Breath Talks
Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the process of moving air into and from the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen.
All aerobic creatures need oxygen for cellular respiration, which extracts energy from the reaction of oxygen with molecules derived from food and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. Breathing, or external respiration, brings air into the lungs where gas exchange takes place in the alveoli through diffusion. The body's circulatory system transports these gases to and from the cells, where cellular respiration takes place.
The breathing of all vertebrates with lungs consists of repetitive cycles of inhalation and exhalation through a highly branched system of tubes or airways which lead from the nose to the alveoli. The number of respiratory cycles per minute is the breathing or respiratory rate, and is one of the four primary vital signs of life. Under normal conditions the breathing depth and rate is automatically, and unconsciously, controlled by several homeostatic mechanisms which keep the partial pressures of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the arterial blood constant. Keeping the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood unchanged under a wide variety of physiological circumstances, contributes significantly to tight control of the pH of the extracellular fluids (ECF). Over-breathing (hyperventilation) and under-breathing (hypoventilation), which decrease and increase the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide respectively, cause a rise in the pH of ECF in the first case, and a lowering of the pH in the second. Both cause distressing symptoms.
Breathing has other important functions. It provides a mechanism for speech, laughter and similar expressions of the emotions. It is also used for reflexes such as yawning, coughing and sneezing. Animals that cannot thermoregulate by perspiration, because they lack sufficient sweat glands, may lose heat by evaporation through panting.
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Chapter Three, Shoveling Dung Confession and Repentance, Breath, resistance, Repentance |
Sep 14 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Generating Energy resistance, Patience, practicing generosity, Enthusiasm, Tassajara, Emotions, Breath... |
Mar 09 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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2015.08.21-serial.00158 Compassion, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Non-duality, Non-discrimination, Breath,... |
Aug 21 2015 |
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On Breathing Emotions, Breath, Suzuki Roshi, Enthusiasm, Posture |
Aug 29 2013 The Yoga Room |
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On Breathing Breath, Posture, Greed, Hate, cognitive process |
Aug 22 2013 The Yoga Room |
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On Breathing Posture, Breath, Bell, Nirvana, Daily Life |
Aug 15 2013 The Yoga Room |
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Observing the Breathing Body and the Mind of No Abode Breath, Posture, zen meditation, Heart Sutra, Observe |
Aug 10 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Observing the Breathing Body and the Mind of No Abode Posture, Breath, Perfect Wisdom, Observe, Mindfulness |
Aug 10 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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On Breathing Posture, Breath, Confession and Repentance, Mindfulness, Observe |
Aug 08 2013 The Yoga Room |
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On Breathing Breath, Posture, Observe, Emotions, Building |
Aug 01 2013 The Yoga Room |
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SesshinSerial: BZ-02314 zazen, Sesshin Sesshin, Breath, Separation, Mundane Life, Oneness, Daily Life, Conversation, Posture... |
Jun 20 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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On the Body Breath, Karmic Consciousness, Posture |
Nov 15 2012 The Yoga Room |
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2012.07.29-serial.00137 Dharma Transmission, Breath, Bodhidharma, Passions, Manjushri, Happiness, difficulty... |
Jul 29 2012 |
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The Four Aspects of Practicing the Threefold Ethics of Bodhisattvas Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Breath, Dharmakaya, Mahayana |
Feb 04 2012 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Zazen and the Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02227 Beneficial Attachment, One-Day Sitting Passive and Active Zazen
Shikantaza, Posture, Breath, Zazen, Monkey Mind, Concentration, Big Mind, Mindfulness... |
Jan 21 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Bodhisattva's Creativity and Freedom Letting Go, practicing generosity, Mindfulness, Breath, Practice Period |
Nov 17 2011 The Yoga Room |
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Embracing the Mahayana: Do You Want to be an Artist? Breath, Dogen, Community, Lineage, Evil |
