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
Observe the Confusion - 05-28-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
When anything comes up in your mind, before the naming comes, before you even call it confusion, just observe. The original situation is what needs to be seen. That's the dharma gate.
https://youtu.b…
01:14:31 |
Fri 26 May 2023
Perception - 05-24-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
https://youtu.be/SYUIah-N28U
01:03:26 |
Tue 23 May 2023
Karma Can't Unplug - 05-21-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Karma is Sanskrit for action. The simple karma of cause and effect is what most of the world is trapped by; the illusion that ‘this caused that’ and you can do something to stop it. If you wrestle wi…
00:55:58 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Sangha Is A Mirror - 05-17-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
https://youtu.be/mbIlC-MU3_g
01:18:25 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Listen More 90:10 - 05-14-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
This is to help people see how they can work with relationships: listen 90% of the time and talk 10%. It’s an impossible form, but it lets you know just how much you run your mouth. Listen to everyon…
01:05:20 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Don't Ignore The Silence - 05-10-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Don’t ignore the silence by grasping onto what creates the idea of a space or silence. Something comes up in our mind as language about everything. The quality of thought has different dimensions or …
00:53:29 |
Tue 09 May 2023
Hidden Dharma Gates - 05-07-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
All dharmas are without fault and without blame. It’s about awareness of what’s happening and not about a success story. It’s very hard not to judge or blame. Have the courage to look at what shows u…
01:06:39 |
Thu 04 May 2023
This Is Outrageously Alive And Awake As It Is - 05-03-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
This is often missed because we put our ideas, our thoughts, our memories and our judgements over the top of something that is completely shimmering in front of us. It’s wordless.
https://youtu.be/z…
00:57:41 |
Mon 01 May 2023
Relationships #7 - 04-30-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
This is a continuation from Saturday’s all-day sesshin talk.
Relationships are always changing, always difficult. Whatever is showing up that’s coming toward you as an Apparent Other, just receive i…
01:03:16 |
Sat 29 Apr 2023
When You Forgive Someone - 04-26-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
The forgiveness I am addressing here is not about the minor things having to do with being polite and respectful of other people. I am talking about when you think you can forgive somebody for someth…
00:58:58 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
The Mirror - 04-23-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
If you see what this is it’s very mirror-like. It’s not reflecting anything other that that which is observing it, which is consciousness. Everything you see is mirroring you all the time. The encou…
01:01:14 |
Sat 22 Apr 2023
Radical Awareness - 4-19-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Radical in the sense of going to the root of something means first looking at what is showing up. You’re going to have to look at the stems and leaves before you can find the root. I’m recommending t…
00:55:50 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
The Edge Of Thought - 04-16-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Starting with the sitting practice of meditation, just sitting still without being focused, there’s a that edge arises. Then there’s an overlap; that’s the protective part. That’s where we see the wa…
00:59:25 |
Sat 15 Apr 2023
Priorities On The Path - 04-12-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
https://youtu.be/eHrl7QySWAs
00:57:22 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Training Monks And Meditators - 04-09-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Learning is not about facts, although we may need some relative knowledge. We need to be respectful of the different ways people receive and handle information. Do not set up standards; that can actu…
01:11:40 |
Sat 08 Apr 2023
Reference Points - 04-05-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
What I’m endeavoring to point to is very challenging and very difficult to see. I’m endeavoring to give your true identity back to you, simply put. Seeing what this is looks like you don’t really see…
00:56:36 |
Mon 03 Apr 2023
Protector/Warrior - 04-02-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche brought this concept up to date when he came to the west. I prefer to use the word protector; The ultimate warrior protects the world. I say don’t go to war, don’t go to peac…
01:00:01 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Conflict - 03-29-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
https://youtu.be/nsV0mN20spM
00:58:41 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
A Matrix - 03-26-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Dependent origination is not parts; it’s really more than that. Nagarjuna says, “Neither samsara nor nirvana exist, but all is a complex continuum [a matrix] with an intrinsic face of void. The objec…
01:08:44 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Working With Addictions - 03-22-23 by Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
Observe what you produce on the cushion and in your life. The thought production is covering up what it is you need to see. Receive whatever is happening without your comment on it.
https://youtu.be/…
00:55:06 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
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