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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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Transiency: Cultivating Compassion in Change Impermanence, Building, difficulty, Attachment, Suffering, Pain	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 07 1971
Transcending Ego through Mindful Awareness Consciousness, Evil, Ego, Interdependence, Constancy, Continuous Practice,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 31 1971
Embracing Impermanence Through Buddhist Insight Attachment, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Commitment, Community, Evil,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 22 1971
Eyes of Insight: Beyond Perception Hindrances, Happiness, Suffering, Attachment, Discrimination, Building, Offering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 1971
Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye Meditation, difficulty, Anger, Happiness, Composure, Fox, Passions, Hate, Suffering...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 1971
Zen Symbols: Path to True Self Birth-and-Death, Ego, Gratitude, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Evil, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 10 1971
Breathing into Zen Harmony Breath, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Instruction, Building, confusion, Delusion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 01 1971
Beyond Dualities: Effort in Zen Dragons, Delusion, Anger, Suffering	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 30 1971
Changing Our Karma Baso, Concentration, Karma, Suffering, difficulty, Ceremony	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 09 1971 City Center
Calmness of your Mind Serial: SR-00079 Saturday Morning, February 13, 1971 San Francisco Sesshin, Pain, New Year, Suffering, confusion, Oneness, Beginners, Community,...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 13 1971 City Center
Advancing Towards Everyday Enlightenment Bell, Community, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Dragons, Mahayana, Conversation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jan 19 1971
The Boss of Everything Zazen, Big Mind, Precepts, confusion, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Suffering, Observe...	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 16 1971 City Center
Compassion's Path: Bridging Illusion and Reality Attachment, Compassion, Hate, difficulty, Suffering, Building, Happiness, Community,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 13 1970
Embracing the Absolute Self Discrimination, Religion, Patience, Enthusiasm, Chanting, difficulty, Suffering...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 18 1970
Zen Alchemy: Embracing Practice's Magic Monastic Practice, Building, Chanting, Oneness, Silence, Discrimination, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 16 1970
Our Practice is Expression of Our True Buddha-mind Serial: SR-00067 Sesshin Lecture, No. 4 Tuesday Evening, August 4, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Precepts, Beginner’s Mind, Precepts, Buddha Mind, Discrimination, Sutra,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 04 1970 City Center
Supported from Within Serial: SR-00191 Ekō Lecture 4 The Second Morning Eko, Part 3 of 3 Sunday, July 12, 1970 Tassajara [This is the fourth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four... Eko, Chanting, Priest, New Year, Wisdom, Suffering, Building, Observe, confusion,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 12 1970 Tassajara
Suffering Is A Valuable Thing Serial: SR-00218 Sandokai Lecture XI Saturday, June 27, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 27 1970 Tassajara
Within Light There Is Utter Darkness Serial: SR-00052 Sandokai Lecture IX Saturday, June 20, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 27 Meichu ni atatte an... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, Truth, Diversity, Duality, Transmission,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 20 1970 Tassajara
Without Any Idea of Attainment Serial: SR-00061 Sandokai Lecture VIII Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 21 Manako wa iro,... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Oneness, Monks, Observe,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 17 1970 Tassajara
Today We May Be Very Happy Serial: SR-00057 Sandokai Lecture VI Wednesday, June 10, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Shiki moto shitsuzo wo... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Happiness, Zazen, Suffering, Pain, Buddha Nature,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 10 1970 Tassajara
Buddha Is Always Here Serial: SR-00051 Sandokai Lecture III Monday, June 1, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 5 Reigen myoni kokettari... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Truth, Compassion,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 01 1970 Tassajara
Settling In The Present Moment Happiness, Religion, Repentance, Intention, Bell, Ceremony, Attachment, Fasting, Vow...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 07 1970
The Zen of Going to the Rest Room Ummon, Tangaryo, Culture, Monastic Practice, Suffering, Don't Know Mind, Big...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 29 1970 City Center
Embracing Life's Unfathomable Flow Silence, Pain, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Suffering, Bell, Community	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 12 1970
