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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1982.09.DD-serial.00102 Liberation, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Commitment, Zendo, Freedom, confusion,... |
Sep 1982 |
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1982.09.25-serial.00110 Forgiveness, Daily Life, Continuous, Concentration, Compassion, Liberation, Freedom,... |
Sep 25 1982 |
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Practice is Enlightenment, Ridgepole CeremonySerial: BZ-00043B Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Building, Study Period,... |
Oct 30 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 5Serial: BZ-00044A Need to Find True Teacher, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dragons, Hindrances, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Nov 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gorampa's Zhenpa Zhidel, Serial 00084 Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Six Realms, Concentration, Enemies, Impermanence,... |
Dec 11 1982 Part II DR67 |
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December 17th, 1982, Serial No. 00413Serial: NC-00413 Monastic Orientation Set 1 of 2 Observe, Concentration, Liberation, Commitment, War |
Dec 17 1982 |
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Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082 Part B Concentration, Nirvana, Lineage, Manjushri, Enemies, Dragons, Silence, Diversity,... |
Dec 19 1982 B Tape II DR65 |
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Scientific Validation of ZazenSerial: BZ-00044B Saturday Lecture zen meditation, Religion, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Describe, Priest, Beginners,... |
Jan 08 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Posture: Gravity and SpiritSerial: BZ-00046A Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Posture, Chanting, Beginners, Interview, Concentration,... |
Jan 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Prajna Paramita: Four SamadhisSerial: BZ-00002B Sesshin Day 4 Samadhi, Samadhi, Concentration, Describe, Nirvana, Emotions, Hate, Buddha Nature,... |
May 14 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, ParagateSerial: BZ-00001A The Mantra of Your Life, Sesshin Day 5 Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Tassajara, Priest, Concentration, Bowing,... |
May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 24th, 1983, Serial No. 00376Serial: NC-00376 Monastic Spirituality Set 11 of 12 Separation, War, Enlightenment, Concentration, Renewal |
May 24 1983 |
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Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person IISerial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi,... |
Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Posture and Breathing in ZazenSerial: BZ-00400A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Harmonizing, Concentration, Instruction |
Jul 16 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 5th, 1983, Serial No. 00701Serial: NC-00701 Monastic Spirituality Set 12 of 12 Monastic Practice, Renewal, Demons, Concentration, lecture |
Aug 05 1983 |
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August 6th, 1983, Serial No. 00383Serial: NC-00383 Monastic Theology Series Set 2 of 3 MM-12, Money, Concentration, Intuition, Forgiveness |
Aug 06 1983 |
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August 27th, 1983, Serial No. 00705Serial: NC-00705 Monastic Spirituality Set 12 of 12 zen, Concentration, Enlightenment, Renewal |
Aug 27 1983 |
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Enlightenment in Soto ZenSerial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, soto,... |
Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breathing and Posture in ZazenSerial: BZ-00402B One-Day Sitting Zazen, Posture, Repentance, Patience, Oneness, Concentration, Bell, Karma |
Sep 17 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Dharma of EffortSerial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture Effort, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion... |
Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #42Serial: BZ-00418B The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi, Rohatsu Day 7 Samadhi, MM-42, Four Noble Truths, Manjushri, Samadhi, Hindrances, Concentration,... |
Dec 1983 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to Theology, Serial No. 01116OSB Cam, Money, Balance, Concentration, lecture, Hate |
Feb 1984 13 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey |
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1984.02.23-serial.00281 Right Effort, Practice Period, Concentration, Emptiness, Intention |
Feb 23 1984 |
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1984.02.28-serial.00304 Faith, Observe, Rinzai, Vows, Concentration |
Feb 28 1984 |
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1984.03.18-serial.00322 Daily Life, Big Mind, Concentration, Harmonizing, Bodhidharma |
Mar 18 1984 |
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April 28th, 1984, Serial No. 00433, Side A Enemies, Aspects of Practice, Attachment, Concentration, Hate, resistance,... |
