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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Suffering Is A Valuable ThingSerial: SR-00218 Sandokai Lecture XI [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain,... |
Jun 27 1970 Tassajara |
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The Boat Is Always MovingSerial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Emotions, Peace, Enemies, Karma, Anger, Hate... |
Jun 13 1970 Tassajara |
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We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big BeingSerial: SR-00055 Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction... Branching Streams, Sandokai, lecture, Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality,... |
Jun 06 1970 Tassajara |
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Buddha Is Always HereSerial: SR-00051 Sandokai Lecture III [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 5 Reigen myoni kokettari... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Truth, Compassion,... |
Jun 01 1970 Tassajara |
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Letters From EmptinessSerial: SR-00156 How to Understand the Idea of Emptiness Emptiness, reality, Doubt, training, Enemies |
Mar 08 1970 City Center |
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Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting ClassSerial: SR-00259 Practice and enlightnment as forgetting and letting go of everything. Even if we don't know what real practice is, continuing and allowing it to reveal itself. Answering... Buddha, Emptiness, Zazen, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Building, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 01 1970 Tassajara |
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Non-Dualistic PracticeSerial: SR-00260 Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Sesshin, Big Mind, difficulty, zen, Duality, Karma, Anger, Mahayana, training,... |
Feb 25 1970 City Center |
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Selflessness, Being and Non-Being: The Background of ShikantazaSerial: SR-00261 Sesshin Lecture No. 1: Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Emptiness, Evil, Mahayana, Posture, Freedom, Continuous... |
Feb 23 1970 City Center |
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“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha” Emptiness, Subject-and-Object, Interdependence, Observe, Community, Hate, Forms,... |
Feb 08 1970 |
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Brown Rice is Just RightSerial: SR-00247 Morning Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Emptiness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, training, Hate, Suffering, Pain,... |
Feb 01 1970 City Center |
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Each One Of Us Is A CookSerial: SR-00258 Afternoon Sesshin Tea Lecture Sesshin, Emptiness, Forms, Compassion, Pain |
Feb 01 1970 B |
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Caring for the SoilSerial: SR-00199 Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism Emptiness, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, difficulty, Greed, Gratitude, lecture, Hate... |
Jan 25 1970 City Center |
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Form Is Emptiness and Emptiness Is FormHeart Sutra, Emptiness, Big Mind, Forms, Don't Know Mind, Interdependence, heart... |
Nov 13 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-7Serial: SR-00042 Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Passions, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Evil, Sutra, Mahayana,... |
Nov 07 1969 Series 3, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Sesshin, Third Night LectureSerial: SR-00130 Tassajara Sesshin, Emptiness, reality, Passions, Intuition, Bell, Forms, American, difficulty... |
Sep 1969 Tassajara |
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Twelve Links of CausationSerial: SR-00135 Twelve Links Of Causation English Japanese Sanskrit... Consciousness, Suffering, causation, Discrimination, Emptiness, Fasting, Passions,... |
Aug 23 1969 Tassajara |
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Not Always SoSerial: SR-00124 August Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Dogen, Interdependence, Freedom, Gratitude, Composure, Posture, Emptiness,... |
Aug 07 1969 Sokoji |
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The First TeachingSerial: SR-00158 Teaching of impermanence, everything changing; also there is selflessness, suffering and nirvana. The sufferings of birth, death, sickness and old age. Causes of suffering,... Suffering, Ego, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Wisdom, Truth, Attachment,... |
Aug 02 1969 Tassajara |
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That is the purpose of counting Truth, Daily Life, Anger, reality, Karma, Emptiness, Wisdom |
Jul 28 1969 Tassajara |
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Blue Cliff Records-43Serial: SR-00032 Tozan's hot and cold. Blue Cliff Record, Emptiness, Pain, Monks, difficulty, Forms, Hate, Commitment,... |
Jul 26 1969 Tassajara |
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I have nothing in my mind Emptiness, Forms, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Passions, Interview, Beginners,... |
Jul 15 1969 Sokoji |
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FORM AND EMPTINESS IISerial: SR-00027 Wednesday, July 9, 1969 Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Forms, reality, Enemies, Truth, training, American, Duality,... |
Jul 09 1969 Tassajara |
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Practice Should Be The Practice Of “Right Now.”Serial: SR-00024 Thursday, July 3, 1969 Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Forms, Faith, reality, training, Enemies, War, Death... |
Jul 03 1969 Tassajara |
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Emptiness is FormSerial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting... Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Balance, Faith, Beginners, Continuous... |
Jun 29 1969 Tassajara |
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Zen Embodiment: Form and EmptinessSerial: SR-00021 Duplicate of talk from this date. Emptiness, Forms, Balance, reality, Continuous Practice, Wisdom, Death, sitting... |
Jun 29 1969 |
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Shosan CeremonyShosan, First Principle, Emptiness, Compassion, Lotus Sutra, Patience, sitting,... |
