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Nirvana Talks
Nirvana, in the Indian religions (Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering (duḥkha) and from the cycle of birth and rebirth (saṃsāra).
In Indian religions, nirvana is sometimes used as a synonym of moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, and highest happiness; liberation from attachment and worldly suffering; and the ending of samsara, the cycle of existence. However, non-Buddhist and Buddhist traditions describe these terms for liberation differently. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union of or the realization of the identity of Atman with Brahman, depending on the Hindu tradition. In Jainism, nirvana is also the soteriological goal, representing the release of a soul from karmic bondage and samsara. The Buddhist concept of nirvana is the abandonment of the 10 fetters, marking the end of rebirth by stilling the "fires" that keep the process of rebirth going.
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Awakening Great Compassion Within Resistance, Nirvana |
Jul 27 2021 |
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The Three Marks Of Existence Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Monkey Mind, Daily Life |
May 29 2021 |
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Buddhahood Realized: Faithful Understanding Lotus Sutra, Resistance, Nirvana |
Jan 20 2021 |
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Being Soft, Flexible, Honest, and Upright Lotus Sutra, Nirvana |
Nov 21 2020 No Abode Hermitage Online |
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Eternal Presence: Buddha's Living Wisdom Lotus Sutra, Nirvana |
Nov 21 2020 |
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Problems, Prospects Impermanence, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Nirvana, Conversation, Ordination,... |
Oct 10 2020 |
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Public Dokusan 6 Zazen, Nirvana, Bodhisattva |
Aug 14 2020 |
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Three Marks Of ExistenceThree Dharma Seals, Impermanence, No-Self, Suffering, Nirvana, Three Marks of Existence,... |
Aug 08 2020 Zoom |
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Ten Vows, Ten Practices, and Ten Cakes Nirvana, Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Right Effort, Right Speech, Rinzai,... |
Mar 07 2020 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Blooms of Wisdom: Zen Connection Nirvana, Posture |
Mar 02 2020 |
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The Fire of Zen Monastic Practice, Global Warming, Nirvana, War, Politics, Interview, Liberation... |
Jan 25 2020 |
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Words of My Perfect Teacher Samsara, Nirvana, Posture, Interdependence, Mahayana, Conversation, War |
Nov 23 2019 |
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Transcending Identity Through Dharma Wisdom Nirvana, Buddha Nature |
Jun 16 2019 |
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More Poverty And Nobility Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Cultivation, Nirvana |
Jun 08 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Man Up a Tree, Talk 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Mind, Renunciation, Ego, Big Mind, Separation,... |
Jun 08 2019 |
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Nirvana the Waterfall Composure, Nirvana, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Concentration,... |
May 25 2019 |
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Shoji Part 2Serial: BZ-02678 PP Class Birth-and-Death, Death-and-Dying, War, Subject-and-Object, Posture, Non-duality,... |
May 23 2019 |
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Shoji: Birth and DeathSerial: BZ-02676 PP Class 1 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Liberation, Nirvana, Platform Sutra,... |
May 16 2019 |
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Practice Like A Fool, Like An Idiot, Like A Fool On The Hill Continuous Practice, Half-Smile, Mahayana, Nirvana, Samadhi, Silent Illumination... |
Apr 13 2019 |
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Denko Roku 1: ShakyamuniSerial: BZ-02662 Study Sesshin Day 1
Buddha Nature, Chanting, Dogen, Liberation, Nirvana, Ordination, Soto Zen,... |
Feb 16 2019 |
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What Is Most Important For You In This LifeWe are all creating the space together for people to have profound experience in zazen. Kind and unkind thoughts are opportunities to express the Buddha mind. Compassion towards wholesome and... Compassion, Buddha Mind, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Repentance, Nirvana |
Feb 02 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Innermost Request Heart Sutra, Intimacy, Mahayana, Nirvana, Posture |
Feb 02 2019 |
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Six Qualatative Factors as Applied to ZazenSerial: BZ-02648 Rohatsu Day 1
Big Mind, Equanimity, Nirvana, Posture, War |
Dec 02 2018 |
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Eight Awarenesses of Great Beings (Study Sesshin Part 1)Serial: BZ-02632 Study Sesshin Part 1
Bodhisattva Precepts, Concentration, Mahayana, Nirvana, Precepts, Tassajara |
Sep 01 2018 |
