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Suffering Talks
Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) "uneasy, uncomfortable, unpleasant", often translated as "suffering", "pain", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, where it contextually takes the meaning of “unstable”, "unbalanced", "precarity, instability, an unreliable place to stand".
The term is derived from duḥ-sthā, 'standing unstable', but was Prākritized to duhkha. It's literal meaning as "suffering" has been criticized, and it has also been rendered as "restlessness", "a sense of unease, dissatisfaction, or incompleteness", 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).
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A Very Happy BirthdaySerial: SF-12064 5/1/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
May 01 2016 Green Gulch Farm |
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Ignorance and Vow - New FriendsSerial: SF-12022 3/1/2016, Linda Galijan dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Mar 01 2016 Tassajara |
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Beyond Conceptual BarriersSerial: SF-11995 2/3/2016, Kogen Jamie Howell dharma talk at City Center. Compassion, Wisdom, Suffering |
Feb 03 2016 City Center |
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First Turning of WheelSerial: SF-11943 1/22/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Jan 22 2016 Tassajara |
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An Ancient TrailSerial: SF-12084 1/21/2016, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Jan 21 2016 Tassajara |
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Embrace Suffering, Liberate SpiritSerial: SF-09140 12/15/2015, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Dec 15 2015 Tassajara |
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Zen Presence: Authentic Living NowSerial: SF-09151 Talk by Curtis Fabens at City Center on 2015-11-11 Suffering |
Nov 11 2015 City Center |
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Tassajara Fall 2015 Practice Period Class 4Serial: SF-09026 11/9/2015, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Nov 09 2015 Tassajara |
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We Are All Hungry GhostsSerial: SF-09209 11/01/2015, Ango Sara Tashker, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Ceremony, Suffering |
Nov 01 2015 Green Gulch Farm |
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SeijikiSerial: SF-09085 10/24/2015, Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony, Suffering |
Oct 24 2015 City Center |
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Everything ChangesSerial: SF-08992 9/2/2015, Gendo Lucy Xiao dharma talk at City Center. Suzuki Roshi, Suffering |
Sep 02 2015 City Center |
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Following Bread Crumbs to the Heart's HomeSerial: SF-09027 9/2/2015, Linda Galijan, dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Sep 02 2015 Tassajara |
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The Gift Of DialogueSerial: SF-09180 07/19/2015, Hozan Alan Senauke, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
Jul 19 2015 Green Gulch Farm |
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Altruism and Infinite Forms of CompassionSerial: SF-09224 07/12/2015, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Compassion, Happiness, Suffering |
Jul 12 2015 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Many Faces of AltruismSerial: SF-09101 7/11/2015, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at City Center. Compassion, Suffering, Happiness |
Jul 11 2015 City Center |
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The Heart Sutra - TanahashiSerial: SF-09119 6/24/2015, Kazuaki Tanahashi dharma talk at Tassajara. Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Suffering |
Jun 24 2015 Tassajara |
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The Buddha Was Enlightened Under a TreeSerial: SF-09182 6/20/2015, Hozan Alan Senauke dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Jun 20 2015 City Center |
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Compassionate Confrontation for a Just World: Spiritual Practice as Foundation for Activism (Class Part 1)Serial: SF-09073 6/4/2015, Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Jun 04 2015 Tassajara |
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Thinking ThinkingSerial: SF-09093 6/3/2015, Rinso Ed Sattizahn dharma talk at City Center. Heart Sutra, Suffering |
Jun 03 2015 City Center |
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The Four Noble Truths and PracticeSerial: SF-09187 5/31/2015, Shinshu Roberts dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
May 31 2015 Tassajara |
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Steadiness of VowSerial: SF-09153 5/23/2015, Shosan Victoria Austin dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
May 23 2015 City Center |
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The Light at the Tip of the CandleSerial: SF-09036 5/20/2015, Chris Fortin dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering, War |
May 20 2015 Tassajara |
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Gil Fronsdal Class Part 1Serial: SF-09089 5/19/2015, Gil Fronsdal dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
May 19 2015 Tassajara |
