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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Evolving Traditions of Monastic Life Serial: NC-00410 Monastic Orientation Set 1 of 2 Patience, Hindrances, Sanctuary, Emptiness, Vow	Bruno Barnhart	Nov 23 1982
1982.09.25-serial.00110 Practice, Wisdom, Emptiness		Sep 25 1982
1982.09.18-serial.00109 Practice, Emptiness, Time		Sep 18 1982
1982.09.DD-serial.00107 Practice, Buddha, Emptiness		Sep 1982
1982.09.DD-serial.00106 Avalokiteshvara, Emptiness, Practice		Sep 1982
1982.09.DD-serial.00101 Zazen, Emptiness, Time		Sep 1982
Fear and Love: A Spiritual Journey Serial: NC-00683 Monastic Spirituality Set 5 of 12 Emptiness, Balance, Renunciation, Obstacles, Mindfulness	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 04 1982
Solitude's Role in Monastic Harmony Serial: NC-00689 Monastic Spirituality Set 5 of 12 Renunciation, Letting Go, Emptiness, Hate, Greed	Bruno Barnhart	Oct 29 1981
Poetry, Love, and Spiritual Rebellion Lay, Ordinary Mind, Passions, Bodhisattva Vow, Emptiness, Commitment, Balance,...	Allen Ginsberg	Sep 28 1981
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Lineage, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra, Sangha,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 2
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Aspects of Practice, Lineage, Separation, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lay,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 1
Embracing Crisis for Spiritual Authenticity Serial: NC-00875 Monastic Spirituality Set 3 of 12 OSB Cam, Commitment, Happiness, First Principle, realization, Emptiness	Bruno Barnhart	May 01 1981
Heart Oneness, Emptiness, Concentration, Fasting	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1981 8 fo 14
Asceticism Addiction, Emptiness, Buddhism, Renunciation, Hate	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1981 11 of 14
Asceticism Emptiness, Ego, Buddha, Beginners, Repentance	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1981 12 of 14
Knowledge of God & Trinity Transmission, Emptiness, Buddhism, Lineage, Koan	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1981 4 of 14
Freedom in Spiritual Poverty Serial: NC-00793 Monastic Spirituality Set 2 of 12 OSB Cam, Ego, Renunciation, Liberation, Emptiness, zen	Bruno Barnhart	Jan 20 1981
Monastic Poverty Paths and Paradoxes Serial: NC-00366 Monastic Spirituality Set 1 of 12 OSB Cam, Renunciation, Emptiness, japanese, zen, Diversity	Bruno Barnhart	Jan 13 1981
Richness in Spiritual Poverty Serial: NC-00369 Monastic Spirituality Set 1 of 12 OSB Cam, Emptiness, Renunciation, Letting Go, Fasting, realization	Bruno Barnhart	Dec 20 1980
Celibacy's Spiritual Symphony Unveiled Serial: NC-00856 Monastic Spirituality Set 9 of 12 OSB Cam, Duality, Commitment, Emptiness, Vow	Bruno Barnhart	Oct 29 1980
Imagination's Dance with Morality Evil, Emptiness	Robert Duncan	May 11 1980 SFZC
Individualism's Spiritual Slumber Unveiled Serial: NC-00568 Cassian Institute Oneness, Addiction, zen, Emptiness	Bruno Barnhart	Mar 1980
The Essence of Monastic Simplicity Serial: NC-00372 Monastic Spirituality Set 1 of 12 OSB Cam, Separation, Emptiness, Enthusiasm, realization, Commitment	Bruno Barnhart	Jan 06 1980
Prayer Serial: NC-01108 Prayer OSB Cam, Demons, Letting Go, Happiness, Emptiness, Enemies	Bruno Barnhart	Sep 1978 2 of 3
Prayer Serial: NC-01109 Prayer OSB Cam, Emptiness, Emotions, zen, Addiction, Breath	Bruno Barnhart	Sep 1978 3 of 3
Lama Govinda’s Paper Serial: SF-00010 AIBS Religion, Emptiness, Sanctuary, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Lovingkindness, Passions,...	Richard Baker (reading)	Aug 05 1978
Rediscovering Identity Through Spiritual Lens Serial: NC-00550 Vina Retreat OSB Cam, Emptiness, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Separation, Renunciation	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1978
Three Dimensions of Divine Humanity Serial: NC-00551 Vina Retreat OSB Cam, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Buddhism, Commitment	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1978
Heart of Prayer: Echoes of David Serial: NC-00552 Vina Retreat OSB Cam, Emptiness, Duality, Concentration, zen	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1978
Pursuing Purity: Ancient and Modern Asceticism Serial: NC-00553 Vina Retreat OSB Cam, Emptiness, Ego, Fasting, Letting Go, zen	Bruno Barnhart	Feb 1978
Pathways to Spiritual Enlightenment Serial: SF-00125 The third great religious awakening in America. Emptiness, Religion, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma	Huston Smith	Jul 18 1973 2
