Dogen: Zen Hero of Japan

by Lance Stilp
through Professor Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Powell II, opensourcebuddhism.org
This very well-done piece presents Dogen from his own point of view as envisioned by Stilp. This one is very moving in presenting Dogen's subtle thought of no thought - mushin - and its role in the "dropping off of mind and body". Very nice work, a real feel somehow from the (Mid)Western point of view.

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[1PostPoMoMaN1]

Both subject and object and not subject and object. All possibilities.

[opensourcebuddhism]

in fact,

not even what you just said! Nagarjuna is the reason for the season - he relativized even his own argument.

James

[SuperHappyCakesHehe]

One of my favorite Movies is "Zen" about Dogens journey and enlightenment its amazing.

[Vladd7]

It is a common folly for beginners to try and grasp zen (or pretend to) by writing down beautiful and eloquent statements or to copy the writing styles of other zen masters. This useless for the most part. It is much better to practice zen while studying with a good teacher. Use the words in this video as inspiration to practice, dont just keep focusing on words.

[ratherfam]

why why why do you all/99% insist on imposing crap music in your wonderful works?

[munrotat]

the sea is full of water, at day there is light at night there is not dark.

[HeartsEnergy]

Every word can be spoken and yet enlightenment cannot be comprehended. Every sound can be made and yet enlightenment cannot be heard. Stillness of mind through the action of inaction, awareness is all that exists, and yet even awareness does not exist.

[kasuskasus]

"Or are we doomed to ultimately give in to our Madhyamika nihilist thinkers"?

Is that even possible? Heh. I thought Madhyamika meant the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.

[1PostPoMoMaN1]

I know that any concept, philosophy, ect, is not zen. "Zen is not understanding the words of Dogen or Nagarjuna." I strongly (infinitely strongly?) agree with all of you just said.

[1PostPoMoMaN1]

I do not confuse details for the whole, so... no worries I already can sit.

[zencat]

You can say that, but do you SEE it? Zen is not a concept. Zen is not an explanation. Zen is not an idea. Zen is not a philosophy. Zen is not postmodernism. Zen is not existentialism. Zen is not understanding the words of Dogen or Nagarjuna.

[1PostPoMoMaN1]

Therefore I slightly differ with Nagarjuna's views, but not in all cases. But I still see them as completely right in their context. However, in developmental psychology there are developmental levels that correspond to an inclusion of subject-object and integration of subject-object knowledge. Subject becomes an object of the subject of the next principle. For example, in postmodernism, meaning was a subject, but in postpostmodernism, meaninng is an object.