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Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) "suffering", "pain", "unease", or "unsatisfactoriness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning depends on the context, and may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of craving for and grasping after transient 'things' (sense objects, including thoughts), expecting pleasure from them while ignorant of this transientness. In Buddhism, dukkha is part of the first of the Four Noble Truths and one of the three marks of existence. The term also appears in scriptures of Hinduism, such as the Upanishads, in discussions of moksha (spiritual liberation).

While the term dukkha has often been derived from the prefix du- ("bad" or "difficult") and the root kha ("empty," "hole"), meaning a badly fitting axle-hole of a cart or chariot giving "a very bumpy ride," it may actually be derived from duḥ-stha, a "dis-/ bad- + stand-", that is, "standing badly, unsteady," "unstable."

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Being Uncomfortable

Serial: SF-01092

Sunday Lecture: What do we do when we become uncomfortable?; comfort - in body, mind, relationships - are focus of our consumerism; suffering = constant need to be fed;...

Pain, Time, Suffering
Mar 25 2007
Green Gulch

Zendo Lecture

Serial: SF-01001

Tanto talk

Anger, Practice, Suffering
Oct 23 2005
Tassajara

Embrace the Flow of Life

Avatamsaka Sutra, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Sep 07 2005
Unknown

Zendo Lecture

Practice, Liberation, Suffering
Jul 31 2005
Tassajara

Zendo Lecture

Practice, Suffering, Time
Jul 15 2005
Tassajara

Seamless Inspiration in Zen Practice

Suffering, Practice, Buddhism
May 28 2005
Unknown

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: SF-01929

Sesshin 2 Day 4

Karma, Suffering, Time
Feb 23 2005
Tassajara

Embrace Suffering for Inner Transformation

Suffering, Buddha, Work
May 30 2004
Tassajara

Suffering as a Path to Enlightenment

Buddha, Suffering, Passions
Apr 18 2004
Tassajara

Beyond Time: Embracing Spiritual Growth

Time, Vow, Suffering
Mar 17 2004
City Center

Zen Path to Understanding Suffering

Practice, Suffering, Faith
Jun 07 2003
Unknown

Suffering

Serial: SF-04034

Sunday Lecture: Being present with one's own suffering. Aversion and attraction. Thought of stealing bowl. War situation.

Suffering, Suzuki Roshi, Time
Mar 09 2003
Green Gulch

Harmony of Authority and Interconnectedness

Suffering, Buddha, Separation
Jan 24 2003
City Center

Embracing Suffering for Spiritual Growth

Suffering, Pain, Practice
Dec 08 2002
City Center

The Process of Peace

Peace, War, Suffering
Oct 26 2002
City Center

Vasubandhu

Serial: SF-04013

Summer intensive

Suffering, Time, Meditation
Aug 01 2002
City Center

Vasubandhu

Serial: SF-04017

Summer intensive

Suffering, Practice, Meditation
Jul 31 2002
City Center

Presence Through Ego Dissolution

Time, Suffering, Work
Apr 20 2002
City Center

Transforming Suffering into Compassion

Bodhisattva, Vow, Suffering
Jan 19 2002
City Center

Awakening Through Life's Illusions

Suffering, Ego, Time
Dec 08 2001
City Center

Sunday Lecture

Suffering, Time, Meditation
Jun 03 2001
Green Gulch

Embracing Change: Path to Liberation

Suffering, Love, Letting Go
Dec 09 2000
City Center

Saturday Lecture

Suffering, Faith, Practice
Nov 25 2000
City Center

Zen Steps Toward Compassionate Awakening

Practice, Suffering, Vow
Mar 01 2000
City Center

Rohatsu

Suffering, Time, Practice
Dec 04 1998
City Center

Rohatsu

Time, Suffering, Attachment
Dec 02 1998
City Center

Wednesday Lecture

Pain, Precepts, Suffering
May 20 1998
City Center

Saturday Lecture

Bodhidharma, Time, Suffering
Feb 28 1998
City Center

Rohatsu Sesshin

Suffering, Time, Practice
Dec 04 1997
Unknown

Cultivating A Spiritual Curiosity

Serial: SF-03937

Sunday Lecture - that helps us see clearly what's in front of us - inside and outside

Suffering, Time, Practice
Jul 07 1996
Green Gulch

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

Buddhism, Buddha, Suffering
Jan 08 1994
City Center

Saturday Lecture

Stillness, Suffering, Buddhism
May 08 1993
City Center

Sunday Lecture

Practice, Cultivation, Suffering
Jan 20 1991
Green Gulch

Suffering, Healing and Happiness

Serial: SF-03964

Sunday Lecture

Practice, Suffering, Healing
Jun 24 1990
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Practice, Forgiveness, Suffering
Nov 12 1989
Green Gulch

Dzögchen Teachings

Serial: SF-02719A

Commercially produced cassette

Wisdom, Suffering, Peace
Oct 08 1989
San Jose

Sunday Lecture

Time, Suffering, Practice
Dec 11 1988
Green Gulch

Yontenzot

Time, Suffering, Duality
Apr 16 1988
SFZC

Yontenzot

Serial: SF-01835

Name added

Suffering, Karma, Meditation
Apr 16 1988
SFZC

Obon Days

Ceremony, Big Mind, Nishiari Bokusan, Offering, Suffering, American, Faith
Aug 12 1971
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,...
Oct 1968
Series 2, Talk 12
Tassajara

Morning Service

Serial: SF-00016

Mid-Seventies

Emptiness, Suffering, Consciousness
City Center

Transformation of Consciousness

Anger, Practice, Suffering
Unknown

Way-Seeking Mind Talks

Serial: SF-03089C

Student talks, should not be published

Time, Suffering, Practice Period
Tassajara

Ngondro

Suffering, Work, Time
Unknown

Embodying Compassion in Zen Practice

Serial: SF-04056

"Partly destroyed"

Time, Practice, Suffering
Unknown

Transformation of Consciousness

Serial: SF-02708

Harmonium Mundi

Suffering, Pain, Practice
Unknown