Returning to Silence Katagiri Dainin
Returning to Silence Katagiri Dainin For twenty-five hundred years Buddhism has taught that everyone is Buddha--already enlightened, lacking nothing. In this book, Dainin Katagiri points to the…
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Returning to Silence Katagiri Dainin
For twenty-five hundred years Buddhism has taught that everyone is Buddha--already enlightened, lacking nothing. In this book, Dainin Katagiri points to the manifestation of enlightenment right here, right now, in our everyday routine. But still there is the question of how we can experience that truth in our lives.
The Zen practice of sitting meditation (zazen) is this not a means to an end but is the activity of enlightenment itself. Genuineness of practice lies in "just living" our lives wholeheartedly. That is why Katagiri Roshi says, "Don't expect enlightenment--just sit down "Based on the author's talks to his American students, Returning to Silence contains the basic teachings of the Buddha, with special emphasis on the meaning of faith and on meditation.
It also offers a commentary on "The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance" from Dogen Zenji's