You are currently logged-out. You can log-in or create an account to see more talks, save favorites, and more. more info

Dogen Talks

Zen Master Dogen

Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; Japanese pronunciation: [doꜜː.ɡeɴ, -ŋeɴ], 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He is also known as Dōgen Kigen (道元希玄), Eihei Dōgen (永平道元), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (高祖承陽大師), and Busshō Dentō Kokushi (仏性伝東国師).

Originally ordained as a monk in the Tendai School in Kyoto, he was ultimately dissatisfied with its teaching and traveled to China to seek out what he believed to be a more authentic Buddhism. He remained there for four years, finally training under Tiāntóng Rújìng, an eminent teacher of the Cáodòng lineage of Chinese Chan. Upon his return to Japan, he began promoting the practice of zazen (sitting meditation) through literary works such as Fukanzazengi and Bendōwa.

He eventually broke relations completely with the powerful Tendai School, and, after several years of likely friction between himself and the establishment, left Kyoto for the mountainous countryside where he founded the monastery Eihei-ji, which remains the head temple of the Sōtō school today.

Dōgen is known for his extensive writings like the Shōbōgenzō (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, considered his magnum opus), the Eihei Kōroku (Extensive Record, a collection of his talks), the Eihei Shingi (the first Japanese Zen monastic code), along with his Japanese poetry, and commentaries. Dōgen's writings are one of the most important sources studied in the contemporary Sōtō Zen tradition.

From Dōgen on Wikipedia

Showing 48 talks
 

- Reset Search

Title Speaker

The Buddha Way is a Conversation.

 Dogenzenji's vow and the practice confession and repentance.  Confession and repentenance includes both social and solitary aspects of practice. "The Snowman" poem by...

Dogen, Confession-and-Repentance, Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Evil, Repentance,...
Sep 03 2022
No Abode Hermitage Online

Wholehearted Zen: Ethics in Practice

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dogen
Jan 2022

Zen Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion

Lovingkindness, Mahayana, Dogen
Jan 2022

Embracing Roles in Zen Intimacy

Zendo, Intimacy, Dogen
Jan 2019

Zen's Path: Compassion Through Precepts

Repentance, Dogen, Precepts
Jul 02 2018

Evolving Journeys in Zen Practice

Bodhidharma, Zazen, Dogen
2018

Embodied Dharma in Everyday Actions

Samadhi, Karmic Consciousness, Dogen
Jan 18 2016

Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Actions

Buddha Mind, Posture, Dogen
Nov 19 2015

Zen Mind: Beyond Thought and Karma

Buddha Mind, Precepts, Dogen
Jan 13 2015

A Special Transmission Outside the Scriptures

A Special Transmission Outside the Scriptures
Tenshin Reb Anderson
No Abode 2013-02-02 AM

Buddha Mind, Transmission, Samadhi, Dogen
Feb 02 2013
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Awakening the Mind Through Zazen

Faith, Enlightenment, Dogen
Jan 23 2013

Practicing Zen Restraint Without Gain

Dogen, Soto Zen, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jan 25 2012

Zazen: Awakening Through Non-Thinking

Zazen, Dogen, Meditation
Aug 22 2011

Embracing the Mahayana: Do You Want to be an Artist? 

Breath, Dogen, Community, Lineage, Evil
Jul 16 2011
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Intimacy in Stillness: Zen Practice

Samadhi, Intimacy, Dogen
Dec 17 2010

Real Dragon Meditation Unveiled

Zazen, Dogen, Effort
Dec 12 2010

Paying Respect to the Great Teacher 

Dragons, Transmission, Dogen, Perfect Wisdom
Nov 06 2010
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Incense, Prostrations, and Zen Bonds

Bowing, Dharma Transmission, Dogen
Oct 28 2010

Reverence Rituals: Zen's Ancestral Wisdom

Ceremony, Offering, Dogen
Oct 27 2010

The Mind of Enlightenment 

Silence, Lotus Sutra, Dogen, Bodhidharma
Aug 19 2010
The Yoga Room

For a Sentient Being to be a Sentient Being is just not to Move 

Silence, Manjushri, Dogen, Impermanence, Karmic Consciousness
Nov 14 2009
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Causation and Non-Self 

Attachment, Evil, Dogen, Emptiness
Mar 26 2009
The Yoga Room

Embracing Flow: Zen's Treasure Trove

Dogen
Jan 17 2009

The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing 

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Dogen, Buddha Mind
Nov 22 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

About the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, Bell, Dogen
Apr 19 2008
No Abode Hermitage

Embodying Wisdom Through Ritual Actions

Buddha, Practice, Dogen
Feb 14 2008
B
Southern Palm Zen Group

Worship of the Buddha

When a person pays homage and bows to the Buddhas, there is just one Buddha with no other person.

Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Duality, Dogen, War
Jul 28 2007
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Foundations: Meditation and Precepts

Meditation, Dogen, Zazen
Dec 13 2006

Intention Unveiled: The Heart of Zen

Bell, Lovingkindness, Dogen
Oct 08 2006

Mind's Illusion: Unity to Enlightenment

Enlightenment, Dogen, Faith
Feb 20 2005

Unified Through Giving and Kindness

Vow, Love, Dogen
Dec 02 2004

Fear and Fearlessness

Buddha, Time, Dogen
Jun 08 2004
1
Cleveland Zen Center

Fear and Fearlessness

Community, Dogen, Sangha
Jun 07 2004
1
Cleveland Zen Center

Cultivating the Grandmotherly Zen Mind

Buddha, Dogen, Triple Treasure
Oct 11 2003

Grandmotherly Mind

Buddha, Dogen, Triple Treasure
Oct 11 2003
Green Gulch Farm

Embodying Dharma in Daily Life

Dogen, Precious Mirror, Buddhism
Aug 20 2002

Zazens Relational Path: Beyond Precepts

Passions, Vinaya, Dogen
Feb 11 2001

Embodying Stillness on the Zen Path

Instruction, Bodhidharma, Dogen
Feb 16 2000

Unveiling the Illusory Self

Faith, Mahayana, Dogen
Apr 01 1999

Embracing Emptiness Through Mindfulness

Faith, Dogen, Emptiness
Apr 01 1999

Oneness in Selffulfilling Samadhi

Samadhi, Oneness, Dogen
Dec 08 1998

Awakening to Your Buddha Nature

Soto Zen, Book of Serenity, Buddha Nature, Dogen
Oct 29 1997

Zazen: Union of Self and Cosmos

Evil, Dogen, Zazen
Feb 23 1994

Refuge in the Triple Treasure

Triple Treasure, Sangha, Dogen
Jan 25 1994

Embracing Stillness: Zen's Compassionate Path

Vow, Commitment, Dogen
Aug 21 1991

Illuminating Self through Silent Breath

Zazen, Avatamsaka Sutra, Dogen
May 20 1991

Present Moment Zen: Embrace and Engage

Effort, Buddhism, Dogen
Aug 08 1989
Tassajara

Embodying the Essence of Zen

Soto Zen, Dogen, Perfect Wisdom
Aug 26 1988