To enter the Buddha Way is to stop discriminating between good and evil and to cast aside the mind that says this is good and that is bad. - Dogen
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
To enter the Buddha Way is to stop discriminating between good and evil and to cast aside the mind that says this is good and that is bad. - Dogen
“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”
🕯 #Dōgen, Japanese Zen Buddhist priest, poet, and philosopher, was #BOTD 26 January 1200. #Philosophy #Poetry
🕯 #Dōgen, Japanese Zen Buddhist priest, poet, and philosopher, was #BOTD 26 January 1200. #Philosophy #Poetry
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 AM
“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”
🕯 #Dōgen, Japanese Zen Buddhist priest, poet, and philosopher, was #BOTD 26 January 1200. #Philosophy #Poetry
🕯 #Dōgen, Japanese Zen Buddhist priest, poet, and philosopher, was #BOTD 26 January 1200. #Philosophy #Poetry
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“I think of wandering about like a cloud…”
— Dōgen
— Dōgen
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“I think of wandering about like a cloud…”
— Dōgen
— Dōgen
Dogen: zazen is itself satori
Dogen's student: everything is satori except for zazen
Dogen's student's student: in this zendo we do not talk about satori
Dogen's student's... student's student: if you happen to be operating a national secret intel network of ninjas, here's my advice
Dogen's student: everything is satori except for zazen
Dogen's student's student: in this zendo we do not talk about satori
Dogen's student's... student's student: if you happen to be operating a national secret intel network of ninjas, here's my advice
January 25, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Dogen: zazen is itself satori
Dogen's student: everything is satori except for zazen
Dogen's student's student: in this zendo we do not talk about satori
Dogen's student's... student's student: if you happen to be operating a national secret intel network of ninjas, here's my advice
Dogen's student: everything is satori except for zazen
Dogen's student's student: in this zendo we do not talk about satori
Dogen's student's... student's student: if you happen to be operating a national secret intel network of ninjas, here's my advice
Morng, Ihr Doginnen und Dogen🖖
January 23, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Morng, Ihr Doginnen und Dogen🖖
first run past dogen since coming out of jsrf retirement thats CRAZY man i lost the 1:32 to zero beat because of course but what the fuck man
January 23, 2026 at 4:40 AM
first run past dogen since coming out of jsrf retirement thats CRAZY man i lost the 1:32 to zero beat because of course but what the fuck man
Yuibutsu yobutsu
Eihei Dogen
Eihei Dogen
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Yuibutsu yobutsu
Eihei Dogen
Eihei Dogen
“And though it is like this, it is only that flowers, while loved, fall; and weeds while hated, flourish.” - Dogen
#zen #shobogenzo
#zen #shobogenzo
a black and white photo of a person meditating on a large rock
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January 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“And though it is like this, it is only that flowers, while loved, fall; and weeds while hated, flourish.” - Dogen
#zen #shobogenzo
#zen #shobogenzo
Through Foucault, Epictetus became important to me as a figure who revealed philosophy as a way of life and a practice of self-formation rather than a theoretical enterprise. Epictetus also served as a bridge to Zen Buddhism, particularly Dōgen, and from there to Zhuangzi.
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Through Foucault, Epictetus became important to me as a figure who revealed philosophy as a way of life and a practice of self-formation rather than a theoretical enterprise. Epictetus also served as a bridge to Zen Buddhism, particularly Dōgen, and from there to Zhuangzi.
New York City, November 2025. Daylight studio shoot with @joannaartmodel at @afrenchstudio
"Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things" - Dogen
"Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things" - Dogen
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 AM
New York City, November 2025. Daylight studio shoot with @joannaartmodel at @afrenchstudio
"Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things" - Dogen
"Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things" - Dogen
As the 13th‑century Zen master Eihei Dōgen taught in Keisei Sanshoku or “The Sound of the Streams, the Shape of the Mountains,” rivers, forests, mountains, and night are not mere backdrops but the body and speech of the Buddha—sacred, alive, More
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The post The Hidden Cost of Light [3/3]
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM
As the 13th‑century Zen master Eihei Dōgen taught in Keisei Sanshoku or “The Sound of the Streams, the Shape of the Mountains,” rivers, forests, mountains, and night are not mere backdrops but the body and speech of the Buddha—sacred, alive, More
The post The Hidden Cost of Light [3/3]
The post The Hidden Cost of Light [3/3]
A 2nd grandfather has passed in less than 9 months.
"Coming, going, the waterbirds/don't leave a trace/don't follow a path." ~Dōgen
"Coming, going, the waterbirds/don't leave a trace/don't follow a path." ~Dōgen
January 20, 2026 at 4:26 AM
A 2nd grandfather has passed in less than 9 months.
"Coming, going, the waterbirds/don't leave a trace/don't follow a path." ~Dōgen
"Coming, going, the waterbirds/don't leave a trace/don't follow a path." ~Dōgen
It also came relatively late (post-Heian), so it was in part a reaction to the excesses of the Japanese Buddhism of the era. Soto's founder Dōgen went to China to study with Chan teachers there because he was disgusted with the state of things in Japan.
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 PM
It also came relatively late (post-Heian), so it was in part a reaction to the excesses of the Japanese Buddhism of the era. Soto's founder Dōgen went to China to study with Chan teachers there because he was disgusted with the state of things in Japan.
Paired Illustrateds of the Life of Zen Master Dōgen 2 Overall view, Murai Hidekata
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Paired Illustrateds of the Life of Zen Master Dōgen 2 Overall view, Murai Hidekata
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Heute traf mich beim Lesen eines jahrhundertealten Zen-Textes der Schlag - oder ein Blitz. Ich las etwas derart Wahres, das mich zudem jn meiner jetzigen Verfasstheit ansprach, als hätte Dogen Zenji ein Wurmloch in mein heutiges Hirn geöffnet. Ich bin noch immer verblüfft und bin dankbar dafür.
January 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Heute traf mich beim Lesen eines jahrhundertealten Zen-Textes der Schlag - oder ein Blitz. Ich las etwas derart Wahres, das mich zudem jn meiner jetzigen Verfasstheit ansprach, als hätte Dogen Zenji ein Wurmloch in mein heutiges Hirn geöffnet. Ich bin noch immer verblüfft und bin dankbar dafür.
Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way. - Dogen
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way. - Dogen
I like Dōgen. Okumura's, Realizing Genjokoan, is pretty good.
January 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I like Dōgen. Okumura's, Realizing Genjokoan, is pretty good.
Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life. - Dogen
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life. - Dogen
Dōgen was a poet, and it adds a density to his work.
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Dōgen was a poet, and it adds a density to his work.
I live by letting things happen. - Dogen
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I live by letting things happen. - Dogen
Is it just me or does Master Dogen ramble on excessively and only rarely get to a lucid point. I’m reminded of Foul Ole Ron from the Discworld series. Millenium and shrimp!
January 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Is it just me or does Master Dogen ramble on excessively and only rarely get to a lucid point. I’m reminded of Foul Ole Ron from the Discworld series. Millenium and shrimp!