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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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Six Factors of ZazenSerial: BZ-01431 One-Day Sitting Zazen, Concentration, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Emotions, Samadhi, Posture,... |
Apr 15 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin as a Koan for the BodySerial: SF-00990 Sesshin Lecture: Easter/Buddha's Birthday; enlightenment experiences; dharmakaya; not doing anything; nirmanakaya; this is your life Sesshin, Enlightenment, San Quentin, Zazen, Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death,... |
Apr 08 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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March 8th, 2007, Serial No. 03413 Samadhi, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind |
Mar 08 2007 |
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Enlightenment as Everyday Life; "Nothing Special"Serial: BZ-01421 Koun Ejô and Suzuki-roshi commentaries, Sesshin Day 3 Enlightenment, Koun Ejô, Samadhi, Daily Life, Thoroughness, Continuous Practice,... |
Feb 19 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Nothing Outside of PracticeSerial: BZ-01420 "Treasury of Radiant Light Samadhi" by Koun Ejô, Sesshin Day 2 Samadhi, Dream World, Darkness-and-Light, Renunciation, Samadhi, Chanting,... |
Feb 18 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dealing With Mistakes: Rice and Sand— Working with our “Sandy” PathSerial: BZ-01409 Saturday Lecture Instruction, Buddha Mind, Conversation, Precepts, Karma, Practice Period, Intuition,... |
Dec 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 11th, 2006, Serial No. 03383 Zazen, Samadhi, Precepts |
Dec 11 2006 |
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Big MindSerial: BZ-01405B Dharmakaya/Sambhogakaya/Nirmanakaya, Rohatsu Day 5 Trikaya, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Buddha Nature... |
Dec 01 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 16th, 2006, Serial No. 03372 Discrimination, Posture, Samadhi |
Nov 16 2006 |
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November 13th, 2006, Serial No. 03370 Samadhi, Faith, Karmic Consciousness |
Nov 13 2006 |
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November 1st, 2006, Serial No. 03361 Separation, Evil, Samadhi |
Nov 01 2006 |
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Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and DyingSerial: SF-00029 Heading into winter; what is the most important thing at the end of your life? taking refuge; how are we also hungry ghosts; six realms. Ceremony, Six Realms, Death-and-Dying, Offering, Vow, Ordination, Sangha, Emptiness,... |
Oct 29 2006 |
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October 17th, 2006, Serial No. 03358 Faith, Samadhi, Karma |
Oct 17 2006 |
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Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not TwoSerial: SF-01026 One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana... Five Hindrances, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana, Dhyana, Hindrances, Nirvana,... |
Sep 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Commentary on "Komyo-zo Zammai" by Koun EjôSerial: BZ-01174 Storehouse of Radiant Light Samadhi, One-Day Sitting Koun Ejô, Concentration, Samadhi, Hate, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Liberation,... |
Jul 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is a Cookie? Kid Zendo; ConfectionSerial: BZ-01173 Saturday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Family Practice, Composure, Concentration, Daily... |
Jul 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Paramitas: MeditationSerial: BZ-01169A Sesshin Day 3 Samadhi, Composure, Renunciation, Right Effort, Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Peace,... |
Jun 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record #90: Her Koan — Chih Men’s Body of WisdomSerial: BZ-01238 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,... |
Jun 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01232 Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Duality, Samadhi, Attachment, Oneness, Samsara, Nirvana, Non-duality,... |
May 06 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin: Beyond Comparative ThinkingSerial: RB-01650B Sesshin Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration |
May 2006 Johanneshof |
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Finding Your Own Middle Way: Dharma and the EnneagramSerial: BZ-01223 Teaching Retreat Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi... |
Mar 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fukanzazengi Part IISerial: BZ-01218 Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Meditation, Posture, Don't Know Mind,... |
Feb 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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When Things Go WrongSerial: BZ-01212 Saturday Lecture Light-and-Darkness, Right Speech, Five Ranks, Non-duality, Samadhi, Continuous... |
Jan 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Harmonizing Tranquility and Insight Buddha, Practice, Samadhi |
Jan 13 2006 |
