Zen Foundations: Dogen's Self-Fulfillment Samadhi—Jijuyu Zammai, Online 7/20

Practice Center
Date / Time
July 20, 2024 / 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Event Type
Workshops and Retreats
Description

The Zoom link to participate in this event will be provided at least 24 hours before it begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions.


When one displays the buddha mudra with one’s whole body and mind, sitting upright in this samadhi even for a short time, everything in the entire dharma world becomes buddha mudra, and all space in the universe completely becomes enlightenment.—Eihei Dogen

This sentence from the Self-Fulfillment Samadhi presents a radical proclamation, especially challenging to our modern linear logic. Dogen’s subsequent teachings all act as a commentary to this sentence. The Self-Fulfillment Samadhi is a portion of Dogen’s early writing, Bendowa, and provides his account of the inner meaning and purpose of zazen. This Self-Fulfillment Samadhi also heralds Dogen’s environmental teachings, celebrating the spiritual function of earth, grasses, and trees.

This workshop is the first in a two part series from Taigen Dan Leighton, to be followed by Dogen’s Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen—Fukanzazengi, and is included among our classes and seminars in the Zen Foundations Series. Please note that while it is not mandatory to attend both sessions, participants are encouraged to attend both to gain a fuller understanding of Dogen’s teachings. Recordings of the session will be available for those who wish to revisit the teachings or are unable to attend in person.

Resources for study:
Master Dogen’s Zazen Meditation Handbook (Tuttle)

Fee Information
  • General: $75
  • SFZC Member: $67.50
  • Sliding scale 1: $45
  • Sliding scale 2: $18.75

For additional discount options, please email us at rezoffice@sfzc.org.

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