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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 Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dongshan Liangjie. 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 Caodong 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
History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. II Serial: BZ-01222B Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, Daily Life, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Part II Serial: BZ-01218 Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Meditation, Posture, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01217 Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Lineage, Discrimination, Daily Life, Sanctuary,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Encouragement for Upcoming Sesshin Serial: BZ-01215 Thoughts on his early days, Saturday Lecture Sesshin, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Birth-and-Death, Constancy, Daily Life, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
“Poems are not Poems”: The Poetry of Ryokan Serial: BZ-01213 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Beginners, Discrimination, Nirvana, Practice Period, Priest, Rinzai, Silence, Soto...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 04 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Words of Transformation in Zen Ceremony, Repentance, Soto Zen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 24 2006
Faith and Doubt Types Serial: BZ-01203B Rohatsu Day 3 Faith, Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
From "Not Always So": Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is There Serial: BZ-01201B "Enlightenment Is Right Where You Are", Rohatsu Day 1 Practice, Enlightenment, Faith, Buddha Nature, Composure, Non-duality, Suzuki Roshi, Paramitas,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan: Jizos for Peace Serial: BZ-01343 Saturday Lecture Peace, War, Vow, Six Realms, Avalokitesvara, Bell, Soto Zen, Chanting, Conversation,...	Jisan Tova Green	Aug 27 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen's Path: Purity and Non-Duality Soto Zen, Bodhisattva Precepts, Duality, Letting Go, Confession-and-Repentance...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 18 2005
Zen Integration: Balancing Purity and Practice Soto Zen, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Bodhisattva Precepts, Duality, Letting Go	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 18 2005
Zen's Path: Beyond Gaining Desires Soto Zen, Bodhisattva Precepts, Letting Go, Confession-and-Repentance	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 18 2005
July 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 01338 Continuous Practice, Intuition, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen,...		Jul 23 2005
Stand Up from the Ground Serial: BZ-01567 Saturday Lecture Form-and-Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Intuition, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Way, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the Ground Serial: BZ-00577 Lecture Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 18 2005 Tassajara
Find Out for Yourself Serial: BZ-00576 Lecture Precepts, Duality, Instruction, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination, Oneness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 17 2005 Tassajara
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-01035A Class 5 of 5 Daily Life, Offering, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Birth-and-Death, Tassajara, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2005 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Zen: Beyond Duality and Attachment Bodhidharma, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Soto Zen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 11 2005
Perceptions of Understanding: The Five Skandas Silence, Bodhidharma, Lay, Practice Period, Bowing, Oneness, Priest, Lay Practice,...	Ross Blum	Apr 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Transcending Isms Through Zen Awareness Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Lineage, Money	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 17 2005
On Race Serial: BZ-00601 Sesshin Day 7 Diversity, Culture, Lay, Discrimination, Hate, Soto Zen, Silence, confusion, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2005 Tassajara
Dongshan Serial: BZ-00593 Sesshin Day 3 Three Treasures, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus...	Zenshin Greg Fain	Mar 25 2005 Tassajara
Fukanzazengi: A Positive Mental Attitude Serial: BZ-01314B Saturday Lecture Attachment, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Hindrances, Lay, Nirvana Sutra, Soto Zen...	Ron Nestor	Mar 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
March 14th, 2005, Serial No. 01570 Building, Fundraising, Heart Sutra, Lay, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Priest,...		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
Embracing Dissonance in Zen Unfolding Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, difficulty, Conversation, Heart Sutra	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 07 2005
