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Consciousness Talks

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 ConstructsSerial: RB-01688A Seminar Practice, Enlightenment, Consciousness |
2012 Kassel |
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Bathing in the Zen UniverseSerial: RB-03909 Sesshin Consciousness, Practice, Practice Period |
2012 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Trusting Awareness: Zen Beyond NarrativesSerial: RB-03910 Sesshin Consciousness, Time, Zazen |
2012 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Origins Unveiled: Pathways to AwakeningSerial: RB-03914 Sesshin Time, Practice, Consciousness |
2012 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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October 1st, 2011, Serial No. 03882 Meditation, Consciousness, Lovingkindness |
Oct 01 2011 |
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Zen Lists and the SelfSerial: RB-02669 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Consciousness |
Oct 2011 Kassel |
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Zen Mindfulness Beyond Self ConstructsSerial: RB-02670 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Monastic Practice, Consciousness |
Oct 2011 Kassel |
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Zen Insights: Self, Psyche, SoulSerial: RB-02668 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Consciousness, Buddhism |
Oct 2011 Kassel |
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Words and Silence in Zen UnderstandingSerial: RB-03853 Seminar_Zen_in_the_Western_World Time, Consciousness, Sangha |
Sep 2011 Hannover |
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Integrating Zen and Consciousness InquirySerial: RB-03856 Seminar_Zen_in_the_Western_World Buddhism, Consciousness, Practice |
Sep 2011 Hannover |
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Zen Self as Active ProcessSerial: RB-03166 Seminar_Zen-Self,_West-Self Consciousness, Practice, Buddhism |
Sep 2011 Johanneshof |
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Illusions of Self Across CulturesSerial: RB-03858 Seminar_Zen_in_the_Western_World Practice, Culture, Consciousness |
Sep 2011 Hannover |
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Mindful Awareness Unveiled Through ZenSerial: RB-03170 Seminar_Zen-Self,_West-Self Consciousness, Intention, Practice |
Sep 2011 Johanneshof |
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July 21st, 2011, Serial No. 03863 Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Karma |
Jul 21 2011 |
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July 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03862 Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Buddha |
Jul 16 2011 |
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Jhanas and Shikantaza ArhatsSerial: BZ-02189 Shuso ceremony, Sesshin Day 5 Intuition, Shikantaza, Consciousness, Intuition, Karma, Repentance, Birth-and-Death,... |
Jun 19 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Awakening through Sensory PerceptionSerial: RB-03548 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Consciousness, Practice, Letting Go |
Jun 2011 Rastenberg |
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April 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03840 Consciousness, Delusion, Practice |
Apr 16 2011 |
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April 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03841 Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness |
Apr 16 2011 |
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Zen and the Western Mind ShiftSerial: RB-01682B Seminar_What_Is_the_World? Consciousness, Practice, Time |
Mar 2011 Johanneshof |
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Awakening Agency in Zen ConsciousnessSerial: RB-02964 Practice-Week_The_Yogic_Body Consciousness, Breath, Practice |
Mar 2011 Johanneshof |
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Zen Proximity and Boundless PresenceSerial: RB-03467 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Consciousness, Time |
Feb 01 2011 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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November 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03797 Concentration, Pain, Consciousness |
Nov 12 2010 |
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Mind's Canvas Through ZazenSerial: RB-04030 Sesshin Practice, Time, Consciousness |
Oct 10 2010 Johanneshof |
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Mindful Attention: The Graphene of ConsciousnessSerial: RB-04026 Sesshin Consciousness, Breath, Zazen |
Oct 10 2010 Johanneshof |
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Unlocking Minds Through Zen PracticeSerial: RB-01681E Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Consciousness, Daily Life |
Oct 2010 Kassel |
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Mindful Transformation Through Zen WisdomSerial: RB-01681F Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Consciousness, Mindfulness |
Oct 2010 Kassel |
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Zen Language: Shaping Reality TogetherSerial: RB-01681H Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Buddha, Oneness, Consciousness |
Oct 2010 Kassel |
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Zen Words, Healing MindsSerial: RB-01681B Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Consciousness, Time |
Oct 2010 Kassel |
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Zen Meets Therapy: Conscious ConnectionsSerial: RB-01681A Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Consciousness, Practice, Time |
Oct 2010 Kassel |
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Embracing Impermanence in Everyday LifeSerial: RB-04020 Seminar_The_Quality_of_Being Practice, Buddhism, Consciousness |
Sep 30 2010 Hannover |
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2010.08.10-serial.00130 Practice, Consciousness, Letting Go |
Aug 10 2010 |
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2010.08.07-serial.00125 Consciousness, Enlightenment, Practice |
Aug 07 2010 |
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Mind's Fluid Dance of AwarenessSerial: RB-01679F Seminar_The_New_Mind Time, Consciousness, Practice |
Aug 2010 Johanneshof |
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Awakening the New Zen MindSerial: RB-01679E Seminar_The_New_Mind Practice, Sangha, Consciousness |
Aug 2010 Johanneshof |
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Transcending Mind Through Zazen AwarenessSerial: RB-01679D Seminar_The_New_Mind Consciousness, Intention, Practice |
Aug 2010 Johanneshof |
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Zen Language: Bridging Minds and MeaningsSerial: RB-01679C Seminar_The_New_Mind Consciousness, Practice, Buddhism |
Aug 2010 Johanneshof |
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February 22nd, 2010, Serial No. 03720 Desire, Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness |
Feb 22 2010 |
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January 17th, 2010, Serial No. 03707 Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Religion |
Jan 17 2010 |
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Dreams in Zen: Karmic Consciousness Journey Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Stillness |
Jan 17 2010 |
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January 14th, 2010, Serial No. 03706 Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Delusion |
Jan 14 2010 |
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January 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03705 Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Stillness |
Jan 12 2010 |
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January 10th, 2010, Serial No. 03703 Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Enlightenment |
Jan 10 2010 |
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January 10th, 2010, Serial No. 03704 Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Love |
Jan 10 2010 |
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January 8th, 2010, Serial No. 03702 Karmic Consciousness, Study, Consciousness |
Jan 08 2010 |
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October 1st, 2009, Serial No. 03679 Karmic Consciousness, Samadhi, Consciousness |
Oct 01 2009 |
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Dreams Unveiled Through Zen WisdomSerial: RB-01677F Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Consciousness, Practice, Zazen |
Oct 2009 Kassel |
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Mindful Stillness in Everyday LifeSerial: RB-01678F Sesshin Consciousness, Daily Life, Stillness |
Oct 2009 Johanneshof |
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Embracing Impermanence Through Zen WisdomSerial: RB-01676H Seminar_The_Path_in_the_City,_in_the_Mountains Consciousness, Buddhism, Buddha |
Oct 2009 Hannover |
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Zen and Psychotherapy Synergy UnveiledSerial: RB-01677E Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Zazen, Consciousness |
Oct 2009 Kassel |