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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, Dōgen began promoting the practice of zazen (sitting meditation) through literary works such as Fukanzazengi and Bendōwa. He broke relations with the Tendai School and later left Kyoto amid ongoing tensions with the school. He eventually founded Eihei-ji, one of the two head temples of the Sōtō school, in present-day Fukui Prefecture.

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.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Passing Time in Ritual Harmony Serial: SF-09805 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-12-03 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Dec 03 2023
Unified Presence: Exploring Time and Being Serial: SF-09533 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Uji Gui Spina on 2023-11-26 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Nov 26 2023
Existence Unfolds in Timeless Now Serial: SF-09804 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-11-26 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Nov 26 2023
Embrace Time, Embody Enlightenment Serial: SF-09555 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Uji Gui Spina on 2023-11-19 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Nov 19 2023
Time Being: Living Dogen's Dharma Serial: SF-09785 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-11-19 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Nov 19 2023
Wholehearted Living Through Zen Cooking Serial: SF-09536 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Tenzo Kyokun Gui Spina on 2023-10-22 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Oct 22 2023
Circle of Practice and Enlightenment Serial: SF-09512 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Bendowa Gui Spina on 2023-09-24 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Sep 24 2023
Circle of the Way Unending Serial: SF-09795 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-09-24 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Sep 24 2023
The Practice and Manifestation of Beneficial Action Serial: SF-08880 09/13/2023, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Roger Hillyard explores the Boddhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance - a... Dogen	Henzan Roger Hillyard	Sep 13 2023 City Center
Zen Unfolded: Dogen's Bendowa Insight Serial: SF-09497 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Bendowa on 2023-09-10 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Sep 10 2023
Wholehearted Practice in Dogen's Bendowa Serial: SF-09524 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Bendowa Gui Spina on 2023-09-10 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Sep 10 2023
Bendowa's Samadhi: Zen's Heartbeat Serial: SF-09842 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-09-10 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Sep 10 2023
Zen Libraries: Sanctuaries of Dharma Serial: SF-08975 Talk by Marcia Lieberman at City Center on 2023-09-09 Dogen	Marcia Lieberman	Sep 09 2023 City Center
Zen Libraries: Bridging Books and Practice Serial: SF-08813 Talk by Marcia Lieberman at City Center on 2023-09-02 Dogen, Suzuki Roshi	Marcia Lieberman	Sep 02 2023 City Center
Like the Front and Back Foot in Walking Serial: SF-08876 06/07/2023, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center. Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, in this talk from Beginner's mind temple, investigates how communal... Suzuki Roshi, Dogen, Precepts	Chikudo Catherine Spaeth	Jun 07 2023 City Center
Embodied Enlightenment Through Dogen's Lens Serial: SF-09789 Talk by Fu Schroder Sangha on 2023-06-04 Koan, Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Jun 04 2023
Timeless Presence: Zen and Relativity Serial: SF-08803 Talk by Thiemo Blank at Green Gulch Farm on 2023-05-29 Dogen	Thiemo Blank	May 29 2023 Green Gulch Farm
Being Time Serial: SF-08767 05/28/2023, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Exploring our habitual concepts of time in relation to science and Dogen's fascicle "Time being." Dogen, Soto Zen	Thiemo Blank	May 28 2023 Green Gulch Farm
Practice Realization: Living the Zen Path Serial: SF-09734 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-05-21 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	May 21 2023
Embodying Zen in Daily Life Serial: SF-09787 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-05-14 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	May 14 2023
Delusion's Path to Awakening Serial: SF-09820 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-05-07 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	May 07 2023
Awakening Through Dogen's Zen Lens Serial: SF-09848 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-04-23 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Apr 23 2023
Zen and the Quantum Connection Serial: SF-09814 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-04-09 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Apr 09 2023
Dogen's Path: Bridging Self and Enlightenment Serial: SF-09845 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-04-02 Dogen, Impermanence	Fu Schroeder	Apr 02 2023
Breath and Mind in Zen Harmony Serial: SF-08758 Talk by Sesshin Day Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-03-28 Dogen	Ryushin Paul Haller	Mar 28 2023 City Center
Not Possessive Of Anything Serial: SF-08891 03/19/2023, Fu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Dogen Zenji’s great awakening took place on hearing his teacher Rujing scold a student for sleeping during... Dogen, Zazen	Fu Schroeder	Mar 19 2023 Green Gulch Farm
Zen's Path: Shedding Body and Mind Serial: SF-09758 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-03-05 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Mar 05 2023
