Perfect Wisdom Talks

Prajñāpāramitā means "the Perfection of Wisdom" or "Transcendental Knowledge" in Mahāyāna. Prajñāpāramitā refers to a perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular body of Mahāyāna scriptures (sūtras), known as the Prajñāpāramitā sutras, which includes such texts as the Heart Sutra and Diamond Sutra.
The word Prajñāpāramitā combines the Sanskrit words prajñā "wisdom" (or "knowledge") with pāramitā, "excellence," "perfection," "noble character quality," or "that which has gone beyond," "gone to the other side," "transcending." Prajñāpāramitā is a central concept in Mahāyāna Buddhism and is generally associated with ideas such as emptiness (śūnyatā), 'lack of svabhāva' (essence), the illusory (māyā) nature of things, how all phenomena are characterized by "non-arising" (anutpāda, i.e. unborn) and the madhyamaka thought of Nāgārjuna. Its practice and understanding are taken to be indispensable elements of the Bodhisattva path.
According to Edward Conze, the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras are "a collection of about forty texts ... composed somewhere on the Indian subcontinent between approximately 100 BC and AD 600." Some Prajnāpāramitā sūtras are thought to be among the earliest Mahāyāna sūtras.
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Facing Trauma and Grief, and Islands of SanitySerial: TL-00715 ADZG Sunday Morning, Zoom, Letting Go, Monkey Mind, Don't Know Mind, Perfect Wisdom |
Oct 31 2021 Zoom |
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Right Livelihood TodaySerial: TL-00710 ADZG Sunday Morning, Right Speech, Buddha Mind, true dharma, Money, Perfect Wisdom |
Sep 05 2021 Zoom |
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Celebrating Bob Dylan’s 80th BirthdaySerial: TL-00698 ADZG Sunday Morning, Impermanence, Intimacy, Hate, Perfect Wisdom, Big Mind |
May 23 2021 Zoom |
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Valentine’s Day, Perfect Wisdom, Patriotism, and the White Supremacist PartySerial: TL-00687 ADZG Sunday Morning, Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Enthusiasm, Enemies, Hindrances |
Feb 14 2021 Zoom |
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Resolution to Speak Truth to the Power of Wholeness and Healing and to Multi-partisanship rather than the false healing of Bi-partisanshipSerial: TL-00684 ADZG Monday Night, New Year, Thich Nhat Hanh, Prajna Paramita, Zendo, Perfect Wisdom |
Jan 04 2021 Zoom |
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Election Eve TalkSerial: TL-00679 ADZG Monday Night, true dharma, Zoom, Perfect Wisdom, Repentance, Faith |
Nov 02 2020 Zoom |
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The Whole Earth Is Medicine Manjushri, Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Perfect Wisdom, uchiyama,... |
Oct 17 2020 |
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December 15th, 2019, Serial No. 04497 Perfect Wisdom, Vow, Nirvana |
Dec 15 2019 |
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The Non-Duality of Silence and Language Silence, Transmission, Perfect Wisdom, Non-duality, Balance, Duality, Observe, Heart... |
Nov 23 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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A Conversation about Principle and Phenomena Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, resistance, confusion, Letting Go, Don't Know Mind... |
May 18 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Just This Is: the Avatamsaka Sutra in the Zen Tradition Perfect Wisdom, Discrimination, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Karmic Consciousness,... |
Apr 13 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Hands And Eyes Of AvalokiteshvaraCompassion is the teaching of the Buddha. Stories of the different statues and scrolls at No Abode. Yunmen and Daowu, the thousand arms of Avalokiteshvara. Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, Transmission, Silence, Avalokiteshvara, Perfect Wisdom,... |
Nov 10 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Teachings and Meditations On Our True NatureOur true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to... YRB-2018-Summer, Evil, resistance, Karmic Consciousness, Attachment, confusion,... |
Aug 07 2018 7/7 The Yoga Room |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #4Being supported in compassion; Uncle Mi and the rabbit; Compassion, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Attachment |
Jul 14 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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April 24th, 2018, Serial No. 04433 Perfect Wisdom, true dharma, Instruction |
Apr 24 2018 |
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March 11th, 2018, Serial No. 04422 Compassion, Bodhisattva, Perfect Wisdom |
Mar 11 2018 |
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August 5th, 2017, Serial No. 04389 Wisdom, Instruction, Perfect Wisdom |
Aug 05 2017 |
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The Teaching of the Buddha’s Whole LifetimeComing to Zen Center to receive training; extensive discussion and planting rice fields can both be appropriate response; Perfect Wisdom, Faith, Politics |
Aug 05 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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July 9th, 2017, Serial No. 04382 Consciousness, Buddha, Perfect Wisdom |
