oneness

• things we usually separate in our minds are, in action, one reality. To express this oneness of subject and object

  Preface Shobogenzo

The most important texts

1. MMK 2: Non-Separation ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

   So again the theme is non-separation in reality

   language dividing the world · non-separation in reality · action and agent · emotion and the one feeling it · flames and burning wood · unity of experience · tasting chocolate
2. MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

   So we become whole when we act. Because when we act, we lose the ability to split ourselves

   becoming whole · categories on bits of elastic · non-separation in reality · stopping categorisation
3. One Moon, Two Moons ●●●

   When our sight is clouded we see two moons, even though there is only one real moon.

   fences, walls, tiles and pebbles · no second person · one moon, two moons · oneness in action

Other texts

4. Genjo-koan 4: Realisation as Wholeness ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   But just in that moment, when we enter the interface, the interface itself disappears

   balloon filled with water underwater · disappearing interface · realisation as wholeness
5. Ikka-no-myoju 2: Undivided Reality ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

   So we can say that reality, for me, is the meeting of me and the world here and now

   edgeless state · lifting a cup of tea · meeting of me and the world · mindfulness as watching oneself
6. Shoaku Makusa 4: Doing Right Without a Doer ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

   that’s one characteristic of his description of the present moment: action in the moment doesn’t have a doer

   making the universe real · action without a doer · seeing with ears, hearing with eyes
7. Uji 2: An Alternative to Linear Time ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

   there’s not separation between me and the Universe, so the Universe is making itself real

   making the universe real · football making the universe real · sharing space with the whole universe
8. MMK 4: Constructs and the Present Moment ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

   if we try and do it consciously, what we tend to do is try and watch ourselves and that’s an intellectual exercise too

   arrow and target as one thing · combining as a false act · mindfulness as watching oneself
9. Preface ●●● Shobogenzo

   things we usually separate in our minds are, in action, one reality. To express this oneness of subject and object

   oneness of subject and object · world assuming the Buddha's posture
10. Bussho 1: Fully Manifesting Existence ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    there aren't two things put into one; there's only one thing

    no second person · oneness of self and world
11. Bussho 2: Balance in Action ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    when we don’t make any division between our own self-centred world and the external objective world, we fully manifest existence

    lifting a cup of tea · oneness of self and world
12. Uji 3: The Changing State of Zazen ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

    Doing something makes us real. When we do something we make ourselves and the Universe real.

    making the universe real · roomus
13. Bussho 3: Acting in the Present Moment ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    We split ourselves, and this is both the source of human beings’ great achievements and the source of their unhappiness

    human ability to split ourselves · mindfulness as watching oneself
14. Bussho 4: Hearing and Understanding ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    our wholeness or our fullness responds to the other’s fullness

    fullness responding to fullness · moments of oneness while listening
15. When the Mud Buffalo Dissolve ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

    as if he had split his personality into a criminal and a judge who has to punish the criminal

    criminal and judge inside us · parts of ourselves in different directions
16. Bendōwa ●●● Shobogenzo

    Zazen, even if it is only one human being sitting for one moment, thus enters into mystical co-operation with all dharmas

    oneness with the universe
17. How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwa

    Even one person sitting for one moment in Zazen becomes whole with all things in the Universe through the whole of time.

    oneness with the universe
18. The Universe Made Real ●●● Shobogenzo · Genjō-kōan

    Action-and-surroundings are one indivisible whole

    action and surroundings
19. Genjo-koan 5: Freedom Within Limits ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

    in reality, action can never exist separately from “me” and the circumstances

    action and surroundings
20. Zazen from Four Viewpoints ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    when we're practicing zazen and we're in a balanced state, we can't find any barrier between ourselves and the world

    oneness with the universe
21. Bussho 1: Having Buddha-Nature ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    It’s not all about duality, it’s all about the state in which there is no duality

    state without duality
22. Uji 4: Coming into the Present ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

    reality is a person and the world meeting in an instant

    meeting of me and the world
23. Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    the self doesn’t exist separately from everything else, fruit doesn’t exist separately from everything else

    oneness of self and world
24. Sadness Is a Change in Balance ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

    the conflict is inside us and outside us. So the conflict is the same, outside, inside. If there's no conflict, there's no problem.

    same conflict inside and outside · universe breathing into us
25. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    recognition is two ways. So because it's two ways, we feel oneness.

    two-way recognition
26. Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

    you’ve created two selves – the one that’s chopping and the one that’s watching

    mindfulness as watching oneself
27. Bussho 3: Joshu’s Dog and Concepts ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    Momentary action in the present unites both me and the world

    momentary action uniting self and world
28. Bussho 2: Without a Concept of Buddha-Nature ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    it says there is one thing, but we give it two names

    one thing with two names
29. Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

    Master Dogen calls it oneness with the universe, because we are part of the universe

    oneness with the universe
30. Enlightenment as a Normal State ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

    every time we act, we let go of it. So if we act sincerely, then self and other disappear

    acting sincerely
31. Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    Whole means everything: good, bad, selfish, unselfish, right, wrong, all together

    becoming whole
32. The Sutra of the Heart of the Great Practice of Zazen ●●●

    there is no dividing of reality into the seeing subject and the object seen, and no mental interpretation

    oneness of subject and object
33. Introduction to Buddhism and the Practice of Zazen ●●●

    When we are sitting in zazen we are one with the Universe, and the state includes all things and phenomena.

    oneness with the universe
34. Genjo-koan 3: Action Only Here and Now ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

    when it hurts, the pain fills the Universe

    pain filling the universe
35. Bussho 3: Beyond the Process View ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    We want to be a spectator on our lives as well as living

    mindfulness as watching oneself
36. Zazen According to Sawaki ●●● Summer 2004 — Yoko Luetchford

    Zazen is Tenchi ippai which means fullness between the Earth and the Heavens

    oneness with the universe
37. Uji 1: Time Is the Present ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

    in ancient Buddhism that was described as having two moons

    one moon, two moons
38. Bussho 4: The Cut Earthworm ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    We have a part of us that is a stern parent and part of us that is a kind of timid child.

    stern parent and timid child
39. The Eight Truths of a Great Person ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

    And when we are mindful, there is only one moon

    one moon, two moons
40. Shoaku Makusa 3: Balance and Not Doing Wrong ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    Grammatically incorrect, but Buddhistically perfect. Things-as-it-is.

    things-as-it-is
41. Kuge 3: The Whole World in Each Flower ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    I must watch myself, make sure I’m being mindful

    mindfulness as watching oneself
42. Dogen and Modern Life ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

    when we practise zazen, the whole of the universe is practising with us, and the gods in heaven come and practise with us

    whole universe practising with us
43. Zen Without Spirituality ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    it's instantaneous when you stand up and reach to pick up the cup

    reaching for a cup
44. Gaku do yo jin shu - Practical Advice on Pursuing the Buddhist Truth ●●●

    the Universe turns us and we turn the Universe

    turning the universe

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