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Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) "suffering", "pain", "unease", or "unsatisfactoriness", 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 craving for and grasping after transient 'things' (sense objects, including thoughts), expecting pleasure from them while ignorant of this transientness. 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).

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."

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The Pivoting of Finite and Infinite

Suffering, resistance, War, Renunciation
Mar 09 2024
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Interplay of the Flower Adornment Scripture and the Book of Serenity

A talk given to the No Abode Community on February 10th, 2024.

 

Suffering, Flower Adornment Sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Attachment, Attachment
Feb 10 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Rohatsu Day 3 - Buddha Awakening

Serial: TL-00819

ADZG Rohatsu - Friday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Enlightenment, Buddha, Koun Ejô, Four Noble Truths, Suffering, Buddha, Balance...
Dec 08 2023
Hybrid

Memorials and Teachers

Serial: TL-00816

ADZG Monday Night,
Dharma Talk

War, Suffering, War, Time
Nov 06 2023
Hybrid

Just Sitting

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Suzuki Roshi, Suffering, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance, Karmic Consciousness,...
May 06 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Tranquility Through Zen Attunement

Letting Go, Offering, Suffering
Jan 22 2023

Layers of Compassion Unveiled

Compassion, Practice, Suffering
Nov 21 2021

November 19th, 2021, Serial No. 04586

Intimacy, Suffering, Compassion
Nov 19 2021

November 7th, 2021, Serial No. 04582

Compassion, Practice, Suffering
Nov 07 2021

October 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04575

Compassion, Suffering, Buddha
Oct 13 2021

October 2nd, 2021, Serial No. 04574

Compassion, confusion, Suffering
Oct 02 2021

August 28th, 2021, Serial No. 04573

Suffering, Pain, Compassion
Aug 28 2021

August 11th, 2021, Serial No. 04571

Compassion, Suffering, Generosity
Aug 11 2021

August 4th, 2021, Serial No. 04570

Suffering, Pain, Compassion
Aug 04 2021

July 21st, 2021, Serial No. 04567

Compassion, Suffering, Happiness
Jul 21 2021

July 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04566

Compassion, Suffering, Enemies
Jul 13 2021

Stillness as Transformative Simplification

Serial: RB-03734

Dharma_Now_3

Posture, Zazen, Suffering
Oct 18 2020
Crestone

Unity in the Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: RB-03071

Zen-Riffs

Vow, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Sep 17 2020
Johanneshof

Three Marks Of Existence

Three Dharma Seals, Impermanence, No-Self, Suffering, Nirvana, marks of existence, ...
Aug 08 2020
Online

March 2nd, 2020, Serial No. 04520

Suffering, Discrimination, Compassion
Mar 02 2020

Zen Synergy: Practice and Transformation

Serial: RB-03179

Door-Step-Zen_City-Groups

Practice, Culture, Suffering
Aug 2019
Johanneshof

July 21st, 2019, Serial No. 04492

Buddha, Suffering, Practice
Jul 21 2019

July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04489

Compassion, Practice, Suffering
Jul 13 2019

March 4th, 2019, Serial No. 04470

Buddha, Suffering, Zazen
Mar 04 2019

The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature Precepts

Verifying the truth of the teachings through words and phrases

Precepts, Bodhisattva, Suffering, Consciousness
Jun 09 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Koans and Compassion in Community

Serial: RB-02394

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Suffering, Time
Jun 2018
Rastenberg

Zen's Path to Healing Suffering

Serial: RB-02386

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Suffering, Time
Jun 2018
Rastenberg

Zen's Path to Undivided Self

Serial: RB-02385

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Ceremony, Suffering, Funeral
Jun 2018
Rastenberg

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Buddha, Suffering, Compassion
Apr 10 2018
5 of 7
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Suffering, Nirvana, Compassion
Apr 03 2018
4 of 7
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Suffering, Compassion, Obstacles
Mar 13 2018
2 of 7
The Yoga Room

March 6th, 2018, Serial No. 04421

Emptiness, resistance, Suffering
Mar 06 2018

Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World

Avalokiteshvara clearly seeing the emptiness of five skandhas; listening to the cries of the world, the suffering of beings.

Compassion, Suffering, Emptiness, Buddha, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Mar 03 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

March 3rd, 2018, Serial No. 04420

Buddha, Bodhisattva, Suffering
Mar 03 2018

February 11th, 2018, Serial No. 04418

Compassion, Suffering, Buddha
Feb 11 2018

Imaginal Space in Buddhist Practice

Practice, Suffering, Sangha
Feb 10 2018

Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames

Manjushri's 'the teaching of the Buddha is thus'; accepting suffering and pleasure; being gentle with your own body.

Suffering, Buddha, Manjushri
Oct 14 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

October 14th, 2017, Serial No. 04395

Suffering, Buddha, Manjushri
Oct 14 2017

Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames

How to be with the fire that surrounds us; Buddha sitting upright, clearly observing, accepting all suffering; watching our fears about not being able to control things.

Suffering, Practice, Observe
Oct 14 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Potential: Beyond Conventional Boundaries

Serial: RB-03866

Seminar_Awareness,_Consciousness_and_the_Practice_of_Mindfulness

Koan, Suffering, Practice
Sep 2017
Kassel

August 5th, 2017, Serial No. 04388

Buddha, Practice, Suffering
Aug 05 2017

March 21st, 2017, Serial No. 04360

Suffering, Effort, Buddha
Mar 21 2017

August 25th, 2016, Serial No. 04303

Zazen, true dharma, Suffering
Aug 25 2016

Interwoven Consciousness Through Practice

Serial: RB-03053

Seminar_Weaving_Our_Own_History

Time, Practice, Suffering
May 2016
Rastenberg

Buddhist Paths to Personal Transformation

Serial: RB-03048

Seminar_Weaving_Our_Own_History

Buddhism, Suffering, Practice
May 2016
Rastenberg

April 4th, 2015, Serial No. 04212

Intimacy, Suffering, Practice
Apr 04 2015

April 4th, 2015, Serial No. 04213

Intimacy, Suffering, Buddha
Apr 04 2015

Zen Neuroscience: Embodying Mindful Awareness

Serial: RB-03893

Seminar_Attentional_Awareness

Buddha, Suffering, Time
Mar 2015
Johanneshof

January 18th, 2015, Serial No. 04199

Suffering, Emptiness, Avalokiteshvara
Jan 18 2015

Transcending Suffering Through Zen Stillness

Serial: RB-03097

Practice-Week_The_Teachings_of_the_Vijnanas

Practice, Practice Period, Suffering
2015
Johanneshof

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