1. Impermanence is itself Buddha nature — Dōgen Zenji We resist impermanence with tremendous energy. We photograph what we love, we try to freeze it, preserve it, hold onto it just a little longer. Dogen offers a radical reframe. The very fact that nothing lasts is not the tragedy. It is the teaching. It is…
1. To be enlightened by all things is to remove the barrier between self and other. — Dōgen Zenji Enlightenment in Dogen’s world is not a private achievement, a gold medal you earn for enough meditation hours. It is what happens when the wall between you and everything else becomes transparent. When you can feel…
1. To study the self is to forget the self. — Dōgen Zenji This is one of the most paradoxical and profound lines in all of Zen literature. Dogen is not suggesting we stop caring about ourselves or abandon self-reflection. He is pointing to something that happens when we look deeply and honestly enough inward….
