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Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. It is an essentially contested concept. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings.
The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness of individual death, a sense of community, and dreams. Religions have sacred histories, narratives, and mythologies, preserved in oral traditions, sacred texts, symbols, and holy places, that may attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena. Religious practice may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, matrimonial and funerary services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, or public service.
There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, though nearly all of them have regionally based, relatively small followings. Four religions—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism—account for over 77% of the world's population, and 92% of the world either follows one of those four religions or identifies as nonreligious, meaning that the vast majority of remaining religions account for only 8% of the population combined. The religiously unaffiliated demographic includes those who do not identify with any particular religion, atheists, and agnostics, although many in the demographic still have various religious beliefs. Many world religions are also organized religions, most definitively including the Abrahamic religions Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and the Baháʼí Faith, while others are arguably less so, in particular folk religions, indigenous religions, and some Eastern religions. A portion of the world's population are members of new religious movements. Scholars have indicated that global religiosity may be increasing due to religious countries having generally higher birth rates.
The study of religion comprises a wide variety of academic disciplines, including theology, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and social scientific studies. Theories about religion offer various explanations for its origins and workings, including the ontological foundations of religious being and belief.
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Wednesday Lecture Karmic Consciousness, Separation, Fasting, Precepts, Karma, Religion, Balance,... |
Jul 30 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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ZadankaiSerial: BZ-00114 Lecture Ordinary Mind, Conversation, Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Religion, Soto Zen,... |
Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center |
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ZadankaiSerial: BZ-00779 Discussion Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Conversation, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Religion,... |
Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center |
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PreceptsSerial: BZ-00536 Class 5 of 6 Anger, Nirvana, Addiction, Precepts, Religion, Evil, Teacher-and-Student, American,... |
Jun 05 1997 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mothers' DaySerial: SF-03101 Sunday Lecture: being born from a mother guarantees two ingredients, a bit of love and suffering, both necessary for enlightenment. The essential point of zen is questioning;... Manjushri, Commitment, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Letting Go, Religion, Buddha's... |
May 11 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Life of BuddhaSerial: BZ-00846 Class 5 of 6 Evil, Four Noble Truths, Sangha, Lay, Darkness-and-Light, Non-violence, Religion,... |
Apr 10 1997 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 29th, 1997, Serial No. 01556 Religion, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Evil, War |
Mar 29 1997 |
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March 29th, 1997, Serial No. 01555 Religion, Birth-and-Death, New Year, Heart Sutra, Evil, War |
Mar 29 1997 |
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Faith/Belief, DeathSerial: BZ-00361A Saturday Lecture Faith, Death, Religion, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Evil, Hate, War |
Mar 29 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Life of BuddhaSerial: BZ-00850 Class 1 of 6 Religion, Buddha's Birthday, Renunciation, Vow, Lotus Sutra, Concentration,... |
Mar 13 1997 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Recollections of Early Zen Priest, Demons, Vinaya, Funeral, Religion, Ceremony, Lay Practice, Six Realms, Faith... |
Feb 08 1997 2 of 3 Green Gulch Farm |
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Way seeking Mind Talks Politics, Religion, War, Fasting, Practice Period, Building, Peace, Emotions,... |
Feb 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Stories and their Significance Attachment, American, Emotions, Interview, Non-duality, Concentration, Separation,... |
Jan 25 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sandokai Class Evil, Religion, Funeral, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Discrimination, Suzuki Roshi... |
Nov 25 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sandokai ClassSerial: SF-03177 Like forward and backwards steps - phenomenon exist like box and cover joining, principle accords like arrows points meeting Oneness, Suzuki Roshi, Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Practice and Daily Life Gratitude, Commitment, Silence, Passions, Mindfulness, Precepts, Religion, War, Peace... |
Nov 17 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sandokai Class Discrimination, Oneness, Darkness-and-Light, Letting Go, Branching Streams,... |
Nov 05 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Practicing With Afflictive EmotionsSerial: SF-02722 Antidotes - Shantidvea/Dalai Lama/Hui Hai Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Non-duality, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Oct 09 1996 Unknown |
