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
Angry? - 06-13-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
What is the dynamic that causes our whole emotional structure to get all tightened up so that we want to destroy something? It happens on all kinds of levels from tiny irritations with others, to som…
01:16:21 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Natural Sanity - 06-09-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oYzd9fcK08
01:05:01 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Kinds Of Love - 06-06-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdqkPyzpMxg
01:17:56 |
Sun 06 Jun 2021
Don't Fight With Anything - 06-02-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Whatever is arising in the mind stream, don’t argue. Even though it’s difficult, just look at it. It will never show up the same way twice. You might consider seeing what it actually is. In order to …
01:09:10 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Fear And Control - 05-30-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
See how these two show up for you. Is someone trying to control you? Someone who is afraid may have some kind of nondescript paranoia or anxiety. Someone who is covering up fear may not know they are…
01:01:44 |
Sat 29 May 2021
Trying To See More Clearly - 05-23-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Anytime you’re trying, “efforting” you might as well be looking for one thing and going towards something else. Don’t do that. Wherever you are is where you’re at; just hang out there, whether it’s a…
01:07:07 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Who's Paranoid? - 05-25-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHXbHG-AP3o
01:01:57 |
Wed 26 May 2021
No-One Understands Me - 05-19-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
Is feeling like you’re misunderstood a form of blame? There are times when it might not be all that definite. It could relatively be true, but if you’re making some kind of attribution based on how y…
01:07:34 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Jumpy Conclusions - 05-16-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyJa1NDJ7ZY
00:52:44 |
Sat 15 May 2021
Be With All Things - 05-12-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
This vow of the bodhisattva is otherwise known as the vow to save all beings. Another way of saying it is, “Put everyone before yourself.” You have to start somewhere; you might as well be with the s…
01:01:29 |
Tue 11 May 2021
Relationship To The Teacher - 05-09-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
The relationship between the student and the teacher is very unique and different for each person. It’s up to you. The teachings are handed down from warm hand to warm hand. If you’re a monk, the rel…
01:16:47 |
Fri 07 May 2021
Our Relationship Problem - 05-05-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
You can’t avoid relationships; even if you go to a mountaintop, you’re in relationship with your own mind. The way the Vidyadhara Trungpa Rinpoche talked about this was to say said that the best rela…
01:28:33 |
Mon 03 May 2021
Karma Cover-Up - 05-02-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
When something is moving we cover it up, either literally or by interpreting it. Any kind of commentary or movement is a coverup. Don’t interfere with it. Take a radical, minimalist attitude. Whateve…
01:05:50 |
Sat 01 May 2021
The Body Is The Mind - 04-28-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
I move my hand as an expression of my mind. Although the frequencies are different, it is the same kind of movement. Mind and body are the same thing. We pull on the separation to try to control our …
01:06:34 |
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Teaching From Realization - 04-25-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HY8B-H1JQE
01:21:12 |
Sun 25 Apr 2021
Questions From Sangha - 04-21-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPx4MwqlqI8
01:02:17 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
A Time For Questions - 04-18-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
What is immediate light? Immediate light means light that’s very quick, that’s already here. Light is a metaphor for realization or understanding. Everything is already brilliant; there are no shadow…
01:10:01 |
Sat 17 Apr 2021
Confirmation Bias - 04-14-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYA0FYrokMM
01:07:07 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Just Let It Remain - 04-11-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
“Hum, Hum, Hum. Whatever occurs in the realm of the mind such as thoughts of the five poisons, one should neither lead nor follow. Just let it remain in its true state and reach the liberation of Dha…
01:23:34 |
Sat 10 Apr 2021
Observe What? - 04-07-21 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmIDtjYvYXE
01:04:13 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
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