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Emptiness Talks

Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā), translated most often as "emptiness", "vacuity", and sometimes "voidness", or "nothingness" is an Indian philosophical concept. In Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions, the concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context. It is either an ontological feature of reality, a meditative state, or a phenomenological analysis of experience.
In Theravāda Buddhism, Pali: suññatā often refers to the non-self (Pāli: anattā, Sanskrit: anātman) nature of the five aggregates of experience and the six sense spheres. Pali: Suññatā is also often used to refer to a meditative state or experience.
In Mahāyāna Buddhism, śūnyatā refers to the tenet that "all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature (svabhava)", but may also refer to the Buddha-nature teachings and primordial or empty awareness, as in Dzogchen, Shentong, or Chan.
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Introduction to the Harmony of Difference and SamenessSerial: TL-00810 ADZG Monday Night, Sekito Kisen, Sandokai, Emptiness, Practice, Time |
Sep 11 2023 Hybrid |
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Emptiness and Potential in Daily LifeSerial: RB-03082 Online-Talks_Paramitas Patience, Time, Emptiness |
Jul 03 2022 Johanneshof |
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March 31st, 2021, Serial No. 04557 Emptiness, Silence, Stillness |
Mar 31 2021 |
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Yoga Room Class - March 30th, 2021This recording is intended to be shared with class members only #YRB-2021A, Emptiness, Silence, Stillness |
Mar 30 2021 The Yoga Room |
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January 25th, 2021, Serial No. 04546 Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, difficulty |
Jan 25 2021 |
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Aliveness Beyond Identity in ZenSerial: RB-03735 Dharma_Now_3 Practice, Time, Emptiness |
Oct 25 2020 Crestone |
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Harmony in Everyday Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03066 Zen-Riffs Sandokai, Practice, Emptiness |
Aug 21 2020 Johanneshof |
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March 6th, 2018, Serial No. 04421 Emptiness, resistance, Suffering |
Mar 06 2018 |
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Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the WorldAvalokiteshvara clearly seeing the emptiness of five skandhas; listening to the cries of the world, the suffering of beings. Compassion, Suffering, Emptiness, Buddha, Suffering, Bodhisattva |
Mar 03 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the HolyUngraspable nature of all phenomena; perfect wisdom understands dependent co-arising; non-abiding in any state. Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Compassion, Dependent Origination, Perfect Wisdom,... |
Jul 08 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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July 8th, 2017, Serial No. 04380 Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Freedom |
Jul 08 2017 |
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November 21st, 2016, Serial No. 04339 resistance, Emptiness, Avalokiteshvara |
Nov 21 2016 |
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Zen and Self Beyond NarrativeSerial: RB-03887 Talks_Constellation-Work_with Guni Baxa Practice, Work, Emptiness |
Aug 2016 Johanneshof |
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January 25th, 2015, Serial No. 04205 Emptiness, Karmic Consciousness, Renunciation |
Jan 25 2015 |
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January 24th, 2015, Serial No. 04204 Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Avalokiteshvara |
Jan 24 2015 |
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January 22nd, 2015, Serial No. 04202 Emptiness, Practice, Wisdom |
Jan 22 2015 |
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January 21st, 2015, Serial No. 04201 Karmic Consciousness, Emptiness, confusion |
Jan 21 2015 |
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January 18th, 2015, Serial No. 04199 Suffering, Emptiness, Avalokiteshvara |
Jan 18 2015 |
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Zen of Emptiness and PerceptionSerial: RB-03558 Talk Emptiness, Practice, Koan |
2015 Johanneshof |
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July 31st, 2014, Serial No. 04147 Emptiness, Consciousness, Openness |
Jul 31 2014 |
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Fayan's Hair's BreadthFayan’s Hairsbreadth Nirvana, Samsara, Balance, Emptiness, Conversation |
May 17 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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May 17th, 2013, Serial No. 04056 Nirvana, Samsara, Emptiness |
May 17 2013 |
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January 6th, 2013, Serial No. 04029 Daily Life, Emptiness, Ceremony |
Jan 06 2013 |
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January 6th, 2013, Serial No. 04030 New Year, Daily Life, Emptiness |
Jan 06 2013 |
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Being Here: Embracing Zen ThusnessSerial: RB-03806 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Practice Period, Emptiness |
2013 Johanneshof |
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On the Body Mindfulness, Posture, Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Thoroughness |
Dec 13 2012 The Yoga Room |
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November 18th, 2012, Serial No. 04015 Ceremony, Generosity, Emptiness |
Nov 18 2012 |
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November 18th, 2012, Serial No. 04016 Bodhidharma, Japan, Emptiness |
Nov 18 2012 |
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November 14th, 2012, Serial No. 04013 Practice Period, Emptiness, Nirvana |
Nov 14 2012 |
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2012.07.31-serial.00143 Dogen, Emptiness, Buddha |
Jul 31 2012 |
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2012.07.30-serial.00140 Buddha, Dogen, Emptiness |
Jul 30 2012 |
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Zen Koans: Pathways to EmptinessSerial: RB-03978 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Koan, Emptiness |
Jun 2012 Rastenberg |
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The Room, the Seat, and the RobeThe Room, the Seat and the Robe Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Book of Serenity, Interdependence, Precepts |
Apr 14 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Meditation's Transformative Communal JourneySerial: RB-03535 Seminar_Challenges_of_Lay-Buddhism Practice, Meditation, Emptiness |
Feb 2012 Johanneshof |
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Trusting Emptiness in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03911 Sesshin Practice, Emptiness, Breath |
2012 Crestone |
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Monastic PracticeSerial: BZ-02216 The Law of Circularity, Saturday Lecture Wearing down Self-centeredness, Jizo's Compassion, Tiger's Cave
Emptiness, Jizo, Compassion, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Demons, Building,... |
Nov 26 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Stimulating Bodhisattva's courage and entering reality Emptiness, Observe, Karmic Consciousness, Rinzai, Gratitude |
Oct 15 2011 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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October 15th, 2011, Serial No. 03884 Karma, Emptiness, Observe |
Oct 15 2011 |
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June 13th, 2011, Serial No. 03857 Karma, Emptiness, Dharmakaya |
Jun 13 2011 |
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Embracing Enlightenment I Karmic Consciousness, Heart Sutra, Abhidharma, Emptiness |
Jun 11 2011 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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The Sitting Meditation of this School Separation, Duality, Silence, Emptiness |
May 21 2011 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Embodied Space and Transient FormSerial: RB-03483 Practice-Period_Talks Time, Emptiness, Practice |
Mar 22 2011 Crestone |
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Zen Freedom: Embracing Unconditioned RealitiesSerial: RB-03466 Practice-Period_Talks Time, Practice, Emptiness |
Jan 30 2011 Crestone |
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January 24th, 2011, Serial No. 03825 Karmic Consciousness, Renunciation, Emptiness |
Jan 24 2011 |
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January 18th, 2011, Serial No. 03821 Delusion, Emptiness, Practice |
Jan 18 2011 |
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January 16th, 2011, Serial No. 03819 Emptiness, Posture, Ceremony |
Jan 16 2011 |
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Embracing Lifes Zen Continuum Duality, Emptiness, difficulty |
Jan 12 2011 |
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January 11th, 2011, Serial No. 03816 Karmic Consciousness, Shikantaza, Emptiness |
Jan 11 2011 |
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The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Emptiness, Faith, Koan, Lotus Sutra, Separation |
Aug 14 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Emptiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Koan, Karmic Consciousness |
Aug 14 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |