Dharma Talk by Taigen Leighton. The Poetic Vision Hong Zhi, a great Soto Zen ancestor who was active a century before Dogen Zenji. Dogen was profoundly influenced by Hong Zhi.Taigen Roshi is the author of Cultivating the Empty Field, Just This is It: Dongshan and the Practice Muchness, and the translator of Dogen’s Extensive Record.Taigen Roshi is the guiding dharma teacher at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Temple in Chicago.