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Getting Close When You Would Rather Keep Your DistanceSerial: SF-09158 5/1/2015, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
May 01 2015 Tassajara |
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The Way of TendernessSerial: SF-09136 4/25/2015, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Apr 25 2015 City Center |
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Living in Alignment with RealitySerial: SF-09169 4/11/2015, Kiku Christina Lehnherr dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Apr 11 2015 City Center |
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Right ViewSerial: SF-08994 4/8/2015, Kaiji Jeffrey Schneider dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Apr 08 2015 City Center |
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Love and Compassion: The Selma That's Right Here and NowSerial: SF-09184 3/14/2015, Keiryu Lien Shutt, dharma talk at City Center. Compassion, Suffering |
Mar 14 2015 City Center |
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Letting Go: Freedom from DesireSerial: SF-09047 Talk by Jiryu Rutschman Byler at Green Gulch Farm on 2015-02-08 Suffering |
Feb 08 2015 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Unbearable Embeddedness of BeingSerial: SF-09124 2/7/2015, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Feb 07 2015 City Center |
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Intimacy With The RobeSerial: SF-09220 1/18/2015, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering, Emptiness |
Jan 18 2015 Green Gulch Farm |
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New Years retreat 2014-15: The Four Noble TruthsSerial: SF-07691 12/28/2014, Yo on Jeremy Levie dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
Dec 28 2014 Green Gulch Farm |
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StaySerial: SF-07743 12/20/2014, Myogen Kathryn Stark dharma talk at City Center. Suffering, Enlightenment |
Dec 20 2014 City Center |
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Under the Bodhi Tree (Sesshin Day 6)Serial: SF-07687 12/14/2014, Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Dec 14 2014 Tassajara |
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All Dharmas Abide in Their Dharma PositionSerial: SF-07589 10/28/2014, Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts dharma talk at Tassajara. Dogen, Suffering |
Oct 28 2014 Tassajara |
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What Do You Call The World?Serial: SF-07565 2014-10-26, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
Oct 26 2014 Green Gulch Farm |
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StillnessSerial: SF-07591 2014-09-28, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
Sep 28 2014 Green Gulch Farm |
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Bringing Harmony to Everyone, Free from HindranceSerial: SF-07530 9/3/2014, Judith Randall dharma talk at City Center. Suffering, Sangha |
Sep 03 2014 City Center |
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Zen Shin Ji: Embracing Interconnected WisdomSerial: SF-07700 Talk by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel on 2014-08-23 Suffering |
Aug 23 2014 |
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Unveiling Self Through Zen PracticeSerial: SF-07606 Talk by Leslie James at Tassajara on 2014-08-20 Suffering, Study |
Aug 20 2014 Tassajara |
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A Relationship With SufferingSerial: SF-07745 8/20/2014, Lee Lipp, dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Aug 20 2014 City Center |
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Awakening Through Bodhicitta's LensSerial: SF-07732 Talk by Kokyo Henkel And Shoho Kubast at Tassajara on 2014-07-24 Suffering, Enlightenment |
Jul 24 2014 Tassajara |
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Train Ourselves to Listen to the Cries of the WorldSerial: SF-07659 7/20/2014, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
Jul 20 2014 Green Gulch Farm |
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PratityasamutpadaSerial: SF-07613 7/17/2014, Dario Girolami dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Jul 17 2014 Tassajara |
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Ageism, Aging, and CommunitySerial: SF-07534 7/16/2014, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis dharma talk at City Center. Community, Suffering |
Jul 16 2014 City Center |
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The Philosophy of Buddhist MeditationSerial: SF-07754 7/7/2014, Dale Wright dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering |
Jul 07 2014 Tassajara |
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Taking Refuge, Giving RefugeSerial: SF-07564 6/4/2014, Myoju Erin Merk, dharma talk at City Center. Suffering |
Jun 04 2014 City Center |
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Decoding The Four Noble TruthsSerial: SF-07547 Talk by Gil Fronsdal at Tassajara on 2014-05-21 Suffering, Heart Sutra |
May 21 2014 Tassajara |
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Views of SelfSerial: SF-07651 5/20/2014, Gil Fronsdale dharma talk at Tassajara. Suffering, Liberation |
May 20 2014 Tassajara |
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Relying on Something GreatSerial: SF-07553 5/18/2014, Steve Weintraub dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Suffering |
May 18 2014 Green Gulch Farm |