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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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Listening to Silence: Path to Harmony

Silence, Big Mind, Suffering, Meditation, Birth-and-Death, Fox, Patience, Vow,...
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...
Apr 19 1969

Journey Through Suffering to Enlightenment

Silence, Nirvana, Meditation, Don't Know Mind, causation, Suffering, Pain,...
Apr 15 1969

Climbing Life's Peaks for Insight

Birth-and-Death, New Year, Silence, Suffering, Pain, causation, Continuous Practice,...
Apr 14 1969

Embracing Life's Simple Enlightenment

Silence, causation, Suffering
Apr 14 1969

Embracing Solitude for Inner Peace

Silence, Meditation, Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Gratitude, Community,...
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,...
Mar 15 1969
Sokoji

Zen Checkmate: Beyond Material Moves

Suffering, Delusion, Composure, Meditation, Lineage, Anger, Happiness, Hate, American...
Mar 1969

Transcending Ignorance Through Zazen Insight

Attachment, causation, Realization, Consciousness, Breath, Happiness, Community,...
Feb 25 1969

Transcending Cycles Through Zen Mindfulness

causation, Suffering, Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Buddha Nature,...
Feb 18 1969

Meditation as Living Enlightenment

Meditation, Transmission, Letting Go, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Composure,...
Feb 1969

Awakening Beyond Desire

Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, Realization,...
Feb 1969

Fewer Desires, Ultimate Enlightenment

Repentance, Delusion, Happiness, Vow, Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, Passions,...
Feb 1969

Embracing Unity: Beyond Duality in Zen

Discrimination, Realization, Anger, Suffering, Consciousness, Pain
Feb 1969

Zen's Path to Everyday Contentment

Suffering, causation, Fasting, Greed, Intention, Anger, difficulty
Feb 1969

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-12

Serial: SR-00004

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. 12
Shunryu Suzuki Lecture

October 1968

Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Suffering, Observe, Compassion, Intention, Emptiness,...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 12
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-8

Serial: SR-00001

Fall 1968

Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Faith, Sutra, Priest, Suffering, Composure, Balance, Mahayana...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 8
Tassajara

Lotus Sūtra No. I-6

Serial: SR-00106

February 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, First Principle, First Principle, Truth, Karma, Monks, Sutra, Suffering...
Feb 1968
Series 1, Talk 6
Tassajara

Lotus Sūtra No. I-5

Serial: SR-00105

February 1968
Zen Mountain Center

Lotus Sutra, First Principle, First Principle, Monks, Truth, Interview, Balance,...
Feb 1968
Series 1, Talk 5
Tassajara

Living the Vow Beyond Desire

Suffering, Anger, Attachment, Consciousness, Balance, Liberation, Building,...

Compassionate Path Through Zen Practice

Consciousness, Suffering, Impermanence, Ego, Letting Go, confusion, Right Speech,...

Morning Service

Serial: SF-00016

Mid-Seventies

Emptiness, Suffering, Consciousness
City Center

Eyes Open to Divine Gratitude

Love, Faith, Suffering

Spiritual Growth Through Shared Responsibility

difficulty, Community, Suffering

Embracing Divine Mystery Anew

Faith, Suffering, Passions

Buddhist Narratives and Identity Transformation

Serial: RB-03506

Talk

Buddhism, Practice, Suffering

Mind Beyond Consciousness

Serial: RB-04183J

Talks_Various_1

Zazen, Posture, Suffering
Berlin

Living Upright: Embrace Reality Freely

Evil, Time, Suffering

Balancing Emptiness and Liberation

Emptiness, Suffering, Study

Beyond Essence: Embracing Dependent Arising

Suffering, Buddhism, Work

Liberation Through Embracing Emptiness

Liberation, Suffering, Enlightenment

Heal Thy Planet

Serial: RA-00901

Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center Division of Education

Suffering, Pain, Meditation

Mindful Compassion Through Unconditional Love

Work, Suffering, Time

Embracing Suffering: A Bodhisattva's Path

Serial: RA-01669

HSA

Sat eve - Sun am

Buddha, Bodhisattva, Suffering
Mount Madonna Center

Juggling the Path to Mastery

Suffering, Practice, Breath

Embracing Frustration for Zen Growth

Separation, Time, Suffering

Manjushri Sapan Serial 00064

Pain, Suffering, Time
I

Unknown Title, Serial 00004, Side B

Bodhisattva, Practice, Suffering

Way-Seeking Mind Talks

Serial: SF-03089C

Student talks, should not be published

Time, Suffering, Practice Period
Tassajara

Transformation of Consciousness

Anger, Practice, Suffering
Unknown

Embodying Compassion in Zen Practice

Serial: SF-04056

"Partly destroyed"

Time, Practice, Suffering
Unknown

Transformation of Consciousness

Serial: SF-02708

Harmonium Mundi

Suffering, Pain, Practice
Unknown

Ngondro

Suffering, Work, Time
Unknown

Breaking Illusions: The Zen Path

Practice, Suffering, Buddhism
May 06

Visions, Weakness, and Spiritual Strength

Serial: NC-00640B

Year Talk 2/2

OSB Cam, Time, Suffering
Aug 02

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