Emptiness Talks

Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā), translated most often as "emptiness", "vacuity", and sometimes "voidness", or "nothingness" is an Indian philosophical concept. In Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions, the concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context. It is either 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Sesshin, Third Night Lecture Serial: SR-00130 Tassajara September, 1969 Sesshin, Emptiness, reality, Passions, Intuition, Bell, Forms, American, difficulty...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1969 Tassajara
Emptiness is Form Serial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 San Francisco Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting... Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Balance, Faith, Beginners, Continuous...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 29 1969 Tassajara
Shosan Ceremony Shosan, First Principle, Emptiness, Compassion, Lotus Sutra, Patience, sitting,...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 11 1968 Tassajara
The True Dragon Dogen, Baso, Dragons, Freedom, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Bodhidharma, Instruction, Zazen...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 12 1968 B Sokoji
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7 Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11 Serial: SF-05251 October 1968 New version uploaded, should help with transcript Lotus Sutra, Lay, Emptiness, Interview, Ceremony	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 11 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,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 12 Tassajara
Shosan Ceremony Serial: SF-05094 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #23, by Shundo David Haye ===== This was the last of the three 5" reels that appeared to be from the summer of 1968, but there... Shosan, true dharma, Separation, Faith, Emptiness, confusion, Dragons, Ego, Passions...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 10 1968 Tassajara
The Ten Powers Of A Bodhisattva Serial: SF-05106 Sunday Morning, August 25, 1968 [This date is probably incorrect. Earlier (July 21, 1968), Suzuki mentioned that he had already explained the ten powers of a bodhisattva.... Bodhisattva, Dogen, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Five Ranks, Attachment, Posture,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 25 1968 Sokoji
Esalen Institute: First of two lectures Serial: SF-05870 This is the first of two talks given at Esalen. Dogen, Time, Four Noble Truths, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Emptiness...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 28 1968 Esalen
Shosan Ceremony Serial: SF-05143B SR023 Track 1 to 1/3 of other side Suzuki Roshi Question and Answer ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A... Sesshin, Shosan, Emptiness, Attachment, Hate, Faith, Interview, Enemies, Evil, Doubt...	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 23 1968 B Tassajara
Practice Zazen With Your Whole Mind And Body Serial: SF-05131B This is lecture D from these notes on the reel boxes (05132-B was added to this) Several minutes of tape operator's notes at the end are included, the transcript was... Instruction, Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Funeral, Religion, Instruction, Emotions,...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 08 1967 Morning Tassajara
Genjo Koan no 4 Serial: SF-05136 Track 1 17/8 - Suzuki lectures - beginning missed, one or two sentences; beginning: This is the last lecture of sesshin. We have talked of emptiness and form, but have not... Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Time, Faith, Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Dragons...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 A Tassajara
Reflections on the Prajna Paramita Sutra Serial: SF-05135A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #19, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is the talk that was chosen by the... Sesshin, Sengai, Time, Emptiness, Ego, Continuous Practice, Evil, Nirvana,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 Tassajara
Genjo Koan no 2 Serial: SF-05134C ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #16, by Shundo David Haye ===== This third talk from the historic inaugural sesshin at Tassajara in 1967, given the day after the... Sesshin, Dogen, Priest, Emptiness, Dragons, confusion, Hate	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 21 1967 Tassajara
Genjo Koan Serial: SF-05134A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #14, by Shundo David Haye ===== The acquisition of Tassajara in 1967 was a huge leap for Zen Center. Suzuki Roshi had long been... Genjokoan, Dogen, Sesshin, Emptiness, New Year, Interview, Freedom	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 20 1967 Morning Tassajara
In the Prajnaparamita Sutra Serial: SF-05113B 5pm lecture begins this side Heart Sutra, Sengai, Dogen, Emptiness, Family Practice, Beginners, Transmission,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 21 1966 5:00PM Sokoji
Pure Rules Serial: SF-05126A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #6, by Shundo David Haye ===== The value of these sets of recordings during sesshins in the summer of 1965 at Sokoji is that not... Sesshin, Instruction, Emptiness, Interview, Religion, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 28 1965 9:00am Sokoji
Philosophy of the Tao Serial: SF-03028 #22 Ego, confusion, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Letting Go, Evil, Emptiness,...	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Take One Seat Serial: SF-03025 Commercially produced cassette: Insight Meditation West - Spirit Rock Center, PO Box 909, Woodacre, CA 94973 Letting Go, Demons, Freedom, Emptiness, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Delusion,...	Jack Kornfield	[field_wisdom_date] Spirit Rock
Class Karma, Concentration, Nirvana, Demons, Four Noble Truths, Faith, Conversation,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2 Serial: SF-03145 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette - duplicate Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Hate, Bell, Zazen, Emptiness, Enemies, Passions...	Peter Matthiessen	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Poems 2 Serial: SF-03510 Copyright 1998 by Gary Snyder - Unedited Preview Cassette Mindfulness, Silence, Hate, Emptiness	Gary Snyder	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Buddhism and Psychotherapy Attachment, Observe, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Delusion, Heart Sutra,...	Thich Nhat Hanh	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Dzögchen Retreat Serial: SF-01937 Saturday afternoon teachings - birthday party - Sunday morning teachings Karma, realization, Emptiness, confusion, Anger, Freedom, Separation, New Year,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	[field_wisdom_date] Nevada City
Dzögchen Retreat Serial: SF-01935 Saturday morning - view - 18 Anger, realization, confusion, Obstacles, Karma, Duality, Ego, Happiness, Emptiness,...	Chhoje Rinpoche	[field_wisdom_date] Nevada City

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