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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1969, Serial No. 00023

Ceremony, Silence, Buddha Nature, Delusion, Meditation, Echo, Passions, causation,...
1969

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-15

Serial: SR-00006

Fall, 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Conversation, Meditation, Demons, American, First...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 15
Tassajara

Lotus Sūtra No. I-1

Serial: SR-00110

Lotus Sutra No. 1
Tassajara
February 1968

Lotus Sutra, Monks, Perfect Wisdom, Meditation, Describe, Wisdom, Precepts, Constancy...
Feb 1968
Series 2, Talk 1
Tassajara

Lotus Sūtra No. I-4

Serial: SR-00113

February 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, Monks, sitting, Addiction, Demons, Silence, Dragons, Meditation, Evil,...
Feb 1968
Series 1, Talk 4
Tassajara

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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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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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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