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Silence Talks
Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the cessation or absence of any form of communication, whether through speech or other medium. Remaining mute can be a symptom of mental illness.
Sometimes speakers fall silent when they hesitate in searching for a word, or interrupt themselves before correcting themselves. Discourse analysis shows that people use brief silences to mark the boundaries of prosodic units, in turn-taking, or as reactive tokens, for example, as a sign of displeasure, disagreement, embarrassment, desire to think, confusion, and the like. Relatively prolonged intervals of silence can be used in rituals; in some religious disciplines, people maintain silence for protracted periods, or even for the rest of their lives, as an ascetic means of spiritual transformation.
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Silent Movements: Zen and Mime Stillness, Study, Silence |
Aug 09 1999 |
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Finding Balance Through Presence Pain, Attachment, Silence |
Jun 21 1999 |
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Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-00068 67th Case: Mahasattva Fu Expounds the Scripture; single-point samadhi. Concentration, Repentance, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Interview, Manjushri,... |
Apr 22 1999 |
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Buddhism and Diversity Culture, Diversity, Gratitude, Hate, Non-duality, Right Speech, Separation, Silence,... |
Feb 27 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's TeachingSerial: SF-03111 Sunday Lecture - Questions and Answers - duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Commitment, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Faith, Zazen... |
Feb 21 1999 Green Gulch Farm |
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Contemplative Pathways to Spiritual Transformation Freedom, Silence, Oneness |
Jan 28 1999 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Dynamic Rhythms of Spiritual Life Silence, Enthusiasm, Anger |
Jan 27 1999 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Divine Beauty in Unexpected Places Diversity, Silence, Repentance |
Jan 26 1999 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Beginners’ Sesshin Attachment, Beginners, Chanting, Diversity, Instruction, Offering, Sangha, Silence,... |
Jan 24 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Renewal Through Monastic Contemplation Humility, Silence |
Jan 24 1999 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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The Feeling Of Practice PeriodSerial: SF-00148 Wednesday talk; the heart and determination to study - to support and appreciate the practice period. Practice Period, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Silence, Big Mind,... |
Oct 21 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin Lecture Composure, Posture, Balance, Tassajara, Silence, Freedom, Observe, Anger, Emotions,... |
Aug 22 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Eight Social Practices of the BuddhaSerial: SF-03230 One-day sitting lecture: 1 - Guided meditation; 2 - eight ways of activity and cultivation: 1-4 inward, 5-8 ways to be in the world; four unlimited practices Letting Go, Happiness, Cultivation, Monastic Practice, Equanimity, Peace,... |
Jul 20 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Elucidating Sesshin GuidelinesSerial: BZ-00351B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Don't Know Mind, Commitment, Dragons, Bowing, Silence, Observe, Bell,... |
Jun 24 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Wednesday Lecture Practice Period, Silence, Posture, Three Treasures, Mindfulness, Tassajara,... |
Apr 01 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-02727 Wednesday Instruction, Posture, Chanting, Zazen, Vow, Observe, Subject-and-Object, Separation,... |
Mar 25 1998 Unknown |
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Dogen & Sojun on OryokiSerial: BZ-00344B One-Day Sitting Oryoki, Dogen, Hate, Instruction, Lay, Observe, Priest, Rinzai, Silence, Tassajara... |
Mar 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Humility's Path to Spiritual Growth Humility, Silence, Priest |
Mar 18 1998 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Buddhism At Millennium's EdgeSerial: SF-00030 Seminar 1 Dragons, Evil, Rinzai, Ego, Bell, Discrimination, Greed, Silence, Balance,... |
1998 |
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Avoiding Idle TalkSerial: BZ-00346A Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Discrimination, Silence, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom,... |
Nov 22 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-03092 Case 10 Silence, Birth-and-Death, Interview, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Funeral, Book of Serenity,... |
Oct 21 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Unlearning Racism: They are our Children Anger, Building, Culture, Funeral, Greed, Silence, Vow |
Sep 20 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra Practice Period, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Oneness, Silence, Addiction,... |
Jun 28 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Potato Chip Mindfulness Unveiled Ceremony, Greed, Passions, Silence, Death |
