Rujing
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Oct 5, 2026
Mary Ann SackstederGUEST
Dogen is so poignantly honest, so human, so just like us.
Mary Ann SackstederGUEST
[paper rustling] Well, shortly after Dogen returns from his years with Rujing, he seems to me to be filled with earnest compassion and energy to share his understanding.
Mary Ann SackstederGUEST
Fukanzazengi is written almost immediately, at least the first version of it, and he writes it for laypersons, not monastics.
Mary Ann SackstederGUEST
My experience of reading and studying Fukanzazengi is of Dogen's fervent desire to share what he has come to know.
Ted O'TooleHOST
But this story shows something of his heart and devotion.
Ted O'TooleHOST
So Dogen was living at Kaninji, which is in Kyoto, and his teacher was named Myozen.
Ted O'TooleHOST
And he had been studying with Myozen for around six years when this story takes place in 1225.
Ted O'TooleHOST
Dogen was not happy with the state of Buddhism in Japan, so he vowed to go to China to look for the authentic practice.
Ted O'TooleHOST
And it was his teacher, Myozen, who led that journey.
Ted O'TooleHOST
They made the dangerous voyage across the eastern China Sea in 1223, Myozen, Dogen, and two other monks.
Ted O'TooleHOST
Dogen was about 23 at this time.
Ted O'TooleHOST
So these bright little crystalline objects were found in the ashes.
Toshin PatrickGUEST
Entering monastic life as a young person, he sought out many teachers in Japan.
Toshin PatrickGUEST
But a lingering question brought him to China, where he met his true teacher, Rujing.
Toshin PatrickGUEST
What is noticeable about Dogen's home leaving, I think, is that it was leaving not only the familiarity of Japan, but leaving fixed ideas of what practice looked like.
Toshin PatrickGUEST
It was far more than a change of address.