Emptiness Talks

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
Marin Retreat Serial: SF-01947 Thursday Emptiness, realization, Karma, confusion, Transmission, Letting Go, Liberation,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Jul 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Samsara, confusion, Karma, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Don't Know Mind, Emotions,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	May 01 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 Serial: SF-01831 "Chhoje Tulku" Patience, Samsara, Emptiness, Two Truths, confusion, Evil, Happiness, Ego, Passions,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 24 1988 SFZC
Yontenzot Emptiness, Duality, Happiness, confusion, Emotions, Samsara, Karma, Separation,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Apr 23 1988 SFZC
April 9th, 1988, Serial No. 01068 Posture, Anger, Emptiness, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Liberation, Instruction,...	Katherine Thanas	Apr 09 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
Dzögchen Happiness, confusion, realization, Emotions, Liberation, Karma, Continuous,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	Mar 28 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 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
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
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
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
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 Second Grave Precept: Not Stealing Precepts, Peace, realization, Greed, Buddha Nature, Non-violence, training, Emptiness...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 05 1983 SFZC
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
1981.09.28-serial.00104 Lay, Ordinary Mind, Passions, Bodhisattva Vow, Emptiness, Commitment, Balance,...	Allen Ginsberg	Sep 28 1981
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
May 11th, 1980, Serial No. 01813 Evil, Emptiness	Robert Duncan	May 11 1980 SFZC
April 13th, 1980, Serial No. 01915 Continuous, Demons, Interview, Silence, Passions, Offering, Bell, confusion, Faith,...	Robert Duncan	Apr 13 1980 SFZC
Lama Govinda’s Paper Serial: SF-00010 AIBS Religion, Emptiness, Sanctuary, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Lovingkindness, Passions,...	Richard Baker (reading)	Aug 05 1978
1973.07.18-serial.00125 Serial: SF-00125 The third great religious awakening in America. Emptiness, Religion, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma	Huston Smith	Jul 18 1973 2
Consciousness Mindfulness, Oneness, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Emptiness, Cultivation,...	Dyrvamsa	May 15 1973 Tassajara
Discussions Freedom, Liberation, Emptiness, Duality, Attachment, Religion	Dyrvamsa	May 13 1973 Tassajara
May 12th, 1973, Serial No. 00995 Serial: SF-00995 "First 30 mins of 70 min lecture" Freedom, Concentration, Balance, Mindfulness, Liberation, Attachment, Karma, Doubt,...	Dyrvamsa	May 12 1973 Tassajara
The Monastic Tradition Serial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Silence, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Echo, Religion, Bell,...	Brother David	Feb 26 1973 2
SF Seminar Serial: SF-00022 Myths and legends in religious traditions; natural and supernatural language. Attachment, Heart Sutra, Religion, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Enemies,...	Dr Edward Conze	Feb 22 1973
1973, Serial No. 03016 Serial: SF-03016 8411-2 Dragons, Bodhidharma, Light-and-Darkness, First Principle, Ceremony, Instruction,...	Alan Watts	1973 Unknown
Wind Stops, But Still Flower Falls Serial: SR-00163 This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible. Faith, Freedom, reality, Dragons, Community, Emptiness, Wisdom, Building, American,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 15 1971 Tassajara
Not Sticking to Enlightenment Serial: SF-05445B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #26, by Shundo David Haye ===== It's not completely clear how this talk dropped off the radar, as the tape had been copied and... Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Emptiness	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 12 1971 B City Center
Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong) Serial: SF-05452-B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Emptiness, Precepts, Observe, Ego, Evil	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo
Ekō Lecture 2 Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 Friday Evening, July 10, 1970 Tassajara [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Chanting, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, heart, Karma, Meditation,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 10 1970 Tassajara
OLD - Each One Of Us Is A Cook Serial: SF-05386A 70 #5 - Sesshin 2-1-70 Emptiness, Interview, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 01 1970 Unknown
Sesshin, Third Night Lecture Serial: SR-00130 Tassajara September, 1969 Sesshin, Emptiness, reality, Passions, Intuition, Bell, Forms, American, difficulty...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
OLD - Not Always So Serial: SF-06089A August sesshin 1969 Suzuki Roshi Side B: Thurs lecture - transcribed - copied ZC Freedom, Composure, Interdependence, Demons, resistance, Gratitude, Posture,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 07 1969 Sokoji
OLD - Not Always So Serial: SF-05348B August Sesshin 1969 Suzuki Roshi Thursday lecture - duplicate Freedom, Composure, Interdependence, Gratitude, Posture, Emptiness	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 07 1969 Sokoji
OLD - Form and Emptiness II Serial: SF-05228A Protection master: made from cassette: "July 5th (1969) Roshi on form and emptiness (ZMC)" "From psychological point of view" and some discussion of Chinese medicine. Time: 60... Emptiness, Oneness, Describe	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 05 1969 Tassajara
OLD - Form and Emptiness II Serial: SF-05228B Protection master: made from cassette: "July 5th (1969) Roshi on form and emptiness (ZMC)" "From psychological point of view" and some discussion of Chinese medicine. Time: 60... Emptiness, Enemies, Duality, Attachment, Hate	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 05 1969 Tassajara
Emptiness is Form Serial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 San Francisco Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting... Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Balance, Faith, Beginners, Continuous...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 29 1969 Tassajara
Shosan Ceremony Shosan, First Principle, Emptiness, Compassion, Lotus Sutra, Patience, sitting,...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 11 1968 Tassajara
The True Dragon Dogen, Baso, Dragons, Freedom, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Bodhidharma, soto, Instruction,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 12 1968 B Sokoji
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11 Serial: SF-05251 October 1968 New version uploaded, should help with transcript Lotus Sutra, Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 11 Tassajara
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, heart,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 12 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7 Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara

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