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Duḥkha (; Sanskrit: दुःख, Pali: dukkha) "suffering", "pain", "unease", or "unsatisfactoriness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning depends on the context, and may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of craving for and grasping after transient 'things' (sense objects, including thoughts), 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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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Fourteen - Ways of Praising, Seeing and Not Seeing Buddha

Buddha, Suffering, Practice
Jul 26 2025
No Abode Hermitage Online

Caring for Infinite Beings by Caring for Each Finite Being

Practice, Suffering, Time
Dec 28 2024
No Abode Hermitage Online

The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Ten - On Buddha's Compassion and Fields of Blessing - Part One

Compassion, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Sep 14 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

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

Compassion, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Sep 14 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

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

Suffering, Consciousness, Buddha
Jul 13 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Pivoting of Finite and Infinite

Suffering, War, Renunciation
Mar 09 2024
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Interplay of the Flower Adornment Scripture and the Book of Serenity

A talk given to the No Abode Community on February 10th, 2024.

 

Suffering, Flower Adornment Sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Attachment, Attachment
Feb 10 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Just Sitting

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

Suzuki Roshi, Suffering, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance, Karmic Consciousness,...
May 06 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Tranquility Through Zen Attunement

Letting Go, Offering, Suffering
Jan 22 2023

Justice Through Zen: Embrace Acknowledgment

Vow, Suffering, Work
Aug 06 2022

Layers of Compassion Unveiled

Compassion, Practice, Suffering
Nov 21 2021

Beyond Preferences: Embracing Zen Practice

Buddha, Suffering, Compassion
Nov 20 2021
Mount Madonna Center

Zen's Path: Compassionate Connection

Intimacy, Suffering, Compassion
Nov 19 2021
Mount Madonna Center

Compassion's Creative Path to Liberation

Suffering, Pain, Compassion
Aug 28 2021

Beyond Sentiment: Discovering True Compassion

Compassion, Suffering, Practice
Jul 21 2021

Embracing Compassion Beyond Duality

Compassion, Suffering, Time
Jul 13 2021

Our Original Home

Compassion, Practice, Suffering
Jul 13 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Compassionate Stillness: Practicing Zazen Together

Suffering, Compassion, Time
Jul 06 2019
Tassajara

Living Buddha Activity Through Everyday Life

Buddha, Intimacy, Suffering
Mar 04 2019

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

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Buddha, Suffering, Compassion
Apr 10 2018
5 of 7
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Suffering, Nirvana, Compassion
Apr 03 2018
4 of 7
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Suffering, Compassion, Obstacles
Mar 13 2018
2 of 7
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Emptiness, Suffering
Mar 06 2018
1 of 7
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Emptiness, Suffering
Mar 06 2018
1 of 7
The Yoga Room

Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World

Avalokiteshvara clearly seeing the emptiness of five skandhas; listening to the cries of the world, the suffering of beings.

Compassion, Suffering, Emptiness, Buddha, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Mar 03 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Bodhidharma Listening To The Cries Of The World

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

Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames

Manjushri's 'the teaching of the Buddha is thus'; accepting suffering and pleasure; being gentle with your own body.

Suffering, Buddha, Manjushri
Oct 14 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames

How to be with the fire that surrounds us; Buddha sitting upright, clearly observing, accepting all suffering; watching our fears about not being able to control things.

Suffering, Practice, Observe
Oct 14 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames

Suffering, Buddha, Manjushri
Oct 14 2017

The Teaching of the Buddha’s Whole Lifetime

Buddha, Practice, Suffering
Aug 05 2017
AM

Intimacy with Life's Impermanence

Practice, Suffering, Time
Jul 30 2017

Zen Transformation

Suffering, Effort, Buddha
Mar 21 2017

Ten Oxherding Pictures

Stillness, Buddha, Suffering
Mar 01 2016
The Yoga Room

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Intimacy, Suffering, Practice
Apr 04 2015
AM

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Intimacy, Suffering, Buddha
Apr 04 2015
PM

Awakening Through Intimacy and Understanding

Suffering, Intimacy, Practice
Mar 15 2015

Zen and the Art of Listening

Time, Suffering, Work
Jan 18 2015

Everything Is a Precious Mirror

Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Perfect Wisdom, Suffering, Perfect Wisdom, Samadhi, Doubt,...
Dec 13 2014
No Abode Hermitage

Embracing Suchness Through Zen Practice

Suffering, Practice, Bodhisattva
Dec 07 2014

Rohatsu Talk

Doubt, Suffering, Practice
Dec 02 2014
Green Gulch Farm

Good Friendship of Perfect Wisdom

Pain, Consciousness, Suffering
Dec 02 2014
The Yoga Room

Cultivating Liberation Through Friendship

Buddha, Suffering, Practice
Nov 15 2014

Embracing Emptiness for Collective Liberation

Emptiness, Consciousness, Suffering
Jul 31 2014
The Yoga Room

Perfect Wisdom - The Mother of All Buddhas

Perfect Wisdom, Suffering, Wisdom
Apr 03 2014
The Yoga Room

Embracing Non-abidance for Compassionate Liberation

Suffering, Perfect Wisdom, Enlightenment
Jan 12 2014

On Mind, Emotions, and Feelings

Consciousness, Practice, Suffering
Dec 03 2013
The Yoga Room

Three Kinds of Compassion 

Compassion, Suffering, Meditation
Nov 11 2012
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Mind of Mountains and Waters and the Body of Liberation

Buddha, Work, Suffering
Oct 14 2012
C
Santa Barbara Zen Center

The Mind of Mountains and Waters and the Body of Liberation

Karmic Consciousness, Freedom, Suffering
Oct 13 2012
D
Santa Barbara Zen Center

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