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Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā lit. "emptiness", "voidness", "vacuity") is an Indian philosophical concept in Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions. The concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context: 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Unveiling Identity Through Vulnerability Karma, Emptiness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1996
Seeing Through Illusion to Enlightenment Emptiness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 20 1995 Tassajara
Embracing Constancy in Buddhist Practice Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara, Karma, Emptiness...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Feb 22 1995
Heart Sutra: Setting the Scene Serial: BZ-00952B Skandas and Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 4 Heart Sutra, Skandhas, Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Madyamika/Yogachara Schools of Emptiness/Synthesis Serial: BZ-00964A Three Bodies of Buddha pt. II, Sesshin Day 2 Madyamaka, Trikaya, Emptiness, Yogachara, Emotions, Karma, Hui-neng, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism Serial: SF-00103 Lecture Series Right Speech, Tassajara, Half-Smile, Lay Practice, Emptiness, Concentration, Monastic...	Jane Hirshfield	Mar 01 1994 City Center
The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The Arts Serial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara, Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Interdependence, Manjushri...	Diane di Prima	Feb 01 1994 City Center
The Spiritual Life is Not Separate from the Mundane Serial: BZ-00668B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Happiness, Teacher-and-Student, Conversation, Posture, Doubt	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhism and American Culture Emptiness, Four Noble Truths, Samadhi, Forgiveness, Emotions	Jack Kornfield	May 03 1993 City Center
Women in Japanese Soto Zen Serial: SF-00097 Author reading from her book on the subject. Emptiness, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Ordination, Soto Zen, Lay Practice	Paula Arai	Nov 25 1992
Awakening Through Compassionate Perception Serial: RB-00804 Sesshin Compassion, Emptiness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Sep 1992 Roseburg
Hokyo Zammai Class Five Ranks, Emptiness, Hui-neng, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Darkness-and-Light...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 1992 2
Zen Realities: Embracing Form and Emptiness Serial: RB-00761B Sesshin Emptiness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Dec 1991 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Fear Emptiness, Patience, Right Speech, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Continuous...	Ane Pema Chödrön	Aug 05 1991 City Center
Deep Focus in a Distracting World Concentration, Hindrances, Emptiness, Doubt, Delusion	Edward Espe Brown	Nov 08 1990
Embracing Impermanence Through Buddhist Wisdom Emptiness, Delusion, Buddha Nature, No-Self	Edward Espe Brown	Nov 08 1990
Integrating Paramitas: Living Zen Wisdom Serial: RB-01624 Sesshin Emptiness, Heart Sutra	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Oct 06 1990 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Big Emptiness and Small Emptiness Serial: BZ-00516B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Hui-neng, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Mind: Embracing Impermanence Harmony Serial: RB-00675A Sesshin Zazen, Emptiness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Dec 03 1989 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Dzogchen Teachings Emptiness, Realization, Transmission, Mandala, Cultivation	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 4 San Jose
Science and Spirit: A Unified Journey Serial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Emptiness, Liberation, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Hindrances	Lou Hartman	May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm
Transcending Hindrances Through Compassion Subject-and-Object, Hindrances, Emptiness, Hate, Nirvana, Gratitude, Delusion...	Eijun Linda Cutts	May 06 1989
Emptiness and Compassion: Retreat Serial 00026 Emptiness, Wisdom, Consciousness	Luding Khen Rinpoche	Nov 12 1988 Tape 2
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons, Emptiness,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm
Heart Sutra Commentary Emptiness, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Four Foundations of...	Thich Nhat Hanh	1987 1
Awakening and Returning: A Cycle Compassion, Emptiness, Wisdom	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 21 1986
Embracing Emptiness for Spiritual Freedom Emptiness, Rumi	Edward Espe Brown	Aug 04 1984
Embrace Experience Through Ritual Unity Emptiness, Ceremony, Heart Sutra, Separation	Edward Espe Brown	Apr 09 1984
Embrace the Unfolding Unknown Big Mind, Doubt, Emptiness	Edward Espe Brown	Mar 27 1984
Present Practice with Impermanent Time Right Effort, Practice Period, Concentration, Emptiness	Edward Espe Brown	Feb 23 1984
Book of Serenity: Case #2: The Highest Truth is Emptiness Serial: BZ-00418A Rohatsu Day 6 Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment, Bodhidharma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Realization, Lay Practice, Sangha,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 03 1983 1
Prajna Paramita: Four Samadhis Serial: BZ-00002B Sesshin Day 4 Samadhi, Emptiness, Samadhi, Zazen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049A Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Emptiness	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082 Emptiness		Dec 05 1982 A Tape II, DR65
1982.09.25-serial.00110 Wisdom, Emptiness		Sep 25 1982
1982.09.18-serial.00109 Emptiness		Sep 18 1982
1982.09.DD-serial.00101 Zazen, Emptiness		Sep 1982
1982.09.DD-serial.00106 Avalokitesvara, Emptiness		Sep 1982
1982.09.DD-serial.00107 Emptiness		Sep 1982
Poetry, Love, and Spiritual Rebellion Emptiness, Conversation, Chanting, Ordinary Mind, Lay Practice	Allen Ginsberg	Sep 28 1981
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Sangha, Lay Practice	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 2
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Realization, Heart Sutra, Monastic Practice, Sangha, Lay Practice,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 1
Lama Govinda’s Paper Serial: SF-00010 AIBS Emptiness, Sanctuary, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Nirvana...	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Aug 05 1978
Pathways to Spiritual Enlightenment Serial: SF-00125 The third great religious awakening in America. Emptiness, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma	Huston Smith	Jul 18 1973 2
The Monastic Tradition Serial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Emptiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind	Brother David Steindl-Rast	Feb 26 1973 2
SF Seminar Serial: SF-00022 Myths and legends in religious traditions; natural and supernatural language. Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Obstacles, Mahayana	Dr Edward Conze	Feb 22 1973
Wind Stops, But Still Flower Falls Serial: SR-00163 This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible. Ummon, Community, Death, Dragons, Emptiness, Wisdom	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 15 1971 Tassajara
Manifested Three Treasures Precepts, Emptiness, Hate, Precepts, Priest, Sangha	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 06 1971 City Center
Real Precepts Are Beyond Words Precepts, Duality, Emptiness, Karma, Precepts, Sangha	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 02 1971 City Center

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