‘The way is completely present where you are.’
Dôgen Zenji
Dogen Zenji
Morning meditation — Our bodies do not belong to us.
‘Our bodies do not belong to us. They are the true activity of the life of the great universe.’
Dôgen Zenji
Afternoon meditation — Practice just here is not apart from realisation.
‘Practice just here is not apart from realisation. Fortunately, each one of us has individually inherited this wondrous practice.’
Dôgen Zenji
Morning meditation — Understanding zazen would mean.
‘Understanding zazen would mean understanding what my life is.’
Shohaku Okumura
Afternoon meditation — In practice / enlightenment of the Buddha.
Afternoon meditation — In practice / enlightenment of the Buddha.
Dôgen Zenji
Morning meditation: The successive Buddhas and Patriarchs.
‘The successive Buddhas and Patriarchs were all seekers of the Way.’
Dôgen Zenji
Morning meditation: The True Person Is.
‘The true person is not anyone in particular.’
Dôgen Zenji
Morning meditation — What is Wholehearted Practice?
Dōgen asked the cook of Tiantong Monastery, ‘What is wholehearted practice?’ The cook replied, ‘Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.’
Shohaku Okumura
Buddhism now 