May 04 1997 |
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Buddha's BirthdaySerial: SF-03098 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Humility, Chanting, Renewal,... |
Apr 06 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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Interdependence/Temple VolunteersSerial: BZ-00782A Saturday Lecture Interdependence, Community, Sangha, Bell, Conversation, Dogen, Ego, Interdependence,... |
Feb 01 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodying Hospitality in Monastic Life Peace, Silence, Humility |
Jan 15 1997 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Embracing Silence: The Monastic Path Silence, Humility, Enthusiasm |
Jan 13 1997 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Monastic Wisdom Through Sacred ReadingSerial: MS-00286 Reading the Bible Silence, Chanting |
1997 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Practicing Compassionate Communication Everyday Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Silence, Practice Period |
Dec 12 1996 |
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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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Including The UnincludedSerial: SF-03136 Sunday Lecture - life, the path as the neverending journey of inclusiom that starts with ourselves where we are now, where we have been and from there just goes deep and deeper... Forgiveness, Practice Period, Silence, Offering, Anger, Diversity, Ordination, Peace... |
Oct 13 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Bodhidharma's Wall: Embrace Selfless Zen Bodhidharma, Demons, Nirvana, Silence |
Oct 05 1996 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #79Serial: BZ-00792B All Is One and There Is the Relative, Saturday Lecture Absolute-and-Relative, BCR-79, Anger, Duality, Ego, Evil, Intuition, Silence, Teacher... |
Sep 14 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen’s Going Beyond Buddha Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Silent Illumination, Buddha Ancestors, Building, Rinzai,... |
Aug 24 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case # 29Serial: BZ-00802A Hui Neng "Mind That Moves"; Intentionality, Saturday Lecture Hui-neng, Intention, MM-29, Bell, Diversity, Silence, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-... |
Jun 01 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Presence Unveiled: Living Zen Authentically Time, Suzuki Roshi, Silence |
May 18 1996 Unknown |
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A Sense of Vision Giving a Sense of Purpose in LifeSerial: SF-03228 Sunday lecture Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Interdependence, Peace, Bell, Enthusiasm, Happiness, Silence... |
May 05 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Old Age, Sickness and DeathSerial: SF-03633 One-day sitting - Katagiri in Returning To Silence - Three kinds of thirsting desire Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Funeral, Zazen, Continuous Practice,... |
Apr 20 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Vimalakirti SutraSerial: BZ-00248 Class 5 of 5 Silence, Duality, Heart Sutra, Right Effort, Non-duality, Passions, Don't Know... |
Mar 28 1996 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Four Foundations of Mindfulness Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Right Effort, Instruction, Silent... |
Mar 24 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimalakirti SutraSerial: BZ-00245 Class 2 of 5 Liberation, Vow, Silence, Dharma Transmission, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Evil, New Year... |
Mar 07 1996 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fearlessness - What Is It? Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, Realization, Ceremony... |
Mar 02 1996 Tassajara |
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Vimalakirti Sutra: HabitsSerial: BZ-01065 Lecture confusion, Discrimination, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Mahayana, Manjushri, Non-duality... |
Jan 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimilakitri Sutra: Habits confusion, Discrimination, Enemies, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Mahayana, Passions,... |
Jan 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Rohatsu SesshinSerial: SF-03575 Duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Funeral, Zazen, Obstacles, Renewal,... |
Dec 14 1995 Unknown |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00815B Rohatsu Day 6 Chanting, Discrimination, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Non-discrimination, Silence, Six... |
Dec 08 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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DisendarkmentSerial: BZ-00818B Lecture Bodhidharma, Monastic Practice, Peace, Hate, Ego, Silence, Happiness, Thoroughness,... |
Nov 25 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Greater Discourse and the Destruction of CravingSerial: SF-03231 Sunday Lecture Anger, Silence, Letting Go, Bell, Happiness, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva... |
Nov 19 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Understanding Existence Through InterdependenceSerial: RA-00768 Class Causation, Offering, Interview, Culture, Silence |
Nov 15 1995 Tassajara |