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Forget The Self - by Sokuzan - Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
February 13, 2017 12:52Sokuzan talks about several lines in Genjokoan (Actualizing the Fundamental Point) from Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “To study the way of enlightenment is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things. When actualized by myriad things, your body and mind as well as the bodies and minds of others drop away. No trace of enlightenment remains, and this no trace continues endlessly. “ (Translation edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi) https://w...
Dependent Origination - by Sokuzan -Sunday, February 5, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
February 12, 2017 22:43“Pratityasamutpada”, a Sanskrit work often translated as “dependent origination”, is a way talking about that which appears in terms of cause and effect. “The Twelve Nidanas”, the twelve links on the chain of existence, is a conceptual model used to look closely how one apparent situation conditions the next. It is a way of working with suffering in strengthening awareness of fixation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIcdbG4r0_c
Realize Space - by Sokuzan - Wednesday, February 1, 2017- http://sokukoji.org
February 12, 2017 22:26Observe what comes and goes and the space in which that occurs. Prioritize the space. Sit down, hold still and find out who you are. That is the basic instruction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O-l4llckXw
Mind Only - by Sokuzan - Sunday, January 29, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 30, 2017 15:43Yogacara, one of the two main schools of Mahayana Buddhism, is often referred to as the “Mind Only” school. This is not to say that anything outside the mind is unreal. It is intended to help you see that what you are experiencing is coming to you in some form of perception in consciousness, based on the six senses and the assumption of a separate self. When there is transformation at the basis of consciousness, that everything is dependently arisen is fundamentally seen. There is no separate...
Presence - by Sokuzan - Saturday, January 28, 2017 -http://sokukoji.org
January 30, 2017 15:41Don’t settle for the concept of “Being in the Now”. Thinking that you’re present is not presence. Presence is more like an absence. It is not something that you practice, it is something you are. Genuine presence is without a self, which doesn’t mean the self goes away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PePWGbLMz8
Talking To Family - by Sokuzan -Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 29, 2017 14:54Sokuzan suggests to “listen, respond, and limit” when talking with family. Listening is the practice of generosity in receiving what is being said and giving your attention. Respond in order to be with them, respecting their karma. Limit your interaction so that when you’re there, you are present with them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3iOnxBePK4
Ego Diet - by Sokuzan - Sunday, January 22, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 22, 2017 20:01Put self-centeredness on a diet by staying in your senses; just hear, just see, just smell, just taste, just feel, and even just think and add nothing to it so that what you receive does not become food for your self-centeredness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsAJkbFvy00
Confidence - by Sokuzan - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 19, 2017 14:33Confidence based on causes and conditions will fade. Complete confidence is both confidence and lack of confidence at the same time where thoughts and emotions are free to come and go. Prioritize awareness. Hold your seat and make friends with what comes and goes through the practice of meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0chaQcMmE7g
The Thirty Verses of Vasubandhu - by Sokuzan - Sunday, January 15, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 15, 2017 20:59Sokuzan talks about a traditional text of the Yogacara tradition called “The Thirty Verses” (Trimsika-karika) by Vasubandhu, a prominent fourth century Indian Buddhist and a powerful teacher. He reads examples of several different translations and talks about the importance of taking the time to investigate the root texts of Buddhism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ilQnEYreXA
The Fog of Opinions - by Sokuzan - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 12, 2017 13:47When we lock down on opinions to create security for self-centeredness, it’s like a fog. It clouds your mind and stops you from looking any deeper into what it is that you have opinions about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZLS9vjuvM
Karma- The Third Reminder - by Sokuzan - Sunday, January 8, 2017 - http://sokukoji.org
January 09, 2017 00:34Sokuzan talks about karma using the teachings of the third of "The Four Reminders" that turn the mind toward the Dharma: "When death comes I will be helpless. Because I create karma I mist abandon harmful deeds and always devote my time to virtuous actions. Thinking this every day I will examine myself." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6Q8pwMHoE
Repeat The Form - 06-12-19 - By Sokuzan
June 11, 0219 00:00Whatever the form is that you consider as part of your sitting practice, the encouragement is to repeat. The reason that this is so important is if you repeat, you’ll see that you’re not actually ever repeating, it’s always different. At first it might be some intense contrast but eventually it’s very slight understanding about the way consciousness works and you understand it in such a way that there’s no way you can put it in words but your understanding is starting to deepen. This is how y...
Repeat The Form - 06-12-19 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org
June 10, 0219 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBWhatever the form is that you consider as part of your sitting practice, the encouragement is to repeat. The reason that this is so important is if you repeat, you’ll see that you’re not actually ever repeating, it’s always different. At first it might be some intense contrast but eventually it’s very slight understanding about the way consciousness works and you understand it in such a way that there’s no way you can put it in words but your understanding is starting to deepen. This is how y...