Dōgen Studies
Eihei Dōgen (1200 – 1253) also known as Dōgen Kigen, Zenji, Kōso Jōyō Daishi, or Busshō Dentō Kokushi, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, extensive writer, poet, teacher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. Wikipedia
Fukanzazengi “Universal Principles of Zen Meditation” Talk-1 (23 mins) Audio Link
Ryugin “Dragon’s Song” (31 mins) Audio Link
Bendōwa (1231), “Wholehearted Practice of the Way” (Negotiating the Way, On the Endeavor of the Way) Dogen’s first writing in Japanese. It was hidden away for hundreds of years until it was found in a temple in Kyoto during the 17th Century. In 1684, it was included as the first fascicle of Dogen’s master work Shobogenzo (True Dharma Eye) Presently, as an introduction to zazen, Bendōwa is considered to contain the core or essence of all of Dogen’s teachings.
Bendōwa Talk-1 (28 mins) Audio Link
Bendōwa Talk-2 (26 mins) Link
Bendōwa Talk-3 (23 mins) Link
Bendōwa Talk-4 (43 mins) Link
Bendōwa Talk-5 (37 mins) Link
Bendōwa Talk-6 (39 mins) Link
Bendōwa Talk-7 (19 mins) Link
Bendōwa Talk-8 (34 mins) Link
Barre Zen Meditation Center Kokyoji, (Eternal Mirror Temple) 