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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March 1972 talk, Serial No. 00177 Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Emotions, Consciousness, Nirvana, Community, Attachment... |
Mar 1972 |
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January 30th, 1972, Serial No. 00192 Fox, realization, Liberation, Beginners, Posture, Silence, training, Meditation, Hate... |
Jan 30 1972 |
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September 23rd, 1971, Serial No. 00275 Birth-and-Death, Posture, Constancy, Hate, Precepts, Breath, Happiness, Meditation,... |
Sep 23 1971 |
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July 1971 talk, Serial No. 00254 Monastic Practice, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Enthusiasm, Posture, Ego, training,... |
Jul 1971 |
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June 1st, 1971, Serial No. 00296 Attachment, lecture, Liberation, Lay, Ceremony, Meditation |
Jun 01 1971 |
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June 1971 talk, Serial No. 00302 Meditation, difficulty, Anger, Happiness, Composure, American, Fox, Passions, Hate,... |
Jun 1971 |
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April 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00321 Breath, Posture, Buddha Nature, Evil, Instruction, Meditation, lecture |
Apr 02 1971 |
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April 1971 talk, Serial No. 00326 Happiness, Enemies, Meditation |
Apr 1971 |
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Japan Now: Zazen As Our FoundationSerial: SR-00072 Lecture after Trip to Japan: Transmission, Culture, sitting, Meditation, Ceremony, American |
Dec 13 1970 |
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December 5th, 1970, Serial No. 00217 Concentration, Teacher-and-Student, Pain, confusion, Vows, Evil, Monastic Practice,... |
Dec 05 1970 |
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December 1970 talk, Serial No. 00216 Transmission, Meditation, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Religion,... |
Dec 1970 |
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October 5th, 1970, Serial No. 00220 Patience, Silence, difficulty, Pain, Meditation, lecture, Interdependence, Funeral,... |
Oct 05 1970 |
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July 14th, 1970, Serial No. 00197 Observe, Sangha, causation, Bowing, Obstacles, Hindrances, Describe, Ceremony,... |
Jul 14 1970 |
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Ekō Lecture 3Serial: SR-00228 The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3 [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Describe, Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances,... |
Jul 11 1970 Tassajara |
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Ekō Lecture 2Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 [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,... |
Jul 10 1970 Tassajara |
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July 5th, 1970, Serial No. 00196 Discrimination, Compassion, Meditation, Pain, Delusion |
Jul 05 1970 |
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June 29th, 1970, Serial No. 00235 Meditation, Describe, Chanting, Ceremony, lecture |
Jun 29 1970 |
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May 12th, 1970, Serial No. 00231 Mahayana, Precepts, Patience, Describe, Meditation, Enemies, Observe, Buddha Nature,... |
May 12 1970 |
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Zen Center and City PracticeSerial: SR-00045 Sunday, May 10, 1970 Building, Intention, Meditation, War, Observe, Death, difficulty |
May 10 1970 City Center |
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How To Have Sincere PracticeSerial: SR-00145 Suzuki Roshi edited from longer recording. Building, Community, Meditation, Zendo, Obstacles, Interview, Silence, Breath,... |
Apr 25 1970 A City Center |
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April 12th, 1970, Serial No. 00226 Hate, Tassajara, Enemies, difficulty, Attachment, lecture, Demons, Happiness,... |
Apr 12 1970 |
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April 9th, 1970, Serial No. 00199 Religion, Pain, Happiness, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Meditation, Passions, Enemies,... |
Apr 09 1970 |
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April 9th, 1970, Serial No. 00223 Evil, Nirvana, Religion, Meditation, realization, stubbornness, Fox, Conversation,... |
Apr 09 1970 |
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April 5th, 1970, Serial No. 00202 Meditation, Fox, Compassion |
Apr 05 1970 |
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April 5th, 1970, Serial No. 00203 Compassion, Meditation |
Apr 05 1970 |
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April 3rd, 1970, Serial No. 00230 Interdependence, Don't Know Mind, Describe, Silence, Meditation, Gratitude,... |
Apr 03 1970 |
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April 1st, 1970, Serial No. 00204 Anger, Concentration, Breath, Happiness, Meditation, Hate, Fox, Oneness, Pain... |
Apr 01 1970 |
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Our Everyday Life Is Like A Movie Anger, Instruction, Meditation, Posture, Observe, sitting |
Mar 15 1970 City Center |
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February 1970 talk, Serial No. 00207 Pain, Suffering, Describe, Compassion, Hate, Transmission, Ceremony, Meditation... |
Feb 1970 |
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December 28th, 1969, Serial No. 00043 training, New Year, Don't Know Mind, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Meditation,... |
Dec 28 1969 |
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December 2nd, 1969, Serial No. 00040 Echo, lecture, difficulty, Perfect Wisdom, Balance, Don't Know Mind, Meditation... |
Dec 02 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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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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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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October 7th, 1969, Serial No. 00033 Silence, difficulty, Meditation, Buddha Mind, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination... |
Oct 07 1969 |
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September 28th, 1969, Serial No. 00032 Meditation, training, American |
Sep 28 1969 |
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September 23rd, 1969, Serial No. 00037 Concentration, difficulty, Meditation, Happiness, Discrimination, American,... |
Sep 23 1969 |
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September 3rd, 1969, Serial No. 00029 Instruction, Concentration, Samadhi, difficulty, training, lecture, Meditation,... |
Sep 03 1969 |
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August 26th, 1969, Serial No. 00035 Monastic Practice, training, American, Describe, Meditation, Bell, Ego, Emotions,... |
Aug 26 1969 |
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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 1969 talk, Serial No. 00026 Concentration, Meditation, causation, Obstacles, Delusion, Karma, Intention, Nirvana... |
Aug 1969 |
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July 22nd, 1969, Serial No. 00028 Concentration, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Delusion, Meditation, Instruction,... |
Jul 22 1969 |
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July 9th, 1969, Serial No. 00027 Hate, Bell, Concentration, American, Discrimination, Observe, training, Meditation,... |
Jul 09 1969 |
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June 30th, 1969, Serial No. 00018 Observe, Meditation, training, causation, Evil, Posture, Community, Religion, Karma,... |
Jun 30 1969 |
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June 28th, 1969, Serial No. 00017 Ceremony, Observe, Delusion, Meditation |
Jun 28 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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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 15th, 1969, Serial No. 00042 Silence, Nirvana, Meditation, training, Don't Know Mind, causation, Suffering,... |
Apr 15 1969 |
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March 25th, 1969, Serial No. 00011 Silence, Meditation, Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Gratitude, Community,... |
Mar 25 1969 |