Dharma Seminar: Aug – Sept: Core Texts & Teachings of Dogen

Over the course of two months, led by four senior Everyday Zen teachers, we’ll study two core texts of Dōgen, the Bendowa (“On the Endeavor of the Way”) and Fukanzazengi (“Recommending Zazen to All People”).

English titles from Kaz Tanahashi’s translation of Dōgen’s  Treasury of the True Dharma Eye.

Readings

• Both texts in: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo (Shambhala Publications, 2013), edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi.
  • Read online at The Internet Archive
  • Download the texts as a PDF, courtesy of Suzanne Gilbert and the Internet Archive.
  • Note: The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts and other media. To support their mission, please consider making a donation. 
• Other translations also widely available.

Schedule

• August 5: Alan Block, “Themes From Dogen’s Bendowa”
• August 12: James Flaherty, “Themes From Dogen’s Bendowa”

• August 19 & 26: Jaune Evans & Mary Ann Sacksteder, “An Intimate Dive into Dogen’s Fukanzazengi, through the body and heart”
  • August 19: “Taking The Backward Step” (Jaune and Mary Ann each offer Dharma Talks)
  • August 26: “Non-Thinking” (Mary Ann offers the Dharma Talk; both teachers present for spontaneous collaboration)
• September 2 & 9: Jaune Evans & Mary Ann Sacksteder, “An Intimate Dive into Dogen’s Fukanzazengi, through the body and heart”
  • September 2: “Practice-Realization” (Jaune offers the Dharma Talk; both teachers present for spontaneous collaboration)
  • September 9: “The Treasure Store Opens” (Mary Ann and Jaune each offer Dharma Talks)

• September 16: James Flaherty, “Themes From Dogen’s Bendowa”
• September 23: Alan Block, “Themes From Dogen’s Bendowa”

• September 30: Jaune Evans, Alan Block, James Flaherty, Mary Ann Sacksteder, “Personal perspectives on the teachings of Dogen”