37 - Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 3: Seeking, Self, and the Matter of Life-and-Death

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37 - Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 3: Seeking, Self, and the Matter of Life-and-Death

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In part 3 of my series on the famous Zen text called “Genjokoan,” written in 1233 by Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen, I discuss the sections about seeking the Dharma, riding in a boat (recognizing self-nature is impermanent), and firewood and ash (the Great Matter of Life-and-Death).

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