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SokukoJi Buddhist Temple Monastery

Dharma talks by Sokuzan from SokukoJi Buddhist Temple in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Talk Buddhism Meditation Religion & Spirituality Mindfulness
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
62 minutes
Episodes
510
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Without Views - 10-27-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Without Views - 10-27-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_LLqTs-Ec8
00:54:40  |   Tue 26 Oct 2021
See The Lies - 10-24-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

See The Lies - 10-24-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://youtu.be/XAK7VMbv0OU
01:26:45  |   Sun 24 Oct 2021
See The Lies - Ten Minute Teaser - 10-24-21 by Sokuzan

See The Lies - Ten Minute Teaser - 10-24-21 by Sokuzan

Specifically edited for listeners who have only ten minutes to listen. This abridged version of Sokuzan's full talk contains 7 minutes of Sokuzan's teachings and 3.5 minutes of Q&A time. https://ww…
00:10:48  |   Sat 23 Oct 2021
Friending Ego - 10-17-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Friending Ego - 10-17-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche talked about working with the negativity that arises in your mindstream as making friends with your ego. This is the area that we judge, that’s embarrassing, that we want to …
01:04:39  |   Sat 16 Oct 2021
Friending Ego - Ten Minute Teaser - 10-17-21 by Sokuzan

Friending Ego - Ten Minute Teaser - 10-17-21 by Sokuzan

Specifically edited for listeners who have only ten minutes to listen. This abridged version of Sokuzan's full talk contains five minutes of Sokuzan's teachings and five minutes of Q&A time.
00:10:34  |   Thu 14 Oct 2021
Ordinary Mind - 101321 By Sokuzan

Ordinary Mind - 101321 By Sokuzan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWb6ASjRtrw
01:13:21  |   Wed 13 Oct 2021
Observe The Cover-Ups - 10-10-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Observe The Cover-Ups - 10-10-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Through the sitting practice of meditation, you can retrain your mind to observe what’s arising rather than what you think is there. The idea is to see clearly and deeply what is arising so you know …
01:12:21  |   Sat 09 Oct 2021
The Stone Woman Gets Up Dancing - 100621 By Sokuzan

The Stone Woman Gets Up Dancing - 100621 By Sokuzan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJRbTT1IDj8
01:01:20  |   Wed 06 Oct 2021
Questions From Sangha - 10-03-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Questions From Sangha - 10-03-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

What is the observer that can’t be seen as content? That aspect of consciousness which is just receiving and processing does not have a spacial dimension or a time reference. It doesn’t have an ident…
01:15:24  |   Sat 02 Oct 2021
Details Of Fixation - 09-29-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Details Of Fixation - 09-29-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6TmuW464j8
01:08:32  |   Wed 29 Sep 2021
Do It Anyway - 09-26-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Do It Anyway - 09-26-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

This is something I often say when someone runs into difficulty. It’s not an order, it’s something to consider. True devotion is not about obedience. If someone is trying to get control of you, red …
01:09:41  |   Sat 25 Sep 2021
Petty Mind - 9-22-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Petty Mind - 9-22-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X50EdXpoB_I
01:15:32  |   Wed 22 Sep 2021
Before the Story - 09-19-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Before the Story - 09-19-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Constant chattering fills up the space with phrases, protecting the body-mind complex we think we are. Even if the conclusions are relatively correct, it’s still a disturbance as far as the spiritual…
01:14:04  |   Sat 18 Sep 2021
Paratantra - 09-15-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Paratantra - 09-15-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mur1vqkNg
01:02:17  |   Wed 15 Sep 2021
Freedom From What You Know - 09-12-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Freedom From What You Know - 09-12-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

It’s not what you know that’s the issue; it’s the knower, the mistaken identity that’s the problem. Whatever shows up in your mind stream, you know that. The first arising is free from a knower. Then…
01:12:54  |   Fri 10 Sep 2021
The True Student - 09-08-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

The True Student - 09-08-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSHeaM3n7w&t
01:18:52  |   Wed 08 Sep 2021
Is Daydreaming Meditation? - 09-05-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Is Daydreaming Meditation? - 09-05-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Your basic instruction is to sit down, hold still without being rigid, and intend to see what’s moving. If it’s a daydream, then observe that. There’s nothing to correct. Whatever arises, that’s the …
00:58:57  |   Sat 04 Sep 2021
How to Practice Shikantaza Meditation - 09-01-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

How to Practice Shikantaza Meditation - 09-01-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwHRi0oYaAk&t
01:09:21  |   Wed 01 Sep 2021
Mountains And Rivers 13 - 08-29-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Mountains And Rivers 13 - 08-29-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

How does renaming what we call negativity help us to work with that in a different way? How do we not fight with what’s arising? If we are functioning out of the bodhisattva vow, what do we do? Can n…
00:53:24  |   Sat 28 Aug 2021
It's Not About You - 08-25-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

It's Not About You - 08-25-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

We are always trying to protect, extend, and defend ourselves, or do something about me me me and my wonderful stuff. When you are being accused of something and fear getting pulled into others’ proj…
01:07:01  |   Tue 24 Aug 2021
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