Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom

Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom

by Tom Wright, Shohaku Okumura, Kosho Uchiyama

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"Commentary on a beloved ancient philosopher of Zen by a beloved contemporary master of Zen. Eihei Dogen was a thirteenth-century Buddhist poet-philosopher and founder of the Soto school of Zen. Famously insightful and famously complex, his writings have been studied and puzzled over by generations of students. Kosho Uchiyama was a beloved twentieth-century Zen teacher and author of over twenty books, who here addressed himself head-on to unpacking Dogen's wisdom for a modern audience. Translators Tom Wright and Shohaku Okumura present three fascicles of Dogen's monumental Shobogenzo, or Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: "Shoaku Makusa" or "Refraining from Evil," "Maka Hannya Haramitsu" or "Practicing Deepest Wisdom," and "Uji" or "Living Time." For each one, they lovingly translate Uchiyama's thoughtful commentary on the piece. At turns poetic and funny, always insightful, this is Zen wisdom for the ages"--

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    "Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom" presents Dogen's ancient texts through Uchiyama's modern commentary. How did this layering of voices—Dogen's original insight, Uchiyama's interpretation, and the translators' rendering—enrich or complicate your reading experience?

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    The fascicle "Uji" explores the concept of "Living Time." How did Dogen and Uchiyama's discussion of time challenge or expand your own understanding of its nature and your relationship to it? Can you recall a moment in your own life where you felt you were truly "living time"?

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    Dogen is described as "famously complex." How effectively did Kosho Uchiyama's commentary, with its "poetic and funny" insights, help to demystify Dogen's wisdom for you? Were there still aspects that remained particularly challenging or elusive?

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