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Suffering Talks
Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) "suffering", "pain", "unease", or "unsatisfactoriness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning is context-dependent: it may refer more specifically to the "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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Predictive Pathways to Enlightenment Buddha Nature, Compassion, Suffering, Meditation, Evil, Funeral, Precepts, Silence,... |
Mar 08 1982 |
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Mountains of Mindful Unity Concentration, Emotions, Right Effort, Separation, Realization, Suffering, Oneness,... |
Dec 13 1979 |
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Unity Within the Present Moment Realization, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Building, Subject-and-Object... |
Dec 13 1979 |
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Contentment in Simplicity: The Zen Path Silence, Compassion, Building, Balance, Culture, Breath, Religion, Suffering... |
Mar 05 1979 |
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Embrace Stillness Amidst Chaos Attachment, Silence, Passions, Breath, Suffering, Consciousness |
Mar 05 1979 |
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Serenity Through Minimal Desire Silence, Building, Balance, Compassion, Suffering, Enemies, Culture, Breath, Religion... |
Mar 05 1979 |
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Riding Beyond Desires to Freedom Anger, Compassion, Consciousness, Eight Awarenesses, Happiness, Humility, Pain,... |
Mar 02 1979 |
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Buddha Nature: Navigating Interconnected Realms Evil, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Nirvana, confusion, Religion, Realization,... |
Aug 30 1977 |
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Zen Practice: Embracing Equanimity and Unity Buddha Nature, Ego, Interview, Nirvana, Oneness, Precepts, Realization, Suffering... |
Aug 29 1977 |
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Love's Essence: A Buddhist Perspective Attachment, Community, Compassion, Consciousness, Hate, Pain, Politics, Suffering... |
Aug 28 1977 |
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Egoless Journey to Enlightenment Buddha Nature, Compassion, Continuous Practice, Evil, Hindrances, Intuition, Subject-... |
Aug 24 1977 |
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Interconnected Harmony in Zen Practice Bell, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Consciousness, Interdependence, Rinzai,... |
Aug 27 1975 |
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Lotus Journey: Transcending Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Patience, Obstacles, Conversation, Beginners, Suffering, Breath,... |
Dec 06 1972 |
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Freedom in the Flow of Being Birth-and-Death, Consciousness, Posture, Realization, Suffering |
Dec 02 1972 |
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Birth and Death as Nirvana Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Obstacles, Patience, difficulty, Attachment, Compassion,... |
Dec 01 1972 |
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Embracing Impermanence Through Non-Self Silence, Consciousness, Attachment, Separation, Suffering, Conversation, Emotions,... |
Nov 14 1972 |
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Shikantaza: The Path to Enlightenment Attachment, Fasting, Consciousness, Bodhidharma, Funeral, Chanting, Posture, Breath,... |
Nov 12 1972 |
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Embracing Emptiness: Beyond Illusion Anger, Birth-and-Death, Consciousness, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Mahayana,... |
Nov 07 1972 |
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Embracing Existence Through Shared Life Pain, Patience, Realization, Suffering, Vow |
Aug 11 1972 |
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Living Zen: Embracing Each Moment Bell, Ceremony, Community, Duality, Pain, Realization, Rinzai, Silence, Suffering... |
Aug 09 1972 |
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Embracing Stillness: Zen's Triple Refuge Patience, Realization, Pain, Three Treasures, Suffering, Enemies, Hate, Chanting,... |
Aug 08 1972 |
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Transparent Emancipation of Ceaseless Effort Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Happiness, Community, Realization, Instruction, Pain... |
Aug 07 1972 |
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Living Zen: Embodying The Present Attachment, Fox, Ordination, Pain, Suffering |
Apr 1972 |
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Embracing Compassionate Transformation Daily Discrimination, New Year, Precepts, Silence, Suffering, Transmission |
Apr 1972 |
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Zen's Path to Liberation Beyond Thought Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Building, Ceremony, Community, Intimacy, Liberation,... |
Apr 1972 |
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Embracing Momentary Zen Impermanence Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Community, Happiness, Liberation, Religion, Subject-and-... |
Feb 1972 |
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Kensho Clarity: Beyond the Ego Suffering, Ego, Liberation, Continuous Practice, Consciousness |
Feb 1972 |
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Big Mind, Endless Compassion Journey Big Mind, Patience, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Funeral, Compassion, Suffering... |
Dec 04 1971 |
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Present Without Projections Bell, Buddha Nature, Consciousness, Discrimination, Monastic Practice, Separation,... |
Nov 27 1971 |
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Endless Circle of Zen Practice Bell, Ceremony, Nirvana, Pain, Realization, Suffering |
Nov 12 1971 |
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Reviving Genuine Zen Practices Today Building, Ceremony, confusion, Dragons, Funeral, Mahayana, Suffering, Tassajara... |
Nov 05 1971 |
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Breaking the Chains of Illusion Beginners, difficulty, Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Suffering,... |
Oct 02 1971 |
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Embracing Suffering Through Zen Awareness Delusion, difficulty, Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Nirvana, Posture, Soto Zen,... |
Oct 02 1971 |
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Present Moment: Embracing Zen Emptiness Bell, Building, Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Patience, Samadhi, Suffering... |
Oct 1971 |
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Embracing Stillness Amid Life's Flux Birth-and-Death, Breath, Constancy, Happiness, Hate, Meditation, Posture, Precepts,... |
Sep 23 1971 |
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Awakening Here and Now Anger, Bell, Concentration, Delusion, Dragons, Obstacles, Precepts, Silence,... |
Sep 23 1971 |
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Sangaku: Path to Inner Freedom Evil, Precepts, Concentration, Mahayana, Breath, Happiness, Hate, Suffering,... |
Sep 21 1971 |
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Unveiling Freedom through Renunciation Precepts, Sangha, Observe, Composure, Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Suffering,... |
Sep 11 1971 |
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Embracing Transience Through Zen Living Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Building, Discrimination, Instruction, Pain, Silence... |
Aug 31 1971 |
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Beyond the Illusion of Self Addiction, Constancy, Lotus Sutra, Suffering |
Aug 12 1971 |
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Embracing Impermanence: A Buddhist Journey Suffering, Building |
Aug 08 1971 |
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Transiency: Cultivating Compassion in Change Impermanence, Building, difficulty, Attachment, Suffering, Pain |
Aug 07 1971 |
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Transcending Ego through Mindful Awareness Consciousness, Evil, Ego, Interdependence, Constancy, Continuous Practice,... |
Jul 31 1971 |
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Embracing Impermanence Through Buddhist Insight Attachment, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Community, Evil, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana,... |
Jun 22 1971 |
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Eyes of Insight: Beyond Perception Attachment, Building, Discrimination, Happiness, Hindrances, Lay, Offering,... |
Jun 1971 |
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Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye Anger, Composure, difficulty, Fox, Happiness, Hate, Meditation, Passions, Suffering... |
Jun 1971 |
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Zen Symbols: Path to True Self Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Ego, Evil, Gratitude, Oneness, Subject-and-Object,... |
Apr 10 1971 |
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Breathing into Zen Harmony Breath, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Instruction, Building, confusion, Delusion,... |
Apr 01 1971 |
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Beyond Dualities: Effort in Zen Anger, Delusion, Dragons, Suffering |
Mar 30 1971 |
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Advancing Towards Everyday Enlightenment Bell, Buddha Nature, Community, Conversation, Discrimination, Dragons, Mahayana,... |
Jan 19 1971 |