Meditation Talks
Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation (dhyana) are found in the Upanishads, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Since the 19th century, Asian meditative techniques have spread to other cultures where they have also found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and health.
Meditation may significantly reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and enhance peace, perception, self-concept, and well-being. Research is ongoing to better understand the effects of meditation on health (psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other areas.
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YYYY.01.18-serial.00035 Oneness, Meditation, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Anger, Dharma... |
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YYYY.01.17-serial.00037 Lay, Meditation, Offering, Monastic Practice, Compassion, Funeral, Lineage, Chanting... |
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YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00095 Buddha Nature, Compassion, Family Practice, Commitment, Oneness, Continuous,... |
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YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00098B Meditation, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Non-discrimination, Nirvana Sutra, Passions,... |
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OLD - Zen Is Also BuddhismSerial: SR-00253 Transcript corresponds to 67-09-00A. Photo supports this. ± September, 1967 Zen Mountain Center Compassion, Mahayana, Community, sitting, Concentration, Meditation, Monks, Forms,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00019 Discrimination, Meditation, Chanting, Oneness, Describe, Lay, Religion, Hate... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00020 Precepts, Greed, Concentration, Delusion, difficulty, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, causation... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00369 Transmission, Meditation, Happiness, Culture, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Liberation... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00379 Enemies, Monastic Practice, training, Culture, Dragons, Sangha, Meditation, Community... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00382 Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Culture, Meditation, Addiction, Heart Sutra,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00389 Suffering, Anger, Attachment, Consciousness, Balance, Liberation, Building,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00390 Meditation, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Precepts, Non-duality, Culture, Lay,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00393 Subject-and-Object, Culture, Mindfulness, realization, Compassion, Heart Sutra,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00394 Attachment, Religion, Community, Meditation, Addiction, Heart Sutra, Four Noble... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00396 Precepts, Heart Sutra, Community, Meditation, Instruction, Non-duality, Pain, Teacher... |
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OLD - Science or Philosophy is Like a DissectionSerial: 65-07-30-B Sesshin Lecture, Lecture B Sesshin, Peace, Buddha Nature, Instruction, Meditation, Truth |
Jul 30 1965 B Sokoji |
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OLD- Zen Is Also BuddhismSerial: 67-09-00A Hidden as we had a misdated reel which corresponds to this audio - SDH ± September, 1967 Zen Mountain Center Compassion, War, sitting, Concentration, Religion, Meditation, Mahayana, Monks,... |
Sep 01 1967 Tassajara |
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OLD - KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight ThompsonSerial: 67-11-06-I Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON Interview, Meditation, Building, Don't Know Mind, Monastic Practice, Suzuki... |
Nov 06 1967 KPFA Berkeley |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-1Serial: SR-00110 Lotus Sutra No. 1 Lotus Sutra, Monks, Perfect Wisdom, Meditation, Describe, Wisdom, Precepts, Constancy... |
Feb 1968 Series 2, Talk 1 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-4Serial: SR-00113 February 1968 Lotus Sutra, Monks, sitting, Addiction, Demons, Silence, Dragons, Meditation, Evil,... |
Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 4 Tassajara |
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OLD - To Have Complete Understanding of our School Anger, Death, Faith, Balance, reality, Monks, Forms, Community, Meditation, confusion... |
Jul 24 1968 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-15Serial: SR-00006 Fall, 1968 Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Conversation, Meditation, Demons, American, First... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 15 Tassajara |
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1969, Serial No. 00022 Meditation, Echo, difficulty, Don't Know Mind, Chanting, Building, Silence,... |
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1969, Serial No. 00023 Ceremony, Silence, Buddha Nature, Delusion, Meditation, Echo, Passions, causation,... |
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February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00002 Meditation, Transmission, Letting Go, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Composure,... |
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February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00003 Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, realization,... |
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February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00004 Repentance, Delusion, Happiness, Vows, Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, Passions,... |
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February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00005 Passions, Delusion, Nirvana, Repentance, Diversity, Meditation, Intention, Building... |
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February 25th, 1969, Serial No. 00009 Attachment, causation, realization, Consciousness, Breath, Happiness, Community,... |
Feb 25 1969 |
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March 1969 talk, Serial No. 00010 Suffering, Delusion, Composure, Meditation, Lineage, Anger, Happiness, Hate, American... |
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March 25th, 1969, Serial No. 00011 Silence, Meditation, Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Gratitude, Community,... |
Mar 25 1969 |
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April 15th, 1969, Serial No. 00042 Silence, Nirvana, Meditation, training, Don't Know Mind, causation, Suffering,... |
Apr 15 1969 |
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April 19th, 1969, Serial No. 00013 Silence, Big Mind, Suffering, Meditation, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Patience, Vows,... |
Apr 19 1969 |
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April 29th, 1969, Serial No. 00313 Evil, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Community, Religion,... |
Apr 29 1969 |
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June 28th, 1969, Serial No. 00017 Ceremony, Observe, Delusion, Meditation |
Jun 28 1969 |
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June 30th, 1969, Serial No. 00018 Observe, Meditation, training, causation, Evil, Posture, Community, Religion, Karma,... |
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July 9th, 1969, Serial No. 00027 Hate, Bell, Concentration, American, Discrimination, Observe, training, Meditation,... |
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July 22nd, 1969, Serial No. 00028 Concentration, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Delusion, Meditation, Instruction,... |
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August 1969 talk, Serial No. 00026 Concentration, Meditation, causation, Obstacles, Delusion, Karma, Intention, Nirvana... |
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We Practice Zazen So That We Attain Selflessness Suffering, Wisdom, Dragons, Don't Know Mind, Meditation, Separation, sitting,... |
Aug 03 1969 Tassajara |
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August 26th, 1969, Serial No. 00035 Monastic Practice, training, American, Describe, Meditation, Bell, Ego, Emotions,... |
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September 3rd, 1969, Serial No. 00029 Instruction, Concentration, Samadhi, difficulty, training, lecture, Meditation,... |
Sep 03 1969 |
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September 23rd, 1969, Serial No. 00037 Concentration, difficulty, Meditation, Happiness, Discrimination, American,... |
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September 28th, 1969, Serial No. 00032 Meditation, training, American |
Sep 28 1969 |
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October 7th, 1969, Serial No. 00033 Silence, difficulty, Meditation, Buddha Mind, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination... |
Oct 07 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-2Serial: SR-00037 Third Lotus Sutra Series [The recording starts with Suzuki reading from: Saddharma Pundarika or The... Lotus Sutra, First Principle, First Principle, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness,... |
Oct 23 1969 Series 3, Talk 2 Tassajara |
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Epilogue: Zen MindSerial: SR-00263 American practice different from Japanese practice. Enlightenment experience is beyond good and bad, beyond our usual way of thinking. Big mind is always with you, never... Big Mind, Enlightenment, Passions, Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness,... |
Nov 16 1969 |
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Pinch HitterSerial: SR-00268 Tuesday, November 25, 1969 Evening Lecture [Katagiri spoke before Suzuki. SR portion starts at 42:52. Wisdom, zen, Truth, Zazen, Priest, American, Delusion, Meditation, Greed, heart... |
Nov 25 1969 City Center |
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December 2nd, 1969, Serial No. 00040 Echo, lecture, difficulty, Perfect Wisdom, Balance, Don't Know Mind, Meditation... |
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December 28th, 1969, Serial No. 00043 training, New Year, Don't Know Mind, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Meditation,... |
Dec 28 1969 |