The Monastic Tradition Serial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Silence, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Religion, Bell, Anger...	Brother David	Feb 26 1973 2
SF Seminar Serial: SF-00022 Myths and legends in religious traditions; natural and supernatural language. Attachment, Heart Sutra, Religion, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Enemies,...	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, Faith, Freedom, reality, Dragons, Community, Emptiness, Wisdom, Building,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 15 1971 Tassajara
Manifested Three Treasures Precepts, Precepts, Emptiness, Priest, Anger, American, Sangha, lecture, Enemies,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 06 1971 City Center
Real Precepts Are Beyond Words Precepts, Precepts, reality, Observe, Freedom, sitting, Emptiness, Sangha, Duality,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 02 1971 City Center
Calmness of Mind Serial: SR-00151 Sesshin Lecture No. 2 Sunday, June 7, 1971 San Francisco Practice is to expose yourself as you are, express yourself fully. Accepting your teacher's words.... Sesshin, Zazen, Breath, Community, Emptiness, Priest, Pain, Community, heart, Hate,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 07 1971 City Center
Not Sticking to Enlightenment Serial: SF-05445B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #26, by Shundo David Haye ===== It's not completely clear how this talk dropped off the radar, as the tape had been copied and... Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Emptiness	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 12 1971 B City Center
Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong) Serial: SF-05452B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Emptiness, Precepts, Observe, Ego, Evil	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo
Ekō Lecture 2 Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 Friday Evening, July 10, 1970 Tassajara [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Chanting, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, heart, Karma, Meditation,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 10 1970 Tassajara
Suffering Is A Valuable Thing Serial: SR-00218 Sandokai Lecture XI Saturday, June 27, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 27 1970 Tassajara
The Boat Is Always Moving Serial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII Saturday, June 13, 1970 Tassajara [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...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 13 1970 Tassajara
We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big Being Serial: SR-00055 Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class Saturday, June 6, 1970 Tassajara [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction... Branching Streams, Sandokai, lecture, Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 06 1970 Tassajara
Buddha Is Always Here Serial: SR-00051 Sandokai Lecture III Monday, June 1, 1970 Tassajara [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,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 01 1970 Tassajara
Letters From Emptiness Serial: SR-00156 How to Understand the Idea of Emptiness Sunday, March 8, 1970 San Francisco Emptiness, reality, Doubt, training, Enemies	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 08 1970 City Center
Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting Class Serial: 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,...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 01 1970 Tassajara
Non-Dualistic Practice Serial: SR-00260 Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Wednesday, February 25, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Big Mind, difficulty, zen, Duality, Karma, Anger, Mahayana, training,...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 25 1970 City Center
Selflessness, Being and Non-Being: The Background of Shikantaza Serial: SR-00261 Sesshin Lecture No. 1: Monday, February 23, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Emptiness, Evil, Mahayana, Posture, Freedom, Continuous...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 23 1970 City Center
“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha” Emptiness, Subject-and-Object, Interdependence, Observe, Community, Hate, Forms,...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 08 1970
Brown Rice is Just Right Serial: SR-00247 Morning Sesshin Lecture Sunday, February 1, 1970 City Center Sesshin, Emptiness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, training, Hate, Suffering, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 01 1970 City Center

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