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Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) lit. "suffering", "pain", here "restlessness", "a sense of unease, dissatisfaction, or incompleteness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning is context-dependent: it may refer more specifically to the (sense of) "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of craving for and grasping after transient 'things' (i.e. sensory objects, including thoughts), or 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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The Dharma of Demi-Girls Shōren Heather Iarusso explores the intersection of Buddhism, gender fluidity and the PRIDE movement using a rainbow as a metaphor. Consciousness, Suffering	Shoren Heather Iarusso	Jun 28 2026 Green Gulch Farm
AI and the Second Noble Truth Sozan Michael McCord teaches that when we look at the cause of suffering, we see that it is grasping and clinging or aversion and not accepting what is. We have known since the Industrial... Suffering, Study, Money	Sozan Michael McCord	Jun 13 2026 City Center
How to Be Alive for It All Ryotan Cynthia Kear shares Darlene Cohen’s core teachings on the importance of cultivating concentration, personal koans, transformation of suffering and vow. Suffering	Ryotan Cynthia Kear	Jun 06 2026 City Center
Accepting the Unacceptable Kim Kōgen Daihō Hart, who was raised in apartheid South Africa, explores themes of accepting what is unacceptable and what our practice asks of us. Suffering	Kim Kogen Daiho Hart	May 06 2026 City Center
Mindfulness and the Path to Liberation The talk discusses the significance of the Platform Sutra in Zen practice, highlighting its role in the exploration of sudden versus gradual enlightenment and the inherent purity of the mind. The... Suffering, Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Suffering, Bodhidharma, Practice Period...	Gengyoko Tim Wicks	May 02 2026 City Center
Ease and Wonder Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler draws on Dogen's teaching that "to carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion," and invites the question of what we may be carrying in... Suffering	Jiryu Rutschman-Byler	Apr 05 2026 Green Gulch Farm
What Happens When You Sit? Gil Fronsdal explores how presence allows the body's innate wisdom to heal, grow, and reveal itself. Suffering	Gil Fronsdal	Mar 22 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Zen Wisdom in Ethical Action Suffering, Wisdom	Ryushin Paul Haller	Mar 21 2026 City Center
Buddhism Is A Way of Life Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho expands the teachings of Buddha from tools held in our hands (in our control) to a way of living that is wider than we can imagine. Suffering	Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho	Mar 15 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Can Stillness Be Trusted? Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho explores stillness and silence as a response to the great suffering we are facing today. Can we trust the discovery promised in a practice of silence to lead us to resolve... Suffering	Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho	Mar 08 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Awakening With the Help of Just This Body Dr. Grace Dammann shares her journey through medicine, Zen practice, disability, and spiritual awakening. Suffering	Dr. Grace Dammann	Feb 28 2026 City Center
Tending to the Cries of the Earth Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho speaks to the fear of being consumed by great suffering while being turned towards the expansion of life at the same time. Suffering	Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho	Feb 22 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Nothing in the Universe Is Hidden Marc Lesser explores awareness, compassion, and the idea that nothing in the universe is truly hidden. Suffering	Marc Lesser	Feb 08 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Awakening Through Zen and Self-Study Suffering, Study	Fu Schroeder	Jan 18 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Beyond Separation: Embracing Unity Suzuki Roshi, Suffering, Separation	Jiryu Rutschman-Byler	Jan 11 2026 Green Gulch Farm
Gratitude Beyond Clinging Hiro Ikushima reflects on gratitude, suffering, and the Zen practice of “just sitting.” Through stories of kindness, mistakes, competition, and retreat, this talk explores how letting go... Suffering, Gratitude	Hiro Ikushima	Nov 29 2025 City Center
Tend to Your Spirit: Teachings from Illness Serial: SF-12462 Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow at City Center on 2025-11-01 Suffering	Zenshin Florence Caplow	Nov 01 2025 City Center
Virya / Hypernormalisation Serial: SF-07287 07/13/2025, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Gengyoko Tim Wicks explores cultivating joyful energy in times of crisis, with reference to Eihei Dogen... Suffering	Gengyoko Tim Wicks	Jul 13 2025 Green Gulch Farm
In This Body, In This Lifetime Serial: SF-07296 06/21/2025, Esho Sudan, dharma talk at City Center. Esho Sudan explores the life-story and great legacy of Sozen Nagasawa Roshi, a Soto Zen abbess and teacher, founder of... Suffering	Esho Sudan	Jun 21 2025 City Center
The Heart Sutra and Suffering Shoren Heather Iarusso discusses how we get stuck in concepts and cause our own suffering. Suffering, Heart Sutra, Nirvana	Shoren Heather Iarusso	May 21 2025 Tassajara
Darlene Cohen's Practice of Vow During a study week devoted to her teachings, Ryotan Cynthia Kear shares her memories of her teacher, Darlene Cohen. Suzuki Roshi, Suffering, Soto Zen	Ryotan Cynthia Kear	May 07 2025 Tassajara
Exploring Mind's Transformative Journey Serial: SF-09503 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Inside Vasubandhus Yogacara Kakuon on 2025-05-04 Consciousness, Suffering	Fu Schroeder	May 04 2025
Decoding Consciousness Through Yogacara Serial: SF-09832 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2025-05-04 Consciousness, Suffering	Fu Schroeder	May 04 2025
