Zazen Talks
Zazen is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition.
The generalized Japanese term for meditation is 瞑想 (meisō); however, zazen has been used informally to include all forms of seated Buddhist meditation. The term zuòchán can be found in early Chinese Buddhist sources, such as the Dhyāna sutras. For example, the famous translator Kumārajīva (344–413) translated a work termed Zuòchán sān mēi jīng (A Manual on the Samādhi of Sitting Meditation) and the Chinese Tiantai master Zhiyi (538–597 CE) wrote some very influential works on sitting meditation.
The meaning and method of zazen varies from school to school, but in general it is a quiet type of Buddhist meditation done in a sitting posture like the lotus position. The practice can be done with various methods, such as following the breath (anapanasati), mentally repeating a phrase (which could be a koan, a mantra, a huatou or nianfo) and a kind of open monitoring in which one is aware of whatever comes to our attention (sometimes called shikantaza or silent illumination). Repeating a huatou, a short meditation phrase, is a common method in Chinese Chan and Korean Seon. Meanwhile, nianfo, the practice of silently reciting the Buddha Amitabha's name, is common in the traditions influenced by Pure Land practice, and was also taught by Chan masters like Zongmi.
In the Japanese Buddhist Rinzai school, zazen is usually combined with the study of koans. The Japanese Sōtō school makes less or no use of koans, preferring an approach known as shikantaza where the mind has no object at all.
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On Nanzenshi, Nanshin-KenSerial: SF-01129 Tape 1 copy 2 - duplicate Priest, Zendo, Study Period, Describe, Silence, Zazen, Peace, Funeral, soto, Chanting... |
Feb 22 1966 Kyoto |
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OLD - In the Prajnaparamita SutraHeart Sutra, Emptiness, Wisdom, Perfect Wisdom, Beginners, Politics, Balance,... |
Jan 21 1966 BN |
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CalmnessSerial: SF-05123A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #3, by Shundo David Haye ===== In this talk, which became the Calmness chapter of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (p121), Suzuki Roshi... Dogen, Zazen, Composure |
Aug 26 1965 Los Altos |
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YYYY.01.29-serial.00016 Gratitude, causation, Dependent Origination, Oneness, Culture, Zazen, Breath, Enemies... |
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On Japanese Zen, Christians and Zen, Various RoshisSerial: SF-01126 Tape 6 copy 2 - duplicate Religion, Priest, New Year, Lay, Mahayana, Dana, Zendo, Zazen, training, Rinzai... |
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Kyoto |
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OLD - Become More Honest and DirectSerial: SF-05766 SR-68-00-00-B (complete) - duplicate Posture, Observe, Evil, Instruction, Zazen |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2Serial: SF-03145 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette - duplicate Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Describe, Heart Sutra, Hate, Bell, Zazen, Emptiness, Enemies... |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Buddhism and the Western Poetic ImaginationSerial: SF-01844 Commercially Produced cassette: Conference Recording Service 1308 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94706 - duplicate Silence, Conversation, Faith, Darkness and Light, Enemies, Freedom, Letting Go, Lay,... |
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Way-Seeking Mind TalksSerial: SF-03089C Student talks, should not be published Practice Period, Priest, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva Vow, Conversation, Vows,... |
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Tassajara |
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Unknown Date, Serial 01076Serial: SF-01076 (no date) 1991? zen meditation, Zazen, Subject-and-Object, Suzuki Roshi, Concentration, Letting Go,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 01005Serial: SF-01005B #clarify-speaker zen meditation, Echo, Concentration, Zazen, Oneness, Happiness, Anger, Emotions... |
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Out of the Trap summarySerial: SF-03031A #10 Religion, Ego, Enemies, Passions, Balance, Evil, Describe, Zazen |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00211, Side ASerial: NC-00211A Archival Photo Zazen, zen, japanese, Oneness |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00211, Side BSerial: NC-00211B Archival Photo Zazen, japanese, zen, Japan |
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Moving Forward in the Spiritual LifeSerial: NC-00256 Archival Photo, "It This All There is? Spirituality for the Long Haul", "Moving Forward in the Spiritual Life" OSB Cam, OSB Cam Oblate, Interview, Monastic Practice, Zazen, Don't Know Mind,... |
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1 of 5 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00210Serial: NC-00210 Archival Photo japanese, zen, Japan, Zazen, Discrimination |
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Unknown year, July 1st, Serial 00528Serial: BZ-00528 A short talk on Zazen, followed by many questions and answers: Dealing with sleepiness, a crying child, a restless mind, pain in the legs, etc. "For a Zen student, everybody... Zazen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Posture, Daily Life, Discrimination, Peace, Dogen, Building,... |
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Unknown year,September talk, Serial 01771 Practice Period, Peace, Tassajara, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Politics,... |
Sep 11 Unknown |