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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July 2nd, 2005, Serial No. 01334 Gratitude, Book of Serenity, Practice Period, Vows, Lay, Ordination, Bowing, Chanting... |
Jul 02 2005 |
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July 16th, 2005, Serial No. 01336 Concentration, Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Hindrances, Right... |
Jul 16 2005 |
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July 17th, 2005, Serial No. 01337, Side B Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Peace, Practice Period, Offering, Buddha Nature, Zoom... |
Jul 17 2005 |
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Dining Room Lecture Posture, Zendo, Mindfulness, training, Big Mind, Bell, Bowing, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen,... |
Aug 31 2005 Tassajara |
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IntuitionSerial: BZ-01185 Sesshin Day 1 Intuition, Body-and-Mind, Intuition, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Commitment,... |
Sep 03 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 28th, 2005, Serial No. 01036, Side A Priest, Non-duality, Observe, Echo, Karma, War, Concentration, American, Oneness,... |
Oct 28 2005 |
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November 10th, 2005, Serial No. 01038, Side A Concentration, Avalokiteshvara, Birth-and-Death, Culture, War, Enemies, Describe,... |
Nov 10 2005 |
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Sesshin Lecture Mindfulness, Letting Go, Practice Period, Hindrances, Liberation, Balance,... |
Nov 12 2005 Tassajara |
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November 17th, 2005, Serial No. 01039, Side A training, Anger, Attachment, American, Ego, Interview, Chanting, Concentration, Bell... |
Nov 17 2005 |
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Resuming Big MindSerial: BZ-01202 Sesshin Practice, Rohatsu Day 2 Sesshin, Big Mind, Monkey Mind, Pure Existence, Posture, Buddha Mind, Mindfulness,... |
Nov 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00055, Side B Silent Illumination, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Hongzhi, Intention |
Mar 2006 |
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July 13th, 2006, Serial No. 01173 Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Family Practice, Composure, Concentration, Daily... |
Jul 13 2006 |
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Commentary on "Komyo-zo Zammai" by Koun EjôSerial: BZ-01174 Storehouse of Radiant Light Samadhi, One-Day Sitting Koun Ejô, Concentration, Samadhi, Hate, Discrimination, Echo, Gaining Mind,... |
Jul 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 5th, 2006, Serial No. 01177 zen meditation, Right Effort, Ego, Mindfulness, Beginners, Instruction, Chanting,... |
Aug 05 2006 |
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Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not TwoSerial: SF-01026 One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana... Hindrances, Nirvana, Concentration, Samadhi, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Freedom,... |
Sep 16 2006 Green Gulch |
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October 22nd, 2006, Serial No. 01394 Precepts, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Practice Period, Concentration,... |
Oct 22 2006 |
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November 28th, 2006, Serial No. 01402, Side B Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Teacher-and-Student, Mindfulness, Right Effort,... |
Nov 28 2006 |
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Commentary on talk by Suzuki-rôshi on ConcentrationSerial: BZ-01403 Rohatsu Day 3 Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Concentration, Posture, Big Mind, resistance, Eight... |
Nov 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 30th, 2006, Serial No. 01404 Buddha Nature, Composure, Daily Life, Dependent Origination, Nirvana, Concentration,... |
Nov 30 2006 |
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2007.01.18-serial.00117C Oneness, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Meditation, soto, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Jan 18 2007 |
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March 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01053, Side A Subject-and-Object, Doubt, Religion, Mahayana, First Principle, Concentration, Buddha... |
Mar 17 2007 |
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Sesshin PracticesSerial: SF-00992 Sesshin Lecture: ordinary mind is the Tao; practice of confession; guilt/shame; Self-Receiving and -Employing Samadhi Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Effort, Posture, Buddha Nature, Composure,... |
Apr 03 2007 Green Gulch |
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Six Factors of ZazenSerial: BZ-01431 One-Day Sitting Zazen, Concentration, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Emotions, Samadhi, Posture,... |
Apr 15 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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OpennessSerial: NC-00768 Retreat Conference. Openess OSB Cam, Openness, Emotions, Discrimination, Concentration, Emptiness, Breath... |
May 2007 Part 2 (of 5) New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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OpennessSerial: NC-00769 Retreat Conference OSB Cam, Openness, Enemies, Pain, Sanctuary, Bell, Concentration |