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Autobiographical: Beatnik GenerationSerial: BZ-00790A Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Priest, Doubt, Priest-and-Lay, New Year, Religion, Precepts,... |
Oct 05 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Saturday Lecture Time, Religion, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 17 1996 City Center |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-00799B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature,... |
Jul 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tozan’s Enlightenment Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Oneness, Discrimination, Bell, Nirvana, Separation,... |
Jun 08 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00251 Class 3 of 9 Buddha Nature, Repentance, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Duality, Karma, Confession-and-... |
May 30 1996 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lotus Sutra ClassSerial: SF-03193 Chapters 15, 16, 25, 26, 2t Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Religion, Manjushri, Faith, Ceremony... |
May 28 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00249 Class 1 of 9 Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Evil, Demons, Discrimination, Ordination, Karma,... |
May 09 1996 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way Seeking MindSerial: BZ-00804A Shuso Talk Practice Period, War, Impermanence, Happiness, Bell, Conversation, Offering, Posture... |
May 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Images Heart Sutra, Offering, Family Practice, Priest, Chanting, Daily Life, Religion,... |
Mar 02 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Divine Love Beyond Moral Paradigms Forgiveness, Money, Religion |
Feb 01 1996 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Charity Beyond Prejudice in Monastic Life American, Religion, Commitment |
Jan 31 1996 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Rite of Passage - Ceremony and RitualSerial: BZ-00813A Saturday Lecture Ceremony, Family Practice, Karma, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Repentance, Bell,... |
Jan 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Future Aspects to Focus On/Transition Religion, New Year, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-Student, Practice... |
Jan 04 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00816A Rohatsu Day 4 Thoroughness, Buddha Nature, Ego, Posture, Religion, Repentance, Enemies, Passions,... |
Dec 06 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Women in Buddhism Class Nirvana, Religion, New Year, Conversation, Lay, causation, Freedom, Intimacy, Demons... |
Nov 27 1995 Unknown |
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Women in Buddhism Class Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Instruction, Lay, Religion, Balance... |
Nov 13 1995 Unknown |
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Women in Buddhism Class Emptiness, Balance, Liberation, Nirvana, Lay, Heart Sutra, Religion, Mahayana, Birth-... |
Nov 06 1995 Unknown |
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Women in Buddhism Class Religion, Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Suzuki Roshi... |
Oct 30 1995 Unknown |
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Why We Sit in the MorningSerial: BZ-00819A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Daily Life, Religion, Priest, Separation, American, Bell |
Oct 28 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Oneness Through Zen Presence Hsin Hsin Ming, Composure, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Daily Life, Hate, Zazen,... |
Oct 25 1995 Unknown |
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Women in BuddhismSerial: SF-00153 Class Religion, Discrimination, Priest, Ceremony, Buddha Nature, Ego, Fundraising, Balance... |
Oct 23 1995 1 of 6 Green Gulch Farm |
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Balancing Extremes in Zen ThoughtSerial: RA-00752 Class Conversation, Politics, causation, Observe, Religion |
Oct 23 1995 Tassajara |
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Images and the Feminine Chanting, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Religion, War, Humility, Beginners, Precepts... |
Oct 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fukanzazengi confusion, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Religion, Happiness, Duality, Non-... |
Oct 14 1995 |
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Zen Path to Self-DiscoverySerial: RB-00952 Seminar_Become_Who_You_Are Buddhism, Practice, Religion |
Oct 1995 Kassel |
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Enlightenment to Faith in PracticeSerial: BZ-00821A Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Faith, Practice, Buddha Nature, Intuition, Lotus Sutra, Vow, Ego,... |
Sep 30 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fear and Love in Sacred Harmony Humility, Religion, Peace |
Sep 18 1995 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Ascending Humility: The Ladder of Spirit Humility, Passions, Religion |
Sep 17 1995 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo #1Serial: BZ-00824A Sesshin Day 1 Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Buddha Nature, Bell, Religion, Sangha, Anger, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Sep 02 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Cultivating Soft Mind Through Zen Big Mind, Thich Nhat Hanh, Enemies, Culture, Religion |
Jul 29 1995 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00745B Lecture Nirvana, Samsara, Duality, Precepts, Dependent Origination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Non... |
Jul 12 1995 2 of 4 Tassajara |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00746A Lecture Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Dependent Origination, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jul 12 1995 3 of 4 Tassajara |