Norman Fischer: Norman Fischer: 10-06-2013: Beyond Thinking: Dogen's Teachings on Zazen (Part 5B, last part)

Summary: Episode Description: This final episode begins with program participants sharing their poems about zazen. It segues into a final Q&A, in which Roshi Norman addresses such questions as: What does Dogen mean in his analysis of "whipping the cart" versus "whipping the ox?" How is it that, whether we practice zazen or not, in Dogen's view we are still all practicing zazen? In other words, why make any effort to practice at all if everyone is already Buddha? Roshi Norman concludes the episode and the program with thoughts about how we sit zazen not just for our own benefit but in order to benefit the whole world, and how Zen is very much a practice of human intimacy. For Series Description and teacher BIO, please see Part 1. To access the entire series, please click on the link below: Beyond Thinking: Dogen's Teachings on Zazen Series: All 8 Parts