Notes from Dogen
Read Dōgen in the original Japanese through stories and reflections on everyday life.
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2-1. The Setup Is Not the Work
Dōgen taught:
One day he said: In the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks there is a story of a monk who was with a certain Zen master.
This monk revered a golden image of the Buddha and relics of the Buddha. Even when he was in the mo...
1-14. Not That Stubborn
Dōgen taught:
There is a saying about the way of the sovereign: without an empty heart, no loyal counsel gets in.
It means this: a ruler sets aside his own view, follows the words of his loyal ministers, and governs by what is right.
For...
1-13. Too Slow to Learn
Dōgen taught:
All the buddhas and ancestors were once ordinary people like us. While they were ordinary, some did wrong in deed and in thought. Some were dull, and some were foolish.
Yet every one of them reformed their minds, followed a...
1-12. Being Right Doesn't Mean It's Over
Dōgen taught:
Suppose you are the one in the right, and the other person is being contrary and saying things that make no sense. Even then, it is not good to press your point and win the argument.
Nor is it good, when you are sure you are...
Why Work You Delegated Still Bothers You
The abbot leaves every affair of the monastery, large or small, to others, so that he can sit and encourage the assembly.
Dōgen, Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki, Book Six
I hand work to someone, and then I can't leave it alone. I start fixing i...
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Find ways to start when you feel stuck and ease the pressure to always do more. I read Dōgen, a 13th-century Japanese Zen master, in the original Japanese and share his teachings through stories and reflections on everyday life.
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