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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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Dzögchen TeachingsSerial: SF-02715 Commercially produced cassette Emptiness |
Oct 09 1989 San Jose |
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Dzogchen Teachings Emptiness, Realization, Transmission, Mandala, Cultivation |
Oct 08 1989 4 San Jose |
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Dzögchen TeachingsSerial: SF-02718 Commercially produced cassette Emptiness, Compassion |
Oct 08 1989 San Jose |
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Science and Spirit: A Unified JourneySerial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Emptiness, Liberation, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Hindrances |
May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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Transcending Hindrances Through Compassion Subject-and-Object, Hindrances, Emptiness, Hate, Nirvana, Gratitude, Delusion... |
May 06 1989 |
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Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons, Emptiness,... |
Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm |
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Heart Sutra Commentary Emptiness, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Four Foundations of... |
1987 1 |
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The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Realization, Lay Practice, Sangha,... |
Aug 03 1983 1 |
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Poetry, Love, and Spiritual Rebellion Emptiness, Conversation, Chanting, Ordinary Mind, Lay Practice |
Sep 28 1981 |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Sangha, Lay Practice |
Aug 14 1981 2 |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Realization, Heart Sutra, Monastic Practice, Sangha, Lay Practice,... |
Aug 14 1981 1 |
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Imagination's Dance with Morality Emptiness |
May 11 1980 City Center |
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Lama Govinda’s PaperSerial: SF-00010 AIBS Emptiness, Sanctuary, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Nirvana... |
Aug 05 1978 |
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Pathways to Spiritual EnlightenmentSerial: SF-00125 The third great religious awakening in America. Emptiness, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma |
Jul 18 1973 2 |
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The Monastic TraditionSerial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Emptiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind |
Feb 26 1973 2 |
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SF SeminarSerial: SF-00022 Myths and legends in religious traditions; natural and supernatural language. Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Obstacles, Mahayana |
Feb 22 1973 |
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Wind Stops, But Still Flower FallsSerial: SR-00163 This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible. Ummon, Community, Death, Dragons, Emptiness, Wisdom |
Aug 15 1971 Tassajara |
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Manifested Three TreasuresPrecepts, Emptiness, Hate, Precepts, Priest, Sangha |
Jul 06 1971 City Center |
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Real Precepts Are Beyond WordsPrecepts, Duality, Emptiness, Karma, Precepts, Sangha |
Jul 02 1971 City Center |
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Calmness of MindSerial: SR-00151 Sesshin Lecture No. 2 Practice is to expose yourself as you are, express yourself fully. Accepting your teacher's words.... Sesshin, Zazen, Community, Community, Death, Emptiness, Hate, Priest |
Jun 07 1971 City Center |
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Not Sticking to EnlightenmentSerial: 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, Hui-neng, Emptiness |
Feb 12 1971 B City Center |
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Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong)Serial: SF-05452B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Karma, Japan, Emptiness, Precepts, Ego |
Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo |
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Ekō Lecture 2Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Doubt, Emptiness, Karma, Mahayana |
Jul 10 1970 Tassajara |
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Suffering Is A Valuable ThingSerial: SR-00218 Sandokai Lecture XI [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, Community, Emptiness, Death |
Jun 27 1970 Tassajara |
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The Boat Is Always MovingSerial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emotions, Emptiness, Forms, Hate, Karma, Precepts... |
Jun 13 1970 Tassajara |
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We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big BeingSerial: SR-00055 Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Duality, Emptiness, Forms, Hate, Karma |
Jun 06 1970 Tassajara |