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The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened BeingSerial: BZ-01209 Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Dogen, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances... |
Jan 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 17th, 2005, Serial No. 03264 Karma, Samadhi, Generosity |
Dec 17 2005 |
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Pai ChangSerial: BZ-01197 Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Way, Darkness-and-Light, Evil, Mahayana, Practice Period, Duality,... |
Nov 05 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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IntuitionSerial: BZ-01185 Sesshin Day 1 Intuition, Body-and-Mind, Intuition, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Commitment,... |
Sep 03 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-01032A Class 2 of 5 Subject-and-Object, Duality, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Five Ranks, Samadhi,... |
May 26 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 26th, 2005, Serial No. 01560 Five Ranks, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi, Duality, Separation, Buddha Nature, Doubt,... |
May 26 2005 |
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Samadhi: Imperturbable MindSerial: BZ-01322B Lecture, one day sitting Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation, Composure, Platform Sutra,... |
May 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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SamadhiSerial: BZ-01561 Imperturbable Mind, One-Day Sitting Samadhi, Imperturbability, Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation,... |
May 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Reflections on EmptinessSerial: BZ-01320B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Liberation, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Nirvana, War,... |
Apr 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Practicing NonattainmentSerial: BZ-01316C Saturday Lecture Transmission, Lay Practice, Priest, Politics, Lay, Hindrances, Heart Sutra,... |
Mar 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00768 Class 10 of 12 Subject-and-Object, Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Nirvana, Daily... |
Mar 10 2005 10 Tassajara |
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February 20th, 2005, Serial No. 03225 Dogen, Faith, Samadhi |
Feb 20 2005 |
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Uchiyama-Roshi: His Teachings on Zazen and LifeSerial: BZ-01304E Teaching Retreat 1 of 2 Funeral, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Impermanence, Vow, Posture, Instruction, American,... |
Feb 05 2005 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00595 Shuso talk, sesshin 1, day 3 Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Silent... |
Jan 27 2005 Tassajara |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00777 Class 1 of 12 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission,... |
Jan 15 2005 1 Tassajara |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01291D Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Form-and-Emptiness, Dependent Origination, Impermanence, Samadhi,... |
Nov 29 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Shobogenso: “Zazenshin” and Zazen InstructionSerial: BZ-01286B One Day Sitting Dragons, Posture, Practice Period, Instruction, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Silence... |
Oct 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodied Unity in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-02659 Sesshin Samadhi, Practice, Japan |
Oct 2004 Johanneshof |
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Breathing In and Breathing OutSerial: SF-00934 One-day sitting lecture: Book of Serenity Case 3, Anapanasati Sutta, Six Subtle Dharma Gates Mindfulness, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Book of Serenity, Bodhidharma,... |
Sep 18 2004 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Reality Through Zen PresenceSerial: RB-03761 Seminar_What_Is_Reality? Samadhi, Time, Koan |
May 2004 Johanneshof |
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Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls"Serial: BZ-01255 One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous Practice, Posture, Daily Life, Samadhi, Instruction, Karmic... |
Mar 14 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's BendowaSerial: BZ-01253 Saturday Lecture Bendowa, Repentance, Samadhi, Six Realms, Offering, Oneness, Lineage, Demons, Rinzai... |
Mar 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breath as Living Zen ScriptureSerial: RB-01553A Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath Breath, Mindfulness, Samadhi |
Feb 09 2004 Johanneshof |
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February 2004 talk, Serial No. 03184 Samadhi, Evil, Suzuki Roshi |
Feb 2004 |
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December 10th, 2003, Serial No. 03157 Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Samadhi |
Dec 10 2003 |
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December 5th, 2003, Serial No. 03152 Samadhi, Practice, Letting Go |
Dec 05 2003 |