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Impermanence Talks

Impermanence, also known as the philosophical problem of change, is a philosophical concept addressed in a variety of religions and philosophies. In Eastern philosophy it is notable for its role in the Buddhist three marks of existence. It is also an important element of Hinduism. In Western philosophy it is most famously known through its first appearance in Greek philosophy in the writings of Heraclitus and in his doctrine of panta rhei (everything flows). In Western philosophy the concept is also referred to as becoming.
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The Five Aspects of Effort Culture, Beginners, Greed, Emotions, Ego, Interview, Impermanence, Soto Zen, Silence... |
Mar 09 2013 |
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Yes and No Light-and-Darkness, Precepts, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind, Bodhisattva Ceremony... |
Feb 23 2013 |
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Five Powers of Zen Renunciation, Mindfulness, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, New Year,... |
Dec 01 2012 |
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The Self Settling the Self on the Self Birth-and-Death, Chanting, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Lovingkindness, Ego,... |
Nov 10 2012 |
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Thinking and Not Thinking Instruction, Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death, Evil, Concentration, Sanctuary,... |
Oct 13 2012 |
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Omnipresence of Dukkha Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Daily Life, Impermanence, Silence, Offering |
Sep 29 2012 |
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Mother and Father in Zen Practice Birth-and-Death, Fox, Intuition, Impermanence, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Aug 11 2012 |
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Please Call Me By My True Names Birth-and-Death, Humility, Impermanence, Silence, Heart Sutra, Separation, Gratitude... |
Jul 28 2012 |
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Zazen and Willingness Ego, Posture, Blue Cliff Record, Silence, Instruction, Offering, Dharma Transmission... |
Jul 14 2012 |
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Genjo Koan - Section 10B-Part-1Serial: BZ-02248 Firewood and Ash, Sesshin Day 3 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Dogen, Birth-and-Death, Three Treasures, Six Realms,... |
Jun 22 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjo Koan - Section 9Serial: BZ-02247 No Gaining Idea, Sesshin Day 2, All dharmas are without self Subject-and-Object, Duality, Non-duality, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Impermanence, Heart... |
Jun 21 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Ways of Change Confession-and-Repentance, Impermanence, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Jan 14 2012 |
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Sitting With The Busy Mind Concentration, Right Effort, Composure, Posture, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Gratitude... |
Dec 06 2011 |
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Being Time Beginners, Ordination, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Priest, Funeral, Gratitude,... |
Dec 05 2011 |
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The Little Hare and the FruitSerial: BZ-02217 Seeing Things "As It Is", Saturday Lecture Non-discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Bell, Birth-and-Death, Fasting,... |
Dec 03 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Real Women Doing the Possible Gratitude, Offering, Soto Zen, Daily Life, Avalokiteshvara, Ordination, Impermanence... |
Nov 06 2011 |
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Giving and Receiving Impermanence, Soto Zen, Big Mind, Evil, Practice Period, Ego, Bell, Nirvana |
Oct 01 2011 |
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Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-02201 Part 2 of 4, study sesshin Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Samsara, Nirvana, Impermanence, Liberation,... |
Sep 03 2011 2 |
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Death and Dying: How Is It With You Death-and-Dying, Four Noble Truths, Karmic Consequences, Karma, Mahayana, Bodhisattva... |
Feb 05 2011 |
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Sattipathana Sutta Emotions, Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Passions, Anger, Intimacy,... |
Oct 28 2010 |
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The Short Cycle of Causation Composure, Book of Serenity, Impermanence, Precepts, causation, Lay, Enthusiasm,... |
May 08 2010 |
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Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Anger, Duality, Forgiveness, Impermanence, Concentration, Culture,... |
Apr 24 2010 |
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Taking Refuge Attachment, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Hate, Soto Zen, Anger, Fox, Demons, Impermanence... |
Mar 13 2010 |
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The Advantage of New Years New Year, Happiness, Bodhidharma, Emotions, Impermanence, Precepts, Culture, Fox, Vow... |
Jan 02 2010 |
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Spiritual Friendship Practice Period, War, Interdependence, Sangha, Impermanence, Chanting, Separation,... |
Dec 05 2009 |
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Tao Wu's Condolence CallSerial: BZ-02064 Shuso talk
Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student, Impermanence, Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy,... |
