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Consciousness Talks

Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of a state or object either internal to oneself or in one's external environment. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate among philosophers, scientists, and theologians. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness. In some explanations, it is synonymous with the mind, and at other times, an aspect of it. In the past, it was one's "inner life", the world of introspection, of private thought, imagination, and volition. Today, it often includes any kind of cognition, experience, feeling, or perception. It may be awareness, awareness of awareness, metacognition, or self-awareness, either continuously changing or not. The disparate range of research, notions, and speculations raises a curiosity about whether the right questions are being asked.

Examples of the range of descriptions, definitions or explanations are: ordered distinction between self and environment, simple wakefulness, one's sense of selfhood or soul explored by "looking within"; being a metaphorical "stream" of contents, or being a mental state, mental event, or mental process of the brain.

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Attuning to the True Body of Buddha

Intimacy, Karma, Consciousness
Nov 23 2024
No Abode Hermitage Online

The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Twelve - The Aspiration for Buddhahood Arising Due to Pure Faith

Consciousness, Delusion, Hate
Nov 09 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Ten - A Bodhisattva Asks for Clarification

Consciousness, Karma, Gratitude
Aug 31 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage Online

Like Finding a Bright Pearl in a Pile of Dung

Precepts, Consciousness, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jul 13 2024
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Eight - The Four Truths of the Sages

Consciousness, Four Noble Truths, Bodhidharma
Jul 13 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Sitting in the Presence of Buddha

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community.

 

Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Consciousness
Nov 04 2023
PM
No Abode Hermitage

What is a Zen Practitioner?

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Enlightened Activity, Consciousness, War, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jul 09 2022
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 24th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Fox, Karma
May 24 2022
8
Yoga Room

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 17th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, true dharma
May 17 2022
7
Yoga Room

Finding One's Place Is The Fundamental Point

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Genjokoan, Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Bowing
May 14 2022
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 10th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, true dharma, Delusion
May 10 2022
6
Yoga Room

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - May 3rd, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, true dharma, Delusion
May 03 2022
5
Yoga Room

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 26th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Karma, Mindfulness
Apr 26 2022
4
Yoga Room

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 19th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, confusion, Karma
Apr 19 2022
3
Yoga Room

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 12th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Karma, confusion
Apr 12 2022
2
Yoga Room

Freedom from Delusion through studying Delusion

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Karmic Consciousness, Suzuki Roshi, Ordination, Consciousness...
Apr 09 2022
Zoom

Zen Meditation on Karma and Awakening - April 5th, 2022

#YRB-2022-Spring, Consciousness, Karma, Delusion
Apr 05 2022
1
Yoga Room

Bodhisattva Awakening Is Metaphysical

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva Way, Daily Life, Bodhisattva Way,...
Dec 11 2021
Zoom

Yoga Room Class - November 30th, 2021

#YRB-2021-Autumn, Consciousness, Intimacy, Observe
Nov 30 2021
The Yoga Room

Yoga Room Class - November 23rd, 2021

#YRB-2021-Autumn, Intuition, Observe, Consciousness
Nov 23 2021
The Yoga Room

November 17th, 2021, Serial No. 04585

Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Study
Nov 17 2021

Yoga Room Class - November 16th, 2021

#YRB-2021-Autumn, Consciousness, Attachment, confusion
Nov 16 2021
The Yoga Room

The Science of Compassion

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Enlightenment, Compassion, Karmic Consciousness, Yangshan, Non-thinking, ...
Nov 13 2021
Zoom

November 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04584

Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Compassion
Nov 13 2021

Sit Where We Are and Practice Generosity

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Generosity, Face-To-Face Transmission, Evil, Consciousness, Repentance
Jun 12 2021
Zoom

Yoga Room Class - March 16th, 2021

This recording is intended to be shared with class members only

#YRB-2021A, Consciousness, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra
Mar 16 2021
The Yoga Room

Our Original Home

Human consciousness limits reality so that it can grasp "things".

Torei Zenji, Consciousness, Book of Serenity, Enemies, Evil, Emotions
Jul 13 2019
PM
No Abode Hermitage

July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04490

Compassion, Buddha, Consciousness
Jul 13 2019

Liberating Karma Through Compassionate Wisdom

Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Karma
Mar 28 2019

March 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04474

Buddha, Consciousness, Stillness
Mar 17 2019

February 25th, 2019, Serial No. 04468

Discrimination, Karma, Consciousness
Feb 25 2019

January 2019 talk, Serial No. 04458

Consciousness, Practice, Delusion
Jan 2019

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Evil, Consciousness
Jul 24 2018
5/7
The Yoga Room

The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature Precepts

Verifying the truth of the teachings through words and phrases

Precepts, Bodhisattva, Suffering, Consciousness
Jun 09 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

April 15th, 2018, Serial No. 04430

Consciousness, Compassion, Delusion
Apr 15 2018

Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World

Avalokiteshvara's eyes of compassion observing all sentient beings; Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu, facing the wall for nine years; the Sixth Ancestor's training;

Buddha Ancestors, Consciousness, Compassion, Bodhisattva, Bodhidharma, cognitive...
Mar 03 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

March 3rd, 2018, Serial No. 04419

Consciousness, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva
Mar 03 2018

January 18th, 2018, Serial No. 04406

Stillness, Consciousness, Mindfulness
Jan 18 2018

July 9th, 2017, Serial No. 04382

Consciousness, Buddha, Perfect Wisdom
Jul 09 2017

June 20th, 2017, Serial No. 04378

Consciousness, Generosity, Practice
Jun 20 2017

June 6th, 2017, Serial No. 04373

Consciousness, Buddha Mind, Stillness
Jun 06 2017

June 3rd, 2017, Serial No. 04372

Buddha Mind, Silence, Consciousness
Jun 03 2017

May 6th, 2017, Serial No. 04370

Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Transmission
May 06 2017

April 23rd, 2017, Serial No. 04369

Consciousness, Sanctuary, Transmission
Apr 23 2017

Zazen Is World Transformation

Koans, using consciousness to go beyond consciousness; the path which can be spoken is not the true path.

Enlightenment, Consciousness, Meditation, Conversation, Priest, japanese, lecture,...
Apr 01 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

April 1st, 2017, Serial No. 04363

Consciousness, Enlightenment, Priest
Apr 01 2017

March 28th, 2017, Serial No. 04361

Passions, Effort, Consciousness
Mar 28 2017

March 7th, 2017, Serial No. 04358

resistance, Ceremony, Consciousness
Mar 07 2017

Since You Cannot Waste Time, Don’t

Wisdom, Karmic Consequences, Consciousness, Rumi, Karmic Consequences, cognitive...
Oct 08 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Zazen: Subtle Knots of Knowing

Consciousness, Zazen, Book of Serenity
Aug 26 2016

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