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 27th, 1975, Serial No. 00562 Composure, Concentration, Passions, Compassion, Doubt |
Oct 27 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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September 30th, 1975, Serial No. 00311 Posture, Concentration, Faith, Chanting, Breath |
Sep 30 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 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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August 30th, 1975, Serial No. 00010 Posture, Concentration, Faith, Chanting, Breath |
Aug 30 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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June 11th, 1975, Serial No. 00005 Concentration, Pain, Breath, Letting Go, Attachment |
Jun 11 1975 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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December 5th, 1973, Serial No. 00240 Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Attachment, Anger, Ego |
Dec 05 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 1st, 1973, Serial No. 00236 Posture, Concentration, Lay, Ego, Shuso Ceremony |
Dec 01 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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October 25th, 1973, Serial No. 00225 Love, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Manjushri |
Oct 25 1973 |
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October 25th, 1973, Serial No. 00641 Love, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Vimalakirti |
Oct 25 1973 |
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October 24th, 1973, Serial No. 00224 Concentration, Paramitas, Patience, Letting Go |
Oct 24 1973 |
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October 24th, 1973, Serial No. 00642 Concentration, Paramitas, Patience, Letting Go |
Oct 24 1973 |
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October 22nd, 1973, Serial No. 00222 Evil, Concentration, Compassion, Paramitas, Love |
Oct 22 1973 |
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October 22nd, 1973, Serial No. 00651 Evil, Concentration, Samadhi, Paramitas, Love |
Oct 22 1973 |
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August 4th, 1973, Serial No. 00136 Pain, Sangha, Posture, Concentration, Buddha Nature |
Aug 04 1973 |
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Discussions Attachment, Balance, Concentration, resistance, Hindrances, Obstacles, Right Effort,... |
May 20 1973 Tassajara |
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Consciousness - Second and Third Types Hindrances, Concentration, Mindfulness, Karma, Equanimity, training, Oneness, Sangha... |
May 18 1973 Tassajara |
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Discussions Oneness, Mahayana, Concentration, Mindfulness, Describe |
May 17 1973 Tassajara |
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Discussions Concentration, Happiness, Obstacles, Judgement, Equanimity, Hindrances, resistance,... |
May 17 1973 Tassajara |
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May 12th, 1973, Serial No. 00995Serial: SF-00995 "First 30 mins of 70 min lecture" Freedom, Concentration, Balance, Mindfulness, Liberation, Attachment, Karma, Doubt,... |
May 12 1973 Tassajara |
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April 22nd, 1973, Serial No. 00121 Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Community, War |
Apr 22 1973 |
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April 22nd, 1973, Serial No. 00325 Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Community, War |
Apr 22 1973 |
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April 10th, 1973, Serial No. 00108 Practice Period, Letting Go, Samadhi, Concentration, Balance |
Apr 10 1973 |
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January 27th, 1973, Serial No. 00085 Don't Know Mind, Anger, Liberation, Faith, Concentration |
Jan 27 1973 |
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October 1972 talk, Serial No. 00337 Concentration, realization, Hate, Breath, lecture, Patience, Oneness, confusion,... |
Oct 1972 |
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June 6th, 1972, Serial No. 00473 Culture, Priest, Concentration, Commitment, Bell |
Jun 06 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 |