Genjokoan Study Series

The essence of Zen can be found in Zen master Dogen’s essay, “Genjokoan.” (Click here for a copy)

In this series we will study this relatively short but dense and poetic Zen text, line by line. Refer to Domyo’s podcast episodes (listen or read; click the links below) on Genjokoan for supplemental study.

You can also download a PDF with the Genjokoan text and full transcriptions of the podcasts in this study series. Click the button below:

Zen Studies Podcasts in this Series:

Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 1: Non-Duality, Intimacy, and Enlightenment

Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 2: Our Experience of Absolute and Relative

Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 3: Seeking, Self-Nature, and the Matter of Life-and-Death

Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 4: Moon in a Dewdrop and Views of the Ocean

Dogen’s Genjokoan Part 5: Birds Fly, Fish Swim, a Zen Master Waves a Fan