What is Soto Zen Practice

Rev. Shinshu Roberts gives a talk about what our “practice” is as students of Soto Zen Buddhism.

[@simplyvibinn5417]

This is such an enlightening video and just wow. I praise the power of her words.

[@cat_channel_777]

In the US, How many believers Soto shu are there? 😮

[@telurtenga3628]

Im indonesian, for a second i thought soto is food 😅

[@BauKim]

Food meditation. Yum

[@Teller3448]

This sounds like someone decided to superimpose new age teachings onto the ancient Tathagatagarbha tradition. There is no obsession with the present moment in any Sutra.

[@Clipped55]

All we have is the present moment - in all schools of Buddhism. Most of us spend our lives thinking about the past or dreaming about the future. The past is gone, the future hasn't arrived so the only thing that actually exists IS the present moment. If you aren't fully present with what is happening in this moment, you're missing your whole life.

[@Teller3448]

@@Clipped55 The present moment would be an infinitely tiny unit of time...nothing you could even perceive, in the same way that you cannot perceive a single frame of a movie in isolation. Your teaching is not found in any Sutra...its just modern nonsense. Buddhism is not about 'your whole life'. Life could end a nanosecond from now....its nothing you can rely on. Buddhism is about liberation from life.

[@janopian389]

@@Teller3448 And then what?

[@Teller3448]

@@janopian389 Dogen called his temple 'eternal peace'...that's what.

[@janopian389]

@@Teller3448 The teacher is right, the student is wrong. Right view comes first. There is work to be done.😀

[@azari-bm6mq]

buddhism is a demonic lie. trust Jesus Christ, the One and Only God

[@Dumperdriver1]

Good luck with that bukko. Zen teaches us the way.

[@Clipped55]

Christianity projects human psychology onto a supposed Supreme Being. A being capable of creating the universe would not be so petty to want humans to follow a silly set of rules and punish people to eternity in hell for not following them. The whole idea of heaven & hell is absurd. What about people who died before Christ was born? Do they go to hell by default? Ridiculous

[@philiphema2678]

Your comment proves that you are a religious bigot and truly ignorant of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha and other great sasges. There is even a body of thought that Jesus experienced deep spirituality during a visit to India,

[@azari-bm6mq]

@@philiphema2678 "you are a religious bigot and truly ignorant of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha" - yes, this is correct. I spit on false buddha teachings "There is even a body of thought that Jesus experienced deep spirituality during a visit to India," - no, there is not.

[@nyclee9133]

@@azari-bm6mqgood luck in heaven amituofo 📿🙏