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Impermanence Talks

Impermanence, also known as the philosophical problem of change, is a philosophical concept addressed in a variety of religions and philosophies. In Eastern philosophy it is notable for its role in the Buddhist three marks of existence. It is also an important element of Hinduism. In Western philosophy it is most famously known through its first appearance in Greek philosophy in the writings of Heraclitus and in his doctrine of panta rhei (everything flows). In Western philosophy the concept is also referred to as becoming.
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Tung Shan’s PoemSerial: BZ-00803A Shusho talk #1 Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Soto Zen, Lineage, Birth-and-Death, Offering,... |
May 18 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way Seeking MindSerial: BZ-00804A Shuso Talk Practice Period, War, Impermanence, Happiness, Bell, Conversation, Offering, Posture... |
May 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Old Age, Sickness and DeathSerial: SF-03633 One-day sitting - Katagiri in Returning To Silence - Three kinds of thirsting desire Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Funeral, Zazen, Continuous Practice,... |
Apr 20 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Vimalakirti SutraSerial: BZ-00247 Class 4 of 5 Liberation, Anger, Passions, Manjushri, Attachment, Impermanence, Lay Practice,... |
Mar 21 1996 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Images Heart Sutra, Offering, Family Practice, Priest, Chanting, Daily Life, Religion,... |
Mar 02 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00817A Rohatsu Day 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Karma, Evil, Nirvana, Impermanence, Family Practice,... |
Dec 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tassajara Class War, Separation, Sangha, Impermanence, Mahayana |
Nov 17 1995 Tassajara |
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Evolving Vows: Tradition Meets ModernitySerial: NC-00132 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 1 - 1990s OSB Cam, Vow, Commitment, Addiction, Monastic Practice, Impermanence |
Oct 24 1995 |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo #2Serial: BZ-00824B Sesshin Day 2 Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Continuous Practice,... |
Sep 03 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Double Bind of PracticeSerial: BZ-00825A Saturday Lecture Practice, Nirvana, Emotions, Happiness, Impermanence, Attachment, Non-duality,... |
Aug 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00830B Saturday Lecture Metta Sutta, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Peace, Nirvana, Gratitude,... |
Jul 01 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan Case #35 Happiness, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Interview, Buddha Nature, Attachment,... |
Feb 25 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Constancy in Buddhist Practice Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Constancy, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen... |
Feb 22 1995 |
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Parinirvana and Our Own Death Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana Sutra, Darkness-and-Light, Light... |
Feb 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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FaithSerial: BZ-00947B Beginners' Sitting Four Noble Truths, Patience, Karma, Impermanence, Doubt, Sangha, Fundraising,... |
Jan 15 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Stanford Practice, GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00955A Lecture Buddha Nature, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Daily Life... |
Nov 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Ceremony, Dragons, Manjushri, Delusion, Posture,... |
Nov 06 1994 Green Gulch Farm |
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September 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00079 Mill Valley, Doubt, Non-thinking, Impermanence, Shobogenzo |
Sep 05 1994 |
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EffortSerial: SF-00155 Sunday talk Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Ceremony, Concentration, Buddha... |
Sep 04 1994 |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Birth-and-Death, Monkey Mind, Vow, Attachment, Posture, Impermanence, Buddha... |
Jul 10 1994 Green Gulch Farm |
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Four Foundations of Mindfulness #4Serial: BZ-00943B Sesshin Day 5 Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Observe, Liberation, Mindfulness, Impermanence,... |
Jun 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Perfection of WisdomSerial: BZ-00232 Class 5 of 5 Intimacy, Perfect Wisdom, Impermanence, Nirvana, Don't Know Mind, Chanting,... |
Apr 21 1994 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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We Are Like Water Seeking the Lowest PlaceSerial: BZ-00737 Taking Joy in Impermanence, Sesshin Day 7 Impermanence, Ego, Impermanence, Liberation, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-Object,... |
Mar 30 1994 |
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Parinirvana Sutra and Suzuki Roshi’s LegacySerial: BZ-00980B Lecture Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana, Impermanence, Daily Life, Tassajara... |
