The Roots of Goodness
Zen Master Dogen's Teaching on the Eight Qualities of a Great Person
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi ; Eihei Dogen
- Learn
- to
- nurture
- the
- eight
- qualities
- of
- an
- extraordinary
- person
- within
- yourself
- through
- the
- wisdom
- of
- Zen
- master
- Dogen.The
- Buddha
- taught
- that
- every
- person
- is
- capable
- of
- greatness
- by
- practicing
- eight
- key
- qualities
- in
- their
- life,
- from
- having
- few
- desires
- and
- not
- engaging
- in
- useless
- arguments
- to
- knowing
- what
- is
- enough.
- These
- timeless
- teachings
- were
- later
- expanded
- upon
- by
- the
- prolific
- thirteenth-century
- Zen
- master
- Eihei
- Dogen
- in
- his
- final
- teaching
- before
- his
- death—values
- that,
- despite
- their
- age,
- perennially
- ring
- true.In
- The
- Roots
- of
- Goodness,
- the
- late
- Japanese
- Zen
- teacher
- Kosho
- Uchiyama
- Röshi
- bridges
- the
- gap
- between
- the
- eras
- of
- these
- ancient
- masters
- and
- today,
- delivering
- insightful,
- relatable,
- and
- rich
- commentary
- that
- brings
- these
- eight
- qualities
- into
- focus
- and
- directly
- applies
- them
- to
- the
- complexities
- of
- modern
- life.
- Translator
- Daitsu
- Tom
- Wright,
- a
- longtime
- student
- of
- Uchiyama,
- provides
- a
- full
- translation
- of
- Dogen’s
- original
- work
- as
- well
- as
- a
- faithful
- translation
- of
- Uchiyama’s
- commentary,
- supplemented
- with
- a
- historical
- background
- of
- Dogen,
- an
- exploration
- of
- how
- the
- teaching
- of
- the
- eight
- qualities
- impacted
- Uchiyama’s
- life
- and
- work,
- and
- a
- personal
- introduction
- that
- grounds
- the
- importance
- of
- this
- teaching
- in
- modernity.
- This
- book
- seamlessly
- weaves
- together
- ancient
- wisdom
- with
- Uchiyama’s
- beloved
- humor
- and
- style,
- offering
- a
- path
- for
- using
- these
- qualities
- to
- more
- fully
- embrace
- Buddhist
- practice
- and
- answer
- the
- age-old
- question:
- How
- does
- one
- become
- a
- truly
- good person?
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