Kodo Sawaki and Yogacara: Dharma Talk by Doju Layton

Dōju Layton, a novice priest and student of Shōhaku Okumura, delivers a dharma talk on Kōdō Sawaki’s engagement with Yogācāra philosophy. He compares some of Sawaki’s statements with canonical Yogācāra works like Vasubandhu’s Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā (Thirty Verses on Manifestation-Only).
Recorded on January 6th, 2019.

[@kevinpatrick8843]

Thank you

[@99desi9n]

Thank you for your clear, succinct, informative presentation.

[@lukemueller4918]

Thank you for your study. This was very interesting.

[@HardcoreZen]

Thank you for this video. Very interesting. I didn't know about Sawaki's study of Yogacara.

[@chrstopherblighton-sande2981]

Thank you for this talk, I found it really helpful and interesting. I wonder if Sawaki Roshi and Uchiyama Roshi's emphasis on 'thief/criminal nature' that sets this lineage slightly apart from orthodox Sotoshu, could be the influence that Pure Land Buddhism had on them? Honen Shonin and Shinran Shonin often emphasised the ignorant 'bombu' nature of themselves and people in general. Thanks again for sharing this talk.

[@superdeluxesmell]

Nerd zen! Many thanks for a fascinating talk.

[@dr.jeffreyzacko-smith324]

This was fascinating and I am always interested in how things (philosophies/beliefs/approaches/spiritual traditions -- for lack of adequate language) are "integrated". Gassho!

[@mandys1505]

It's interesting to go back through time perceiving where our basic understanding of things, concepts, basic assumptions, came from. And, how the concepts themselves developed, and influenced other cultures or philosophies or religions. This Yoga cara is so different from Platonism~ and, for example, to know how Platonism then influenced Christianity... It's quite important. Thank you for your talk ❤️. :))~•••• I like the absence of permanent essences- it seems true to my experience

[@chandrachiranjeevi6185]

The correct pronunciation of vijñapti is Vigyapti, and not Vinyapti.