Individual Talks
These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.
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Buddhahood Is Your Birthright
Talk #5 from the series The Miracle"Maneesha, before I enter into the serious statements of a scholarly Dogen, I would like Avirbhava first to inaugurate.
"It is not a bear, as I said yesterday – because around the world I have..." Learn More -
Dissolving the Five Afflictions
Talk #5 from the series The Alchemy of YogaAlso Available As: eBook"Life seems to be an endless chain of miseries. From birth to death one suffers and suffers; still one wants to live. One continues to cling to life.
"Albert Camus has said somewhere, and very..." Learn More -
Gathering the Energy at One Point
Talk #14 from the series The Book of Secrets"Centering is the path, not the goal. Centering is the method, not the result. Samadhi is not called centering; centering is the technique to samadhi. Of course, they look contradictory because when one realizes, becomes..." Learn More -
Intelligence Is a Luxury
Talk #8 from the series From Bondage to FreedomAlso Available As: eBook"Christianity is certainly one of the most perverted of all religions, but it is nothing compared with Hinduism. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, and it has caused in its own way many..." Learn More -
Life's Aim Is Life Itself
Talk #26 from the series The Hidden Splendor"Life has no aim other than itself, because life is another name for God himself. Everything else in the world can have an aim, can be a means to an end, but at least one..." Learn More -
No Beginning – No End
Talk #23 from the series The Sword and the Lotus"There are many questions which are created by man himself; they don't have any roots in reality.
"First, man starts with assumptions and slowly, slowly forgets that the assumption is not reality. For example, the..." Learn More -
Of Myths and Madness
Talk #8 from the series The Miracle"Maneesha, before I discuss the great matter of Zen, Avirbhava has brought a few ancient gods to be inaugurated into her Museum of Gods. Her assistant, Anando, has also brought a few small gods. Before..." Learn More -
Techniques to Make You Feel at Ease
Talk #7 from the series The Book of Secrets"Man has a center, but he lives off of it – off the center. That creates an inner tension, a constant turmoil, anguish. You are not where you should be; you are not at your..." Learn More -
The Dewdrop Has Disappeared into the Ocean
Talk #11 from the series From Bondage to FreedomAlso Available As: eBook"The real master is only a presence. He has no intentions of being a master. His presence is his teaching. His love is his message. Every gesture of his hand is pointing to the moon...." Learn More -
The Miracle of Understanding
Talk #5 from the series Talking Tao"Man is like an onion, exactly like an onion; layers and layers of personality; and behind all those layers is hidden the essence.
"That essence is like emptiness, shunya, void. It is more like non-being..." Learn More
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