Feb 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Faith, Anger, Impermanence, Humility, Greed, Commitment, Letting Go,... |
Jan 30 1994 Green Gulch Farm |
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Nagarajuna and Dogen on BuddhanatureSerial: BZ-00659B Happiness, Reward, and Love, One-Day Sitting Buddha Nature, Happiness, Love, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life... |
Nov 07 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Maha Mangala SuttaSerial: BZ-00216 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Sangha, Religion, Precepts, Culture, Impermanence, Daily Life, Separation |
Nov 04 1993 2 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00270 Class 6 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Enemies, Mahayana, Impermanence, Anger, Attachment, Monastic... |
Apr 22 1993 6 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00269 Class 3 of 6 Precepts, Concentration, Mindfulness, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Emotions, Four... |
Mar 25 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tea Ceremony: The Meeting of Host and GuestSerial: BZ-00285A Lecture Intimacy, New Year, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Silence, American,... |
Mar 20 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00262 Class 2 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Culture, Attachment, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, Right... |
Mar 18 1993 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The First Noble Truth, The Three Kinds of SufferingSerial: BZ-00648B The Suffering of Impermanence, Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Attachment, Impermanence, Emotions, Vow, Building,... |
Feb 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Impermanence: Zen Consciousness JourneySerial: RB-00840 Seminar_The_Meaning_of_Living_Buddhism Practice, Time, Impermanence |
1993 München |
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Paramitas: Prajna (Wisdom)Serial: BZ-00615 Class 6 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Heart Sutra... |
Oct 22 1992 6 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjokoan: Manifesting Larger Being Through Small BeingSerial: BZ-00635A Lecture Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Absolute-and-Relative, Duality, Religion, Impermanence... |
Aug 22 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Observe, Cultivation, Balance, Fox, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness,... |
Feb 09 1992 Green Gulch Farm |
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Introduction to Buddhism: Three Treasures; Tripitaka, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold PathSerial: BZ-00281 Clas 2 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Lay, Sangha, Karma, Buddha Mind,... |
Jan 23 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Exacting Practice Silence, Continuous Practice, Bell, War, Peace, Priest, Addiction, Composure,... |
Oct 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tara Rinpoche's Memorial Heart Sutra, Bell, Lineage, Vow, Happiness, Impermanence, Mandala, Conversation... |
Jun 30 1991 Green Gulch Farm |
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All Being and Our Sense of SelfSerial: BZ-00691A Sesshin Day 1 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Ego, Platform Sutra, Priest, Religion,... |
Mar 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00698A Firewood and Ash, Rohatsu Day 6 Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Peace, Impermanence, Liberation,... |
Dec 07 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Presence Over Pursuit Passions, Ego, Lineage, Impermanence, Interview |
Jul 01 1990 |
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Dharma Positions and Preference II Anger, Demons, New Year, Passions, Commitment, Impermanence, Liberation, Greed... |
May 05 1990 II Berkeley Zen Center |
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ChristmasSerial: BZ-00502A Lecture Peace, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Dec 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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EarthquakeSerial: SF-03969 Sunday Lecture Time, Impermanence, Practice |
Oct 22 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Four Marks of Conditioned ExistenceSerial: BZ-00383B Lecture Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate,... |
Sep 16 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen LeadershipSerial: BZ-00374 Saturday lecture Concentration, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Interdependence, Intuition, Passions,... |
Jun 03 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 3rd, 1989, Serial No. 00675 Concentration, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Interdependence, Intuition, Passions,... |
Jun 03 1989 |
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Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Awareness Renunciation, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony... |
May 18 1989 Tassajara |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00717 Sesshin Day 7 Birth-and-Death, Observe, Bell, Impermanence, Happiness, Liberation, Mindfulness,... |
Feb 24 1989 Green Gulch Farm |