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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 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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Juggling the Path to Mastery

Suffering, Practice, Breath

Embracing Frustration for Zen Growth

Separation, Time, Suffering

Liberation Through Embracing Emptiness

Liberation, Suffering, Enlightenment

Beyond Essence: Embracing Dependent Arising

Suffering, Buddhism, Work

Balancing Emptiness and Liberation

Emptiness, Suffering, Study

Living Upright: Embrace Reality Freely

Evil, Time, Suffering

Eyes Open to Divine Gratitude

Love, Faith, Suffering

Spiritual Growth Through Shared Responsibility

difficulty, Community, Suffering

Embracing Divine Mystery Anew

Faith, Suffering, Passions

Suffering: How We Create It

Serial: BZ-01171

The Meaning of Forgiveness and How We Free Ourselves, Saturday Lecture

Suffering, Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Enemies, Forgiveness, Hate, Intuition,...
Berkeley Zen Center

The Pivoting of Finite and Infinite

Suffering, Renunciation, War
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Title Unknown

Bodhisattva, Practice, Suffering

Because Of Our Many Desires, We Do Not Have Freedom

Freedom, Desire, Changsha, Suffering, Dana Paramita, Death, Lay, Offering, Bell,...
Aug 03 1971
Tassajara

Mindfulness Over Generalization

Generalization, Causes-and-Conditions, Reactive Patterns, Anxiety, Suffering, Japan,...
May 24 2003

Visions, Weakness, and Spiritual Strength

Serial: NC-00640B

Year Talk 2/2

OSB Cam, Time, Suffering
Aug 02

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