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Short English Q & A at the very end (2:07:00)! Shobogenzo Zuimonki Book 1 Chapter 6 (quoted from: global.sotozen-net.or.jp/common_html/zuimonki/01-06.html) Once Ejo asked, “What is the meaning of not being blind to cause and effect?” ① Dogen replied, “Not moving cause and effect.” Ejo asked, “How can we be released then?” Dogen said, “Cause and effect … Read more

In the seventh month of the same year, I registered at Tiantong [Monastery]. While I was there, that cook came to meet me and said, “At the end of the summer retreat I retired as cook and am now returning to my home village. I happened to hear a disciple say that you were here; … Read more

Again, in the fifth month of the sixteenth year of the Jiading era (1223), I was on the ship at Qingyuan. While I was talking with the Japanese captain, there was an old monk who arrived. He was about sixty years old. He came directly onto the ship and inquired of the Japanese passengers if … Read more

When a patron comes into the monastery and donates money to hold a feast, the various the stewards should all be consulted; this is the precedent established in monasteries of old. With regard to the distribution of the merit-making donations, they also consult together. Do not create a disturbance in the hierarchy by infringing on … Read more