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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 Liángjiè. 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
May 16th, 2002, Serial No. 01010, Side A Soto Zen, Composure, Daily Life, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Offering, Emotions,...		May 16 2002
Complaining Serial: BZ-00145A Women's Sitting Death-and-Dying, Liberation, Vow, Anger, Hate, Rinzai, Enemies, Soto Zen	Mary Mocine	Apr 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Harmonizing Breath, Body, Mind and Feeling Serial: BZ-00142A Sesshin Day 3 Posture, Zazen, Ordinary Mind, Composure, Harmonizing, Attachment, Soto Zen, Nirvana...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Balancing Tradition and Personal Awakening Soto Zen, Posture, Rinzai	Edward Brown	Mar 09 2002
Zazen: It’s Good For Nothing, Thief in an Empty Room Serial: BZ-00062B Lecture Uchiyama, Peace, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen Mind, Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, Dragons,...	Mary Mocine	Feb 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Unstained Presence in Zen Practice Soto Zen, Shikantaza, Bell	Edward Brown	Jan 28 2002
Forms Serial: BZ-00095A One Day Sitting Precepts, Repentance, Soto Zen, Observe, Lay Ordination, Birth-and-Death, Fasting,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen and Plum Blossoms Serial: BZ-00094A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Dragons, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Ancestors,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Suzuki Roshi Serial: BZ-00477 Class 1 of 4 War, Bell, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Precepts, Posture, Branching...	Dolly Gatozzi	Oct 04 2001 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Zazengi Serial: BZ-00086A Ego and Consciousness, Saturday Lecture Zazengi, Consciousness, Ego, Four Noble Truths, Discrimination, Ego, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Being Life: Beyond Success and Duality Suzuki Roshi, Soto Zen, Buddha	Teah Strozer	Aug 18 2001 City Center
Solitude and Fulfillment in Zen Insight Soto Zen, Five Ranks, Emptiness, Nirvana, Renunciation, Oneness, Suzuki Roshi,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 03 2001
Tozan and Aspects of Self Practice Period, Giving-and-Taking, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Soto Zen, Building...	David Weinberg	Nov 25 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Don't Know Mind, Mindfulness, Realization, Mill...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 07 2000 Green Gulch
Genjo Koan Serial: SF-00117 Workshop Karma, Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Politics, Nirvana,...	Shohaku Okumura	Nov 04 2000 1 of 4 City Center
Sunday Lecture Big Mind, Six Realms, Ceremony, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Ancestors, Soto...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 29 2000 Green Gulch
Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Instruction, Soto Zen, Suzuki Roshi, Big Mind, Monastic Practice,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 24 2000 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Fox, causation, Karma, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Ceremony,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 10 2000 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Monastic Practice, Zazen, Religion, Commitment, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Aug 20 2000 Green Gulch
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
From the Beginning, No Surprises, No Lack Instruction, Beginners, Commitment, War, Rinzai, Heart Sutra, Posture, Bodhidharma,...	Richard Haefele	Aug 12 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Shingi, Head Gardener Serial: BZ-00060B Saturday Lecture Shingi, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Lay, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00852 Class 3 of 4 Silent Illumination, Lineage, Interview, Soto Zen, Attachment, Chanting, Obstacles,...	Mary Mocine and Grace Schireson	Jul 20 2000 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Evolving Buddhism for Modern Lives Emotions, Delusion, Soto Zen, Greed, Precepts	Edward Brown	Jul 05 2000 Tassajara
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
Zen Granny Rinzai, Concentration, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Buddha Nature,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	May 20 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Monastic Practice, Ego, Chanting, Lineage, Letting Go, Conversation, Ceremony, Soto...	Various	May 13 2000 3
Women Ancestors Lineage, Transmission, Soto Zen, Realization, Priest-and-Lay, Emptiness, Ceremony,...	Various	May 13 2000 1
Women Ancestors Lineage, Ordination, Soto Zen, Funeral, Obstacles, Gratitude, Posture, Vow	Various	May 13 2000 2
Fukanzazengi Class Serial: SF-03654 Monday Class Zazen, Instruction, Soto Zen, Posture, Realization, Dragons, Lineage, Suzuki Roshi,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 27 2000 Green Gulch
Joshua’s Use of 24 Hours Serial: BZ-00207A Sesshin Day Two Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Concentration,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 25 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
Dragon Zazen Dragons, Concentration, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Instruction, Rinzai,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 04 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Works of Dogen Class Serial: SF-03196 Tuesday Class Birth-and-Death, Realization, Freedom, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Soto Zen,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 29 2000 Green Gulch
Fukanzazengi Class Serial: SF-03517 Monday Class Hsin Hsin Ming, Buddha Nature, confusion, Platform Sutra, Realization, Zazen, Soto...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 28 2000 Green Gulch
One-day Sitting Lecture Realization, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Bell, Suzuki...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 26 2000 Green Gulch
Fukanzazengi Class Serial: SF-03661 Monday Class Ceremony, Soto Zen, Instruction, Realization, Practice Period, Posture, Priest,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 21 2000 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Ceremony, Instruction, Letting Go, Practice Period, Delusion, Zazen, Family Practice...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 20 2000 Green Gulch
Dogen’s Writings: Commentary on “Enlightenment Unfolds” Serial: BZ-00926 Class 1 of 4 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Karma, Transmission, Teacher-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 03 2000 1 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
Precious Mirror Samadhi, 6 of 8 Serial: BZ-00929 Fall practice period Five Ranks, Ego, Rinzai, Discrimination, Big Mind, Darkness and Light, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1999 6 of 8 BZC
October 28th, 1999, Serial No. 01546 Serial: BZ-01546 #duplicate-please-hide Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks, Rinzai, Platform Sutra, Ego, Discrimination,...		Nov 04 1999
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00197A The Spirit of Practice Period, Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Branching Streams, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 16 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
October 14th, 1999, Serial No. 00859 Five Ranks, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Zazen Mind, Ego, Absolute-and-...		Oct 14 1999
September 23rd, 1999, Serial No. 00861 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Light-and-Darkness, Absolute-and-Relative, Buddha...		Sep 23 1999
September 23rd, 1999, Serial No. 01541 Five Ranks, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Light-and-Darkness, Absolute-and-Relative, Buddha...		Sep 23 1999
Precious Mirror Samadhi, Class 1 of 8 Serial: BZ-01008A Fall practice period 1999 class 1 of 8 Hokyo Zanmai, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Sojun Mel Weisman	Sep 23 1999 1
Blue Cliff Record: Case #50 Serial: BZ-00195A Um-mon's “Particle after Particle Samadhi”, Saturday Lecture Ummon, Samadhi, BCR-50, Attachment, Samadhi, Emotions, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 11 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Breathing (Thich Nhat Hanh) Serial: BZ-00194A Sesshin Day 2 Breath, Thich Nhat Hanh, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Peace, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Intensive Class Delusion, Intimacy, Don't Know Mind, Realization, Chanting, Soto Zen, Separation...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Aug 09 1999 City Center

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