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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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Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right SamadhiSerial: BZ-00324A Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Samadhi, Concentration, Eight Aspects,... |
Nov 02 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 2nd, 1997, Serial No. 02883 Equanimity, Samadhi, Doubt |
Nov 02 1997 |
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Buddhism & EnjoymentSerial: BZ-00315B Sesshin Day 5 Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Big Mind, Samadhi, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Peace,... |
Jun 22 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What Is Our Practice? Zazen InstructionSerial: BZ-00313B Sesshin Day 1 Zazen, Instruction, Practice, Silent Illumination, Posture, Big Mind, Samadhi,... |
Jun 18 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma As MedicineSerial: SF-03621 Sunday Lecture, children's talk: good medicine (cabin) anything remarkable, beautiful, unique, like a gift from nature that anyone was able to see or feel; in quiet you are... Book of Serenity, Impermanence, Three Treasures, Realization, Samadhi, Dragons,... |
Jun 01 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen in Everyday BreathSerial: RB-01583A Practice-Week Practice, Time, Samadhi |
May 1997 Johanneshof |
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Samadhi Concentration, Hindrances, Practice Period, Doubt, Greed, Commitment, Samadhi, Lay... |
Apr 19 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mastering the Language of ZenSerial: RB-00979A Practice-Period_Talks Samadhi, Practice, Time |
Apr 04 1997 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #65Serial: BZ-00360B Saturday Lecture BCR-65, Separation, Duality, Birth-and-Death, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Discrimination,... |
Mar 22 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zazengi: Mindfulness, Concentration, EquanimitySerial: BZ-00360A One-Day Sitting Zazengi, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Concentration, Subject-and-Object,... |
Mar 16 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's ZazengiSerial: BZ-00359B Saturday Lecture Zazengi, Concentration, Lotus Sutra, Pure Existence, Duality, Posture, Buddha... |
Mar 15 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Song of Jewel Mirror SamadhiSerial: SF-00072 5:00 class Buddha Ancestors, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative, Emptiness, Samadhi,... |
Feb 04 1997 |
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Zen Time: Unveiling Present ConsciousnessSerial: RB-00977B Practice-Period_Talks Time, Practice, Samadhi |
1997 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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December 20th, 1996, Serial No. 02843 Samadhi, Concentration, Practice |
Dec 20 1996 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00808B Rohatsu Day 5 Culture, Right Effort, Samadhi, Doubt, Ego, Rinzai, Intuition, Happiness, Continuous... |
Dec 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00784B Rohatsu Day 3 Dragons, Daily Life, Equanimity, Samadhi, Hindrances, Lineage, Separation, Posture,... |
Dec 04 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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SandokaiSerial: SF-03106 Sunday Lecture Manjushri, Samadhi, Oneness, confusion, Darkness-and-Light, Perfect Wisdom, Intimacy... |
Dec 01 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Mumonkan: Case #46Serial: BZ-00789A 100 Foot Pole, Barriers in Practice, Saturday Lecture MM-46, Beginners, Sixth Patriarch, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Buddha... |
Oct 19 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 3rd, 1996, Serial No. 02831 Zazen, Samadhi, Ceremony |
Oct 03 1996 |
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Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class confusion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks,... |
Sep 10 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Five Lords or PowersSerial: BZ-00792A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Offering, Bowing, Ego, Samadhi, Daily Life... |
Sep 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hui Neng's Instruction on Dhyana and ImperturbabilitySerial: BZ-00800A Rohatsu Day 4 Hui Neng, Dhyana, Imperturbability, Big Mind, Dream World, Discrimination, Samadhi,... |
Jun 22 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00253 Class 5 of 9 Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay... |
Jun 13 1996 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Work Practice (Fushin Samu)Serial: BZ-00804B Saturday Lecture Work, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period,... |
May 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Work and PracticeSerial: BZ-00118 Lecture Practice, Work, Parinirvana, Samadhi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Continuous... |
Apr 24 1996 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #50Serial: BZ-00806B One-Day Sitting BCR-50, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Separation, Doubt, Dragons, Oneness,... |
Apr 21 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #17Serial: BZ-00806A Saturday Lecture BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Concentration, Separation, Offering,... |
