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Samadhi Talks

Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many Indian religious traditions, the cultivation of Samādhi through various meditation methods is essential for the attainment of spiritual liberation (known variously as nirvana, moksha).
In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In Jain meditation, samadhi is considered one of the last stages of the practice just prior to liberation.
In the oldest Buddhist sutras, on which several contemporary western Theravada teachers rely, it refers to the development of an investigative and luminous mind that is equanimous and mindful. In the yogic traditions and the Buddhist commentarial tradition, on which the Burmese Vipassana movement and the Thai Forest tradition rely, it is interpreted as a meditative absorption or trance attained by the practice of dhyāna.
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January 24th, 2013, Serial No. 04041 Samadhi, Compassion, Dharmakaya |
Jan 24 2013 |
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Mindfulness and Mindlessness Mindfulness, Hindrances, Patience, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture, Hate,... |
Jan 19 2013 |
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2013, Serial No. 02021Serial: RB-02021 Sesshin Practice Period, Practice, Samadhi |
2013 Johanneshof |
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Embracing Change Through ContinuitySerial: RB-03819 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Bell, Samadhi |
2013 Johanneshof |
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Five Powers of Zen Renunciation, Mindfulness, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, New Year,... |
Dec 01 2012 |
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A Candle in the Dark Practice Position, Darkness-and-Light, Five Ranks, Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Commitment... |
Nov 24 2012 |
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Introduction to Bendowa Transmission, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Rinzai, War, Samadhi... |
Oct 14 2012 |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Oneness, Precepts, Anger, Duality, Samadhi |
Apr 19 2012 The Yoga Room |
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FukanzazengiSerial: BZ-02235 The Backward Step, One-Day Sitting Samadhi, Non-thinking, Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Intuition, Lineage... |
Mar 17 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sitting With The Busy Mind Concentration, Right Effort, Composure, Posture, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Gratitude... |
Dec 06 2011 |
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The Bodhisattva's Perfection of Being Ordinary Samadhi, Commitment |
Nov 12 2011 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Embodying Zen: Journey of BecomingSerial: RB-03141 Sesshin Samadhi, Suzuki Roshi, Time |
Aug 2011 Johanneshof |
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Embodying Zen: Mindful InterbeingSerial: RB-03139 Sesshin Bodhisattva, Zazen, Samadhi |
Aug 2011 Johanneshof |
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Transforming the Mind of Delusion Karmic Consciousness, Samsara, Transmission, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Samadhi... |
Jul 21 2011 The Yoga Room |
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Denkoroku Class - Bashyashita DaioshoSerial: BZ-02159 Study sesshin, part 3 of 4 Karma, Transmission, Daily Life, Conversation, Duality, Funeral, Dragons, Non-duality... |
Feb 20 2011 3 |
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December 17th, 2010, Serial No. 03812 Intimacy, Samadhi, Practice Period |
Dec 17 2010 |
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November 10th, 2010, Serial No. 03795 Stillness, Practice, Samadhi |
Nov 10 2010 |
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My Way As A TeacherSerial: BZ-02129 Berkeley Zen Center - A garden that is cultivated, Saturday Lecture Eihei Shingi, Way-Seeking Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Bell, Dragons,... |
Oct 02 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Stillness in the Dance of BeingSerial: RB-04021 Seminar_The_Quality_of_Being Stillness, Samadhi, Zazen |
Sep 30 2010 Hannover |
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Things I Have Faith In Right Effort, Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, New Year, Big Mind, Samadhi, Silence, Evil... |
Aug 21 2010 |
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2010.08.12-serial.00134 Sangha, Buddha, Samadhi |
Aug 12 2010 |
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2010.08.11-serial.00133 Practice, Samadhi, Work |
Aug 11 2010 |
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2010.08.10-serial.00131 Emptiness, Time, Samadhi |
Aug 10 2010 |
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Practicing Stillness in MotionSerial: BZ-02102 Shuso talk Subject-and-Object, Samadhi, Practice Period, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative,... |
May 29 2010 |
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May 2010 talk, Serial No. 03752 Daily Life, Mahayana, Samadhi |
May 2010 |
