Concentration Talks
Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many Indian religious traditions, the cultivation of Samādhi through various meditation methods is essential for the attainment of spiritual liberation (known variously as nirvana, moksha).
In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In Jain meditation, samadhi is considered one of the last stages of the practice just prior to liberation.
In the oldest Buddhist sutras, on which several contemporary western Theravada teachers rely, it refers to the development of an investigative and luminous mind which is equanimous and mindful. In the yogic traditions, and the Buddhist commentarial tradition on which the Burmese Vipassana movement and the Thai Forest tradition rely, it is interpreted as a meditative absorption or trance, attained by the practice of dhyāna.
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2010.08.11-serial.00132 Nirvana Sutra, Concentration, Enemies, Freedom, confusion, Attachment, Culture,... |
Aug 11 2010 |
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Five Ranks ClassSerial: BZ-02121 Katsuki Sekida's Commentary
Five Ranks, Cultivation, Passions, Karma, Concentration, Lotus Sutra, training,... |
Aug 19 2010 7 |
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I Love Zazen and Zazen Loves Me Mindfulness, Anger, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Manjushri, Karma, Ego, Concentration,... |
Sep 25 2010 |
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Vitakkarasanthana Sutra Happiness, Instruction, Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Evil,... |
Oct 16 2010 |
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Zenki Birth and DeathSerial: BZ-02141 Time-being, Saturday Lecture Zenki, Rebecca Mayeno, Priest, Koun Ejô, Birth-and-Death, Global Warming, Continuous... |
Nov 27 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Resuming Big Mind - The Purpose of SesshinSerial: BZ-02143 Rohatsu Day 1 Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Concentration, Posture, Interview, Non-... |
Dec 05 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Komyo - Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-02147 Light, Rohatsu Day 5 Koun Ejô, Sandokai, Transmission of Light, Komyozo Zammai, Discrimination, Silent... |
Dec 09 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Commentary on True ConcentrationSerial: BZ-02148 Not Always So, Rohatsu Day 6 Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Mudra, Posture, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Posture,... |
Dec 10 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Metta Kindness Happiness, Anger, Cultivation, Equanimity, resistance, Concentration, Daily Life,... |
Feb 26 2011 |
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Breathing Mindfulness, Zazen Mind, Four Foundations, Instruction, Concentration, Rinzai,... |
Jul 23 2011 |
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Samadhi of the Treasury of LightSerial: TL-00243 ADZG Monday Night, Concentration, Oneness, Silent Illumination, Tassajara |
Sep 19 2011 ADZG Temple |
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Sesshin Practice Monkey Mind, Concentration, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Aspects of Practice, Describe,... |
Dec 04 2011 |
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Sitting With The Busy Mind Concentration, Right Effort, Composure, Posture, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Gratitude... |
Dec 06 2011 |
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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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Thinking and Not Thinking Instruction, Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death, Evil, Concentration, Judgement, Sanctuary... |
Oct 13 2012 |
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Our Minor PreceptsSerial: BZ-02275 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Renunciation, Emotions, Humility, Sangha, Conversation, Beginners, Patience... |
Nov 17 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Five Powers of Zen Renunciation, Mindfulness, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, New Year,... |
Dec 01 2012 |
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Sick Day Bodhisattva Precepts, Right Effort, Evil, Liberation, Conversation, Precepts,... |
Jan 26 2013 |
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Sandokai Lecture Three Buddha Nature, Describe, Evil, Concentration, Offering, Ego, Commitment, Oneness,... |
Feb 16 2013 |
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Climate Rally in D.C.Serial: TL-00285 ADZG Monday Night, First Principle, Global Warming, Money, Building, Concentration |
Feb 18 2013 ADZG Temple |
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What is the Basis of our ActivitySerial: BZ-02300 Why Do We Chant?, Saturday Lecture Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, training, Lay Practice, Priest,... |
Mar 30 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Reality Constantly Flows; Affirming Mind AccordsSerial: TL-00298 ADZG Three Day Sesshin, Concentration, Chanting, Continuous, Obstacles, Nirvana |
May 18 2013 ADZG Temple |
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Eight Awakenings Nirvana, Mindfulness, Practice Period, resistance, Mahayana, Passions, Concentration... |
Jun 08 2013 |
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ZazenSerial: BZ-02313 Review of Zazen, Sesshin Effort, Zazen, Sesshin, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Practice Period, resistance, Mahayana,... |
