Master Dogen's Zazen Meditation Handbook

This is the definitive English translation of a foundational work of Zen Buddhism--the Bendowa ("On the Endeavor of the Way") by Eihei Dogen, founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan.

• How can passively sitting being a means of attaining enlightenment?
• Why is sitting so key to meditation?
• Can seated meditation be combined with other practices?
• How can I maintain a practice that accords with my other responsibilities in life?
  

What sets this edition apart are the contemporary insights by modern Zen master Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, which tackle some of the difficulties readers face in comprehending Dogen's guidance and demystify some of the terms and concepts central to an understanding of zazen practice and Buddhist philosophy. He discusses the notion of dharma as presented in the text and looks at Buddhist thought through the lens not of abstraction, but in terms of its concrete realities.