Soto Zen Talks
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 Liánjiè. 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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Genjokoan ISerial: BZ-01501B Sesshin lecture Birth-and-Death, true dharma, Sixth Patriarch, Koan, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Soto... |
Jun 03 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Koun Ejo; Komyozo Zammai Pt. ISerial: BZ-00888A Sesshin Day 1 Koun Ejô, Discrimination, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Demons, Don't Know Mind, Sangha,... |
Mar 28 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ignorance Itself is the Immutable Knowledge of the BuddhasSerial: BZ-00894A Lecture Attachment, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Liberation, Lineage,... |
Nov 15 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Buddhist Meaning of RenunciationSerial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,... |
Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00877A Sesshin Day 2 Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Lay, Samadhi, resistance, Vow |
Jun 05 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Subtle Touch of Non-Self-Centered ActivitySerial: BZ-00875A Forms of Zen, Saturday Lecture No-Self, Silent Illumination, Right Effort, Bowing, Heart Sutra, training, Ego,... |
Apr 19 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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One Month Practice Period at TassajaraSerial: BZ-00868A Rohatsu Day 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen... |
Dec 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and PhenomenonSerial: BZ-00867A Lecture Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger,... |
Nov 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Background of Oryoki PracticeSerial: BZ-00864B Beginners' Sitting Oryoki, Offering, Cultivation, Bodhisattva Vow, Soto Zen, Lay, Gratitude, Rinzai,... |
Oct 12 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Free Sitting vs. Forty Minute Periods: Dogen's WaySerial: BZ-00411A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Dogen, Daily Life, Lay Practice, training, Bell, Practice Period, Beginners,... |
Sep 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Practice With Children and FamiliesSerial: BZ-00424B Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Religion, Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Priest,... |
Jul 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way-Seeking MindSerial: BZ-00412A Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Priest, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Vow, Samsara, Nirvana,... |
Jun 22 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breathing in ZazenSerial: BZ-00405B Rohatsu Zazen, Breath, Zazen Mind, confusion, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death,... |
Dec 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma Transmission: Objects of AuthoritySerial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, training, Lineage,... |
Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan, Case 19: Ordinary Mind is the WaySerial: BZ-00435 Lecture Ordinary Mind, Bodhidharma, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Culture, Buddha... |
May 22 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Development of American BuddhismSerial: BZ-00422A Kapleau-rôshi's Visit to SFZC, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, American, Philip Kapleau, Culture, American, Building, Daily Life,... |
Feb 04 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enlightenment in Soto ZenSerial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen,... |
Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ordination and the Bodhisattva WaySerial: BZ-00045B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Vow, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Bodhisattva... |
Nov 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Meeting with Berkeley Zen Center Lay, Sangha, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Fundraising,... |
Jul 08 1982 |
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Mumonkan: Case #19Serial: BZ-00036A "Nansen's Everyday Mind in the Way", Saturday Lecture MM-19
Nansen, Absolute-and-Relative, Koan, Ordinary Mind, Non-violence, confusion,... |
Jun 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vigor During SesshinSerial: BZ-00007A Soto and Rinzai Practice Compared, Sesshin Day 3 Sesshin, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Composure, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center... |
May 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Soto and Rinzai Practice: KoansSerial: BZ-00014A Sesshin Day 2 Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Daily Life, Interview, Soto Zen, Concentration, Building... |
Feb 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Rinzai Zen Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha... |
Feb 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Right Effort and Right ThoughtSerial: BZ-00026A Saturday Lecture Right Effort, Right Thought, Noble Eightfold Path, Study, Focus, Right Effort,... |
Nov 15 1980 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 15, 1980, Serial No. 01061 Right Effort, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Daily Life, American,... |
Nov 15 1980 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00421, Side B Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Lineage, Anger, Soto Zen, Buddha Mind, Rinzai,... |
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Taxi Priest, Politics, Dragons, Interview, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion, Doubt,... |
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Transmitting the LightSerial: BZ-00778 Class true dharma, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Continuous... |
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