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Consciousness Talks

Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of a state or object, either internal to oneself or in one's external environment. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate among philosophers, scientists, and theologians. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness. In some explanations, it is synonymous with the mind, and at other times, an aspect of it. In the past, it was one's "inner life", the world of introspection, of private thought, imagination, and volition. Today, it often includes any kind of cognition, experience, feeling, or perception. It may be awareness, awareness of awareness, metacognition, or self-awareness, either continuously changing or not. The disparate range of research, notions, and speculations raises a curiosity about whether the right questions are being asked.
Examples of the range of descriptions, definitions or explanations are: ordered distinction between self and environment, simple wakefulness, one's sense of selfhood or soul explored by "looking within"; being a metaphorical "stream" of contents, or being a mental state, mental event, or mental process of the brain.
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Practicing with AngerSerial: TL-00780 ADZG Sunday Morning, Abhidharma, Heart Sutra, Consciousness, Skillful Means, Anger, Practice, Patience... |
Feb 04 2024 Hybrid |
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Sitting in the Presence of BuddhaA Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community.
Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Consciousness |
Nov 04 2023 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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What is a Zen Practitioner?A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Enlightened Activity, Consciousness, War, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Jul 09 2022 No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 24th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Fox, Karma |
May 24 2022 8 Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 17th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, true dharma |
May 17 2022 7 Yoga Room |
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Finding One's Place Is The Fundamental PointA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Genjokoan, Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Bowing |
May 14 2022 No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 10th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, true dharma, Delusion |
May 10 2022 6 Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 3rd, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, true dharma, Delusion |
May 03 2022 5 Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 26th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Karma, Mindfulness |
Apr 26 2022 4 Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 19th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, confusion, Karma |
Apr 19 2022 3 Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 12th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Karma, confusion |
Apr 12 2022 2 Yoga Room |
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Freedom from Delusion through studying DelusionA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Karmic Consciousness, Suzuki Roshi, Ordination, Consciousness... |
Apr 09 2022 Zoom |
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Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 5th, 2022#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Karma, Delusion |
Apr 05 2022 1 Yoga Room |
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Bodhisattva Awakening Is MetaphysicalA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva Way, Daily Life, Bodhisattva Way,... |
Dec 11 2021 Zoom |
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Yoga Room Class - November 30th, 2021#YRB-2021-Autumn, Consciousness, Intimacy, Observe |
Nov 30 2021 The Yoga Room |
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Yoga Room Class - November 23rd, 2021#YRB-2021-Autumn, Intuition, Observe, Consciousness |
Nov 23 2021 The Yoga Room |
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November 17th, 2021, Serial No. 04585 Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Study |
Nov 17 2021 |
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Yoga Room Class - November 16th, 2021#YRB-2021-Autumn, Consciousness, Attachment, confusion |
Nov 16 2021 The Yoga Room |
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The Science of CompassionA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Enlightenment, Compassion, Karmic Consciousness, Yangshan, Non-thinking, ... |
Nov 13 2021 Zoom |
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November 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04584 Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Compassion |
Nov 13 2021 |
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The Four Establishments Of Mindfulness Mindfulness, Shikantaza, Consciousness, Concentration, Mahayana |
Jun 18 2021 |
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Sit Where We Are and Practice GenerosityA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Generosity, Face-To-Face Transmission, Evil, Consciousness, Repentance |
Jun 12 2021 Zoom |
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The Five Skandhas Consciousness, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Avalokiteshvara, Money |
Jun 05 2021 |
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Yoga Room Class - March 16th, 2021This recording is intended to be shared with class members only #YRB-2021A, Consciousness, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra |
Mar 16 2021 The Yoga Room |
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Embracing Uncertainty in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03070 Zen-Riffs Consciousness, Practice, Buddhism |
Sep 14 2020 Johanneshof |
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Breathing Deep: Cultivating the Absorbent MindSerial: RB-03065 Zen-Riffs Breath, Zazen, Consciousness |
Aug 20 2020 Johanneshof |
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Reimagining Space Through Zen AttentionalitySerial: RB-03957 Dharma_Now_2 Practice, Consciousness, Time |
Aug 16 2020 Johanneshof |
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Gateway to Deeper Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03955 Dharma_Now_2 Consciousness, Practice, Zazen |
Jul 26 2020 Johanneshof |
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Zen Lab: Experiencing Consciousness UnboundSerial: RB-02814 Practice-Period_Talks Religion, Practice, Consciousness |
Nov 05 2019 Johanneshof |
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Embodied Awareness and Ecological InterconnectionSerial: RB-02182 Door-Step-Zen Practice, Consciousness, Intention |
Nov 2019 Johanneshof |
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Embodied Alchemy in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03183 Door-Step-Zen_City-Groups Consciousness, Buddha, Practice |
Aug 2019 Johanneshof |
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Our Original HomeHuman consciousness limits reality so that it can grasp "things". Torei Zenji, Consciousness, Book of Serenity, Enemies, Evil, Emotions |
Jul 13 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04490 Compassion, Buddha, Consciousness |
Jul 13 2019 |
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Consciousness: Bridging East and WestSerial: RB-03187 Door-Step-Zen Consciousness, Practice, Suzuki Roshi |
Jul 2019 Johanneshof |
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Perceiving Wholes Beyond Cognitive BoundariesSerial: RB-03833 Door-Step-Zen Time, Consciousness, Koan |
Jun 2019 Johanneshof |
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Liberating Karma Through Compassionate Wisdom Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Karma |
Mar 28 2019 |
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March 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04474 Buddha, Consciousness, Stillness |
Mar 17 2019 |
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February 25th, 2019, Serial No. 04468 Discrimination, Karma, Consciousness |
Feb 25 2019 |
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January 2019 talk, Serial No. 04458 Consciousness, Practice, Delusion |
Jan 2019 |
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Circummediacy: Embracing Time's TextureSerial: RB-03456 Seminar Time, Practice, Consciousness |
Oct 2018 Hannover |
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Zen Transformation Through Mindful AwarenessSerial: RB-03458 Seminar Time, Consciousness, Practice |
Oct 2018 Hannover |
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Gates to Zen ConsciousnessSerial: RB-03459 Seminar Time, Consciousness, Discrimination |
Oct 2018 Hannover |
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Zen Now: Embrace the BuzzSerial: RB-03453 Seminar Time, Consciousness, Practice |
Oct 2018 Hannover |
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Beyond Beginnings: Embracing AlwaysnessSerial: RB-02222 Practice-Period_Talks Consciousness, Buddha, Time |
Sep 2018 Johanneshof |
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Redefining Reality Through Zen PracticeSerial: RB-02231 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Practice Period, Consciousness |
Sep 2018 Johanneshof |
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Teachings and Meditations On Our True NatureOur true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to... YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Evil, Consciousness |
Jul 24 2018 5/7 The Yoga Room |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature PreceptsVerifying the truth of the teachings through words and phrases Precepts, Bodhisattva, Suffering, Consciousness |
Jun 09 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Therapy Through Unconscious PresenceSerial: RB-02384 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Consciousness, Culture, Samadhi |
Jun 2018 Rastenberg |
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Exploring Interdependence Through Dynamic SpaceSerial: RB-02799 Seminar Time, Practice, Consciousness |
May 2018 Rastenberg |