‘To Study the Self Is to Forget the Self’
The founder of Soto Zen on delusion and realization
Eihei Dogen Zenji
Eihei Dogen Zenji (1200–1253) left Japan to study in China and then brought Zen Buddhism back to his own country. The seminal philosophical force of Japanese Soto Zen, Dogen Zenji is revered today for the clarity of his insights, for his passion, and for his poetry.
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Ocean Mudra Samadhi
In this landmark teaching, Dogen expounds on the nonconceptual nature of time and space.
‘Birth and Death Are Nirvana’
In the following excerpt, the founder of the Soto Zen school imparts a timeless lesson on nonduality.
Actualizing the Fundamental Point
"To study the self is to forget the self."
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13th-century zen master Dogen on the enlightenment of ordinary activity.
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Select wisdom from sources old and new
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13th Century Zen Master Dogen on Being Time
An ancient Buddha said: For the time being stand on top of the highest peak. For the time being proceed along the bottom of the deepest ocean. For the time being three heads and eight arms.…
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