Samadhi Talks

Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many Indian religious traditions, the cultivation of Samādhi through various meditation methods is essential for the attainment of spiritual liberation (known variously as nirvana, moksha).

In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In Jain meditation, samadhi is considered one of the last stages of the practice just prior to liberation.

In the oldest Buddhist sutras, on which several contemporary western Theravada teachers rely, it refers to the development of an investigative and luminous mind which is equanimous and mindful. In the yogic traditions, and the Buddhist commentarial tradition on which the Burmese Vipassana movement and the Thai Forest tradition rely, it is interpreted as a meditative absorption or trance, attained by the practice of dhyāna.

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Sesshin as a Koan for the Body

Serial: SF-00990

Sesshin Lecture: Easter/Buddha's Birthday; enlightenment experiences; dharmakaya; not doing anything; nirmanakaya; this is your life

Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Mill Valley,...
Apr 08 2007
Green Gulch

Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and Dying

Serial: 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, Offering, Vows, Ordination, Death-and-Dying, Six Realms, Sangha, Emptiness...
Oct 29 2006

Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not Two

Serial: SF-01026

One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana...

Hindrances, Nirvana, Concentration, Samadhi, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Freedom,...
Sep 16 2006
Green Gulch

August 2nd, 2005, Serial No. 03121

Silent Illumination, Religion, Doubt, Faith, realization, Monastic Practice, Offering...
Aug 02 2005
Tassajara

Shuso Talk

Serial: SF-01924

#shuso-talk Sesshin 1 Day 3 - Practice Period led by Sojun Roshi

Practice Period, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Silent Illumination,...
Jan 27 2005
Tassajara

Breathing In and Breathing Out

Serial: SF-00934

One-day sitting lecture: Book of Serenity Case 3, Anapanasati Sutta, Six Subtle Dharma Gates

Mindfulness, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Book of Serenity, Bodhidharma,...
Sep 18 2004
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Serial: SF-04083

Anti-war activities. Suzuki Roshi's response to Lew's question "What is war?" Wrinkles on goza mat.

Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Peace, Samadhi, Manjushri, Oneness, Beginners, Samsara,...
Mar 23 2003
Green Gulch

August 24th, 2002, Serial No. 01119

Precepts, Liberation, Delusion, training, Emptiness, Samadhi, Greed, Hate, Letting Go...
Aug 24 2002
City Center

Zen and Poetry Class

Light-and-Darkness, Silence, Freedom, Practice Period, Enemies, Bell, Precepts, Zoom...
Mar 26 2002
Green Gulch

Wednesday Lecture

Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Describe, Zendo,...
May 23 2001
Green Gulch

The Whole World Is Medicine

Serial: SF-00078

"The Four Nourishments"

Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Continuous, Commitment, Passions,...
Sep 30 2000

January 15th, 2000, Serial No. 03934

Equanimity, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Impermanence,...
Jan 15 2000
City Center

Sunday Lecture

Mindfulness, Balance, Peace, Concentration, Equanimity, Vows, Samadhi, Study Period,...
Jun 13 1999
Green Gulch

Spring Sesshin

Serial: SF-03942

Friday

Ego, Anger, Emotions, Tassajara, Bell, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Samadhi...
Mar 27 1998
Unknown

Precepts Class

Precepts, Evil, Attachment, Vows, Platform Sutra, Ceremony, Daily Life, Samadhi,...
Nov 03 1997
Green Gulch

Dharma As Medicine

Serial: SF-03621

Sunday Lecture, children's talk: good medicine (cabin) anything remarkable, beautiful, unique, like a gift from nature that anyone was able to see or feel; in quiet you are...

Book of Serenity, Impermanence, Triple Treasure, realization, true dharma, Samadhi,...
Jun 01 1997
Green Gulch

Song of Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Serial: SF-00072

5:00 class

Buddha Ancestors, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative, Emptiness, Samadhi,...
Feb 04 1997

Sandokai

Serial: SF-03106

Sunday Lecture

Manjushri, Samadhi, Oneness, confusion, Darkness and Light, Perfect Wisdom, Intimacy...
Dec 01 1996
Green Gulch

Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class

confusion, Four Noble Truths, soto, Rinzai, Absolute-and-Relative, Soto Zen, Five...
Sep 10 1996
Green Gulch

Lotus Sutra Class

Serial: SF-03223

Context of the Lotus Sutra - history of Hinayana and Mahayana texts - stylistic differences of - history of Lotus Sutra - key elements/doctrine of sutra - key elements of...

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Manjushri, Mahayana, Demons, Offering, Avalokiteshvara,...
Apr 07 1996
Green Gulch

Buddhism and American Culture

Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, training, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble...
May 03 1993
City Center

Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Precious Mirror, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Faith, Diversity, soto, Patience, Ego,...
Oct 24 1990

Mumonkan Case #25

Mahayana, realization, Samadhi, Blue Cliff Record, Rinzai, Teacher-and-Student,...
Oct 03 1989
Unknown

September 11th, 1989, Serial No. 04068

realization, Hsin Hsin Ming, Buddha Nature, Lay, Samadhi, Evil, Transmission,...
Sep 11 1989
Green Gulch

Five-day Sesshin

Dragons, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, First Principle, Zendo,...
Aug 30 1989
Unknown

August 11th, 1989, Serial No. 04067

Serial: SF-04067

Duplicate

realization, Buddha Nature, Hsin Hsin Ming, Evil, Lay, Samadhi, Transmission,...
Aug 11 1989
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Mill Valley, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Liberation, Harmonizing, Zendo...
Jul 09 1989
Green Gulch

The Second Grave Precept: Not Stealing

Precepts, Peace, realization, Greed, Buddha Nature, Non-violence, training, Emptiness...
Aug 05 1983
SFZC

The Second Grave Precept

Serial: SF-00027

Not taking what is not given.

Buddha Nature, Precepts, Peace, training, realization, Samadhi, Ceremony, Ego,...
Aug 04 1983
3 of 3

Mumonkan Case 36

Karma, Anger, Daily Life, Peace, Samadhi, realization
May 31 1981
City Center

Discussions

First Principle, Faith, Emotions, Samadhi, resistance, Commitment, Observe, Balance,...
May 14 1973
Tassajara

Dharma Talk - Thursday

Serial: SF-04813

Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living

Happiness, Anger, Peace, Offering, Freedom, training, Concentration, Conversation,...
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Unknown

Taoism

Subject-and-Object, Hate, Samadhi, Fox, Obstacles, Ego, confusion
[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown

The Philosophy of Nature

Serial: SF-03048B

Man's Place in Nature

Light-and-Darkness, Observe, Describe, Emotions, Samadhi, Nirvana, Ego, Passions, Lay...
[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown

The Future of Religion

Serial: SF-03037A

#1

Religion, Ego, Letting Go, Faith, Liberation, Forgiveness, Samadhi, Politics, Nirvana...
[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown