North Star Dharma Refuge

Dharma Recordings

The following recordings were made by Rev. Bennet as an offering of the Dharma.

Shushogi — What Is Truly Meant by Training and Enlightenment

The Shushogi is a compilation of extracts taken mainly from Great Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. The text found in Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett's book Zen is Eternal Life can be viewed by clicking here. For an explication by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett of some of the teachings in the Shushogi from her book Roar of the Tigress, Volume 1, click here

Introduction (The Reason for Training)

Freedom is Gained by the Recognition of Our Past Evil Acts and Contrition Therefor

Receiving the Precepts

Awakening to the Mind of the Bodhisattva

Putting the Teachings into Practice and Showing Gratitude

That Which Is Engraved Upon the Heart That Trusts To The Eternal

Text for this poem by Great Master Kanshi Sosan can be found by clicking here. It is found in Buddhist Writings.

The Heart That Trusts to the Eternal

Great Master Dogen

Great Master Dogen is regarded as the founder of the Soto Zen School of Buddhism. (Click here for Wikipedia entry.)

Great Master Keizan

A fourth generation dharma heir of Great Master Dogen, Great Master Keizan is regarded as the other ancestor of the Soto school. (Click here for Wikipedia entry.)