Non-Dualistic Practice Serial: SR-00260 Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Wednesday, February 25, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Big Mind, difficulty, Duality, Karma, Anger, Mahayana, Emptiness, Suffering...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 25 1970 City Center
Embracing Pain Through Zen Calmness Pain, Suffering, Compassion, Hate, Transmission, Ceremony, Meditation	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1970
Brown Rice is Just Right Serial: SR-00247 Morning Sesshin Lecture Sunday, February 1, 1970 City Center Sesshin, Emptiness, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hate, Suffering, Pain, difficulty...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 01 1970 City Center
Embracing Emptiness: Transformative Awakening Evil, Happiness, Religion, Addiction, Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Discrimination,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 04 1969
Living Authentically Amid Tradition Greed, Funeral, Observe, Ceremony, Suffering	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 25 1969
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-4 Serial: SR-00038 [Third Lotus Sutra Series] Saturday Evening, October 25, 1969 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Sutra, Priest, Mahayana,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 25 1969 Series 3, Talk 4 Tassajara
Question and Answer Question-and-Answer, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Separation, Pain, Anger, Attachment,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 25 1969 Tassajara
Twelve Links of Causation Serial: SR-00135 Twelve Links Of Causation Juni-innen (Jap.) Dvada-aiga-pratatyasamutpada (San.) English Japanese Sanskrit... Consciousness, Suffering, Causation, Discrimination, Emptiness, Fasting, Passions,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 23 1969 Tassajara
Some Questions Serial: SF-05087A Roshi's Lectures - 2 of them - Aug 21 Side 2 Q&A session Q1 - explain 12 links of causation, Q - war - striving for a cause - even peace is necessary though futile (on... Question-and-Answer, Practice, Time, Suffering	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 21 1969 Tassajara
We Practice Zazen So That We Attain Selflessness Suffering, Wisdom, Dragons, Don't Know Mind, Meditation, Separation, Sutra...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 03 1969 Tassajara
The First Teaching Serial: SR-00158 Teaching of impermanence, everything changing; also there is selflessness, suffering and nirvana. The sufferings of birth, death, sickness and old age. Causes of suffering,... Suffering, Ego, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Wisdom, Truth, Attachment,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 02 1969 Tassajara
The Most Important Precept Precepts, Dogen, Eiheiji, Sanctuary, Hate, Suffering, Truth	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 01 1969 Tassajara
Zen Water Wisdom: Unyielding Effort Unfolds Consciousness, Big Mind, Obstacles, Emotions, New Year, Samadhi, Suffering, Ego, Hate...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 10 1969
Transcending Ego: Embracing Zen Selflessness Evil, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Community, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 29 1969
Listening to Silence: Path to Harmony Silence, Big Mind, Suffering, Meditation, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Patience, Vow,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 19 1969
Zen Is Not Something To Talk About, And Also It Is Something To Talk About Serial: SR-00015 Shunryu Suzuki (with Ryogen Yoshimura) Afternoon Sesshin Lecture Sunday, April 19, 1969 Audio includes Yoshimura at beginning. Sesshin, Suffering, Monks, Don't Know Mind, Priest, Community, Posture, Hate...	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 19 1969
Journey Through Suffering to Enlightenment Silence, Nirvana, Meditation, Don't Know Mind, Causation, Suffering, Pain,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 15 1969
Climbing Life's Peaks for Insight Birth-and-Death, New Year, Silence, Suffering, Pain, Causation, Continuous Practice,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 14 1969
Embracing Life's Simple Enlightenment Silence, Causation, Suffering	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 14 1969
Embracing Solitude for Inner Peace Silence, Meditation, Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Gratitude, Community,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 25 1969
Find Out for Yourself Serial: SR-00011 Find out what "buddha-nature" and "enlightenment" mean. Study without purpose. How his teacher in Japan treated him; trying to discover the right thing to do. Sesshin, Zazen, Eiheiji, Suffering, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Beginners, Posture,...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 15 1969 Sokoji
Zen Checkmate: Beyond Material Moves Suffering, Delusion, Composure, Meditation, Lineage, Anger, Happiness, Hate	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 1969
Transcending Ignorance Through Zazen Insight Attachment, Causation, Realization, Consciousness, Breath, Happiness, Community,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 25 1969
Transcending Cycles Through Zen Mindfulness Causation, Suffering, Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Buddha Nature,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 18 1969
Meditation as Living Enlightenment Meditation, Transmission, Letting Go, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Composure,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969

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