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
Don't Accomplish Stuff - 03-13-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
The spiritual path is not about cause and effect; there is no transaction happening here. If you think so, you’ll go in circles. The awareness needs to drive this incredible vehicle of the Buddha’s …
00:57:25 |
Sun 13 Mar 2022
The Vow Is A Donkey - 03-09-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
The third of the three pure precepts that we receive when we enter formally into the Soto Zen Buddhist path is the vow to be with all things. Another way of saying that is, “save all beings, put oth…
01:05:41 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
Awareness of Failure - 03-06-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/DMHSdHNPFp8
00:58:21 |
Sun 06 Mar 2022
What Appears - 03-02-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
What appears is not what it actually is. No matter what you do, you can’t really cover up what is. If you try to cover up what is, it will create problems for you and for others. It is important to o…
01:00:41 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
MWA ~ Modifying What Arises - 02-27-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Watch what arises in your mind stream without adding your personal little stamp of approval, disapproval or disregard. Don’t meddle with anything that shows up in the mind stream. Be fully responsibl…
01:07:32 |
Sat 26 Feb 2022
No More War - 02-23-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
No more war. That would be nice. It seems like all we hear about is war. Our history is full of it. People who are selfish, greedy, fearful and at the mercy of their opinions, beliefs and ideas crea…
01:06:32 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Why Ask Why? - 02-20-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Don’t ask ‘why?’ Ask ‘what?’ 'Why' questions are circular. Some 'why' questions, like ‘Why am I cold?’ are helpful relatively, and so we become accustomed to using them. However, the circles that …
01:05:20 |
Sat 19 Feb 2022
Afflictions And Wisdom - 02-13-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/C7G9XI5fcBA
01:03:26 |
Sun 13 Feb 2022
We Know Nothing - 02-09-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
“We know nothing until we know everything” is a line from a poem by 14th century Christian mystic St. Catherine of Sienna. When we realize this all questions go away and you know deeply what ‘this’…
00:54:04 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Life Comes Without Warning - 02-06-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/DVEqdW-CgMU
01:10:12 |
Sun 06 Feb 2022
Not Separating Appearance And Emptiness - 02-02-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/ySq0fGP2IC0
00:37:39 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Ego Intelligence - 01-30-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
The ego, the self-centered aspect of the mind, is very intelligent at defending itself. It uses this intelligence to confirm or reify someone who knows everything, someone who understands. Hold stil…
01:02:31 |
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Relationships Don't Work, Talk 2 - 01-26-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/li5priPpojs
00:48:08 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Relationships Don't Work - 01-23-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Chogyam Trungpa’s very direct way of saying this is, “The best relationship is no relationship.” When I say relationships don’t work, I mean we have expectations, transactions, and agreements. We thi…
01:17:15 |
Sat 22 Jan 2022
What Forms Should I Use? - 01-19-22 by Sokuzan - SOkukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/zocFTlZX55o
01:03:21 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Thirst For Otherness - 01-16-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Craving, desire, or greed for otherness is just a basic way of saying we want something else. This constant inner chatter about ourselves and who we are is substantiating and validating a “someone” …
01:10:31 |
Sat 15 Jan 2022
Meditation Experiences - 01-12-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://youtu.be/bD5Ne8tgYQc
00:52:42 |
Wed 12 Jan 2022
Vividly Unreal - 01-09-22 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
“Whatever is seen with the eyes is vividly unreal in emptiness, yet there is still form.” This line is from the Sadhana of Mahamudra, which we chant at every new moon. If you see this, you will see …
01:07:05 |
Sat 08 Jan 2022
When I Can't Teach - 01-05-22 - by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQAvei5oWaA
00:52:21 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
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