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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Cáodòng school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dòngshān Liángjiè. It emphasizes Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content. The meditator strives to be aware of the stream of thoughts, allowing them to arise and pass away without interference.

The Japanese brand of the sect was imported in the 13th century by Dōgen Zenji, who studied Cáodòng Buddhism (Chinese: 曹洞宗; pinyin: Cáodòng Zōng) abroad in China. Dōgen is remembered today as the ancestor of Sōtō Zen in Japan along with Keizan Jōkin.

With about 14,000 temples, Sōtō is one of the largest Japanese Buddhist organizations. Sōtō Zen is now also popular in the West, and in 1996 priests of the Sōtō Zen tradition formed the Soto Zen Buddhist Association based in North America.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Faith and Doubt Types Serial: BZ-01203B Rohatsu Day 3 Faith, Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So": Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is There Serial: BZ-01201B "Enlightenment Is Right Where You Are", Rohatsu Day 1 Practice, Enlightenment, Faith, Buddha Nature, Composure, Non-duality, Suzuki Roshi, perfection,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan: Jizos for Peace Serial: BZ-01343 Saturday Lecture Peace, War, Vow, Six Realms, Avalokiteshvara, Bell, Soto Zen, Chanting, Conversation...	Jisan Tova Green	Aug 27 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
July 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 01338 Continuous Practice, Intuition, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen,...		Jul 23 2005
Stand Up from the Ground Serial: BZ-01567 Saturday Lecture Form-and-Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Intuition, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Way, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the Ground Serial: BZ-00577 Lecture Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Find Out for Yourself Serial: BZ-00576 Lecture Precepts, Duality, Instruction, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 17 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-01035A Class 5 of 5 Daily Life, Offering, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2005 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Perceptions of Understanding: The Five Skandas Silence, Bodhidharma, Lay, Practice Period, Bowing, Oneness, Priest, Lay Practice,...	Ross Blum	Apr 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
On Race Serial: BZ-00601 Sesshin Day 7 Diversity, Culture, Lay, Discrimination, Hate, Soto Zen, Silence, confusion, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Dongshan Serial: BZ-00593 Sesshin Day 3 Three Treasures, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus...	Greg Fain	Mar 25 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Fukanzazengi: A Positive Mental Attitude Serial: BZ-01314B Saturday Lecture zen meditation, Soto Zen, Nirvana Sutra, true dharma, Buddha Nature, Concentration,...	Ron Nestor	Mar 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
March 14th, 2005, Serial No. 01570 Monastic Practice, Priest, Building, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Soto Zen,...		Mar 14 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00770 Class 8 of 12 Five Ranks, Transmission, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 2005 8 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Ordinary Mind and Buddha Mind Serial: BZ-00573 Sesshin Day 6 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Composure, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 2005
Dogen: Four Embracing Actions of a Boddhisattva; Loving Speech and Beneficial Action Serial: BZ-01309 Sesshin Day 2 Offering, Silence, Lay Ordination, Practice Period, Harmonizing, Soto Zen, Peace,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen: Four Embracing Actions of a Boddhisattva; Loving Speech and Beneficial Action Serial: BZ-01308B Sesshin Day 1 Offering, Soto Zen, Bodhisattva Vow, Gratitude, Separation, Vow, Avalokiteshvara,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00772 Class 6 of 12 Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2005 6 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Tozan’s Five Ranks Serial: BZ-01307 Saturday Lecture Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Aspects...	Ross Blum	Feb 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Uchiyama-Roshi: His Teachings on Zazen and Life Serial: BZ-01304E Teaching Retreat 1 of 2 Funeral, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Impermanence, Vow, Posture, Instruction, American,...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 05 2005 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Relaxing into Uprightness: Calm Mind, Zazen Instruction and Ice Skating Serial: BZ-01303 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Posture, Half-Smile, Instruction, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object...	Laurie Senauke	Jan 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00777 Class 1 of 12 Precious Mirror, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 15 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Ryokan and the Virtues of a Simple Life Serial: BZ-01301C Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Soto Zen, Transmission, Gratitude, Practice...	Ross Blum	Jan 15 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Not Holding on to the Stream: Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01290B One Day Sitting Silence, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Subject-and-Object...