Dogen, the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment

Dogen, the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment
Author: Osho
Publisher: Fivestar
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2023-03-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Dogen used to say, ”It was a great opportunity that both the people who could have distracted me, who loved me and I loved them ... and that was the danger. They died at the right time. I am infinitely grateful to them just because they died at the right time without destroying me.”

The Essential Dogen

The Essential Dogen
Author: Kazuaki Tanahashi
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834828472

These pithy and powerful readings provide a perfect introduction to the teachings of Zen master Dogen—and will inspire spiritual practice in people of all traditions Eihei Dogen (1200–1253), founder of the Soto School of Zen Buddhism, is one of the greatest religious, philosophical, and literary geniuses of Japan. His writings have been studied by Zen students for centuries, particularly his masterwork, Shobo Genzo or Treasury of the True Dharma Eye. This is the first book to offer the great master’s incisive wisdom in short selections taken from the whole range of his voluminous works.

Zen Master Dōgen

Zen Master Dōgen
Author: Yūhō Yokoi
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1976
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Treasury of the True Dharma Eye

Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
Author: Kazuaki Tanahashi
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 1281
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1590309359

The complete English translation of one of the great Zen classics and works of Japanese literature, by the founder of the Soto school—now in a single volume Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobo Genzo, in Japanese) is a monumental work, considered to be one of the profoundest expressions of Zen wisdom ever put on paper, and also the most outstanding literary and philosophical work of Japan. It is a collection of essays by Eihei Dogen (1200–1253), founder of Zen’s Soto school. Kazuaki Tanahashi and a team of translators that represent a Who’s Who of American Zen have produced a translation of the great work that combines accuracy with a deep understanding of Dogen’s voice and literary gifts. This edition includes a wealth of materials to aid understanding, including maps, lineage charts, a bibliography, and an exhaustive glossary of names and terms—and, as a bonus, the most renowned of all Dogen’s essays, “Recommending Zazen to All People.”

A Primer of Soto Zen

A Primer of Soto Zen
Author: Dōgen
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1979-06-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780824803575

Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr. D.T. Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen. Although it remains relatively unknown in the West, Soto Zen eventually attracted the greatest number of followers in Japan. With its gentle, more intellectual approach, Soto Zen relies on deep meditation (zazen) rather than the "sudden," direct method (using koan) of Rinzai Zen, in striving for enlightenment. The Shobogenzo Zuimonki consists largely of brief talks, horatatory remarks, and instructional and cautionary comments by the Soto Zen Master Dogen (1200-1253). Translated, shobogenzo means "the eye of the true law." Roughly translated, zuimonki means "easy for the ears to understand," or "simplified."

The True Dharma Eye

The True Dharma Eye
Author: John Daido Loori
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2009-08-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083482311X

A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound teachings and their relevance for modern Western practitioners of Zen. Following the traditional format for koan collections, John Daido Loori Roshi, an American Zen master, has added his own commentary and accompanying verse for each of Dogen’s koans. Zen students and scholars will find The True Dharma Eye to be a source of deep insight into the mind of one of the world’s greatest religious thinkers, as well as the practice of koan study itself.

How to Raise an Ox

How to Raise an Ox
Author: Eihei Dogen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-08-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0861718755

The writings of Zen master Dogen are among the highest achievements not only of Japanese literature but of world literature. Dogen's writings are a near-perfect expression of truth, beautifully expressing the best of which the human race is capable. In this volume, Francis Cook presents ten selections from Dogen's masterwork, the Shobogenzo, as well as six of his own essays brilliantly illuminating the mind of this peerless master.

How to Cook Your Life

How to Cook Your Life
Author: Dogen
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-11-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0834824329

This modern-day commentary on Dogen’s Instructions for a Zen Cook reveals how everyday activities—like cooking—can be incorporated into our spiritual practice In the thirteenth century, Zen master Dogen—perhaps the most significant of all Japanese philosophers, and the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen sect—wrote a practical manual of Instructions for the Zen Cook. In drawing parallels between preparing meals for the Zen monastery and spiritual training, he reveals far more than simply the rules and manners of the Zen kitchen; he teaches us how to "cook," or refine our lives. In this volume Kosho Uchiyama Roshi undertakes the task of elucidating Dogen's text for the benefit of modern-day readers of Zen. Taken together, his translation and commentary truly constitute a "cookbook for life," one that shows us how to live with an unbiased mind in the midst of our workaday world.