Nishijima Roshi

• Nishijima Roshi established Dogen Sangha, because after studying the Shobogenzo for 50 years and practicing zazen for 50 years

  Introductions 5: Clear Explanation for Zazen Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

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1. Two Things, and the Rest Is Fashion ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

   wanted to create Dogen Sangha based on these two things only

   Dogen Sangha based on two things · people of our time · something different from formal Buddhism
2. Effort Without Knowing the Result ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

   His dream, or his hope, was that the world would enter a fourth phase where people entered reality

   attempt to create Dogen Sangha International · collapse of communism as synthesis · Nishijima's dream
3. Nishijima’s Four Main Points ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

   So this is his four main beliefs, or main center points of the Buddhist path

   Nishijima's four main beliefs
4. Introductions 5: Clear Explanation for Zazen ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   Nishijima Roshi established Dogen Sangha, because after studying the Shobogenzo for 50 years and practicing zazen for 50 years

   founding of Dogen Sangha
5. Introduction to Master Dogen’s Thought ●●● May 1987 — Gudo Wafu Nishijima

   I met Shobogenzo when I was 17 years old, and when I read it, I was very surprised

   meeting Shobogenzo at seventeen
6. An Introduction to Shobogenzo ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

   I spent nearly thirty years in Japan, listening to this little Japanese man: What is he saying? What does he mean?

   listening to a little Japanese man
7. The Truth as a Cup of Tea ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

   He was waiting for Nishijima to say to him, You! You are my successor. You know the truth. I choose you

   waiting to be named successor
8. Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

   what this man is saying is something very strange. It's not right. But in the end, he brainwashed me

   teacher who seemed crazy
9. One Real Teacher and Simplicity ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

   Our way of studying Buddhism is stupid. And our teacher, Nishijima, Gudo Nishijima, was stupid. Gudo means stupid.

   stupid way
10. Prajñā: Deciding Before Thinking ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    But what he meant by stupid way was a way of prajñā

    stupid way
11. Introduction to Buddhism and the Practice of Zazen ●●●

    it took me about 35 years to come to a complete understanding of the book

    thirty-five years with Shobogenzo
12. Zen Is Boring ●●●

    So very tasty. So I told Nishijima about that. That experience, he said, was enlightenment.

    eating a tangerine as enlightenment

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