Jun 19 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Worldview And Modern PhysicsSerial: TL-00307 ADZG Monday Night, Vimalakirti, Bodhisattva Precepts, Concentration, training, Lotus Sutra |
Aug 19 2013 ADZG Temple |
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Zazen as a Creative ExpressionSerial: TL-00311 ADZG Sunday Morning, Posture, Balance, Heart Sutra, Concentration, Pain |
Sep 15 2013 ADZG Temple |
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The Heart Sutra Heart Sutra, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Interdependence, Beginners, Describe... |
Oct 19 2013 |
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Yunmen and the Buddhas Merged with PillarsSerial: TL-00314 ADZG Sunday Morning, Book of Serenity, Money, Concentration |
Nov 17 2013 ADZG Temple |
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Heart Sutra Class Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Duality, Concentration, Nirvana, Samsara, Ego, Interview,... |
May 15 2014 1 |
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Suzuki Roshi's Spacious MeadowSerial: TL-00341 ADZG Monday Night, Balance, Big Mind, Concentration, Two Truths, Right Effort |
Jun 23 2014 ADZG Temple |
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Practicing the Fullness of Space: Dogen, Environmental Awareness, Modern Physics, and the Bodhisattva WorkSerial: TL-00342 Dharma Talk Daily Life, Bodhisattva Way, Gratitude, Concentration, Silence |
Jun 25 2014 Upaya Zen Center |
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Upaya Chaplaincy Training Bodhisattva Vow, Silence, Beginners, Four Noble Truths, Vows, Oneness, training, Non-... |
Aug 30 2014 |
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Friday Zazen Refresher Posture, Beginners, Concentration, Silent Illumination, true dharma, Happiness,... |
Mar 06 2015 |
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The Bird's Path and the MountaintopSerial: TL-00363 ADZG Monday Night, Right Effort, Right Speech, Describe, Book of Serenity, Concentration |
Mar 16 2015 ADZG Temple |
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"Nonsentient" Beings Expound DharmaSerial: TL-00368 ADZG Monday Night, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity, Concentration, Faith |
Apr 13 2015 ADZG Temple |
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Bringing Practice to Work Berkeley Zen Center, training, American, Practice Period, Posture, resistance,... |
May 22 2015 |
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2015.08.19-serial.00153 Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Happiness, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Aug 19 2015 |
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2015.08.21-serial.00157 true dharma, Concentration, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Daily Life, zen,... |
Aug 21 2015 |
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ZazengiSerial: BZ-02450 Rohatsu Day 3
Concentration, training, Diversity, Posture, Duality, Heart Sutra, Practice Period,... |
Dec 01 2015 |
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Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: 8 Dhyana JhanaSerial: BZ-02451 Rohatsu Day 4
Passions, Echo, Concentration, Anger, Karma, Emotions, Nirvana, Beginners, Aspects of... |
Dec 02 2015 |
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Plum Blossoms Concentration, Dharma Transmission, New Year, Teacher-and-Student, Bell, Priest-and-... |
Jan 30 2016 |
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Turning the Light Inward Soto Zen, Conversation, Instruction, soto, Observe, Concentration, Culture, Building... |
Mar 05 2016 |
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Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02497 Class 3 Mindfulness, Hindrances, Equanimity, Samsara, Concentration, Bodhisattva Precepts,... |
Sep 15 2016 |
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Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02499 Class 4
Mindfulness, Equanimity, Cultivation, Concentration, Hindrances, Perfect Wisdom, Four... |
Sep 22 2016 |
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Eight Aspects of Enlightened Activity Eight Aspects, Discrimination, Right Speech, Concentration, Separation, Daily Life,... |
Jan 07 2017 |
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The Wonder of Playful Samadhi and Response to Climate ConditionsSerial: TL-00461 ADZG Monday Night, Silent Illumination, Practice Period, Concentration, Peace, Letting Go |
Apr 24 2017 ADZG Temple |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02552 Sesshin Day 1
Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Samadhi, Duality, Avalokiteshvara, Non-duality,... |
Jun 07 2017 |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the HolyNot abiding in anything, including wisdom; helping without the idea of helping; practicing the paramitas without holding on to them; Buddha twirling a flower, Manjushri smiling is transmission in... Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Concentration, |
Jul 08 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Cooperation and Samadhi That Fulfills SelfSerial: TL-00485 ADZG Sunday Morning, Separation, true dharma, Concentration, Chanting |
Sep 24 2017 ADZG Temple |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment Mindfulness, Equanimity, Concentration, Ego, Samadhi, Enthusiasm, Happiness,... |
Nov 11 2017 |