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Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā), translated most often as "emptiness", "vacuity", and sometimes "voidness", or "nothingness" is an Indian philosophical concept. In Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and other philosophical strands, the concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context. It is either an ontological feature of reality, a meditative state, or a phenomenological analysis of experience.

In Theravāda Buddhism, Pali: suññatā often refers to the non-self (Pāli: anattā, Sanskrit: anātman) nature of the five aggregates of experience and the six sense spheres. Pali: Suññatā is also often used to refer to a meditative state or experience.

In Mahāyāna Buddhism, śūnyatā refers to the tenet that "all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature (svabhava)", but may also refer to the Buddha-nature teachings and primordial or empty awareness, as in Dzogchen, Shentong, or Chan.

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Title	Speaker	Date
April 13th, 1980, Serial No. 01915 Continuous, Demons, Interview, Silence, Passions, Offering, Bell, confusion, Faith,...	Robert Duncan	Apr 13 1980 SFZC
May 11th, 1980, Serial No. 01813 Evil, Emptiness	Robert Duncan	May 11 1980 SFZC
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Lineage, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra, Sangha,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 2
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Aspects of Practice, Lineage, Separation, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lay,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 1
1981.09.28-serial.00104 Lay, Ordinary Mind, Passions, Bodhisattva Vow, Emptiness, Commitment, Balance,...	Allen Ginsberg	Sep 28 1981
The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, realization, Lay, Sangha, Bodhidharma,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 03 1983 1
The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Lay, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Daily Life,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 03 1983 SFZC
The Second Grave Precept: Not Stealing Precepts, Peace, realization, Greed, Buddha Nature, Non-violence, training, Emptiness...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 05 1983 SFZC
The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Drugs Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, true dharma, Giving-and-Taking, Sangha, Lay,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 09 1983 Green Gulch
The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Drugs Serial: SF-04058 Duplicate Precepts, true dharma, Giving-and-Taking, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Lay, Bodhidharma,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Oct 08 1984 SFZC
Heart Sutra Commentary Emptiness, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Observe, Impermanence, Four Foundations,...	Thich Nhat Hanh	1987 1
Heart Sutra Commentary Serial: SF-02698 Commercially produced cassette: Parallax Press, PO Box 7355 Berkeley CA 94707 Peace, Evil, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Concentration, Bowing, Enemies, Happiness,...	Thich Nhat Hanh	1987 Unknown
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Oneness, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm
Dzögchen Serial: SF-01938 Speaker surmised from series Mindfulness, Ordinary Mind, Karma, Emptiness, Demons, Balance, confusion,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Feb 14 1988 SFZC
Dzögchen Serial: SF-01939 Speaker surmised from series Karma, confusion, Emptiness, Balance, Don't Know Mind, Instruction, Happiness,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Feb 14 1988 SFZC
Dzögchen part 2 Serial: SF-01940 Speaker surmised from series Anger, Karma, Passions, Happiness, Emotions, Duality, Emptiness, resistance, Four...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Feb 21 1988 SFZC
Dzögchen Happiness, confusion, realization, Emotions, Liberation, Karma, Continuous,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Mar 28 1988 SFZC
Hevajra Balance, Describe, Instruction, realization, Emptiness	Tai Sifu	Apr 07 1988 SFZC
Hevajra Lineage, Aspects of Practice, Right Effort, Emptiness, Balance, Instruction, Don...	Tai Sifu	Apr 07 1988 SFZC
April 9th, 1988, Serial No. 01068 Posture, Anger, Emptiness, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Liberation, Instruction,...	Katherine Thanas	Apr 09 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Emptiness, Duality, Happiness, confusion, Emotions, Samsara, Karma, Separation,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 23 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Serial: SF-01831 "Chhoje Tulku" Patience, Samsara, Emptiness, Two Truths, confusion, Evil, Happiness, Ego, Passions,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 24 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Serial: SF-01864 "Chhoje Tulku" confusion, Karma, Emptiness, Emotions, Duality, Diversity, Demons, Freedom, Obstacles...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 30 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Passions, Emotions, Duality, Emptiness, Lineage, Vinaya, realization, Buddha Nature,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 30 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Samsara, confusion, Karma, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Don't Know Mind, Emotions,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	May 01 1988 SFZC