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Buddha Is Always HereSerial: SR-00051 Sandokai Lecture III [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 5 Reigen myoni kokettari... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Compassion,... |
Jun 01 1970 Tassajara |
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Letters From EmptinessSerial: SR-00156 How to Understand the Idea of Emptiness Doubt, Emptiness |
Mar 08 1970 City Center |
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Lecture To Prof. Lewis R. Lancaster's Visiting ClassSerial: SR-00259 Practice and enlightnment as forgetting and letting go of everything. Even if we don't know what real practice is, continuing and allowing it to reveal itself. Answering... Emptiness, Zazen, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Composure, Buddha... |
Mar 01 1970 Tassajara |
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Non-Dualistic PracticeSerial: SR-00260 Sesshin Lecture No. 3: Sesshin, Big Mind, Duality, Emptiness, Karma, Mahayana, Suffering |
Feb 25 1970 City Center |
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Selflessness, Being and Non-Being: The Background of ShikantazaSerial: SR-00261 Sesshin Lecture No. 1: Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Emptiness, Mahayana, Posture, Continuous Practice, Ceremony,... |
Feb 23 1970 City Center |
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“An Unsurpassed, Penetrating Buddha” Community, Death, Emptiness, Forms, Hate, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object... |
Feb 08 1970 |
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Brown Rice is Just RightSerial: SR-00247 Morning Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Emptiness, Hate, Suffering |
Feb 01 1970 City Center |
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Each One Of Us Is A CookSerial: SR-00258 Afternoon Sesshin Tea Lecture Sesshin, Emptiness, Forms, Compassion |
Feb 01 1970 B |
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Caring for the SoilSerial: SR-00199 Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism Buddha Nature, Emptiness, Gratitude, Hate, Mahayana |
Jan 25 1970 City Center |
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Form Is Emptiness and Emptiness Is FormHeart Sutra, Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Forms, Interdependence,... |
Nov 13 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-7Serial: SR-00042 Third Lotus Sutra Series Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Mahayana, Precepts, Death... |
Nov 07 1969 Series 3, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Sesshin, Third Night LectureSerial: SR-00130 Tassajara Sesshin, Emptiness, Forms |
Sep 1969 Tassajara |
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Twelve Links of CausationSerial: SR-00135 Twelve Links Of Causation English Japanese Sanskrit... Consciousness, Suffering, Causation, Emptiness, Fasting, Mahayana |
Aug 23 1969 Tassajara |
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Not Always SoSerial: SR-00124 August Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Dogen, Interdependence, Gratitude, Composure, Posture, Emptiness |
Aug 07 1969 Sokoji |
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The First TeachingSerial: SR-00158 Teaching of impermanence, everything changing; also there is selflessness, suffering and nirvana. The sufferings of birth, death, sickness and old age. Causes of suffering,... Suffering, Ego, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Causation, Emptiness, Hate, Karma,... |
Aug 02 1969 Tassajara |
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That is the purpose of counting Daily Life, Emptiness, Karma, Wisdom |
Jul 28 1969 Tassajara |
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Blue Cliff Records-43Serial: SR-00032 Tozan's hot and cold. Blue Cliff Record, Composure, Emptiness, Forms, Hate |
Jul 26 1969 Tassajara |
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I have nothing in my mind Emptiness, Forms, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Interview |
Jul 15 1969 Sokoji |
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FORM AND EMPTINESS IISerial: SR-00027 Wednesday, July 9, 1969 Heart Sutra, Duality, Emptiness, Forms |
Jul 09 1969 Tassajara |
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Practice Should Be The Practice Of “Right Now.”Serial: SR-00024 Thursday, July 3, 1969 Heart Sutra, Death, Emptiness, Forms, War |
Jul 03 1969 Tassajara |
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Zen Embodiment: Form and EmptinessSerial: SR-00021 Duplicate of talk from this date. Continuous Practice, Death, Emptiness, Forms, Wisdom |
Jun 29 1969 |
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Emptiness is FormSerial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting... Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Continuous Practice |
Jun 29 1969 Tassajara |
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Shosan CeremonyShosan, First Principle, Compassion, Demons, Emotions, Emptiness, Lotus Sutra,... |
Nov 11 1968 Tassajara |
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The True DragonDogen, Baso, Dragons, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Bodhidharma, Zazen |
Oct 12 1968 B Sokoji |