Silent Illumination: The Heart of Zen Serial: SF-09827 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-02-26 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Feb 26 2023
Cleansing the Mind's Mirror Serial: SF-09793 Talk by Fu Sangha on 2023-02-05 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Feb 05 2023
Zen Center Transitions: Embracing New Journeys Serial: SF-09794 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-02-05 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Feb 05 2023
Embracing Silence: Zen's Natural Harmony Serial: SF-09727 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2022-12-04 Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Dec 04 2022
Zhaozhou and the Dog, Part 5 Serial: SF-07832 11/19/2022, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Tassajara. Does a dog have Buddha nature? November sesshin series at the Tassajara fall practice period. Dogen	Fu Schroeder	Nov 19 2022 Tassajara
Dogen's Genjokoan and the Signs of the Times Serial: SF-08057 08/20/2022, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, dharma talk at City Center. In Genjokoan, Dogen further investigates the teaching of The Heart Sutra, especially the dialectical... Enlightenment, Dogen	Kyoshin Wendy Lewis	Aug 20 2022 City Center
Binding the Self Without a Rope: Equanimity Serial: SF-07843 04/27/2022, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center. This talk explores how in the tradition of Soto Zen awakening, equanimity and vow relate to each other... Equanimity, Dogen	Chikudo Catherine Spaeth	Apr 27 2022 City Center
Full Spectrum Practice Serial: SF-08001 04/24/2022, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Commenting on teachings from Suzuki Roshi and Dogen Zenji, Steve Weintraub presents the Zen understanding of... Suzuki Roshi, Dogen	Steve Weintraub	Apr 24 2022 Green Gulch Farm
Living Zen: Practice in Daily Life Serial: SF-07814 Talk by Steve Weintraub at Green Gulch Farm on 2022-04-22 Suzuki Roshi, Dogen	Steve Weintraub	Apr 22 2022 Green Gulch Farm
Creating Refuge in Belonging Serial: SF-07994 Exploring the possiblity of transformation and creating a Sangha of Belonging by giving ourselves over to each other. 03/02/2022, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at City Center... Sangha, Dogen	Horin Nancy Petrin	Mar 02 2022 City Center
Creating Refuge in Belonging Serial: SF-08038 Exploring the possiblity of transformation and creating a Sangha of Belonging by giving ourselves over to each other. 03/02/2022, Horin Nancy Petring, dharma talk at City... Sangha, Dogen	Horin Nancy Petrin	Mar 02 2022 City Center
Beginner’s Mind, Inmost Mind Serial: SF-08010 Recommendations for practice. 12/22/2021, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center. Suzuki Roshi, Dogen	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Dec 22 2021 City Center
Beginner’s mind, Inmost mind Serial: SF-11046 Recommendations for practice. 12/22/2021, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center. Suzuki Roshi, Dogen	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Dec 22 2021 City Center
Karma Blossoming in Zen Practice Serial: SF-07933 Talk by Shosan Victoria Austin at City Center on 2021-12-02 Dogen	Shosan Victoria Austin	Dec 02 2021 City Center
Let It Register Serial: SF-11101 10/13/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara. Dogen, Consciousness	Ryushin Paul Haller	Oct 13 2021 Tassajara
Within a Dream Expressing the Dream Serial: SF-10940 The buddhas and Zen ancestors encourage us to become lucid dreamers - realizing that we are dreaming while remaining within the dream, where subject and object appear as... Dogen	Kokyo Henkel	Sep 12 2021 Green Gulch Farm
The Taproot of Soto Zen, Part 2: Like a Fool, Like an Idiot Serial: SF-10893 07/28/2021, Zenshin Greg Fain, dharma talk at Tassajara. Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Koan, Dogen	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jul 28 2021 Tassajara
The Backward Step Serial: SF-11099 Turning the light of attention in order to contact our true nature through an exploration of the practice instructions of Dogen Zenji's Fukanzazengi. 07/21/2021, Zesho... Dogen	Zesho Susan O'Connell	Jul 22 2021 City Center
What If We Stopped Pretending? Serial: SF-10918 A reflection on climate collapse and Zen practice. "I wonder what might happen if we tell ourselves the truth, instead of denying reality?" 07/07/2021, Shogen Jody Greene... Dogen	Shogen Jody Greene	Jul 08 2021 City Center
Embracing Suchness Through Mindful Presence Serial: SF-12193 Talk by Greg Fain The Taproot Of Soto Zen Suchness Is Groovy at Tassajara on 2021-07-07 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Soto Zen, Dogen	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jul 07 2021 Tassajara
The Wish To Be Loved Serial: SF-11017 In this talk Senior Dharma Teacher Paul Haller compares the opening statement of Dogen Zenji's Fukanzazengi with the open statement of Shakyamuni Buddha's Satipattana, to... Dogen	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jun 12 2021 City Center
Endless Bottomless You Serial: SF-11035 This is the last talk in a 3-week series of the Zuimonki. Zoketsu Norman Fischer brings alive the teachings of the last book of the Zuimonki and explores the teachings of... Zazen, Dogen	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 20 2021 City Center
From the Inside Out Serial: SF-10909 In this sesshin talk by Sokaku Kathie Fischer, she continues a three-week exploration of Dogen's Shobogenzo Ziomonki highlighting the themes of practicing in Sangha and... Zazen, Dogen	Sokaku Kathie Fischer	Mar 19 2021 City Center

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