Apr 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lotus Sutra ClassSerial: SF-03223 Context of the Lotus Sutra - history of Hinayana and Mahayana texts - stylistic differences of - history of Lotus Sutra - key elements/doctrine of sutra - key elements of... Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Manjushri, Mahayana, Demons, Offering, Avalokiteshvara,... |
Apr 07 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Hongzhi's Practice InstructionsSerial: BZ-00810B Emptying Out, Transfer Merit, Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Merit, Silent Illumination, Instruction, Book of Serenity, Samadhi... |
Feb 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ParinirvanaSerial: BZ-00749 Eight Awarenesses, Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Mindfulness, Samadhi,... |
Feb 15 1996 |
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Eight Awarenesses of an Enlightened BeingSerial: BZ-00811B Saturday Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Samadhi, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Feb 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Samadhi and PrajnaSerial: BZ-00786A Evening Lecture 1 sesshin in rohatsu tapes Samadhi, Attachment, Mundane Life, Posture, Non-attachment, Sixth Patriarch,... |
1996 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00816B Rohatsu Day 5 Repentance, Precepts, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Practice Period, Ordination, Vinaya... |
Dec 07 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hongzhi's Silent IlluminationSerial: BZ-00974A Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice Period, Silent Illumination, Daily Life, Instruction, Offering,... |
Apr 22 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dragons Dragons, Anger, Precepts, Building, Attachment, Samadhi, confusion |
Mar 25 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00741 Lecture Practice Period, Gratitude, Discrimination, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration,... |
Mar 01 1995 Tassajara |
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Heart Sutra: Setting the SceneSerial: BZ-00952B Skandas and Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 4 Heart Sutra, Skandas, Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality, Samadhi... |
Dec 07 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bendowa III: Falling into Emptiness, Story of MichaelSerial: BZ-00952A Rohatsu Day 3 Blue Cliff Record, Samadhi, Bell, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Gratitude, Silence, Mahayana... |
Dec 06 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bendowa II: Jijuyu Samadhi, Faith and DoubtSerial: BZ-00953B Rohatsu Day 2 Commitment, Doubt, Samadhi, Sangha, Anger, Happiness, Evil, Posture, Building... |
Dec 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bendowa I: Bendowa and ThoughtsSerial: BZ-00953A Rohatsu Day 1 Uchiyama, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Vow, Posture, Mahayana, Instruction, Equanimity,... |
Dec 04 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Continuous and Discontinuous TimeSerial: BZ-00935B Developing Character, Saturday Lecture Time, Continuous Practice, Peace, Ego, Daily Life, Equanimity, Samadhi, Separation,... |
Sep 10 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #50Serial: BZ-00940A Saturday Lecture BCR-50, Samadhi, Doubt, Platform Sutra, confusion, Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death,... |
Jul 16 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Freedom, Commitment, Intention, SamadhiSerial: BZ-00960A Saturday Lecture Freedom, Commitment, Intention, Samadhi, Commitment, Practice Period, Samadhi,... |
May 07 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00738 Lecture Samadhi, Big Mind, Silence, Bell, Happiness, Continuous Practice, Birth-and-Death,... |
May 05 1994 San Francisco Zen Center |
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Samadhi and Losing OneselfSerial: BZ-00961B Saturday Lecture Samadhi, Pure Existence, Subject-and-Object, Practice Period, Samadhi, Bowing,... |
May 01 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Uniting Body, Breath and MindSerial: BZ-00050A Sesshin Day 3 Posture, Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Demons, Samadhi, Building, Harmonizing,... |
Mar 26 1994 Tassajara |
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This Moment's ActivitySerial: BZ-00108A Sesshin Day 1 Samadhi, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Offering, Posture, Buddha Nature, Ego,... |
Mar 24 1994 Tassajara |
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Trikaya and Platform Sutra: Four WisdomsSerial: BZ-00965B Three Bodies of Buddha pt. I, Sesshin Day 1 Trikaya, Platform Sutra, Wisdom, Ego, Platform Sutra, Samadhi, Big Mind, Hindrances,... |
Mar 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: The Four Part Verse and Samadhi/PrajnaSerial: BZ-00549 Class, Part 4 of 10, Winter Practice Period Attachment, Samadhi, Precepts, Non-attachment, Don't Know Mind, Discrimination,... |
Jan 29 1994 4 Tassajara |
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Lotus SutraSerial: BZ-00223 Class 1 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Dragons, Offering, Samadhi, Chanting, Mahayana, Manjushri,... |
Jan 13 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center |