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Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking", achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, while not judging the meditation process itself.

Techniques are broadly classified into focused (or concentrative) and open monitoring methods. Focused methods involve attention to specific objects like breath or mantras, while open monitoring includes mindfulness and awareness of mental events.

Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions, though it is also practiced independently from any religious or spiritual influences for its health benefits. 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. Meditation-like techniques are also known in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, in the context of remembrance of and prayer and devotion to God.

Asian meditative techniques have spread to other cultures where they have found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and health. Meditation may significantly reduce stress, fear, 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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Title Speaker

Emptiness and Compassion: Retreat Serial 00028

Practice, Time, Meditation
Nov 13 1988
Tape 4

Marin Retreat

Serial: SF-01947

Thursday

Time, Practice, Meditation
Jul 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Insight of Buddhism

Serial: SF-01949

Date given as 1988.04.28 on cassette

Time, Compassion, Meditation
May 28 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Yontenzot

Practice, Time, Meditation
May 01 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Zen's Journey: From India to China

Time, Buddha, Meditation
Apr 25 1988
Unknown

Green Tara Practice Serial 00021

Practice, Meditation, Time
Apr 17 1988
Tape 1

Yontenzot

Time, Meditation, Openness
Apr 17 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Visualization in Vajrayana Practice Serial 00005

Practice, Meditation, Compassion
Apr 16 1988
Tape 1

Yontenzot

Serial: SF-01835

Name added

Suffering, Karma, Meditation
Apr 16 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Dzögchen

Time, Meditation, Practice
Mar 28 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Dzögchen

Time, Meditation, Happiness
Mar 28 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Sunday Lecture

Practice, Time, Meditation
Mar 13 1988
Green Gulch Farm

Dzögchen

Serial: SF-01938

Speaker surmised from series

Meditation, Karma, Practice
Feb 14 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Dzögchen

Karma, Meditation, Time
Feb 14 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Dzögchen

Serial: SF-01939

Speaker surmised from series

Meditation, Time, Work
Feb 14 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Energy

Balance, Meditation, Practice
Feb 05 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

1988, Serial No. 00653, Side A

Serial: RB-00653A

Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen

Time, Posture, Meditation
1988
Heidelberg

Settling Into Non-Dual Awareness

Serial: SF-01944

Labor Day

Practice, Time, Meditation
1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Forgiveness

Forgiveness, Meditation, Time
Sep 06 1987
Green Gulch Farm

February 8th, 1987, Serial No. 00386

Buddha Nature, Intimacy, Anger, Meditation, Separation, Patience, Emotions,...
Feb 08 1987

Zazen: The Essence of Non-Dualism

Dragons, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Consciousness, Patience, American,...
Dec 08 1985

Zen Paths to Unified Insight

Monastic Practice, Compassion, Meditation, Commitment, Dragons, Concentration,...
Dec 08 1985

Vajrayogini: Extraordinary Meditation beyond Thought and Q&A Serial 00097

Practice, Meditation, Time
Oct 30 1985

Vajrayogini :Uncommon Meditation beyond Thought Serial 00092

Time, Practice, Meditation
Oct 28 1985

Vajrayogini 9th Meditation: Recitation of Mantra Serial 00095

Practice, Time, Meditation
Oct 27 1985

Tsembupa Avalokitesvara, Serial 00081

Meditation, Practice, Posture
Jul 17 1984

Tsembupa Avalokitesvara, Serial 00078

Meditation, Time, Offering
Jul 12 1984
Tape 3

Tsembupa Avalokitesvara, Serial 00079

Time, Offering, Meditation
Jul 10 1984

May 24th, 1984, Serial No. 02812

Time, Meditation, Practice
May 24 1984

Green Tara: How to Practice Serial 00018

Meditation, Offering, Practice
Jun 12 1983
Part 4

Green Tara: Four Mandala Rite Serial 00016

Offering, Meditation, Time
Jun 12 1983
Part 6

Scientific Validation of Zazen

Serial: BZ-00044B

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Zazen, Meditation
Jan 08 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

Gorampa's Zhenpa Zhidel, Serial 00084

Happiness, Pain, Meditation
Dec 11 1982
Part II DR67

Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082

Meditation, Practice, Emptiness
Dec 05 1982
A Tape II, DR65

Japanese Zen Practice in America

Meditation, Alan Watts, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Time, Buddhism
May 07 1982

Predictive Pathways to Enlightenment

Buddha Nature, Compassion, Suffering, Meditation, Evil, Funeral, Precepts, Silence,...
Mar 08 1982

February 4th, 1981, Serial No. 00397

Continuous Practice, Impermanence, Compassion, Silence, Realization, Building, Bell,...
Feb 04 1981

Ngon Dro Nyam Len, mandala offering, Serial 00044

Offering, Practice, Meditation
Mar 30 1980
Session 5
New York City

Ngon Dro, mandala, Serial 00045

Offering, Practice, Meditation
Mar 30 1980
New York City

Ngon Dro, Serial 00090

Offering, Practice, Meditation
Mar 30 1980
A and B
New York City

Ngon Dro, Serial 00057

Meditation, Time, Practice
Mar 23 1980
New York City

Ngon Dro, Serial 00012

Meditation, Time, Practice
Mar 23 1980
New York City

Ngon Dro Nyam Len, Serial 00053

Meditation, Vow, Practice
Mar 16 1980
Session 3

Ngon Dro: Vajrasattva, Serial 00055

Meditation, Practice, Obstacles
Mar 15 1980

Ngon Dro: Vajrasattva, copy, Serial 00056

Meditation, Practice, Time
Mar 15 1980

Ngon Dro, Serial 00049

Practice, Meditation, Buddha
Mar 09 1980
Sides 1 and 2
New York City

Ngon Dro, Serial 00054

Practice, Meditation, Buddha
Mar 09 1980
New York City

Ngon Dro, Serial 00050

Practice, Meditation, Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Mar 09 1980
Session 2, Tape 1
New York City

Lam Dre: On Achieving the Goal, Serial 00068

Meditation, Practice, Instruction
Feb 12 1980

Lam Dre: The Three Visions, Serial 00065

Meditation, Practice, Wisdom
Jan 29 1980

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