Forgetting the Self at a Party Full of Strangers
How tending to the very thing we fear can offer a path to awakening
Eihei Dogen
Dogen’s Freeing Verse
A look at the works of a Zen master who disparaged literature despite being a prolific poet
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Bodhicitta’s Ripple Effect
Arousing the thought of enlightenment is not just to make a determination to enlighten all beings; it is the determination to motivate all beings to motivate all beings, on and on.
Why “What Would Dogen Zenji Say About #MeToo?” Is the Wrong Question
The Zen master talked about equality but was not a feminist.
What Would Dogen Zenji Say About #MeToo?
Our supposedly progressive culture could learn some feminist lessons from the 13th-century Zen master.
Dharma Gone Wild
Why Zen priest Zenki Christian Dillo teaches Buddhism under the stars in the American West.
Personal Reflections (Meta)Physical Education
Being Wrong Until You Get It Right
What a physical education teacher and Zen practitioner learned about not knowing while teaching English in Vietnam.
The Liberation of Uncertainty
Zen priest Brad Warner talks about his new book, Don’t Be a Jerk, and his quest to make Dogen more accessible to the modern reader.
Actualizing the Fundamental Point
"To study the self is to forget the self."
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