May 2007 Part 3 (of 5) New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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July 7th, 2007, Serial No. 00984 Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Impermanence, Mundane Life, Heart Sutra,... |
Jul 07 2007 |
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The Five Powers of Practice and How They InteractSerial: BZ-00986 Kid Zendo: Zen: inside and outside the circle's center, Saturday Lecture Practice, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Intuition, Mahayana, Instruction,... |
Jul 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo KyokunSerial: BZ-00994B Teaching Retreat Tenzo Kyokun, Ego, Monastic Practice, Concentration, Anger, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Sep 02 2007 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 23rd, 2007, Serial No. 01000 Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Daily Life, Attachment, Zoom,... |
Sep 23 2007 |
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October 27th, 2007, Serial No. 01006 Right Effort, Concentration, Aspects of Practice, Patience, Anger, Bodhisattva... |
Oct 27 2007 |
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Illumination of ZazenSerial: BZ-01099 Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1 Zazen, BCR-, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri, Intuition,... |
Dec 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Changing Your KarmaSerial: BZ-01136 from "Not Always So" by Suzuki-roshi, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Karma, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Practice Period, Offering, Meal Serving,... |
May 31 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zazen Instruction for Zazen TeachersSerial: BZ-01088 How to Give Saturday Morning Zazen Instruction, Lecture Posture, Beginners, Hindrances, Observe, Concentration, Judgement, Instruction,... |
Aug 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precepts and ZazenSerial: BZ-01158 Harmonizing Buddha Nature, Instincts, and Desires, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Zazen, Desires, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Concentration, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 13 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: themes: Serial No. 01073Serial: BZ-01073 One-Day Sitting Big Mind, Composure, Emotions, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Big Mind, Posture,... |
Nov 15 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Mind, Beginners Mind Aspects of Practice, Posture, Big Mind, Practice Period, Composure, Anger, Ego,... |
Nov 15 2008 |
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Five Hindrances - Especially Restlessness Concentration, Hindrances, Forgiveness, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Avalokiteshvara... |
Apr 11 2009 |
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Present Moment Awareness Ordinary Mind, Mindfulness, Enthusiasm, Cultivation, Passions, Practice Period,... |
May 30 2009 |
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Hongzhi's Guidepost for the Hall of Pure BlissSerial: BZ-02042 Silent Illumination, Sesshin Day 1 Jijuyu Zanmai, Pain, Silent Illumination, Constancy, Silent Illumination, Continuous... |
Jun 17 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2009.06.28-serial.00228P Samadhi, Silence, Building, Letting Go, Concentration |
Jun 28 2009 |
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Right Speech Conversation, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Passions, Describe, Evil... |
Jul 11 2009 |
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The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Mindfulness, Posture, Hindrances, Anger, Priest, Concentration, Subject-and-Object,... |
Aug 08 2009 |
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ZazenSerial: BZ-02068 Seven Factors of Awakening, Rohatsu Day 1 Practice Enlightenment, Mindfulness, Effort, Dogen, Concentration, Equanimity,... |
Dec 06 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Beyond Dharma and DharmasSerial: BZ-02071 Poem on Rohatsu, Rohatsu Day 4 Abhidharma, Five Skandhas, Big Mind, Discrimination, Karma, Concentration, Describe,... |
Dec 09 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Meditation-Wisdom & the Platform SutraSerial: TL-00203 ADZG Sunday Morning, Concentration, Platform Sutra, zen meditation, Oneness, Transmission |
Jan 10 2010 ADZG Temple |
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Master Ma Is UnwellSerial: BZ-02092 Composure, Moment by moment life, Nothing Special, What is achievement? Saturday Lecture Zenki, BCR-3, Composure, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Non-discrimination, confusion... |
Mar 27 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Anger, Duality, Forgiveness, Impermanence, Concentration, Culture,... |
Apr 24 2010 |
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We Must Eat Time Four Foundations, Dependent Origination, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Nirvana... |
Jul 03 2010 |
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Mumonkan Case 12Serial: BZ-02117 Zuigan Calls "Master", Saturday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, MM-12, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Ego, Concentration,... |
Jul 24 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2010.08.10-serial.00131 Concentration, Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Funeral, Balance, Enemies, Dragons, Passions... |
Aug 10 2010 |