Sandokai Talks

The Sandōkai (Chinese: 參同契; pinyin: Cāntóngqì) is a poem by the eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Shitou Xiqian (Sekito Kisen, 700–790) and a fundamental text of the Sōtō school of Zen, chanted daily in temples throughout the world.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Introduction to the Harmony of Difference and Sameness Serial: TL-00810 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Sekito Kisen, Sandokai, Soto Zen, Heart Sutra, Harmonizing	Taigen Dan Leighton	Sep 11 2023 Hybrid
A Commencement Ceremony for Exploring the Great Flower Adornment Scripture A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community opening study of the Avatamsaka Sutra. Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Hongzhi, Book of Serenity,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 24 2023 AM No Abode Hermitage
Hongzhi and the Amazing Beings Serial: TL-00783 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Hongzhi, Book of Serenity, Avatamsaka Sutra, Sandokai, Harmonizing, Soto Zen, Non-...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 29 2023 Hybrid
Buddha's Birthday Serial: TL-00693 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Buddha's Birthday, Berkeley Zen Center, Ceremony, Zoom, Sandokai	Taigen Dan Leighton	Apr 11 2021 Zoom
Komyo - Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-02147 Light, Rohatsu Day 5 Koun Ejô, Sandokai, Transmission of Light, Komyozo Zammai, Discrimination, Silent...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Serial: SF-00986 Architecture at GGF; Layman Pang; many sesshins; "gamble everything on love"; sesshin romance and the potentiality of the present moment; recognizing your Buddha... Sesshin, Layman Pang, Suzuki Roshi, Sandokai, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Attachment...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 06 2007 Green Gulch
May 22nd, 2001, Serial No. 04347 Buddha's Birthday, Bodhidharma, Fox, Book of Serenity, Sandokai		May 22 2001
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00085B Unity in Diversity, Diversity in Unity, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Subject-and-Object, Diversity, Bell, Oneness, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 19 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00160A Polishing Tiles, Sesshin Day 5 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Emotions, Rinzai, Religion, Bodhidharma, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00056B Sunshine and Shadow, Sesshin Day 4 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Beginners, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00159 Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Oneness, Branching...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00162A Women and Men, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Attachment, Chanting, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 13 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00161B Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Absolute-and-Relative, Birth-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00161A Light and Darkness, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Light-and-Darkness, Darkness and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00207B Some personal comments, Sesshin Day 3 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Light-and-Darkness, Branching Streams, Darkness and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 26 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00205B Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 11 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00204B Fire Heats, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00202B Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Anger, Duality, Branching Streams, Composure, Happiness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00202A Zen Words, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Branching Streams, Blue Cliff Record, Don't Know...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00201A Into the New Millennium, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Branching Streams, New Year, Big Mind, Religion, Two...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 11 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00200A Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4 Sandokai, Zendo, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Big Mind, Oneness, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00198B Rohatsu Day 1 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Big Mind, Soto Zen, Observe, Discrimination, Branching...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Sandokai Serial: BZ-00301 Lecture Sandokai, Fundraising, Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Mill Valley, Oneness, confusion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 04 1988
Wherever You Go, You Will See Yourself Serial: SR-00271 Sesshin Lecture No. 3 Sunday Afternoon or Evening February 7, 1971 San Francisco Sesshin, Tozan, Sandokai, zen, Discrimination, Precepts, reality, Freedom, Death...	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 07 1971 City Center
Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in Vain Serial: SR-00221 Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” Monday, July 6, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, difficulty, sitting, zen,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 06 1970 Tassajara
We Should Not Stick to Words or Rules Too Much Serial: SR-00222 Sandokai Lecture XII: “It Is Not Always So” Saturday, July 4, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Koto... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lay, Peace, confusion,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 04 1970 Tassajara
Suffering Is A Valuable Thing Serial: SR-00218 Sandokai Lecture XI Saturday, June 27, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 33 Bammotsu onozukara... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, difficulty, Community, Emptiness, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 27 1970 Tassajara
OLD - Suffering Is a Valuable Thing Serial: SR-00223 This is only the last part of this talk. 00218 has the beginning and most of the talk. Sandokai Lecture XI Saturday, June 27, 1970 Tassajara [The... Branching Streams, Sandokai, lecture	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 27 1970 Tassajara
The Willow Tree Cannot Be Broken Serial: SR-00220 SANDOKAI LECTURE X Thursday, June 25, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Meian ono-ono aitaishite,... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, reality, War, Interdependence, Observe,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 25 1970 Tassajara
Within Light There Is Utter Darkness Serial: SR-00052 Sandokai Lecture IX Saturday, June 20, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 27 Meichu ni atatte an... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Suffering, Truth, Diversity, sitting, Duality,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 20 1970 Tassajara
Without Any Idea of Attainment Serial: SR-00061 Sandokai Lecture VIII Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 21 Manako wa iro,... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, reality, Oneness, Monks,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 17 1970 Tassajara
The Boat Is Always Moving Serial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII Saturday, June 13, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Emotions, Peace, Enemies, Karma, Anger, Hate...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 13 1970 Tassajara
OLD - The Boat Is Always Moving Serial: SR-00060 This is only the end of the talk from this date. Sandokai Lecture VII Saturday, June 13, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Peace, Enemies, difficulty, Balance, heart, War...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 13 1970 Tassajara
Today We May Be Very Happy Serial: SR-00057 Sandokai Lecture VI Wednesday, June 10, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Shiki moto shitsuzo wo... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Happiness, Zazen, Suffering, Pain, Buddha Nature,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 10 1970 Tassajara
OLD - Today We May Be Very Happy Serial: SR-00058 This is only the end of the talk from this date. Sandokai Lecture VI Wednesday, June 10, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following... Branching Streams, Sandokai,	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 10 1970 Tassajara
We Are Just a Tiny Speck of Big Being Serial: SR-00055 Sandokai Lecture V: Lecture to Professor Weller's Visiting Class Saturday, June 6, 1970 Tassajara [Note. This lecture was given-- as a general introduction... Branching Streams, Sandokai, lecture, Freedom, difficulty, Forms, Evil, Duality,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 06 1970 Tassajara
The Blue Jay Will Come Right into Your Heart Serial: SR-00053 Sandokai Lecture IV - Discussion of the lines: 'all the objects of the senses interact, and yet do not'. Subjective and objective, independent and interrelated aspects of... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Dependent Origination, lecture, Building, Truth, sitting...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 03 1970 Tassajara
Buddha Is Always Here Serial: SR-00051 Sandokai Lecture III Monday, June 1, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 5 Reigen myoni kokettari... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Suffering, Truth, Compassion,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 01 1970 Tassajara
Warm Hand to Warm Hand Serial: SR-00049 Sandokai Lecture II Sunday, May 30, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 2 tozai mitsuni aifusu.... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Truth, Transmission, reality, New Year, difficulty,...	Suzuki Roshi	May 30 1970 Tassajara
Things-As-It-Is Serial: SR-00048 Sandokai Lecture I Wednesday, May 27, 1970 Tassajara [This is the first in a series of lectures on the Sandokai (Chin. Cantong qi or Tisan-tiung-chii), a... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Big Mind, Discrimination, Freedom, Oneness, Bell,...	Suzuki Roshi	May 27 1970 Tassajara