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Dahui's Shobogenzo

Totally Unshakable

Dosho Port

16 Sep 2022 • 1 min read

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Dogen's Private Notes from the Hokyo Era: Are We All Buddhas Just the Way We Are—Or Not?

In the passage from Hokyo-ki highlighted in this post, Rujing clearly says that unless we awaken we are not Buddhas. So much for the dogma of nonattainment.

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Dogen's Private Notes from the Hokyo Era: Immediately Extinguish the Flames from Your Head

"With upright zazen, you return home and sit in peace."

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Dogen's Private Notes from the Hokyo Era: The Just-Sit Koan

“Zazen is the body-mind dropped off—when it is single-minded zazen, free of the five desires, and rid of the five hindrances.”

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