Apr 28 1984 |
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The Spirit of Mahayana Buddhism Serial 00034 Concentration, Dragons, Funeral, Sutra, Passions, Delusion |
May 03 1984 1st session New York City |
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Wanting to Sit/Should SitSerial: BZ-00434A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Daily Life, Posture, Concentration, Separation, Lay |
May 19 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tsembupa Avalokitesvara, Serial 00081 Posture, Breath, Concentration, Letting Go, Renunciation, Mahayana, Mindfulness, Non-... |
Jul 17 1984 |
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Tsembupa Avalokitesvara, Serial 00080 Hate, Renunciation, Culture, Posture, Concentration |
Jul 19 1984 |
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Bodhisattva Practice: Priests, Monks, LaitySerial: BZ-00395B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, training,... |
Aug 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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MakyoSerial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,... |
Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fourth Paramita: Virya (Effort)Serial: BZ-00391B Saturday Lecture Virya, Patience, Buddha Mind, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic Practice, Subject-and... |
Nov 1984 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara LifeSerial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara, Samadhi, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra,... |
Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mind in ZazenSerial: BZ-00405A Rohatsu Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Zazen, Building, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration, Enemies... |
Dec 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What's the Use of Sesshin?Serial: BZ-00407A Difficulty and Ease, Rohatsu Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Peace, Daily Life, Doubt, training, Equanimity,... |
Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interviews with Dezhung Rinpoche, Serial 00010 Subject-and-Object, Culture, Peace, Concentration |
Jan 01 1985 DR69 |
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January 14th, 1985, Serial No. 00168 Concentration, Compassion, Lay, Soto Zen, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jan 14 1985 |
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Mindfulness Practice in SesshinSerial: BZ-01523A Vipassana and Samadhi, Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Vipassana, Samadhi, Concentration, Mindfulness, Attachment,... |
Jan 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Serial 00014 Four Noble Truths, Freedom, Concentration, Lay, Six Realms, Precepts, Mahayana,... |
Feb 04 1985 |
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Introductory Sesshin: Zazen QuestionsSerial: BZ-00409B Carrying the Stick, Beginners' Sitting Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Kyosaku, Birth-and-Death, Describe, Anger, Harmonizing... |
Feb 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sitting Sesshin as a BeginnerSerial: BZ-00425B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Zazen, Peace, Intuition, Hate, Posture, Anger, Silence, Concentration, Bell... |
Mar 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Patience and the ParamitasSerial: BZ-00424A Sesshin Day 2 Paramitas, Patience, Equanimity, Daily Life, Concentration, Bell, Patience, Duality,... |
Mar 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zazen and ShikantazaSerial: BZ-00415B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Shikantaza, zen meditation, Instruction, Posture, Concentration, Building,... |
Jun 15 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Eight Janas and the Origins of ZenSerial: BZ-00429A One-Day Sitting Consciousness, Happiness, Concentration, Pure Existence, Hindrances, zen meditation,... |
Jul 20 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Considering the Hindrances and Seeing the DharmasSerial: BZ-00884A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Hindrances, Study Period, Sixth... |
Sep 21 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Investigation and the Five Controlling FacultiesSerial: BZ-00865A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Mindfulness, Doubt, Zazen Mind, Daily Life, resistance, Karma,... |
Oct 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vajrayogini Parts 6, 7, 8 Serial 00094 Concentration, Breath, Two Truths, Balance, Sanctuary, Duality, Hate, Bell |
Oct 26 1985 Parts 6, 7, 8 ff. |
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November 9th, 1985, Serial No. 00866, Side B Concentration, Evil, Berkeley Zen Center, Silence, Passions, Four Noble Truths,... |
Nov 09 1985 |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part ISerial: BZ-00868B Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin, Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Mindfulness, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity,... |
Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |