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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 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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May 1999 talk, Serial No. 02915 Buddha, Karma, Suffering |
May 1999 |
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Rohatsu Suffering, Time, Practice |
Dec 04 1998 City Center |
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Rohatsu Time, Suffering, Attachment |
Dec 02 1998 City Center |
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Zen and the Art of SufferingSerial: RB-01061 Seminar_Study_Yourself Emotions, Work, Suffering |
Jun 26 1998 Wien |
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Wednesday Lecture Pain, Precepts, Suffering |
May 20 1998 City Center |
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Saturday Lecture Bodhidharma, Time, Suffering |
Feb 28 1998 City Center |
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Rohatsu Sesshin Suffering, Time, Practice |
Dec 04 1997 Unknown |
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August 2nd, 1997, Serial No. 02874 Enlightenment, Suffering, Stillness |
Aug 02 1997 |
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May 9th, 1997, Serial No. 02855 Buddha, Practice, Suffering |
May 09 1997 |
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May 8th, 1997, Serial No. 02854 Pain, Study, Suffering |
May 08 1997 |
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May 5th, 1997, Serial No. 02850 Pain, Suffering, Delusion |
May 05 1997 |
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One-Pointed Focus in Mindfulness PracticeSerial: RB-01021A Sesshin Practice, Suffering, Pain |
1997 Roseburg |
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Awakening Through Mindful InterconnectionSerial: RB-01021B Sesshin Practice, Suffering, Pain |
1997 Roseburg |
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Cultivating A Spiritual CuriositySerial: SF-03937 Sunday Lecture - that helps us see clearly what's in front of us - inside and outside Suffering, Time, Practice |
Jul 07 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen Consciousness: Living the ImmediateSerial: RB-00959 Seminar_Zen-Dharma,_Its_Teaching_and_Practice Consciousness, Practice, Suffering |
Jun 30 1996 |
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Awakening Beyond Suffering's GraspSerial: RB-00917B Sesshin Suffering, Practice, Freedom |
Dec 03 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Saturday LectureSerial: SF-04059 At times in Japanese history, Zen has been interpreted with a fascistic bent - we need to consider our practices carefully Buddhism, Buddha, Suffering |
Jan 08 1994 City Center |
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Saturday Lecture Stillness, Suffering, Buddhism |
May 08 1993 City Center |
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Mindful Waves of Zen ExperienceSerial: RB-00837 Seminar_The_Price_of_Potatoes_in_Berlin Practice, Time, Suffering |
1993 Berlin |
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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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Insight and Tranquility in ZenSerial: RB-00762A Sesshin Practice, Suffering, Time |
Dec 1991 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Green Tara Q&A Serial 00024 Practice, Time, Suffering |
Oct 20 1991 Tape 4 Cupertino California |
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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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Sunday Lecture Practice, Cultivation, Suffering |
Jan 20 1991 Green Gulch Farm |
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Cultivating Zen: Equanimity and JoySerial: RB-00749 Seminar_Equanamity_and_Empathetic_Joy Practice, Buddhism, Suffering |
1991 München |
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Embodied Equanimity Through Zen PracticeSerial: RB-00750 Seminar_Equanamity_and_Empathetic_Joy Time, Suffering, Practice |
1991 München |
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Suffering, Healing and HappinessSerial: SF-03964 Sunday Lecture Practice, Suffering, Healing |
Jun 24 1990 Green Gulch Farm |
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Holistic Insight Through Engaged ConsciousnessSerial: RB-02845 Seminar_Perception_Karma_Consciousness Consciousness, Time, Suffering |
May 1990 Heidelberg |
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Sunday Lecture Practice, Forgiveness, Suffering |
Nov 12 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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Dzögchen TeachingsSerial: SF-02719A Commercially produced cassette Wisdom, Suffering, Peace |
Oct 08 1989 San Jose |
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1989, Serial No. 00659, Side BSerial: RB-00659B Seminar_The_Miracle_of_Awareness_and_Existence Culture, Buddhism, Suffering |
1989 Heidelberg |
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Sunday Lecture Time, Suffering, Practice |
Dec 11 1988 Green Gulch Farm |
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Emptiness and Compassion: Public Talk Serial 00058 Love, Compassion, Suffering |
Nov 13 1988 |
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Visualization and Mantra in Buddhist Meditation Serial 00059 Suffering, Practice, Compassion |
Nov 12 1988 Tape 2 |
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Parting from the 4 Attachments Serial 00036 Suffering, Compassion, Love |
Nov 10 1988 Part 2 |
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Parting from the 4 Attachments Serial 00037 Suffering, Samsara, Attachment |
Nov 08 1988 Part 1 |
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Yontenzot Time, Suffering, Duality |
Apr 16 1988 San Francisco Zen Center |
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YontenzotSerial: SF-01835 Name added Suffering, Karma, Meditation |
Apr 16 1988 San Francisco Zen Center |
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Awakening Through the Heart SutraSerial: RB-00658 Seminar_Introduction_to_Zen Suffering, Sambhogakaya, Buddha |
1988 Heidelberg |
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First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Serial 00014 Suffering, Buddha, Time |
Feb 04 1985 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #43Serial: BZ-00006B How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold?, Saturday Lecture BCR-43 Koan, Suffering, Pain, Anger |
Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 22nd, 1983, Serial No. 02808 Buddha, Practice, Suffering |
Feb 22 1983 |
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Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082 Part B Practice, Time, Suffering |
Dec 19 1982 B Tape II DR65 |
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1982.08.17-serial.00103 Wisdom, Faith, Suffering |
Aug 17 1982 |
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Predictive Pathways to Enlightenment Buddha Nature, Compassion, Suffering, Meditation, Evil, Funeral, Precepts, Silence,... |
Mar 08 1982 |
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Unity Within the Present Moment Realization, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Building, Subject-and-Object... |
Dec 13 1979 |
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Mountains of Mindful Unity Concentration, Emotions, Right Effort, Separation, Realization, Suffering, Oneness,... |
Dec 13 1979 |
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Land, Suffering, and Spiritual Synergy Buddha, Time, Suffering |
Nov 04 1979 |
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Serenity Through Minimal Desire Silence, Building, Balance, Compassion, Suffering, Enemies, Culture, Breath, Religion... |
Mar 05 1979 |