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Emptiness Talks
Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā lit. "emptiness", "voidness", "vacuity") is an Indian philosophical concept In Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions. The concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context; 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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Dzogchen Teachings Emptiness, Realization, Transmission, Mandala, Cultivation |
Oct 08 1989 4 San Jose |
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Dzögchen TeachingsSerial: SF-02718 Commercially produced cassette Emptiness, Compassion |
Oct 08 1989 San Jose |
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Science and Spirit: A Unified JourneySerial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Emptiness, Liberation, Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Hindrances |
May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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Transcending Hindrances Through Compassion Subject-and-Object, Hindrances, Emptiness, Hate, Nirvana, Gratitude, Delusion... |
May 06 1989 |
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Blue Cliff Record ClassSerial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons, Emptiness,... |
Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm |
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Heart Sutra Commentary Emptiness, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Four Foundations of... |
1987 1 |
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The Nature of the Precepts Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Realization, Lay Practice, Sangha,... |
Aug 03 1983 1 |
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Poetry, Love, and Spiritual Rebellion Emptiness, Conversation, Chanting, Ordinary Mind, Lay Practice |
Sep 28 1981 |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Sangha, Lay Practice |
Aug 14 1981 2 |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Realization, Heart Sutra, Monastic Practice, Sangha, Lay Practice,... |
Aug 14 1981 1 |
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Imagination's Dance with Morality Emptiness |
May 11 1980 City Center |
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Lama Govinda’s PaperSerial: SF-00010 AIBS Emptiness, Sanctuary, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Nirvana... |
Aug 05 1978 |
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Pathways to Spiritual EnlightenmentSerial: SF-00125 The third great religious awakening in America. Emptiness, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma |
Jul 18 1973 2 |
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The Monastic TraditionSerial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Emptiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind |
Feb 26 1973 2 |
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SF SeminarSerial: SF-00022 Myths and legends in religious traditions; natural and supernatural language. Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Obstacles, Mahayana |
Feb 22 1973 |
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Wind Stops, But Still Flower FallsSerial: SR-00163 This audio has been improved, so more of the students' questions may be discernible. Ummon, Community, Death, Dragons, Emptiness, Wisdom |
Aug 15 1971 Tassajara |
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Not Sticking to EnlightenmentSerial: SF-05445B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #26, by Shundo David Haye ===== It's not completely clear how this talk dropped off the radar, as the tape had been copied and... Sesshin, Hui-neng, Emptiness |
Feb 12 1971 B City Center |
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Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong)Serial: SF-05452B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Karma, Japan, Emptiness, Precepts, Ego |
Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo |
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Ekō Lecture 2Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Doubt, Emptiness, Karma, Mahayana |
Jul 10 1970 Tassajara |