Two Paths to the Dharma Practice Period, Liberation, Study Period, Mahayana, Bodhidharma, Letting Go, Soto...	Ryushin Paul Haller, Acharya Gaylon Ferguson	Mar 04 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00770 Class 8 of 12 Five Ranks, Transmission, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 2005 8 Tassajara
Ordinary Mind and Buddha Mind Serial: BZ-00573 Sesshin Day 6 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Composure, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 2005
Dogen: Four Embracing Actions of a Boddhisattva; Loving Speech and Beneficial Action Serial: BZ-01309 Sesshin Day 2 Offering, Silence, Lay Ordination, Practice Period, Harmonizing, Soto Zen, Peace,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen: Four Embracing Actions of a Boddhisattva; Loving Speech and Beneficial Action Serial: BZ-01308B Sesshin Day 1 Avalokitesvara, Gratitude, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Separation, Soto Zen, Vow	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00772 Class 6 of 12 Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2005 6 Tassajara
Tozan’s Five Ranks Serial: BZ-01307 Saturday Lecture Anger, Dharma Transmission, Five Ranks, Karma, Lay Practice, Lineage, Peace, Soto Zen...	Ross Blum	Feb 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Uchiyama-Roshi: His Teachings on Zazen and Life Serial: BZ-01304E Teaching Retreat 1 of 2 Building, Funeral, Impermanence, Instruction, Posture, Samadhi, Soto Zen, Vow...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 05 2005 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Relaxing into Uprightness: Calm Mind, Zazen Instruction and Ice Skating Serial: BZ-01303 Saturday Lecture Don't Know Mind, Half-Smile, Instruction, Oneness, Posture, Practice Period,...	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Jan 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Removing Signs Class 7 Part 1 Diversity, Practice Period, Separation, Soto Zen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 18 2005 Class 7 Part 1 Green Gulch Farm
Removing Signs Class 7 Part 1 Serial: RA-00280 Tenshin Roshi 1-18-05 - Removing Signs Class 7 Part 1- Serial # 00280 Green Gulch Farm Jan. P. P. Removing Signs General and specifir... Practice Period, Soto Zen, Politics, Diversity, Separation, Lay, Enemies, Faith, ...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 18 2005 Class 7 Part 1 Green Gulch Farm
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00777 Class 1 of 12 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 15 2005 1 Tassajara
Ryokan and the Virtues of a Simple Life Serial: BZ-01301C Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Soto Zen, Transmission, Gratitude, Practice...	Ross Blum	Jan 15 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Two Family Styles Serial: RA-00369 12/8/04 Tenshin Roshi Sesshin 3 2 Family Styles (Microphone problems cutting in and out) All buddhas are always practicing with us 2 Family styles:... Buddha Nature, Desire, Bodhisattva Precepts, Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Greed, Desire,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 08 2004 Day 3 Green Gulch Farm
Not Holding on to the Stream: Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01290B One Day Sitting Silence, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Subject-and-Object...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 20 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Dogen Serial: BZ-01029A Class 3 of 4 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Ancestors, Chanting, Lay, Lay Practice, Mahayana, Rinzai...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Nov 11 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Tozan Serial: BZ-01028A Class 2 of 4 Lineage, Bell, Blue Cliff Record, Five Ranks, Heart Sutra, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Teacher-...	Ross Blum	Nov 04 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Serial: BZ-01287 Saturday Lecture Dana Paramita, Enemies, Forgiveness, Lay, Lineage, Practice Period, Rinzai, Soto Zen...	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Oct 30 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
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
Eating Brown Rice, Eating Your Life Serial: BZ-01243C (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 1 Teacher-and-Student, Giving-and-Taking, Renewal, Heart Sutra, Offering, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Self-Fulfilling Samadhi Serial: RA-00426 8/19/04 Tenshin Roshi Sesshin #4 Self-Fulfilling Samadhi Sitting Upright as a celebration of great compassion Is everything we do with body, speech and... Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Silence	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 19 2004 Day 4 Green Gulch Farm
Recollections of Suzuki-Roshi: Frog’s Practice Serial: BZ-01274B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Monastic Practice, Patience, Religion,...	Chikudo Lew Richmond	Jul 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojunshu, Point #7 Serial: BZ-01267 Turning Dharma and Being Turned by Dharma, Sesshin Day 1 Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dragons, Lotus...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Fear and Fearlessness Practice, Soto Zen, Meditation	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 09 2004 1 Cleveland Zen Center

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