Dokusan with Dogen: Timeless Lessons in Negotiating the Way - Softcover

Barbara Verkuilen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983097216 ISBN 13: 9780983097211

Publisher: Firethroat Press LLC, 2011

Synopsis

Dokusan with Dogen: Timeless Lessons in Negotiating the Way Dokusan is the private encounter between a Zen Master and student. Dogen was a preeminent Zen Master from the 13th century. This work is a collection of reflections by a contemporary Zen practitioner on the transformative influence the master had on her life. The wisdom of Zen Master Dogen is combined with modern scientific findings, Zen lore, and contemporary Zen anecdotes to provide a unique formula that is entertaining and informative.

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About the Author

Barbara Verkuilen has been a Zen practitioner since 1971. She practiced with a number of Japanese pioneer priests as well as accomplished American teachers. She was ordained a priest in the Soto Zen tradition in 1997, and co-founded with her husband Dale the Midwest Soto Zen Community based in Madison Wisconsin in 2001.

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Dokusan is a private encounter between a Zen Master and student. Dogen was a preeminent Zen Master who lived in the 13th century Japan. Dokusan with Dogen: Timeless Lessons in Negotiating the Way is a collection of reflection by a contemporary of Zen practitioner on the transformative influence the master had on her life.Each of the ten essays in this collection skillfully employs as aspect of Master Dogen's teaching to clarify oftentimes-misunderstood tenets of Zen philosophy, such as non-attachment, selflessness, emptiness, and requisites for authentic practice. The wisdom of Dogen is blended with Master Dogen is blended with modern scientific findings, Zen lore, and contemporary anecdotes to provide a unique formula that is entertaining and informative.

Edition details

• Publisher: Firethroat Press LLC
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983097216
• ISBN 13: 9780983097211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160