Bendowa - Embracing Dogen's Endeavor of the Way

09/11/2025 43 min

                    Bendowa - Embracing Dogen's Endeavor of the Way

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ADZG 1259 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Lazarz The Soto Zen way is rooted in zazen. Dogen Zenji explains how he came to realize the importance of the practice of “just sitting” to realize ‘jijuyu zanmai”  or the “self-fulfilling samadhi.”
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Fooling around at a party(00:00:30) - Dogen's talk at Ancient Dragon's End Gate(00:01:22) - Sangha Priest Ordination(00:03:10) - The Archetype of the Priest(00:04:37) - Dogen on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way(00:05:22) - Dogen at the age of 30(00:10:38) - Dogen Zen(00:12:57) - Dogen on Enlightenment(00:16:48) - Dogen on Bringing the True Dharma from China to Japan(00:25:37) - The Teacher-Student Relationship(00:28:43) - Wonders' Well-Wishes(00:29:37) - No detachment at the same time as inclusiveness(00:32:38) - The Archetype of a Zen Priest(00:37:56) - The Obstacle to Sangha(00:41:36) - Bodhisattva Vows