Marin Retreat Serial: SF-01947 Thursday Emptiness, realization, Karma, confusion, Transmission, Letting Go, Liberation,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Jul 1988 SFZC
Khandro Serial: SF-01914 Labor Day Posture, Peace, Transmission, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, stubbornness, Passions,...	Sogyal Rinpoche	Sep 03 1988 SFZC
Khandro Serial: SF-01913 Rigpa adulthood Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Instruction, Humility, Emptiness, Sanctuary,...	Sogyal Rinpoche	Sep 03 1988 SFZC
Ngondro Lineage, confusion, realization, Teacher-and-Student, Emptiness, Nirvana Sutra,...	Unknown	Nov 01 1988 SFZC
Ngondro Serial: SF-01861 Class Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Emotions, Emptiness, Samsara, Happiness, Liberation,...	Unknown	Nov 1988 SFZC
November 25th, 1988, Serial No. 01912 Instruction, Liberation, training, Samsara, Six Realms, Birth-and-Death, Karma,...	Sogyal Rinpoche	Nov 25 1988 SFZC
Ngondro Serial: SF-01878 Ngondro Class - Guru Yoga Lineage, Samsara, Emotions, Emptiness, Transmission, Attachment, Describe,...	Unknown	Dec 20 1988 SFZC
Lion's Roar Emptiness, Letting Go, Teacher-and-Student, Liberation, confusion, Transmission,...	Unknown	Dec 27 1988 SFZC
Lion's Roar Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Diversity, Buddha Nature, Letting Go, Liberation,...	Unknown	Dec 27 1988 SFZC
Lion's Roar Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Emptiness, Emotions, Letting Go, Enemies, Cultivation...	Unknown	Dec 30 1988 SFZC
Lion's Roar Emptiness, Hindrances, Ego, Bodhisattva Vow, Peace, Commitment, stubbornness,...	Unknown	Dec 30 1988 SFZC
1989.05.06-serial.00149 Subject-and-Object, Hindrances, Emptiness, Hate, Nirvana, Gratitude, Offering,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	May 06 1989
1989.05.07-serial.00049 Serial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Emptiness, Observe, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Vows, Zendo,...	Lou Hartman	May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm
Dzogchen Teachings Emptiness, realization, Transmission, Lineage, Mandala, training, Religion,...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 4 San Jose
Dzögchen Teachings Serial: SF-02718 Commercially produced cassette Emptiness, realization, Delusion, Two Truths, Subject-and-Object, Enemies, Emotions,...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 San Jose
Dzögchen Teachings Serial: SF-02716 Commercially produced cassette Bodhisattva Vow, Emptiness, Transmission, Commitment, Vows, Current Events, Lineage,...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 09 1989 San Jose
Dzögchen Teachings Serial: SF-02715 Commercially produced cassette Emptiness, realization, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Transmission, Samsara,...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 09 1989 San Jose
October 27th, 1989, Serial No. 01055 true dharma, Emptiness, Oneness, Buddha Nature, Separation, Vows, Karma, Suzuki Roshi...	Katherine Thanas	Oct 27 1989 Unknown
Fear Emptiness, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Describe, Don't Know Mind, Commitment,...	Ane Pema Chödrön	Aug 05 1991 City Center
Sunday Lecture Observe, Describe, Cultivation, Balance, Fox, Conversation, Don't Know Mind,...	Yvonne Rand	Feb 09 1992 Green Gulch
Hokyo Zammai Class Five Ranks, Emptiness, Sixth Patriarch, Rinzai, soto, Buddha Nature, Evil, Darkness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 1992 2
Women in Japanese Soto Zen Serial: SF-00097 Author reading from her book on the subject. Soto Zen, training, Monastic Practice, Ordination, soto, Ceremony, Religion, Lay,...	Paula Arai	Nov 25 1992
Buddhism and American Culture Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, training, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble...	Jack Kornfield	May 03 1993 City Center
Saturday Lecture Serial: SF-04059 At times in Japanese history, Zen has been interpreted with a fascistic bent - we need to consider our practices carefully Emptiness, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Repentance, Rinzai, realization, Daily...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Jan 08 1994 City Center
The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The Arts Serial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Ceremony,...	Diane di Primo	Feb 01 1994 City Center

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