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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October 25th, 1973, Serial No. 00641 Love, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Vimalakirti |
Oct 25 1973 |
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October 26th, 1973, Serial No. 00226 Faith, Doubt, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Freedom |
Oct 26 1973 |
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October 26th, 1973, Serial No. 00644 Faith, Doubt, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Love |
Oct 26 1973 |
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December 1st, 1973, Serial No. 00236 Posture, Concentration, Lay, Ego, Shuso Ceremony |
Dec 01 1973 |
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December 3rd, 1973, Serial No. 00238 Way-Seeking Mind, Concentration, Gratitude, Samadhi, Faith |
Dec 03 1973 |
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December 5th, 1973, Serial No. 00240 Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Attachment, Anger, Ego |
Dec 05 1973 |
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1974.04.23-serial.00021Serial: SF-00021 Speaking on Mahamudra and translating old Mahamudra texts. realization, Concentration, Politics, Discrimination, Daily Life, Transmission,... |
Apr 23 1974 City Center |
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August 1974 talk, Serial No. 00165 Concentration, heart, First Principle, Posture, Sixth Patriarch |
Aug 1974 |
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August 1974 talk, Serial No. 00518 Concentration, heart, First Principle, Posture, Sixth Patriarch |
Aug 1974 |
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Thursday Night Lecture at Fireman's Fund AuditoriumSerial: SF-00127 Economics as if people matter. Fox, Politics, Concentration, Balance, Bell, Freedom, Doubt, training |
Sep 05 1974 2 Fireman's Fund Auditorium |
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November 30th, 1974, Serial No. 00174 Posture, Concentration, Kinhin, Intimacy, Continuous |
Nov 30 1974 |
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November 30th, 1974, Serial No. 00534 Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Kinhin, Intimacy |
Nov 30 1974 |
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December 5th, 1974, Serial No. 00289 Anger, Zazen Mind, Concentration, Samadhi, Sangha |
Dec 05 1974 |
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December 5th, 1974, Serial No. 00540 Anger, Samadhi, Zazen Mind, Zendo, Concentration |
Dec 05 1974 |
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Seminar on PrajnaSerial: SF-00019 Prajna is beyond words and inexpressible; Joshu, Daishi and the broom; achieving the knowledge of not-knowledge. Duality, Mahayana, Lay, Cultivation, Concentration, Attachment, Describe, Vows,... |
May 24 1975 |
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June 11th, 1975, Serial No. 00005 Concentration, Pain, Breath, Letting Go, Attachment |
Jun 11 1975 |
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August 27th, 1975, Serial No. 00103 Bell, Subject-and-Object, Concentration, Interdependence, Buddha Nature, Suffering,... |
Aug 27 1975 |
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August 30th, 1975, Serial No. 00010 Posture, Concentration, Faith, Chanting, Breath |
Aug 30 1975 |
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September 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00066 Birth-and-Death, Concentration, realization, American, Happiness, Separation,... |
Sep 01 1975 |
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September 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00012 Concentration, Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Shikantaza, training |
Sep 01 1975 |
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September 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00345 Concentration, Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Shikantaza, training |
Sep 01 1975 |
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September 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00067 realization, Birth-and-Death, Oneness, Meditation, Nirvana, Happiness, Separation,... |
Sep 02 1975 |
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September 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00013 Baso, Concentration, resistance, Building, Sixth Patriarch |
Sep 02 1975 |
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September 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00346 Baso, Concentration, resistance, Building, Transmission |
Sep 02 1975 |
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September 30th, 1975, Serial No. 00311 Posture, Concentration, Faith, Chanting, Breath |
Sep 30 1975 |
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October 26th, 1975, Serial No. 00014 Intention, Concentration, Vows, Oneness, Greed |
Oct 26 1975 |
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October 26th, 1975, Serial No. 00561 Intention, Concentration, Vows, Oneness, Greed |
Oct 26 1975 |
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October 27th, 1975, Serial No. 00015 Composure, Concentration, Passions, Compassion, Doubt |
Oct 27 1975 |
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October 27th, 1975, Serial No. 00562 Composure, Concentration, Passions, Compassion, Doubt |
Oct 27 1975 |
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November 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00017 Vows, Composure, Concentration, Doubt |
Nov 02 1975 |
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November 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00338 Vows, Composure, Concentration, Doubt |
Nov 02 1975 |
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November 13th, 1975, Serial No. 00020 Concentration, Practice Period, Chanting, Vows |
Nov 13 1975 |
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December 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00046 Posture, Concentration, heart, Don't Know Mind, Sixth Patriarch |
Dec 01 1975 |
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December 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00339 Posture, Concentration, heart, Don't Know Mind, Sixth Patriarch |
Dec 01 1975 |
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December 6th, 1975, Serial No. 00050 Gutei, Mindfulness, Concentration, Evil, Love |
Dec 06 1975 |
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April 5th, 1976, Serial No. 00197 Concentration, Intention, Right Speech, Humility, Joshu |
Apr 05 1976 |
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April 7th, 1976, Serial No. 00028 Manjushri, Dragons, Intention, Concentration, Vows |
Apr 07 1976 |
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April 7th, 1976, Serial No. 00193 Manjushri, Intention, Dragons, Vows, Concentration |
Apr 07 1976 |
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April 18th, 1976, Serial No. 00029 Intention, Joshu, Concentration, Transmission, Dharma Transmission |
Apr 18 1976 |
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April 18th, 1976, Serial No. 00194 Intention, Joshu, Concentration, Transmission, Dharma Transmission |
Apr 18 1976 |
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June 12th, 1976, Serial No. 00023 Truth, Concentration, Blue Cliff Record, Sesshin, Samadhi |
Jun 12 1976 |
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June 13th, 1976, Serial No. 00647 Baso, Religion, Oneness, Concentration, Non-discrimination |
Jun 13 1976 |
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August 29th, 1976, Serial No. 00085 Silence, Addiction, Concentration |
Aug 29 1976 |
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July 10th, 1977, Serial No. 00188 Emotions, Samadhi, Way-Seeking Mind, Concentration, Conversation |
Jul 10 1977 |
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July 13th, 1977, Serial No. 00056 Beginners, Study Period, Politics, Concentration, War |
Jul 13 1977 |
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August 1977 talk, Serial No. 00095 Happiness, realization, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Consciousness, Beginners,... |
Aug 1977 |
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November 16th, 1977, Serial No. 00597 causation, Sesshin, Doubt, Rinzai, Concentration |
Nov 16 1977 |
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February 1978 talk, Serial No. 00552Serial: NC-00552 Vina Retreat OSB Cam, Emptiness, Duality, Concentration, zen |
Feb 1978 |
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March 8th, 1978, Serial No. 00571 Gutei, Concentration, Breath, Obstacles, Tozan |
Mar 08 1978 |
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Hakuin Bodhidharma, Demons, training, Greed, Concentration, Passions, Bell, Lay, Hate... |
Mar 23 1978 Tassajara |