The Perfection of Giving Serial: SF-08231 04/30/2025, Gengyoko Tim Wicks , dharma talk at City Center. Gengyoko Tim Wicks speaks about the cultivation of dana paramita (giving) in our zazen practice and Eihei... Compassion, Suffering, Sangha	Gengyoko Tim Wicks	Apr 30 2025 City Center
Navigating Consciousness: Embracing Non-Duality Serial: SF-09506 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Inside Vasubandhus Yogacara Kakuon on 2025-04-06 Consciousness, Suffering	Fu Schroeder	Apr 06 2025
Mind-Only Path to Liberation Serial: SF-09757 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2025-04-06 Consciousness, Suffering	Fu Schroeder	Apr 06 2025
Transcending Duality: Vasubandhu's Harmonious Path Serial: SF-09554 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Inside Vasubandhus Yogacara Kakuon on 2025-03-23 Suffering, Study	Fu Schroeder	Mar 23 2025
Zen Pathways: Consciousness and Transformation Serial: SF-09803 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2025-03-23 Suffering, Study	Fu Schroeder	Mar 23 2025
Wholehearted Presence in Zen Practice Serial: SF-08179 Talk by Tenshin Reb Anderson at Green Gulch Farm on 2025-01-12 Suffering, Bodhisattva	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 12 2025 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Transiency: The Zen of Time Serial: SF-09553 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Zen Mind Beginners Mind Kakuon on 2024-11-17 Suffering	Fu Schroeder	Nov 17 2024
Navigating Imperfection to Find Nirvana Serial: SF-09747 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2024-11-17 Suffering	Fu Schroeder	Nov 17 2024
The Great Storm Serial: SF-08238 10/26/2024, Tenku Ruff, dharma talk at City Center. This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by visiting teacher Tenku Ruff. How can we stay present during... Suffering, Samadhi	Tenku Ruff	Oct 26 2024 City Center
Words, Bridges, and the Buddha Serial: SF-08350 10/09/2024, So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center. This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson. Words are powerful,... Suffering	So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson	Oct 09 2024 City Center
Beyond Words: Experiencing Zen Teachings Serial: SF-08656 Talk by Eli Brown Stevenson at City Center on 2024-10-09 Suffering	So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson	Oct 09 2024 City Center
Avowing Karma, Admitting My Faults Serial: SF-08396 08/21/2024, Avowing Karma, Admitting My Faults, dharma talk at City Center. In this dharma talk, given at Beginner’s Mind Temple, Dan uses the Soto Zen standard “... Karma, Suffering	Doshin Dan Gudgel	Aug 21 2024 City Center
Avowing Karma: Embracing Interconnection Serial: SF-08673 Talk by Doshin Dan Gudgel at City Center on 2024-08-21 Karma, Suffering	Doshin Dan Gudgel	Aug 21 2024 City Center
Warm-heartedness Posture, Tassajara, Suffering	Kodo Conlin	Aug 03 2024 Tassajara
Chronic Pain and Suffering, a Way Out… Serial: SF-08243 07/21/2024, Dr. Grace Dammann, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Dr. Grace Dammann, a previouse Green Gulch Resident and physician, who was honored by the Dalai Lama for... Suffering	Dr. Grace Dammann	Jul 21 2024 Green Gulch Farm
Grandmotherly Kindness: Models for Practice Serial: SF-08424 06/29/2024, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. This talk was given by Shosan Victoria Austin at one of Beginner’s Mind Temple’s pop-up events at Unity... Suffering, Compassion	Shosan Victoria Austin	Jun 29 2024 City Center
The Dharma Gate of Repose and Bliss Serial: SF-08383 06/15/2024, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. This talk was given at Beginner's Mind Temple, by Sozan Michael McCord. The Zen Buddhist path can seem like... Suffering	Sozan Michael McCord	Jun 15 2024 City Center
Listening to Silence, Seeing Reality Serial: SF-09545 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Zen Mind Beginners Mind Gui Spina on 2024-06-09 Suffering	Fu Schroeder	Jun 09 2024
Sounding Silence: Unveiling Zen Perception Serial: SF-09759 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2024-06-09 Suffering	Fu Schroeder	Jun 09 2024
You Have No Enemies Serial: SF-08373 05/15/2024, Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Dōshin Dan Gudgel investigates how using the word and idea of ‘enemy’... Suffering	Doshin Dan Gudgel	May 15 2024 City Center
Enemies Are Illusions of Mind Serial: SF-08623 Talk by Dan Gudgel at City Center on 2024-05-15 Suffering	Doshin Dan Gudgel	May 15 2024 City Center
Elevating Women's Voices Serial: SF-08235 04/10/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Jisan Tova Green speaks of her recent visit to Montana de... Dharma Transmission, Suffering	Jisan Tova Green	Apr 10 2024 City Center
Buddha’s Story is Our Story Serial: SF-08322 04/06/2024, Ryuko Laura Burges, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Ryuko Laura Burges opens the City Center temple’s celebration... Suffering	Ryuko Laura Burges	Apr 06 2024 City Center
Awakening Through Buddha's Ancient Wisdom Serial: SF-08598 Talk by Laura Burges at City Center on 2024-04-06 Suffering	Ryuko Laura Burges	Apr 06 2024 City Center
Save Me, Save Us: ‘Salvation’ in Zen Serial: SF-08426 02/25/2024, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The first of the four Great Bodhisattva Vows is to “save all beings”, but what exactly does this mean and... Bodhisattva, Suffering	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Feb 25 2024 Green Gulch Farm
Save Me, Save Us: ‘Salvation’ in Zen Serial: SF-08272 The first of the four Great Bodhisattva Vows is to “save all beings,” but what exactly does this mean and how might I engage in such an impossible endeavor? In this talk, given... Suffering, Bodhisattva	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Feb 24 2024 City Center
Right View and Not-Knowing Serial: SF-08245 In this talk, given during the second one-day sitting of the winter 2024 practice period, Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel discusses the power and peace of not-knowing. In the... Zazen, Suffering	Dōshin Mako Voelkel	Feb 17 2024 City Center

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