Respond Not React Samurai Training for Awareness Through Meditation and Dharma 1/6/2026

This full Sangha recording from the DojoX Meditation Group includes a complete seated meditation and Dharma teaching focused on the Samurai pillar of the Dojo and the practice of learning to respond rather than react.

This session includes
A 20 minute guided seated meditation
A 10 minute Dharma talk
A 10 minute closing sitting

In this Dharma talk, Sensei Tony explores the deeper meaning of the Samurai path and how it is often misunderstood. The Samurai is not trained primarily through weapons or combat, but through seated meditation and embodied awareness. The true training is learning to stay grounded in the body, connected to the hara, and responsive to life rather than reactive to thoughts, emotions, or triggers.

Through stories from Zen practice, judo, aikido, and lived experience, this teaching shows how awareness is cultivated beyond the thinking mind. The Samurai trains to sense without the eyes, hear without the ears, and respond from the body before the mind takes over. This kind of training builds nervous system regulation, emotional maturity, and grounded presence.

This practice is especially relevant for leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone who finds themselves reacting automatically in relationships, work, or moments of pressure. Seated meditation becomes a daily training ground where you learn to notice thoughts without being run by them and to feel what is happening in the body before responding.

Key themes in this Sangha include
Responding versus reacting
Training awareness through the body
The role of the hara in stability and presence
Why meditation is not about feeling good but becoming aware
How daily sitting builds emotional regulation over time
Using meditation as training for real life situations

This Sangha is part of the ongoing DojoX Meditation Group, where meditation is practiced as a way of life and leadership, not as an escape from discomfort. The practice continues until the last breath and meets everything that arises with awareness.

You can return to this recording whenever you need support, grounding, or a reminder to slow down and respond rather than react.

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https://dojox.co

Sit daily. Sit honestly. Train awareness.