Jul 16 2011 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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2010.08.13-serial.00136 Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Fox, Breath, Enemies, Dragons, Continuous,... |
Aug 13 2010 |
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2010.08.12-serial.00134 Breath, Bell, Interview, Repentance, Religion, Attachment, Describe, Precepts... |
Aug 12 2010 |
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2010.08.11-serial.00133 Passions, Buddha Nature, Fundraising, Breath, Interview, Emotions, Instruction,... |
Aug 11 2010 |
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2008.10.06-serial.00200 Breath, Posture, Heart Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Meditation, Vinaya, confusion,... |
Oct 06 2008 |
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Practicing the Four Frames of Mindfulness as Gates to Totality Mindfulness, confusion, Attachment, Breath |
Sep 06 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Yunyan Sweeps the Ground Hate, Bodhisattva Way, Perfect Wisdom, Breath, resistance |
Jul 26 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Posture, Breath, zen meditation |
Mar 27 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Prajna ParamitaThe "Perfection of Wisdom" is the bodhisattva's understanding of emptiness, which is available to those who are settled in the conventional world. Emptiness, Discrimination, Breath, Observe, practicing generosity |
Jul 14 2007 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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2007.04.01-serial.00205 Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Passions, Dependent Origination, Breath, Impermanence... |
Apr 01 2007 |
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Sutra on BreathingSerial: BZ-01210D One-Day Sitting Breath, Happiness, Four Foundations, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object... |
Jan 14 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breathing OutSerial: BZ-01186 Sesshin Day 2 Breath, Pure Existence, Renunciation, Buddha Nature, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Big... |
Sep 04 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2004.09.26-serial.00176 Heart Sutra, Culture, Bell, Offering, Dependent Origination, Posture, Daily Life,... |
Sep 26 2004 |
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2003.02.20-serial.00165 Meditation, Sixth Patriarch, Dharma Transmission, Religion, Instruction, Breath,... |
Feb 20 2003 |
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2002.03.13-serial.00069 Posture, Don't Know Mind, Lay, Breath, Bodhidharma, zen, Beginners, Samsara,... |
Mar 13 2002 |
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2002.03.11-serial.00073 Impermanence, Lineage, New Year, Intuition, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Mar 11 2002 |
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BreathSerial: BZ-00101A Saturday Lecture Breath, Maylie Scott, Daily Life, Liberation, Harmonizing, Practice Period, Don'... |
May 19 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2001.02.04-serial.00052 Subject-and-Object, Posture, confusion, lecture, Zendo, Duality, Breath, Continuous,... |
Feb 04 2001 |
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Breath and PostureSerial: BZ-00085A One-Day Sitting Breath, Posture, Posture, Instruction |
Aug 06 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breathing, Theravada/Zen SufferingSerial: BZ-00194B Sesshin Day 3 Breath, Theravada, Samadhi, Observe, Mundane Life, Attachment, Daily Life, Four... |
Sep 06 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breathing (Thich Nhat Hanh)Serial: BZ-00194A Sesshin Day 2 Breath, Thich Nhat Hanh, Four Foundations, Peace, Concentration, Happiness,... |
Sep 05 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Full Awareness of Breathing SutraSerial: BZ-00108B Sesshin Day 2 Breath, Big Mind, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Liberation, Four Foundations,... |
Mar 25 1994 |
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Posture and BreathSerial: BZ-00511B One-Day Sitting Posture, Breath, Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Harmonizing, Interview,... |
Jul 15 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Emptiness and Compassion Retreat Serial 00027 Breath, Buddha Nature, Composure, Daily Life, Nirvana, Bell, Gratitude, Observe,... |
Nov 13 1988 Tape 3 |
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Posture, Breath, AttitudeSerial: BZ-00904B Saturday Lecture Posture, Breath, Posture, Dragons, Happiness |
Nov 21 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vajrayogini: Extraordinary Meditation beyond Thought and Q&A Serial 00097 Daily Life, Breath, confusion, Interview, Balance, Separation, Freedom, American,... |
Oct 30 1985 |
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Vajrayogini Serial 00096 Monks, Breath, Demons, Bell, Politics, Hindrances, Hate, Describe, Peace |
Oct 29 1985 |
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Vajrayogini :Uncommon Meditation beyond Thought Serial 00092 Breath, Ego, Non-duality, Posture, Peace, Freedom |
Oct 28 1985 |