Nov 11 1968 Tassajara |
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The True DragonDogen, Baso, Dragons, Freedom, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Bodhidharma, Instruction, Zazen... |
Oct 12 1968 B Sokoji |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-10Serial: SR-00002 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, sitting, Ceremony, Emptiness, Priest, Funeral, Composure, heart, Monks,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 10 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11Serial: SF-05251 October 1968 Lotus Sutra, Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 11 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-12Serial: SR-00004 Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. 12 October 1968 Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Suffering, Observe, Compassion, Intention, heart,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 12 Tassajara |
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Shosan CeremonySerial: SF-05094 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #23, by Shundo David Haye ===== This was the last of the three 5" reels that appeared to be from the summer of 1968, but there... Shosan, true dharma, Separation, Faith, Emptiness, confusion, Dragons, Ego, Passions... |
Sep 10 1968 Tassajara |
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The Ten Powers Of A BodhisattvaSerial: SF-05106 Sunday Morning, August 25, 1968 Bodhisattva, Dogen, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Five Ranks, Attachment, Posture,... |
Aug 25 1968 Sokoji |
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Esalen Institute: First of two lecturesSerial: SF-05870 This is the first of two talks given at Esalen. Dogen, Time, Four Noble Truths, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Emptiness... |
Jun 28 1968 Esalen |
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Shosan CeremonySerial: SF-05143B SR023 Track 1 to 1/3 of other side Suzuki Roshi Question and Answer ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A... Sesshin, Shosan, Emptiness, Attachment, Hate, Faith, Interview, Enemies, Evil, Doubt... |
Apr 23 1968 B Tassajara |
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Practice Zazen With Your Whole Mind And BodySerial: SF-05131B This is lecture D from these notes on the reel boxes (05132-B was added to this) Instruction, Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Funeral, Religion, Instruction, Emotions,... |
Sep 08 1967 Morning Tassajara |
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Genjo Koan no 4Serial: SF-05136 Track 1 17/8 - Suzuki lectures - beginning missed, one or two sentences; beginning: This is the last lecture of sesshin. We have talked of emptiness and form, but have not... Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Time, Faith, Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Dragons... |
Aug 24 1967 A Tassajara |
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Reflections on the Prajna Paramita SutraSerial: SF-05135A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #19, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is the talk that was chosen by the... Sesshin, Sengai, Time, Emptiness, Ego, Continuous Practice, Evil, Nirvana,... |
Aug 24 1967 Tassajara |
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Genjo Koan no 2Serial: SF-05134C ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #16, by Shundo David Haye ===== This third talk from the historic inaugural sesshin at Tassajara in 1967, given the day after the... Sesshin, Dogen, Priest, Emptiness, Dragons, confusion, Hate |
Aug 21 1967 Tassajara |
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Genjo KoanSerial: SF-05134A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #14, by Shundo David Haye ===== The acquisition of Tassajara in 1967 was a huge leap for Zen Center. Suzuki Roshi had long been... Genjokoan, Dogen, Sesshin, Emptiness, New Year, Interview, Freedom |
Aug 20 1967 Morning Tassajara |
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In the Prajnaparamita SutraSerial: SF-05113B 5pm lecture begins this side Heart Sutra, Sengai, Dogen, Emptiness, Family Practice, Beginners, Transmission,... |
Jan 21 1966 5:00PM Sokoji |
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Pure RulesSerial: SF-05126A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #6, by Shundo David Haye ===== The value of these sets of recordings during sesshins in the summer of 1965 at Sokoji is that not... Sesshin, Instruction, Emptiness, Interview, Religion, Faith |
Jul 28 1965 9:00am Sokoji |
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Philosophy of the TaoSerial: SF-03028 #22 Ego, confusion, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Letting Go, Evil, Emptiness,... |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2Serial: SF-03145 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette - duplicate Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Hate, Bell, Zazen, Emptiness, Enemies, Passions... |
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Class Karma, Concentration, Nirvana, Demons, Four Noble Truths, Faith, Conversation,... |
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Buddhism and Psychotherapy Attachment, Observe, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Delusion, Heart Sutra,... |
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The Philosophy of NatureSerial: SF-03048A Importance of Space Sixth Patriarch, Silence, Interdependence, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Emptiness, Birth-... |
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Take One SeatSerial: SF-03025 Commercially produced cassette: Insight Meditation West - Spirit Rock Center, PO Box 909, Woodacre, CA 94973 Letting Go, Demons, Freedom, Emptiness, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Delusion,... |
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Spirit Rock |
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Transformation of ConsciousnessSerial: SF-02708 Harmonium Mundi Emptiness, Forgiveness, Liberation, Karma, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Equanimity, Daily... |
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Dzögchen RetreatSerial: SF-01935 Saturday morning - view - 18 Anger, realization, confusion, Obstacles, Karma, Duality, Ego, Happiness, Emptiness,... |
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Nevada City |