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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Cáodòng school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dòngshān Liánjiè. It emphasizes Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content. The meditator strives to be aware of the stream of thoughts, allowing them to arise and pass away without interference.

The Japanese brand of the sect was imported in the 13th century by Dōgen Zenji, who studied Cáodòng Buddhism (Chinese: 曹洞宗; pinyin: Cáodòng Zōng) abroad in China. Dōgen is remembered today as the ancestor of Sōtō Zen in Japan along with Keizan Jōkin.

With about 14,000 temples, Sōtō is one of the largest Japanese Buddhist organizations. Sōtō Zen is now also popular in the West, and in 1996 priests of the Sōtō Zen tradition formed the Soto Zen Buddhist Association based in North America.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Encouragement for Upcoming Sesshin Serial: BZ-01215 Thoughts on his early days, Saturday Lecture Sesshin, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Pure Existence, Karma, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
2006.02.03-serial.00017 soto, Soto Zen, Echo, zen, Vows, true dharma, Buddha Ancestors, lecture, Describe,...		Feb 03 2006
2006.01.29-serial.00007 Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Sangha, Ordination, soto, Enemies, lecture, zen,...		Jan 29 2006
Faith and Doubt Types Serial: BZ-01203B Rohatsu Day 3 Faith, Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, soto, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So" Serial: BZ-01201B "Enlightenment Is Right Where You Are", Rohatsu Day 1 Buddha Nature, Practice, Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Doubt, Composure, Two Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
2005.11.06-serial.00194 Soto Zen, Enemies, Samsara, Subject-and-Object, Manjushri, Politics, Lineage,...		Nov 06 2005
Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the Ground Serial: BZ-00577 Lecture Continuous, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 2005
June 16th, 2005, Serial No. 01035, Side A Daily Life, Offering, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara, Priest...		Jun 16 2005
April 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 01319, Side B Silence, Bodhidharma, Lay, Practice Period, Bowing, Oneness, Priest, Lay Practice,...		Apr 23 2005
March 25th, 2005, Serial No. 00593 Triple Treasure, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus...		Mar 25 2005
March 19th, 2005, Serial No. 01314, Side B zen meditation, Soto Zen, Nirvana Sutra, true dharma, Buddha Nature, soto,...		Mar 19 2005
March 14th, 2005, Serial No. 01570 Monastic Practice, Priest, Building, Tassajara, Soto Zen, American, Lay, Heart Sutra...		Mar 14 2005
Way Seeking Mind Serial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara
March 2nd, 2005, Serial No. 00770 Five Ranks, Transmission, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, soto, Attachment, Light-and-...		Mar 02 2005
Ordinary Mind and Buddha Mind Serial: BZ-00573 Sesshin Day 6 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Composure, Continuous, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 2005
February 20th, 2005, Serial No. 01309 Offering, Silence, Lay Ordination, Practice Period, Harmonizing, Soto Zen, Peace,...		Feb 20 2005
February 19th, 2005, Serial No. 01308, Side B Offering, Soto Zen, Bodhisattva Vow, Gratitude, Separation, Vows, Avalokiteshvara,...		Feb 19 2005
February 18th, 2005, Serial No. 00772 Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Describe, Nirvana Sutra,...		Feb 18 2005
February 12th, 2005, Serial No. 01307 Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, soto, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Karma,...		Feb 12 2005
February 5th, 2005, Serial No. 01304, Side E Funeral, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Impermanence, soto, Vows, Posture, Instruction, American...		Feb 05 2005
January 15th, 2005, Serial No. 01301, Side C Dharma Transmission, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, soto, Transmission, Soto Zen, Gratitude,...		Jan 15 2005
November 20th, 2004, Serial No. 01290, Side B Silence, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Subject-and-Object...		Nov 20 2004
November 4th, 2004, Serial No. 01028, Side A Five Ranks, Heart Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Aspects of Practice, Blue Cliff...		Nov 04 2004
October 30th, 2004, Serial No. 01287 Dana, soto, Soto Zen, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Lay, Forgiveness, Rinzai...		Oct 30 2004
History of Soto Zen: First Dharma Heritage Ceremony Serial: BZ-01283C Zuisse Ceremony and Dharma Transmission, Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
July 10th, 2004, Serial No. 01274, Side B Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Ceremony, American, Patience, Religion, Monastic...		Jul 10 2004
May 27th, 2004, Serial No. 01024, Side A Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,...		May 27 2004
2004.05.03-serial.00029 Intimacy, Tenzo, Instruction, Soto Zen, Priest	Edward Brown	May 03 2004
Martin Luther King Tribute Serial: BZ-01380 Saturday Lecture Martin Luther King, Current Events, Discrimination, American, War, Culture, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
January 3rd, 2004, Serial No. 01378 training, soto, Soto Zen, Priest-and-Lay, Right Effort, New Year, American, Peace,...		Jan 03 2004
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01375 Conclusion, Rohatsu Day 6 Eihei Shingi, Big Mind, Emotions, Buddha Ancestors, Monastic Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01373 Rohatsu Day 4 Eihei Shingi, Buddha's Birthday, Tassajara, New Year, Lay Practice, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
2003.11.16-serial.00020 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
2003.11.16-serial.00182 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
2003.11.16-serial.00183 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
2003.11.16-serial.00300 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen	Edward Brown	Nov 16 2003
Trip to Japan (last two weeks of Oct. 2003) Serial: BZ-01365 The Necessity of both Oneness and Diversity, Saturday Lecture Oneness, Japan, Fox, Priest, Lay, Soto Zen, Ordination, Diversity, Precepts, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
October 18th, 2003, Serial No. 01362 Posture, Bell, Tassajara, Ego, Soto Zen, Instruction, Equanimity, resistance,...		Oct 18 2003
June 22nd, 2003, Serial No. 01347 Ego, Separation, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Attachment, Soto Zen, Passions, uchiyama,...		Jun 22 2003
May 24th, 2003, Serial No. 00136, Side B Practice Period, Hate, Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, soto, Vows, Culture, Describe,...		May 24 2003
January 4th, 2003, Serial No. 00177, Side B New Year, Priest, War, Lineage, Zoom, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice,...		Jan 04 2003
Sogen Shaku Scroll and Zen and War Serial: BZ-00176 Rohatsu Day 6 War, War, Emotions, Priest, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Judgement, Religion, American, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
July 20th, 2002, Serial No. 00154, Side B Dragons, Big Mind, Hate, American, Instruction, Soto Zen, War, Enemies, Tassajara,...		Jul 20 2002

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