Jul 09 2017 |
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July 8th, 2017, Serial No. 04379 Perfect Wisdom, Wisdom, Nirvana |
Jul 08 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, Vow |
Jul 08 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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July 8th, 2017, Serial No. 04380 Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Freedom |
Jul 08 2017 |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the HolyUngraspable nature of all phenomena; perfect wisdom understands dependent co-arising; non-abiding in any state. Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Compassion, Dependent Origination, Perfect Wisdom,... |
Jul 08 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02552 Sesshin Day 1
Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Samadhi, Duality, Avalokiteshvara, Non-duality,... |
Jun 07 2017 |
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November 12th, 2016, Serial No. 04330 Enemies, Perfect Wisdom, Gratitude |
Nov 12 2016 |
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Listening to the Cries of the WorldKind Speech, Compassion, Gratitude, Enemies, Perfect Wisdom, Gratitude |
Nov 12 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02499 Class 4
Mindfulness, Equanimity, Cultivation, Concentration, Hindrances, Perfect Wisdom, Four... |
Sep 22 2016 |
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The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s HouseLotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi |
Jun 11 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Melting the Root of TransgressionConfession-and-Repentance, Buddha Ancestors, Compassion, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
Apr 09 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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January 24th, 2016, Serial No. 04272 Samadhi, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Mind |
Jan 24 2016 |
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December 5th, 2015, Serial No. 04252 Buddha Mind, Perfect Wisdom, Vow |
Dec 05 2015 |
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March 15th, 2015, Serial No. 04211 Intimacy, Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror |
Mar 15 2015 |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1Lotus Sutra, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Intimacy, Lotus Sutra, Perfect Wisdom |
Mar 07 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Compassion, Precious... |
Mar 07 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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March 7th, 2015, Serial No. 04208 Precious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha |
Mar 07 2015 |
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A Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony: Your Mind Is Becoming BuddhaPrecepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, Precepts,... |
Feb 07 2015 No Abode Hermitage |
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February 7th, 2015, Serial No. 04207 Perfect Wisdom, Vow, Precepts |
Feb 07 2015 |
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January 24th, 2015, Serial No. 04204 Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Avalokiteshvara |
Jan 24 2015 |
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January 23rd, 2015, Serial No. 04203 Compassion, Perfect Wisdom, Practice |
Jan 23 2015 |
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January 11th, 2015, Serial No. 04193 Buddha Mind, Perfect Wisdom, Avalokiteshvara |
Jan 11 2015 |
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January 8th, 2015, Serial No. 04190 Perfect Wisdom, Zazen, Avalokiteshvara |
Jan 08 2015 |
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Heartbreak Hotel: Karmic ConsciousnessKarmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Cultivation, Karmic Consciousness, Perfect... |
Jan 03 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Heartbreak Hotel: Karmic ConsciousnessKarmic Consciousness, Cultivation, Karmic Consequences, Karmic Consciousness, Karmic... |
Jan 03 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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January 3rd, 2015, Serial No. 04188 Karmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Separation |
Jan 03 2015 |
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December 16th, 2014, Serial No. 04187 Religion, Liberation, Perfect Wisdom |
Dec 16 2014 |
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Everything Is a Precious MirrorPrecious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Suffering, Perfect Wisdom, Samadhi, Doubt, Letting... |
Dec 13 2014 No Abode Hermitage |
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December 13th, 2014, Serial No. 04186 Precious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Samadhi |
Dec 13 2014 |
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December 9th, 2014, Serial No. 04185 Perfect Wisdom, Wisdom, Pain |
Dec 09 2014 |
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Zen Beyond Sentimentality: True Wisdom Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Attachment |
Dec 02 2014 |
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November 25th, 2014, Serial No. 04176 Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Suzuki Roshi |
Nov 25 2014 |