Gakudō Yōjinshū (Points to Watch in Buddhist Practice)

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Ten short admonitions for practitioners, composed around 1234. Each point — arousing the way-seeking mind, taking refuge, reading sutras, sitting zazen — is presented as an instruction to be turned over and embodied rather than merely understood. One of the most accessible entry points into Dōgen for new practitioners.

tr. Sōtōshū Shūmuchō, Sōtō Zen Text Project — Gakudō Yōjinshū

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Dōgen

Lineage: Sōtō

By Dōgen

• How to Sit (Fukanzazengi, opening)practice-instruction
• Not Aware of Enlightenmentproverb
• Continuous Practiceproverb
• Flowers Fall, Weeds Springproverb
• Firewood and Ash (Genjokoan)sermon

Sources

• contentSōtōshū — Global Sōtō Zen Network

  Sōtōshū Shūmuchō

  Sōtōshū canonical texts index

  Gakudō Yōjinshū collects ten short pieces of advice on the cultivation of the way, written by Dōgen for his students.