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Emptiness Talks
Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā lit. "emptiness", "voidness", "vacuity") is an Indian philosophical concept in Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions. The concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context: 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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On Trauma and EmptinessSerial: SF-10548 9/15/2010, Brigitta Dobrer dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Emptiness |
Sep 15 2010 Green Gulch Farm |
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Grasping at SubstantialitySerial: SF-10598 6/6/2010, Kokyo Henkel dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Emptiness |
Jun 06 2010 Green Gulch Farm |
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ComposureSerial: SF-10654 6/2/2010, Hozan Alan Senauke dharma talk at Tassajara. Composure, Emptiness |
Jun 02 2010 Tassajara |
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Tea at the Palaz of HoonSerial: SF-10278 8/12/2009, Mary Mocine dharma talk at City Center. Emptiness, Study |
Aug 12 2009 City Center |
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Brown Rice Is Just RightSerial: SF-10148 5/30/2009, Sojun Mel Weitsman dharma talk at Tassajara. Delusion, Emptiness |
May 30 2009 Tassajara |
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Mixed Up with EverythingSerial: SF-09578 12/20/2008, Steve Weintraub dharma talk at City Center. Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi |
Dec 20 2008 City Center |
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Standing Up Where You FallSerial: SF-09657 11/16/2008, Steve Weintraub dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi |
Nov 16 2008 Green Gulch Farm |
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Prajna Paramita - The Wisdom that Goes Beyond Wisdom, Suffering, Emptiness |
Jun 13 2008 City Center |
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The 100-foot PoleSerial: SF-09615 5/14/2008, Susan O'Connell dharma talk at City Center. Koan, Emptiness |
May 14 2008 City Center |
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Beyond Fixed ThoughtsSerial: SF-09985 6/10/2007, Myogen Steve Stucky dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Emptiness, Suffering |
Jun 10 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Mountains Are MountainsSerial: SF-09942 5/16/2007, Shokan Jordan Thorn dharma talk at City Center. Heart Sutra, Emptiness |
May 16 2007 City Center |
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Balancing Light and Shadow in ZenSerial: SF-09959 Talk by Michael Wenger at City Center on 2007-01-31 Emptiness |
Jan 31 2007 City Center |
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Morning Service - Wednesday Wisdom, Emptiness, Suffering |
Jan 31 2007 City Center |
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Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and DyingSerial: SF-00029 Heading into winter; what is the most important thing at the end of your life? taking refuge; how are we also hungry ghosts; six realms. Ceremony, Six Realms, Death-and-Dying, Ordination, Sangha, Emptiness, Samadhi... |
Oct 29 2006 |
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Embracing Presence Through Zen MindfulnessSerial: SF-09913 Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2006-06-06 Emptiness |
Jun 06 2006 City Center |
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Zendo Lecture Tassajara, Emptiness |
Dec 07 2004 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra ClassSerial: SF-03560 Dining Room Class Lotus Sutra, Happiness, Realization, Emptiness |
Nov 27 2004 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra ClassSerial: SF-03484 Dining Room Class Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Manjushri, Mahayana, Emptiness, Hindrances, Diversity,... |
Nov 27 2004 Tassajara |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-03548 Second Sesshin, Zendo Lecture Emptiness, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Lay Practice,... |
Nov 16 2004 Tassajara |
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Hsin Hsin MingSerial: SF-01901 Zendo Lecture Don't Know Mind, Equanimity, Emptiness, Perfect Wisdom, Tassajara, Karma, Hate,... |
Jun 18 2004 Tassajara |
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OfferingsSerial: SF-00158 Sunday talk. Children's lecture. Ceremony, Emptiness, Emotions, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma, Lotus Sutra... |
Nov 02 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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Living Fully with Zen Acceptance Emptiness, Mill Valley, Shikantaza |
Jul 13 2003 |
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Not Always So Class Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Zazen, Bodhidharma... |
Nov 18 2002 Tassajara |
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Translating Zen: Mindfulness in Every Word Big Mind, Monkey Mind, Kinhin, Emptiness, Heart Sutra |
Aug 14 2002 |
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Savoring Life Through Presence Death, Emptiness, Rumi |
Jul 18 2001 |
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Sunday Lecture Ceremony, Intimacy, Impermanence, Mill Valley, Separation, Happiness, Zazen,... |
May 06 2001 Green Gulch Farm |
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Solitude and Fulfillment in Zen Insight Soto Zen, Five Ranks, Emptiness, Nirvana, Renunciation, Suzuki Roshi, Samsara... |
Jan 03 2001 |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Emptiness, Tassajara, Dharma Transmission, Big Mind... |
Nov 28 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Emptiness, Dragons, Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Hindrances, Impermanence,... |
Nov 21 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object, Light-and... |
Sep 18 2000 Unknown |
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Surangama Sutra Class Four Noble Truths, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Heart Sutra, Emptiness,... |
Sep 11 2000 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Causation, Karma, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Ceremony... |
Sep 10 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Skandhas, Light-and-Darkness, Doubt, Emotions |
Jun 06 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Manjushri, Karma, Impermanence, Emotions, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-... |
May 30 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Intimacy, Posture, Karma, Blue Cliff Record, Don't Know Mind,... |
May 23 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Surangama Sutra Class Big Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Practice Period, Three Treasures, Emptiness, Buddha... |
May 16 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Women Ancestors Transmission, Soto Zen, Realization, Priest-and-Lay, Emptiness, Ceremony, Demons,... |
May 13 2000 1 |
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Sesshin Lecture Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Practice Period, Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Hate, Non-... |
Apr 12 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin Lecture Skandhas, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Interdependence, Buddha Ancestors, Hate, Suzuki... |
Apr 11 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Groundlessness: Zen's Infinite Dance Emptiness |
Apr 01 2000 City Center |
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Embracing Openness Through Partnership Emptiness, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Priest |
Mar 28 2000 |
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Works of Dogen ClassSerial: SF-03199 Tuesday Class Buddha Ancestors, Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Liberation, Transmission, Bodhidharma,... |
Mar 14 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Works of Dogen ClassSerial: SF-03198 Tuesday Class Delusion, Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Emptiness, Teacher-and-Student |
Mar 07 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Fukanzazengi ClassSerial: SF-03652 Monday Class Book of Serenity, Realization, Mahayana, Posture, Karma, Emptiness |
Mar 06 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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January Practice Period Class Heart Sutra, Duality, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Liberation, Two... |
Jan 19 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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January Practice Period Class Emptiness |
Jan 15 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Ceremony, Emotions |
Jan 09 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Mindfulness as Everyday Enlightenment Zazen, Emptiness |
Dec 07 1999 City Center |
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Embrace Impermanence, Transcend Suffering Posture, Shikantaza, Dragons, Emptiness |
Jun 09 1999 |
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RomanceSerial: SF-03244 Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Impermanence, Ego, Karma, Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature,... |
Mar 28 1999 Green Gulch Farm |