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Suffering Talks
Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) "suffering", "pain", "unease", or "unsatisfactoriness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning is context-dependent: it may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of craving for and grasping after transient 'things' (ie. sensory objects, including thoughts), or 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 Zen of Going to the Rest RoomUmmon, Tangaryo, Attachment, Big Mind, Culture, Don't Know Mind, Enemies,... |
Mar 29 1970 City Center |
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Embracing Life's Unfathomable Flow Bell, Community, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Pain, Silence, Suffering |
Mar 12 1970 |
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Non-Dualistic PracticeSerial: SR-00260 Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Sesshin, Anger, Big Mind, difficulty, Duality, Emptiness, Karma, Mahayana, Suffering... |
Feb 25 1970 City Center |
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Embracing Pain Through Zen Calmness Ceremony, Compassion, Hate, Meditation, Pain, Suffering, Transmission |
Feb 1970 |
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Brown Rice is Just RightSerial: SR-00247 Morning Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Buddha Nature, difficulty, Discrimination, Emptiness, Hate, Pain, Suffering... |
Feb 01 1970 City Center |
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Embracing Emptiness: Transformative Awakening Evil, Happiness, Religion, Addiction, Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Discrimination,... |
Dec 04 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-4Serial: SR-00038 [Third Lotus Sutra Series] Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Building, Funeral, Mahayana, Offering,... |
Oct 25 1969 Series 3, Talk 4 Tassajara |
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Living Authentically Amid Tradition Ceremony, Funeral, Greed, Observe, Suffering |
Oct 25 1969 |
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Question and AnswerQuestion-and-Answer, Anger, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Culture, Dragons, Faith, Pain... |
Aug 25 1969 Tassajara |
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Twelve Links of CausationSerial: SR-00135 Twelve Links Of Causation English Japanese Sanskrit... Consciousness, Suffering, Causation, Discrimination, Emptiness, Fasting, Passions,... |
Aug 23 1969 Tassajara |
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Some QuestionsSerial: 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 |
Aug 21 1969 Tassajara |
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We Practice Zazen So That We Attain Selflessness Don't Know Mind, Dragons, Meditation, Separation, Suffering, Sutra, Wisdom... |
Aug 03 1969 Tassajara |
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The First TeachingSerial: 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, Attachment, Causation, Emptiness, Hate... |
Aug 02 1969 Tassajara |
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The Most Important PreceptPrecepts, Dogen, Eiheiji, Sanctuary, Hate, Suffering, Truth |
Aug 01 1969 Tassajara |
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Zen Water Wisdom: Unyielding Effort Unfolds Consciousness, Big Mind, Obstacles, Emotions, New Year, Samadhi, Suffering, Ego, Hate... |
Jun 10 1969 |
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Transcending Ego: Embracing Zen Selflessness Evil, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Community, Religion,... |
Apr 29 1969 |
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Listening to Silence: Path to Harmony Silence, Big Mind, Suffering, Meditation, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Patience, Vow,... |
Apr 19 1969 |
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Zen Is Not Something To Talk About, And Also It Is Something To Talk AboutSerial: SR-00015 Shunryu Suzuki (with Ryogen Yoshimura) Audio includes Yoshimura at beginning. Sesshin, Community, Don't Know Mind, Hate, Monks, Posture, Priest, Suffering... |
Apr 19 1969 |
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Journey Through Suffering to Enlightenment Causation, Don't Know Mind, Lineage, Meditation, Nirvana, Obstacles, Pain,... |
Apr 15 1969 |
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Embracing Life's Simple Enlightenment Silence, Causation, Suffering |
Apr 14 1969 |
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Climbing Life's Peaks for Insight Birth-and-Death, Causation, Continuous Practice, difficulty, New Year, Pain, Silence... |
Apr 14 1969 |
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Embracing Solitude for Inner Peace Silence, Meditation, Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Gratitude, Community,... |
Mar 25 1969 |
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Find Out for YourselfSerial: 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, Beginners, Buddha Nature, difficulty, Freedom, Posture,... |
Mar 15 1969 Sokoji |
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Zen Checkmate: Beyond Material Moves Anger, Composure, Delusion, Happiness, Hate, Lineage, Meditation, Suffering |
Mar 1969 |
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Transcending Ignorance Through Zazen Insight Attachment, Causation, Realization, Consciousness, Breath, Happiness, Community,... |
Feb 25 1969 |
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Transcending Cycles Through Zen Mindfulness Causation, Suffering, Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Buddha Nature,... |
Feb 18 1969 |
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Awakening Beyond Desire Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, Realization,... |
Feb 1969 |
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Fewer Desires, Ultimate Enlightenment Repentance, Delusion, Happiness, Vow, Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, Passions,... |
Feb 1969 |
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Meditation as Living Enlightenment Buddha Nature, Composure, Discrimination, Letting Go, Meditation, Pain, Suffering,... |
Feb 1969 |
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Embracing Unity: Beyond Duality in Zen Anger, Consciousness, Discrimination, Pain, Realization, Suffering |
Feb 1969 |
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Zen's Path to Everyday Contentment Anger, Causation, difficulty, Fasting, Greed, Intention, Suffering |
Feb 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-8Serial: SR-00001 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Balance, Composure, Enemies, Faith, Mahayana, Precepts, Priest,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 8 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-12Serial: SR-00004 Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. 12 October 1968 Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Compassion, Emptiness, Hate, Intention, Observe,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 12 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-5Serial: SR-00105 February 1968 Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Balance, First Principle, Happiness, Interview, Monks,... |
Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 5 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-6Serial: SR-00106 February 1968 Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Death, First Principle, Karma, Monks, Suffering, Sutra... |
Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 6 Tassajara |
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Morning ServiceSerial: SF-00016 Mid-Seventies Emptiness, Suffering, Consciousness |
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Manjushri Sapan Serial 00064 Pain, Suffering, Time |
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Way-Seeking Mind TalksSerial: SF-03089C Student talks, should not be published Time, Suffering, Practice Period |
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Transformation of Consciousness Anger, Practice, Suffering |
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Embodying Compassion in Zen PracticeSerial: SF-04056 "Partly destroyed" Time, Practice, Suffering |
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Transformation of ConsciousnessSerial: SF-02708 Harmonium Mundi Suffering, Pain, Practice |
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Ngondro Suffering, Work, Time |
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Mindful Pathways to Transcending SufferingFour Noble Truths, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Realization, Posture,... |
Feb 05 1994 Muir Beach |
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Compassionate Path Through Zen Practice Consciousness, Suffering, Impermanence, Ego, Letting Go, confusion, Right Speech,... |
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Living the Vow Beyond Desire Suffering, Anger, Attachment, Consciousness, Balance, Liberation, Building,... |
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Heal Thy PlanetSerial: RA-00901 Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center Division of Education Suffering, Pain, Meditation |
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Mindful Compassion Through Unconditional Love Work, Suffering, Time |
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Embracing Suffering: A Bodhisattva's PathSerial: RA-01669 HSA Sat eve - Sun am Buddha, Bodhisattva, Suffering |
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