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Awakening the Inner Wisdom Mind Compassion, Delusion, Nirvana |
Apr 15 2018 |
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Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce FlamesYRB-2018-Spring, Samsara, Impermanence, Nirvana |
Apr 10 2018 5 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce FlamesYRB-2018-Spring, Nirvana, Koan, Poetry |
Apr 03 2018 4 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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Patachara StorySerial: BZ-02602 Women's Sesshin
Conversation, Four Noble Truths, Lay Practice, Nirvana, Ordination, Politics... |
Mar 04 2018 |
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Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3 Chanting, Composure, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Posture, Two Truths... |
Feb 18 2018 |
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Nirvana and Sunyata (Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 4)Serial: BZ-02599 Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 4
Birth-and-Death, Duality, Ego, Forgiveness, Happiness, Liberation, Nirvana, Non-... |
Feb 18 2018 |
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Buddha's Parinirvana (Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 1, Lecture 2)Serial: BZ-02597 Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 1 Lecture 2
Happiness, Composure, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Samsara, Soto Zen, Bowing, Big Mind... |
Feb 17 2018 |
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TransiencySerial: BZ-02585 Day 3
Big Mind, Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Composure, Ego, Happiness, Nirvana |
Dec 05 2017 |
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Non-Duality: Freedom from Extremes Buddha Nature, Duality, Ego, Emotions, Funeral, Nirvana, Non-duality |
Sep 16 2017 |
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The Teaching of the Buddha’s Whole LifetimeYunmen's appropriate response; being Buddha right where you are: Master Ma being ready to die; Koan, Delusion, Nirvana |
Aug 05 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Duality as a Cause of Suffering Lotus Sutra, Duality, War, Non-duality, Nirvana, Samadhi, Hate |
Jul 22 2017 |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the HolyNot abiding in anything, including wisdom; helping without the idea of helping; practicing the paramitas without holding on to them; Buddha twirling a flower, Manjushri smiling is transmission in... Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Nirvana |
Jul 08 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Transcending Wisdom Embracing the Moment Perfect Wisdom, Wisdom, Nirvana |
Jul 08 2017 AM |
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Precepts Class 3Serial: BZ-02546 PP Class
Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Nirvana,... |
May 18 2017 |
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Composure in the Midst of Trumpism Composure, Demons, Repentance, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Karma |
May 06 2017 |
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Precepts Class 1Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay Practice, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Nirvana, Precepts... |
May 04 2017 |
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Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous Practice, Hate, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Nirvana, Separation,... |
Feb 12 2017 |
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Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 3 Buddha Nature, Duality, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Non-duality, Rinzai |
Feb 12 2017 |
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Music of the Spheres Birth-and-Death, Composure, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Ordinary Mind |
Jan 14 2017 |
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Talk Rohatsu Day 3 Composure, Duality, Ego, Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Manjushri, Nirvana, Priest... |
Dec 06 2016 |
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Problems With ZazenSerial: BZ-02515 Rohatsu Day 2
Conversation, Emotions, Nirvana, Posture, Practice Period |
Dec 05 2016 |
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The Unceasing Effort to Free All BeingsCompassion, Separation, Zazen, Nirvana |
Aug 06 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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More About Difficulty Absolute-and-Relative, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Politics, Practice Period, Right... |
May 28 2016 |
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Hsin Hsin MingSerial: BZ-02479 Class 3 PP
Duality, Nirvana, Non-duality, Samsara, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind |
May 19 2016 |
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Blue Cliff Record 62, Book of Serenity 92Serial: BZ-02465 Class 2 of 4
BCR-62, SER-92, Buddha Mind, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Ordinary Mind, Dragons,... |
Mar 14 2016 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Happiness, Lay Practice, Mahayana, Nirvana, Precepts... |
Feb 13 2016 |