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Defining consciousness is challenging; about forty meanings are attributed to the term. Consciousness can be identified and categorized based on functions and experiences, and prospects for reaching any single, agreed-upon, theory-independent definition appear remote.

According to Merriam-Webster, consciousness 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. There is also a medical definition, helping for example to discern "coma" from other states. 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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Zen Presence: Beyond Self Constructs

Serial: RB-01688A

Seminar

Practice, Enlightenment, Consciousness
2012
Kassel

Bathing in the Zen Universe

Serial: RB-03909

Sesshin

Consciousness, Practice, Practice Period
2012
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Trusting Awareness: Zen Beyond Narratives

Serial: RB-03910

Sesshin

Consciousness, Time, Zazen
2012
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Origins Unveiled: Pathways to Awakening

Serial: RB-03914

Sesshin

Time, Practice, Consciousness
2012
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

October 1st, 2011, Serial No. 03882

Meditation, Consciousness, Lovingkindness
Oct 01 2011

Zen Lists and the Self

Serial: RB-02669

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Time, Consciousness
Oct 2011
Kassel

Zen Mindfulness Beyond Self Constructs

Serial: RB-02670

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Monastic Practice, Consciousness
Oct 2011
Kassel

Zen Insights: Self, Psyche, Soul

Serial: RB-02668

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Consciousness, Buddhism
Oct 2011
Kassel

Words and Silence in Zen Understanding

Serial: RB-03853

Seminar_Zen_in_the_Western_World

Time, Consciousness, Sangha
Sep 2011
Hannover

Integrating Zen and Consciousness Inquiry

Serial: RB-03856

Seminar_Zen_in_the_Western_World

Buddhism, Consciousness, Practice
Sep 2011
Hannover

Zen Self as Active Process

Serial: RB-03166

Seminar_Zen-Self,_West-Self

Consciousness, Practice, Buddhism
Sep 2011
Johanneshof

Illusions of Self Across Cultures

Serial: RB-03858

Seminar_Zen_in_the_Western_World

Practice, Culture, Consciousness
Sep 2011
Hannover

Mindful Awareness Unveiled Through Zen

Serial: RB-03170

Seminar_Zen-Self,_West-Self

Consciousness, Intention, Practice
Sep 2011
Johanneshof

July 21st, 2011, Serial No. 03863

Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Karma
Jul 21 2011

July 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03862

Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Buddha
Jul 16 2011

Jhanas and Shikantaza Arhats

Serial: BZ-02189

Shuso ceremony, Sesshin Day 5

Intuition, Shikantaza, Consciousness, Intuition, Karma, Repentance, Birth-and-Death,...
Jun 19 2011
Berkeley Zen Center

Awakening through Sensory Perception

Serial: RB-03548

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Consciousness, Practice, Letting Go
Jun 2011
Rastenberg

April 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03840

Consciousness, Delusion, Practice
Apr 16 2011

April 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03841

Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness
Apr 16 2011

Zen and the Western Mind Shift

Serial: RB-01682B

Seminar_What_Is_the_World?

Consciousness, Practice, Time
Mar 2011
Johanneshof

Awakening Agency in Zen Consciousness

Serial: RB-02964

Practice-Week_The_Yogic_Body

Consciousness, Breath, Practice
Mar 2011
Johanneshof

Zen Proximity and Boundless Presence

Serial: RB-03467

Practice-Period_Talks

Practice, Consciousness, Time
Feb 01 2011
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

November 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03797

Concentration, Pain, Consciousness
Nov 12 2010

Mind's Canvas Through Zazen

Serial: RB-04030

Sesshin

Practice, Time, Consciousness
Oct 10 2010
Johanneshof

Mindful Attention: The Graphene of Consciousness

Serial: RB-04026

Sesshin

Consciousness, Breath, Zazen
Oct 10 2010
Johanneshof

Unlocking Minds Through Zen Practice

Serial: RB-01681E

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Consciousness, Daily Life
Oct 2010
Kassel

Mindful Transformation Through Zen Wisdom

Serial: RB-01681F

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Consciousness, Mindfulness
Oct 2010
Kassel

Zen Language: Shaping Reality Together

Serial: RB-01681H

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Buddha, Oneness, Consciousness
Oct 2010
Kassel

Zen Words, Healing Minds

Serial: RB-01681B

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Consciousness, Time
Oct 2010
Kassel

Zen Meets Therapy: Conscious Connections

Serial: RB-01681A

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Consciousness, Practice, Time
Oct 2010
Kassel

Embracing Impermanence in Everyday Life

Serial: RB-04020

Seminar_The_Quality_of_Being

Practice, Buddhism, Consciousness
Sep 30 2010
Hannover

2010.08.10-serial.00130

Practice, Consciousness, Letting Go
Aug 10 2010

2010.08.07-serial.00125

Consciousness, Enlightenment, Practice
Aug 07 2010

Mind's Fluid Dance of Awareness

Serial: RB-01679F

Seminar_The_New_Mind

Time, Consciousness, Practice
Aug 2010
Johanneshof

Awakening the New Zen Mind

Serial: RB-01679E

Seminar_The_New_Mind

Practice, Sangha, Consciousness
Aug 2010
Johanneshof

Transcending Mind Through Zazen Awareness

Serial: RB-01679D

Seminar_The_New_Mind

Consciousness, Intention, Practice
Aug 2010
Johanneshof

Zen Language: Bridging Minds and Meanings

Serial: RB-01679C

Seminar_The_New_Mind

Consciousness, Practice, Buddhism
Aug 2010
Johanneshof

February 22nd, 2010, Serial No. 03720

Desire, Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness
Feb 22 2010

January 17th, 2010, Serial No. 03707

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Religion
Jan 17 2010

Dreams in Zen: Karmic Consciousness Journey

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Stillness
Jan 17 2010

January 14th, 2010, Serial No. 03706

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Delusion
Jan 14 2010

January 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03705

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Stillness
Jan 12 2010

January 10th, 2010, Serial No. 03703

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Enlightenment
Jan 10 2010

January 10th, 2010, Serial No. 03704

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Love
Jan 10 2010

January 8th, 2010, Serial No. 03702

Karmic Consciousness, Study, Consciousness
Jan 08 2010

October 1st, 2009, Serial No. 03679

Karmic Consciousness, Samadhi, Consciousness
Oct 01 2009

Dreams Unveiled Through Zen Wisdom

Serial: RB-01677F

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Consciousness, Practice, Zazen
Oct 2009
Kassel

Mindful Stillness in Everyday Life

Serial: RB-01678F

Sesshin

Consciousness, Daily Life, Stillness
Oct 2009
Johanneshof

Embracing Impermanence Through Zen Wisdom

Serial: RB-01676H

Seminar_The_Path_in_the_City,_in_the_Mountains

Consciousness, Buddhism, Buddha
Oct 2009
Hannover

Zen and Psychotherapy Synergy Unveiled

Serial: RB-01677E

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Zazen, Consciousness
Oct 2009
Kassel

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