Engi – the interdependence of all things.
Fūga no makoto (the genuine in art and nature, from Bashō)
Gyoji – Continuous Practice.
Honrai no Menmoku — The original face before words and self arise.
Hōon-gyō—a practice of gratitude, a way of repaying what we have received.
Ju-Hoi – the interdependence of all things.
Mushō no bi — the beauty of the useless.
Shikantaza – Just Sit.
Shinjin Datsaraku – Sloughing off of mind & body.
Shushō-ichinyo—the unity of practice and realization.
Sokushin Zebutsu – The mind itself is Buddha.
Sore wa sore – That is that. “Not indifference. Not resignation. Not the performance of equanimity. Simply the recognition that reality has already appeared—before the verdict, before the correction, before the project of becoming someone for whom such things no longer arise.” (Kosho Itagaki, from “Already Living.”
Subete honban – Everything is the real performance. Not a rehearsal.
Uji – Being Time
This new word uji becomes a shorthand for bundling all aspects of reality into one word/thought: being–time. Being–time embraces many of the key teachings found in Dogen’s writing. Among several words or phrases found in Uji that express these teachings are dharma position (ju-hoi): the fully embodied totality of myriad things/beings as a moment of being–time; continuous practice (gyoji): the completely realized activity and effort of each being’s time as all being–time; fully expressing the Way (dotoku): the enlightened expression of practice realization; manifesting ultimate reality (genjokoan): the totality of the actualization of the fundamental point; penetrating exhaustively (gujin): complete expression of a moment; practice-realization (shojo no shu); this very mind is Buddha (sokushin zebutsu); and buddha-nature (bussho): the totality of life’s activity, among others. Dogen’s descriptions of practice, expression, mind, and reality are also designations of actualized being–time. These words are a rich mosaic illuminating our being–time, each aimed at helping us find deep awakening as we express our rich, intimate life. https://www.lionsroar.com/notes-on-dogen-being-time/
Fūga no makoto (the genuine in art and nature, from Bashō)
Gyoji – Continuous Practice.
Honrai no Menmoku — The original face before words and self arise.
Hōon-gyō—a practice of gratitude, a way of repaying what we have received.
Ju-Hoi – the interdependence of all things.
Mushō no bi — the beauty of the useless.
Shikantaza – Just Sit.
Shinjin Datsaraku – Sloughing off of mind & body.
Shushō-ichinyo—the unity of practice and realization.
Sokushin Zebutsu – The mind itself is Buddha.
Sore wa sore – That is that. “Not indifference. Not resignation. Not the performance of equanimity. Simply the recognition that reality has already appeared—before the verdict, before the correction, before the project of becoming someone for whom such things no longer arise.” (Kosho Itagaki, from “Already Living.”
Subete honban – Everything is the real performance. Not a rehearsal.
Uji – Being Time
This new word uji becomes a shorthand for bundling all aspects of reality into one word/thought: being–time. Being–time embraces many of the key teachings found in Dogen’s writing. Among several words or phrases found in Uji that express these teachings are dharma position (ju-hoi): the fully embodied totality of myriad things/beings as a moment of being–time; continuous practice (gyoji): the completely realized activity and effort of each being’s time as all being–time; fully expressing the Way (dotoku): the enlightened expression of practice realization; manifesting ultimate reality (genjokoan): the totality of the actualization of the fundamental point; penetrating exhaustively (gujin): complete expression of a moment; practice-realization (shojo no shu); this very mind is Buddha (sokushin zebutsu); and buddha-nature (bussho): the totality of life’s activity, among others. Dogen’s descriptions of practice, expression, mind, and reality are also designations of actualized being–time. These words are a rich mosaic illuminating our being–time, each aimed at helping us find deep awakening as we express our rich, intimate life. https://www.lionsroar.com/notes-on-dogen-being-time/