sky (8 of 12)
Sep 29 Flowers in the Sky (9 of 12)
Sep 30 Flowers in the Sky (10 of 12)
Oct 1 Flowers in the Sky (11 of 12)
Oct 5 Review and Renew: Buddhism for the 21st Century
Oct 7 Flowers in the Sky (12 of 12)
Oct 15 Blue Cliff Record: Case 87, Lecture 1
Oct 16 Blue Cliff Record: Case 87, Lecture 2
Dec 2 Plum Blossoms (1 of 6)
Dec 3 Plum Blossoms (2 of 6)
Dec 4 Plum Blossoms (3 of 6)
Dec 5 Plum Blossoms (4 of 6)
Dec 6 Plum Blossoms (5 of 6)
Dec 7 Plum Blossoms (6 of 6)
Dec 24 Walking Alone with Open Heart

1989

Jan 7 Dealing with Death, Dealing with Life

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