Dogen Seminar 2024 (2 of 9)

Steven Heine, an expert in Asian Studies and Zen Buddhism, discusses Zen master Dogen’s teachings and the tradition of koan practice. The session explores Dogen’s views on endeavor, exertion, or vinaya. It also examines awakening experiences and the interpretation of Dogen’s writings. Steven digs deep into the metaphor, meaning, and context of what is really being said in a phase spoken often by Dogen’s teacher, “Studying Zen is body and mind sloughed off (or cast off). It is not making awaiting awaking the norm”. To access the resources page for this program, please sign up by clicking here.