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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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Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Emptiness, Suffering
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The Yoga Room

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

Compassion, Suffering, Bodhisattva
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No Abode Hermitage

Buddhist Psychology

Suffering, Emptiness, Liberation

Unknown Date, Serial 01234B

Serial: RA-01234B

Unknown talk after other talk on this tape

Ego, Time, Suffering

December 11th 1986, Serial 01884A

Suffering, Liberation, Emptiness

February 22nd, 1983, Serial No. 02808

Buddha, Practice, Suffering
Feb 22 1983

Buddha's Birthday Lecture: Everyone is at the Center

Buddha, Suffering, Enlightenment
Apr 09 1988
Green Gulch Farm

May 5th, 1997, Serial No. 02850

Pain, Suffering, Delusion
May 05 1997

May 8th, 1997, Serial No. 02854

Pain, Study, Suffering
May 08 1997

May 9th, 1997, Serial No. 02855

Buddha, Practice, Suffering
May 09 1997

August 2nd, 1997, Serial No. 02874

Enlightenment, Suffering, Stillness
Aug 02 1997

May 1999 talk, Serial No. 02915

Buddha, Karma, Suffering
May 1999

February 19th, 2000, Serial No. 02945

Buddha, Consciousness, Suffering
Feb 19 2000

February 20th, 2000, Serial No. 02946

Consciousness, Passions, Suffering
Feb 20 2000

March 2nd, 2000, Serial No. 02950

Nirvana, Suffering, Emptiness
Mar 02 2000

March 11th, 2000, Serial No. 02954

Suffering, Emptiness, Pain
Mar 11 2000

March 13th, 2000, Serial No. 02955

Suffering, Emptiness, Delusion
Mar 13 2000

March 15th, 2000, Serial No. 02956

Suffering, Bell, Emptiness
Mar 15 2000

March 22nd, 2000, Serial No. 02959

Buddha, Emptiness, Suffering
Mar 22 2000

March 25th, 2000, Serial No. 02960

Buddha, Buddha Ancestors, Suffering
Mar 25 2000

May 25th, 2000, Serial No. 02970

Pain, Buddha, Suffering
May 25 2000

March 22nd, 2001, Serial No. 03011

Suffering, Practice, Samadhi
Mar 22 2001

July 2002 talk, Serial No. 03066

Buddha, Suffering, Liberation
Jul 2002

March 12th, 2003, Serial No. 03100

Study, Suffering, Meditation
Mar 12 2003

June 2003 talk, Serial No. 03113

Practice, Suffering, Faith
Jun 2003

June 2003 talk, Serial No. 03114

Suffering, Mindfulness, Consciousness
Jun 2003

June 2003 talk, Serial No. 03116

Suffering, Letting Go, Wisdom
Jun 2003

June 2003 talk, Serial No. 03118

Delusion, Practice, Suffering
Jun 2003

August 17th, 2004, Serial No. 03213

Happiness, Practice, Suffering
Aug 17 2004

June 11th, 2006, Serial No. 03312

Pain, Happiness, Suffering
Jun 11 2006

August 14th, 2006, Serial No. 03329

Practice, Precepts, Suffering
Aug 14 2006

May 4th, 2007, Serial No. 03427

Suffering, Meditation, Buddha
May 04 2007

July 15th, 2007, Serial No. 03442

Suffering, Compassion, Happiness
Jul 15 2007

July 17th, 2007, Serial No. 03443

Suffering, Vow, Nirvana
Jul 17 2007

July 24th, 2007, Serial No. 03444

Bodhisattva, Work, Suffering
Jul 24 2007

February 7th, 2009, Serial No. 03636

Suffering, Pain
Feb 07 2009

March 19th, 2009, Serial No. 03642

Intention, Suffering, Posture
Mar 19 2009

April 4th, 2010, Serial No. 03743

Suffering, Buddha, Practice
Apr 04 2010

April 8th, 2010, Serial No. 03744

Practice, Time, Suffering
Apr 08 2010

April 15th, 2010, Serial No. 03746

Practice, Bodhisattva, Suffering
Apr 15 2010

August 5th, 2010, Serial No. 03760

Practice, Suffering, Offering
Aug 05 2010

November 3rd, 2011, Serial No. 03894

Love, Suffering, Addiction
Nov 03 2011

December 1st, 2011, Serial No. 03908

Pain, Compassion, Suffering
Dec 01 2011

December 5th, 2011, Serial No. 03909

Practice, Concentration, Suffering
Dec 05 2011

January 22nd, 2012, Serial No. 03933

Pain, Practice, Suffering
Jan 22 2012

March 11th, 2012, Serial No. 03947

Suffering, Wisdom, Concentration
Mar 11 2012

March 11th, 2012, Serial No. 03946

Suffering, Pain, Compassion
Mar 11 2012

August 11th, 2012, Serial No. 03984

Suffering, Freedom, Pain
Aug 11 2012

October 13th, 2012, Serial No. 04000

Karmic Consciousness, Freedom, Suffering
Oct 13 2012

October 28th, 2012, Serial No. 04005

Ego, Practice, Suffering
Oct 28 2012

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