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 20 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Dogen Serial: BZ-01029A Class 3 of 4 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice, Lay, Buddha Ancestors, Aspects of Practice,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Nov 11 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Tozan Serial: BZ-01028A Class 2 of 4 Lineage, Five Ranks, Heart Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Aspects of Practice,...	Ross Blum	Nov 04 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Serial: BZ-01287 Saturday Lecture Dana, Soto Zen, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Lay, Forgiveness, Rinzai,...	Laurie Senauke	Oct 30 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
History of Soto Zen: First Dharma Heritage Ceremony Serial: BZ-01283C Zuisse Ceremony and Dharma Transmission, Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Eating Brown Rice, Eating Your Life Serial: BZ-01243C (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 1 Teacher-and-Student, Giving-and-Taking, Renewal, Heart Sutra, Offering, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Recollections of Suzuki-Roshi: Frog’s Practice Serial: BZ-01274B Saturday Lecture Vow, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Ceremony, American, Patience, Religion, Monastic...	Lewis Richmond	Jul 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojunshu, Point #7 Serial: BZ-01267 Turning Dharma and Being Turned by Dharma, Sesshin Day 1 Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Buddha Mind, Obstacles, Silent...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Guidelines for Studying the Way: Dogen’s Gakudo Yojin-Shu Serial: BZ-01024A Class 3 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Martin Luther King Tribute Serial: BZ-01380 Saturday Lecture Martin Luther King, Current Events, Discrimination, American, War, Culture, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan: Sotoshu Formal Initiation Serial: BZ-01378 Saturday Lecture training, Soto Zen, Priest-and-Lay, Right Effort, New Year, American, Peace, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01375 Conclusion, Rohatsu Day 6 Eihei Shingi, Big Mind, Emotions, Buddha Ancestors, Monastic Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01373 Rohatsu Day 4 Eihei Shingi, Buddha's Birthday, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, New Year, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan (last two weeks of Oct. 2003) Serial: BZ-01365 The Necessity of both Oneness and Diversity, Saturday Lecture Oneness, Japan, Fox, Priest, Lay, Soto Zen, Ordination, Diversity, Precepts, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Spilling the Water: Equanimity and Balance Serial: BZ-01363 Saturday Lecture Aspects of Practice, Karma, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Vimalakirti, Soto Zen,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 25 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Not Sitting versus Non-Sitting: A Radical Allowing of Stillness Serial: BZ-01362 Saturday Lecture Posture, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Ego, Soto Zen, Instruction, Equanimity...	Mary Mocine	Oct 18 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Religion: A Necessary Evil Serial: BZ-01355 Sesshin Day 3 Religion, Evil, Religion, Fox, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Evil, Intuition, Soto Zen, Lotus...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
World Loved By Moonlight (Poem): Issues of the Heart Ego, Separation, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Attachment, Soto Zen, Passions, uchiyama,...	Mary Mocine	Jun 22 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity, Case #21: Yun-Yen Sweeps the Ground, One Thing at a Time Serial: BZ-00136B Lecture Practice Period, Hate, Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, Vow, Culture, Mindfulness,...	Kosei Laurie Senauke	May 24 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Zen: Koans Serial: BZ-00296 Class 3 of 4 Book of Serenity, Silent Illumination, Posture, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons,...	Ross Blum and Laurie Senauke	Apr 24 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Rengetsu and Women Zen Masters New Year, Priest, War, Lineage, Zoom, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jan 04 2003 Lecture Berkeley Zen Center
Sogen Shaku Scroll and Zen and War Serial: BZ-00176 Rohatsu Day 6 War, War, Emotions, Priest, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Religion, American, Ego, Bodhidharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00210B Saturday Lecture Japan, Bell, resistance, Soto Zen, American, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Readings from “Windbell” the Book Serial: BZ-00154B Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Dragons, Big Mind, Hate, American, Instruction, Soto...	Michael Wenger and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00153B Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 13 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Draw Sound From the Bell Serial: BZ-00152A Sesshin Day 5 Bell, Bell, Precepts, Soto Zen, Chanting, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Doubt, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
May 16th, 2002, Serial No. 01010, Side A Soto Zen, Composure, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Offering, Emotions,...		May 16 2002

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