Suffering Talks
Duḥkha ()(Sanskrit; Pali: dukkha), 'unease', "standing unstable," commonly translated as "suffering", "pain", or "unhappiness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning depends on the context, and may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of mundane life, not being at ease when driven by craving/grasping and ignorance.
While the term dukkha has often been derived from the prefix du ("bad" or "difficult") and the root kha ("empty," "hole"), meaning a badly fitting axle-hole of a cart or chariot giving "a very bumpy ride," it may actually be derived from duḥ-stha, a "dis-/ bad- + stand-", that is, "standing badly, unsteady," "unstable."
In Buddhism, dukkha is part of the first of the Four Noble Truths and one of the three marks of existence. The term also appears in scriptures of Hinduism, such as the Upanishads, in discussions of moksha (spiritual liberation).
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Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the WorldAvalokiteshvara clearly seeing the emptiness of five skandhas; listening to the cries of the world, the suffering of beings. Compassion, Suffering, Emptiness, |
Mar 03 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Everything Is a Precious MirrorPrecious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Suffering, Perfect Wisdom, Samadhi, Doubt, Letting... |
Dec 13 2014 No Abode Hermitage |
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Genjo Koan - Section 10B-Part-3Serial: BZ-02250 Transformation at the Base, Sesshin Day 5] Live life one moment at a time
Suffering, Birth-and-Death, Intuition, Emotions, Dragons, Passions, Religion... |
Jun 24 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Four Noble TruthsSerial: BZ-02163 Routine and Depression, Saturday Lecture Suffering, Faith, Karma, Death-and-Dying, Four Noble Truths, Hate, Liberation, Daily... |
Mar 05 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Case 43 - Tozan's No Heat No ColdSerial: BZ-02114 Absolute and Relative or Essence and Function, Saturday Lecture Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Precepts, Five Ranks, training, Birth-and-... |
Jul 10 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suffering: How We Create ItSerial: BZ-01171 The Meaning of Forgiveness and How We Free Ourselves, Saturday Lecture Suffering, Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Hate, Judgement, War, training... |
Jun 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimalakirti Sutra; SufferingSerial: BZ-00706B Rohatsu Day 3 Vimalakirti, Suffering, Duality, Manjushri, Oneness, Non-duality, Silence, Blue Cliff... |
Dec 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suffering and IntentionSerial: BZ-00968A Sesshin Day 5 Suffering, Intention, Emotions, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Lay, Tassajara... |
Jun 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 8th, 1982, Serial No. 00147 Buddha Nature, Compassion, Suffering, Meditation, Evil, Funeral, Precepts, Silence,... |
Mar 08 1982 |
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December 13th, 1979, Serial No. 00137 Concentration, Emotions, Right Effort, Separation, realization, Suffering, Oneness,... |
Dec 13 1979 |
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December 13th, 1979, Serial No. 00138 realization, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Building, Subject-and-Object... |
Dec 13 1979 |
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March 5th, 1979, Serial No. 00112 Silence, Compassion, Building, Balance, Culture, Breath, Religion, Suffering... |
Mar 05 1979 |
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March 5th, 1979, Serial No. 00113 Attachment, Silence, Passions, Breath, Suffering, Consciousness |
Mar 05 1979 |
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March 5th, 1979, Serial No. 00128 Silence, Building, Balance, Compassion, Suffering, Enemies, Culture, Breath, Religion... |
Mar 05 1979 |
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March 2nd, 1979, Serial No. 00110 Eight Awarenesses, Suffering, Consciousness, Anger, Describe, Humility, Compassion,... |
Mar 02 1979 |
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August 30th, 1977, Serial No. 00098 Evil, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Nirvana, confusion, Religion, realization,... |
Aug 30 1977 |
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August 29th, 1977, Serial No. 00097 Buddha Nature, realization, Oneness, Suffering, Interview, Ego, Precepts, Nirvana,... |
Aug 29 1977 |
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August 28th, 1977, Serial No. 00096 Compassion, Hate, Politics, Community, Attachment, Suffering, Consciousness, Pain,... |
Aug 28 1977 |
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August 24th, 1977, Serial No. 00092 Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Hindrances, Compassion, Continuous, training, Buddha... |
Aug 24 1977 |
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August 27th, 1975, Serial No. 00103 Bell, Subject-and-Object, Concentration, Interdependence, Buddha Nature, Suffering,... |
Aug 27 1975 |
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December 6th, 1972, Serial No. 00358 Birth-and-Death, Patience, Obstacles, Conversation, Beginners, Suffering, Breath,... |
Dec 06 1972 |
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December 2nd, 1972, Serial No. 00353 Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Consciousness, Posture, realization, lecture, American... |
Dec 02 1972 |
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December 1st, 1972, Serial No. 00352 Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Obstacles, Patience, difficulty, Attachment, Compassion,... |
Dec 01 1972 |
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November 14th, 1972, Serial No. 00348 Silence, Consciousness, Attachment, Separation, Suffering, Conversation, Emotions,... |
Nov 14 1972 |
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November 12th, 1972, Serial No. 00350 Attachment, Fasting, Consciousness, Bodhidharma, Funeral, Chanting, Posture, Breath,... |
Nov 12 1972 |
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November 7th, 1972, Serial No. 00357 Consciousness, Suffering, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Silence,... |
Nov 07 1972 |
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August 11th, 1972, Serial No. 00249 Patience, Pain, Bodhisattva Vow, Suffering, Vows, realization |
Aug 11 1972 |
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August 9th, 1972, Serial No. 00248 Silence, lecture, Rinzai, Pain, Duality, Bell, Ceremony, Community, realization,... |
Aug 09 1972 |
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August 8th, 1972, Serial No. 00246 Patience, realization, Pain, Triple Treasure, Suffering, Enemies, Hate, Chanting,... |
Aug 08 1972 |
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August 7th, 1972, Serial No. 00245 Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Happiness, Community, realization, Instruction, Pain... |
Aug 07 1972 |
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April 1972 talk, Serial No. 00175 resistance, Ordination, Fox, Attachment, Suffering, Pain |
Apr 1972 |
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April 1972 talk, Serial No. 00239 Suffering, New Year, Precepts, training, Transmission, Silence, Discrimination... |
Apr 1972 |
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April 1972 talk, Serial No. 00266 Describe, Birth-and-Death, Intimacy, Liberation, Ceremony, Community, Attachment,... |
Apr 1972 |
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February 1972 talk, Serial No. 00185 Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object, Liberation, Religion, Happiness, Community,... |
Feb 1972 |
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February 1972 talk, Serial No. 00186 Suffering, Ego, Liberation, Continuous, Consciousness |
Feb 1972 |
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December 4th, 1971, Serial No. 00288 Big Mind, Patience, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Funeral, Compassion, Suffering... |
Dec 04 1971 |
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November 27th, 1971, Serial No. 00282 Consciousness, Describe, Separation, Buddha Nature, Monastic Practice, Bell,... |
Nov 27 1971 |
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November 12th, 1971, Serial No. 00280 Nirvana, Describe, Ceremony, Bell, realization, Suffering, Pain |
Nov 12 1971 |
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November 5th, 1971, Serial No. 00279 Ceremony, training, lecture, Dragons, Mahayana, Building, confusion, Funeral,... |
Nov 05 1971 |
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October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00059 Four Noble Truths, stubbornness, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana,... |
Oct 02 1971 |
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October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00060 stubbornness, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Instruction, Posture, Nirvana,... |
Oct 02 1971 |