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October 31st, 2009, Serial No. 03685 Karmic Consciousness, Samadhi, Stillness |
Oct 31 2009 |
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October 1st, 2009, Serial No. 03679 Karmic Consciousness, Samadhi, Consciousness |
Oct 01 2009 |
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Flowing Silence: Harnessing Spiritual Energy Samadhi, Silence, Building, Letting Go, Concentration |
Jun 28 2009 |
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Becoming the Person the World NeedsSerial: RB-02776 Practice-Period_Talks Samadhi, Generosity, Wisdom |
Mar 27 2009 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Shikantaza Basic Zen Practice: Serial No. 01094 Continuous Practice, Pure Existence, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Hindrances, Happiness... |
Feb 28 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: Non attachment within attachment: Serial No. 01081Serial: BZ-01081 Rohatsu, Day 5, side B Attachment, Samadhi, Composure, Discrimination, Offering, Non-attachment, Platform... |
Dec 11 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: Non Attachment within AttachmentSerial: BZ-01451 Rohatsu, Day 5 Attachment, Discrimination, Samadhi, Composure, Manjushri, Offering, Non-attachment,... |
Dec 11 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui NengSerial: BZ-02008 Non-attachment Within Attachment, Rohatsu Day 5 Hui Neng, Attachment, Discrimination, Non-attachment, Composure, Offering, Platform... |
Dec 11 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra of Hui Neng: Serial No. 01080Serial: BZ-01080 Rohatsu Day 4, side B Samadhi, Mahayana, Big Mind, Ego, Posture, Anger, Demons, American, Building, Peace... |
Dec 10 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor, Hui NengSerial: BZ-01450 Rohatsu Day 4 Samadhi, Big Mind, Mahayana, Posture, Ego, Anger, Passions, confusion, American,... |
Dec 10 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui NengSerial: BZ-02007 Rohatsu Day 4 Hui Neng, Posture, Ego, Samadhi, Big Mind, Mahayana, Passions, American, Peace,... |
Dec 10 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ordinary Mind is the WaySerial: BZ-02003 Mumonkan No. 19, Saturday Lecture MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Intuition, Gaining Mind, confusion,... |
Nov 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Current Heightened Awareness of Fear Money, Gratitude, War, Samadhi, Anger |
Sep 20 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Precepts and ZazenSerial: BZ-01158 Harmonizing Buddha Nature, Instincts, and Desires, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Zazen, Desire, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Concentration, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 13 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen and Psychotherapy: Bridging Past and PresentSerial: RB-01664G Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Work, Samadhi |
May 2008 Rastenberg |
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Universal Dharma Through Silent Echoes Stillness, Samadhi |
Jan 24 2008 |
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Kindness, Difficulty, and IlluminationSerial: BZ-01102B Rohatsu Day 4 Samadhi, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Hindrances, Evil, Nirvana, Hate, Building, War... |
Dec 05 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Illumination of ZazenSerial: BZ-01099 Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1 Zazen, Blue Cliff Record, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri... |
Dec 02 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Three Bodies of BuddhaSerial: BZ-01098 Saturday Lecture Trikaya, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dogen, Manjushri, Continuous Practice, Dragons,... |
Dec 01 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 15th, 2007, Serial No. 03491 Emptiness, Samadhi, Practice |
Nov 15 2007 |
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BCR: Case #74: "Kingyu Osho-Rice Pot" (Dear Bodhisattvas)Serial: BZ-00988 BCR: Case #93: "Taiko's 'You For Devil'", Saturday Lecture BCR-74, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Fox, Monastic Practice, Dogen, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Aug 04 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva VowDuring this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Discrimination, Giving-and-Taking, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Non-discrimination, Desire,... |
Jul 31 2007 The Yoga Room |
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July 31st, 2007, Serial No. 03447 Vow, Samadhi |
Jul 31 2007 |
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The Five Powers of Practice and How They InteractSerial: BZ-00986 Kid Zendo: Zen: inside and outside the circle's center, Saturday Lecture Practice, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Intuition, Mahayana, Instruction,... |
Jul 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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No Gaining MindSerial: BZ-01444 Sesshin Day 5 Pure Existence, Ego, Dream World, Gaining Mind, Discrimination, Big Mind, Practice... |
Jun 24 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |