SokukoJi Buddhist Temple Monastery
Dharma talks by Sokuzan from SokukoJi Buddhist Temple in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 510
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Talking To The Movie - 08-06-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
This is an image to help us see what we have been doing. We’re constantly participating in everything, commenting on whatever shows up, reifying, justifying, and validating ego, reinforcing the reali…
01:06:52 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
The Mirage Of Duality - 08-02-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
“The mirage of duality” is a line from the Sadhana of Mahamudra by Trungpa Rinpoche. The apparent multiplicity of everything is the mirage. When you believe the illusion is true, it’s called delusion…
00:59:44 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
No Experiencer - 07-30-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
We automatically receive all kinds of things: smells, touch, memories, thoughts, emotions. When something shows up we grasp at it. This creates a grasper and the illusion of a person, an identity. I…
00:56:32 |
Sat 29 Jul 2023
Immaculate Perception - 07-26-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
When your perception of what is right in front of you is completely free of the debris of your conceptions, preconceptions, opinions, ideas and junkyard dog conclusions, this is immaculate perception…
00:53:48 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
Enlightenment Has No Substance - 07-23-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Enlightenment or realization is seeing the truth and no longer being deluded by anything. It has no substance; you can’t find it. You have to see if for yourself with your awareness.
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Sat 22 Jul 2023
Communicate Cooperate Collaborate - 07-19-23 by Sokuzan- sokukoji.org
First, listen. If you’re having difficulty communicating, use the 90/10 rule; Listen 90% of the time and talk 10%. Wait for the period. Receive what is being triggered in your mind stream.
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00:57:54 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Stuck To A Belief System - 07-16-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
This is the only way most of the world can continue on a spiritual path. Even in a non-theistic tradition, we set up an authority. It’s possible to practice without this authority.
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Sat 15 Jul 2023
Six Realms Cover Up - 07-12-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
The model of the 6 realms is a traditional Buddhist teaching about states of mind. Each realm is characterized by one of the three poisons and describes the way we are working with them. Bodhisattva…
00:54:35 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
When Standards Obscure - 07-19-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
We attach ourselves to a standard when we don’t want to see what something really is. We need standards, but they need to be observed with respect. You may stick to it 90% of the time, but If you al…
02:09:52 |
Sat 08 Jul 2023
Belief Is A Wall - 07-05-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
People are controlled by their beliefs. These are positions the ego takes up in order to avoid looking into the darkness, the unknown. It’s hard to see if you're believing something because it shows …
01:04:44 |
Sun 02 Jul 2023
Stories On Stories - 07-02-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
We make little short stories about everything. Be aware that you’re doing that. We’re not trying to not have stories; it’s always about awareness, not about controlling things. Observe what’s coming …
01:14:04 |
Sat 01 Jul 2023
Anger "As It Is" - 06-28-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
When anger arises in your mind stream, don’t stop it, don’t explain it, and don’t blame anyone for it including yourself. This just gets us deeper into the circularity of samsara.. Anger is dependent…
01:06:50 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Ignoring The Ignorance - 06-25-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
The three poisons are passion, aggression and ignorance. The hardest one to identify and not jump to conclusions about is ignorance. The very nature of it is to not look, not to see it. Without inst…
01:03:05 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Buddha Nature - 06-21-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Buddha means awakened one. What is the nature of that? Buddha Nature does not come and go; it’s ineffable. Over time, through watching what is appearing and disappearing, you can change your allegian…
01:02:31 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Observe Without Expression - 06-18-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Receive without producing is saying the same thing. I want to encourage you to receive the thoughts. If you can, don’t express and don’t add. You may have to put a lunge line on that pony of your tho…
00:55:05 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Kleshas May Increase - 06-14-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Kleshas may appear to increase because you’ve been covering them up. Now that you’re practicing meditation and studying the buddha’s dharma, the cover-ups aren’t working quite so well. If it shows …
01:00:51 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Pushing Away Thoughts - 06-11-23 by Sokuzan- sokukoji.org
Whatever is arising in the mind stream at any given moment is dependently arisen. That means there’s no real thinker there. We may try to ignore what’s arising or shove down our emotions. In order to…
01:11:32 |
Sat 10 Jun 2023
Observing - 06-07-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Observing doesn't fixate. The tendency of the mind is to fixate in order to protect an imaginary person. If you’re actually observing you won’t latch onto anything. As soon as you lock down on anyth…
00:57:34 |
Tue 06 Jun 2023
More About Gratitude - 06-04-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Look closely at your mind - that’s what you’re here to do. It doesn’t matter what happens, what matters is your intention. Consciousness has nerve endings. Be grateful for those feelings and be grate…
00:57:53 |
Sat 03 Jun 2023
Confusion Knots - 05-31-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Look at the confusion that arises in your mind relative to what’s happening with your interactions with others, whether pleasant, boring or disturbing. Rather than look for the cause of the confusion…
00:52:27 |
Tue 30 May 2023
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