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 1972 talk, Serial No. 00337 Concentration, realization, Hate, Breath, lecture, Patience, Oneness, confusion,... |
Oct 1972 |
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February 8th, 1972, Serial No. 00188 Bell, Ceremony, Tassajara, Discrimination, Chanting, Oneness, Liberation, Nirvana,... |
Feb 08 1972 |
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October 26th, 1971, Serial No. 00064 Concentration, Describe, Mahayana, Samadhi, Instruction, Beginners, Posture,... |
Oct 26 1971 |
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October 1971 talk, Serial No. 00045 Right Speech, Right Effort, Silence, Mindfulness, Hate, Balance, Patience,... |
Oct 1971 |
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September 23rd, 1971, Serial No. 00276 Precepts, Silence, Suffering, Bell, Delusion, Zendo, Obstacles, Dragons, Anger,... |
Sep 23 1971 |
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September 21st, 1971, Serial No. 00057 Evil, Precepts, Concentration, Mahayana, Breath, Happiness, Hate, Suffering,... |
Sep 21 1971 |
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August 14th, 1971, Serial No. 00046 Breath, Buddha Mind, Delusion, Addiction, Concentration, Building |
Aug 14 1971 |
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August 9th, 1971, Serial No. 00049 Posture, Concentration, Attachment, Constancy, Birth-and-Death, Hate |
Aug 09 1971 |
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July 20th, 1971, Serial No. 00261 Consciousness, Attachment, Concentration, Composure, confusion, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra... |
Jul 20 1971 |
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Sewing SesshinSerial: SR-00122 Sunday, June 20, 1971 Sesshin, Okesa, Dogen, Attachment, New Year, Freedom, Bodhidharma, Lay, Concentration... |
Jun 20 1971 City Center |
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Precepts as Original NaturePrecepts, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Concentration, Building, Posture, New Year,... |
Jun 12 1971 City Center |
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May 8th, 1971, Serial No. 00293 Concentration, Right Effort, Instruction, Pain, Composure, Mindfulness, Observe,... |
May 08 1971 |
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Changing Our KarmaBaso, Concentration, Karma, Suffering, difficulty, Ceremony |
Mar 09 1971 City Center |
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Why We Have So Many ProblemsSerial: SR-00153 Tuesday, March 2, 1971 difficulty, Ceremony, Concentration, reality, Addiction, sitting, Ego, confusion,... |
Mar 02 1971 City Center |
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True ConcentrationSerial: SR-00078 Right Concentration Avalokiteshvara, Freedom, Concentration, zen, Commitment, Posture |
Jan 10 1971 City Center |
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December 5th, 1970, Serial No. 00217 Concentration, Teacher-and-Student, Pain, confusion, Vows, Evil, Monastic Practice,... |
Dec 05 1970 |
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December 1970 talk, Serial No. 00216 Transmission, Meditation, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Religion,... |
Dec 1970 |
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Ekō Lecture 3Serial: SR-00228 The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3 [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Describe, Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances,... |
Jul 11 1970 Tassajara |
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June 6th, 1970, Serial No. 00232 Dragons, Concentration, Breath, Enemies, Posture, Describe, Hate, lecture, Pain... |
Jun 06 1970 |
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April 1st, 1970, Serial No. 00204 Anger, Concentration, Breath, Happiness, Meditation, Hate, Fox, Oneness, Pain... |
Apr 01 1970 |
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Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting ClassSerial: SR-00259 Practice and enlightnment as forgetting and letting go of everything. Even if we don't know what real practice is, continuing and allowing it to reveal itself. Answering... Buddha, Emptiness, Zazen, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Building, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 01 1970 Tassajara |
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Respect for ThingsSerial: SR-00200 What Is Our Practice? Practice as taking care of everything. Not making a noise with the chairs. Practice with new... Zendo, Bodhisattva Way, Big Mind, Building, Concentration, difficulty, Sutra, Bowing... |
Jan 04 1970 City Center |
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What Is Our Practice? Big Mind, Concentration, Building, Offering, Emotions, Anger |
Jan 04 1970 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-7Serial: SR-00042 Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Passions, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Evil, Sutra, Mahayana,... |
Nov 07 1969 Series 3, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6Serial: SF-06005 Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra, Beginner’s Mind, Politics, Interview, Concentration, Precepts, Freedom,... |
Oct 30 1969 Series 3, Talk 6 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-2Serial: SR-00037 Third Lotus Sutra Series [The recording starts with Suzuki reading from: Saddharma Pundarika or The... Lotus Sutra, First Principle, First Principle, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness,... |
Oct 23 1969 Series 3, Talk 2 Tassajara |
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September 23rd, 1969, Serial No. 00037 Concentration, difficulty, Meditation, Happiness, Discrimination, American,... |
Sep 23 1969 |
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September 3rd, 1969, Serial No. 00029 Instruction, Concentration, Samadhi, difficulty, training, lecture, Meditation,... |
Sep 03 1969 |
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Our Practice And Our Everyday ActivitySerial: SF-05396 Saturday, August 30, 1969 Newly uploaded recording should be clearer to transcribe Concentration, Composure, Gratitude, Fundraising, Posture, Describe, training, Faith... |
Aug 30 1969 Tassajara |
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Some QuestionsQuestion-and-Answer, Breath, Buddha Nature, Posture, sitting, Tassajara, Offering,... |
Aug 28 1969 Tassajara |