Nov 07 2009 2 |
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Ryokan's Poems: Butterfly Dreams. Great Fool pages 187 & 191Serial: BZ-01087 Teaching Retreat Offering, American, Peace, Priest, Impermanence, Silence, Discrimination, Culture,... |
Jan 24 2009 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Mind Beginngers Mind: Transiency; Serial No. 01165 Nirvana, Composure, Impermanence, Nirvana Sutra, Samsara, Priest, Teacher-and-Student... |
Oct 18 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Being with the conditions we find ourselves in: Meeting the Tassajara fire: Serial No. 01159Serial: BZ-01159 Saturday talk Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Enemies, Building, Anger, Impermanence, Practice... |
Sep 20 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dependent OriginationSerial: BZ-01153 Four Noble Truths; Birth & Death of Self, Teaching Retreat Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, Dependent Origination, Dependent Origination,... |
Aug 30 2008 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Not Letting our Mistaken Ideas about Others (people/animals) Get in the Way of our Relationships with ThemSerial: BZ-01152 Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Commitment, War, Harmonizing,... |
Aug 23 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Past is not the Past, The Past is Now: Personal Stories, Columbia 1968Serial: BZ-01146 Saturday lecture American, Building, Interdependence, War, Priest, Harmonizing, Forgiveness, Diversity... |
Jul 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #53Serial: BZ-01143 Hyakujo's Wild Duck, Sesshin Day 5 Hyakujo, BCR-53, Absolute-and-Relative, Buddha Nature, Ordinary Mind, Daily Life,... |
Jun 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Medicine and DiseaseSerial: BZ-01137 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Five Ranks, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Impermanence,... |
Jun 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjokoan: When Dharma Drops or Does Not Fill Body and Mind Nirvana Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
May 17 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shuso Talk: Way Seeking Mind Part IISerial: BZ-01132 First Friday talk Karma, Forgiveness, Interview, Hindrances, Family Practice, Light-and-Darkness, Anger... |
May 16 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way Seeking Mind TalkSerial: BZ-01130 Monday Morning talk Confession-and-Repentance, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Karma,... |
May 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Spring: Two Sides and EphemeralSerial: BZ-01123 Saturday Lecture Sanctuary, Impermanence, Death-and-Dying, Book of Serenity, Renewal, Anger, Ego,... |
Mar 29 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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“The Dog’s Tooth” a Relic Story (Kid zendo): Alchemy and Transformation, Distinguishing Base and PreciousSerial: BZ-01120 Saturday lecture Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Vow, Precepts, Culture, Anger, Forgiveness,... |
Mar 15 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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AgingSerial: BZ-01119 Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Book of Serenity, Culture, Conversation, Gratitude, Lineage, confusion... |
Mar 08 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddha’s Paranirvana: Death of Ivan IllyichSerial: BZ-01116 Sesshin Day 3 Impermanence, Mindfulness, Funeral, Doubt, Lay, Happiness, Priest, Humility, Patience... |
Feb 18 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #55: Dao Wu’s Condolence Call; the Great Matter, a Natural KoanSerial: BZ-01115 Sesshin day 2 Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Impermanence, Funeral, Gratitude,... |
Feb 17 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Listening to A Story, Quiet Enought to Hear Own Thoughts (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01109B Saturday lecture Bell, Daily Life, Hate, Culture, Emotions, Ego, Impermanence, Liberation, Silence,... |
Jan 19 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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FearSerial: BZ-01107 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Liberation,... |
Jan 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How Do We Support Our Intention, Moment by Moment?Serial: BZ-00985 One Day Sitting Four Noble Truths, Liberation, War, Impermanence, confusion, Nirvana |
Jul 14 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Reading from “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”: ControlSerial: BZ-00984 Saturday Lecture Composure, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Impermanence, Mundane Life,... |
Jul 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Intelligence, Predictions and Zazen: Texts, Fukanzazengi, On Intelligence (Hawkings w/Blakeslee)Serial: BZ-01432B Saturday Lecture Global Warming, Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Intuition, Uchiyama,... |
Apr 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Right SpeechSerial: BZ-01219 Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Commitment, Liberation, Happiness,... |
Feb 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Steps of the Buddha Way: Kid ZendoSerial: BZ-01336 Lecture Concentration, Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Hindrances, Right... |
Jul 16 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-01033A Class 3 of 5 Birth-and-Death, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Impermanence,... |
Jun 02 2005 3 Berkeley Zen Center |