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Shikantaza (只管打坐) is Dogen's Japanese translation of the Chinese phrase zhǐguǎn dǎzuò (只管打坐 / 祇管打坐), "focus on meditative practice alone", although many modern Western practitioners have interpreted this very differently. The phrase was used by Dogen's teacher Rujing, a monk of the Caodong school of Chan Buddhism, to refer to the meditation-practice called "silent illumination" (Chinese: 默照禅), or "serene reflection", taught by the Caodong master Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157). In Japan, it is associated with the Zen Soto school, Dogen's offshoot of Caodong. Some practitioners teach that shikantaza means that one should not focus attention on a specific object (such as the breath), instead "just sitting" in a state of conscious awareness. However, the 13th-century origin of the expression indicates a general emphasis on meditation in any form as sufficient for spiritual enlightenment. The original teaching was meant to criticize the complicated ceremony, abstruse study, endless tracing of spiritual lineage, and other aspects of Buddhism that even by the 12th century had been identified as excessive.

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Zen Courage and Facing Fears (DER 239)

Serial: TL-00733

ADZG Monday Night,
Dharma Talk

Rinzai, Shikantaza, Zoom, Offering, Building
Mar 28 2022
Hybrid

The Four Establishments Of Mindfulness

Mindfulness, Shikantaza, Consciousness, Concentration, Mahayana
Jun 18 2021

Fukanzazengi, Part 2

Dragons, Non-thinking, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Shikantaza
May 15 2021

ZenTalk

Priest, Anger, Karma, Shikantaza, Delusion
Mar 06 2021

Suzuki Roshi and the Bodhisattva Precepts

Serial: TL-00673

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Observe, Shikantaza, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bell, Zoom
Sep 06 2020
Zoom

Awakening Through Just Sitting

Serial: RB-04044

Seminar_Awareness,_Consciousness_and_the_Practice_of_Mindfulness

Consciousness, Shikantaza, Buddhism
Jun 2017
Rastenberg

Zazen and the Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Serial: BZ-02227

Beneficial Attachment, One-Day Sitting

Passive and Active Zazen

 

Shikantaza, Posture, Breath, Zazen, Monkey Mind, Concentration, Big Mind, Mindfulness...
Jan 21 2012
Berkeley Zen Center

November 12th, 2011, Serial No. 00245

Letting Go, Faith, Blue Cliff Record, Shikantaza, Lotus Sutra
Nov 12 2011

Jhanas and Shikantaza Arhats

Serial: BZ-02189

Shuso ceremony, Sesshin Day 5

Intuition, Shikantaza, Consciousness, Intuition, Karma, Repentance, Birth-and-Death,...
Jun 19 2011
Berkeley Zen Center

January 11th, 2011, Serial No. 03816

Karmic Consciousness, Shikantaza, Emptiness
Jan 11 2011

Shikantaza - Basic Zen Practice

Serial: BZ-02017

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Continuous Practice, Pure Existence, Composure, Teacher-and-Student,...
Feb 28 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen, Sanshimopo, and Doshin: Foundations of Practice

Serial: BZ-01112

Shikantaza, Guidance, and Way-Seeking Mind, Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Zazen, Way-Seeking Mind, Ego, Continuous Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...
Feb 02 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

True Humility and Buddha's Practice

Serial: BZ-01101

Bare Attention and Not Anticipating, Rohatsu Day 3

Practice, Shikantaza, Humility, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Anger...
Dec 04 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Timeless Joy in Shikantaza Moment

Serial: RB-01648D

Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today

Shikantaza, Practice, Breath
Jan 2006
Johanneshof

Shikantaza: Calm Mind

Serial: BZ-00570

Sesshin Day 1

Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Silent Illumination, Bowing, Big Mind, Buddha...
Feb 20 2005
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Shikantaza - Calm Mind

Serial: SF-03497

Sesshin Lecture

Posture, Time, Shikantaza
Feb 20 2005
Tassajara

Shikantaza Practice (from "Not Always So")

Serial: BZ-01275B

Exhaling, Letting Go, Impermanence, One-Day Sitting

Shikantaza, Impermanence, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Continuous Practice...
Jul 11 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Suzuki-rôshi 100th Birth Memorial

Serial: BZ-01265

Gutei's One Finger, Monkey Mind, Saturday Lecture

Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Shikantaza, Monkey Mind, Gaining Mind, Obstacles, Practice...
May 29 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Living Fully with Zen Acceptance

Shikantaza, Emptiness, zen meditation, Mill Valley, Intention
Jul 13 2003

January 9th, 2003, Serial No. 03084

Breath, Instruction, Shikantaza
Jan 09 2003

Unstained Presence in Zen Practice

resistance, Soto Zen, Shikantaza, Bell
Jan 28 2002

June 29th, 2000, Serial No. 02980

Breath, Shikantaza, Buddha Nature
Jun 29 2000

Sitting in the Flow of Now

Shikantaza, Posture, Blue Cliff Record
Mar 17 2000

Embrace Impermanence, Transcend Suffering

Posture, Shikantaza, Dragons, Emptiness
Jun 09 1999

Shikantaza: "To Forget The Self"

Serial: BZ-00190A

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Soto Zen, Offering, Renunciation,...
Jan 16 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen's Dual Paths to Presence

Shikantaza, Suzuki Roshi, Practice
May 31 1998
Sati Center

Shikantaza

Serial: BZ-00357B

One-Day Sitting

Shikantaza, Posture, Beginners, Bowing, resistance, Concentration, Pure Existence,...
Feb 16 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen and Shikantaza

Serial: BZ-00415B

Saturday Lecture

Zazen, Shikantaza, zen meditation, Instruction, Posture, Concentration, Building,...
Jun 15 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00432A

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life,...
Mar 10 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice

Serial: BZ-00049B

Sesshin Day 2

Koan, Shikantaza, Practice
Feb 20 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Practice: Incense and Insight

Time, Shikantaza, Buddha
Jan 31 1979

Embracing Awareness Through Shikantaza

Practice, Buddhism, Shikantaza
Apr 04 1972