Publication
Imprint: New York and Toyoko : Weatherhill, 1993, c1983. Edition: First edition, fifth printing. Responsibility: Dogen and Uchyama, translated from the Japanese by Thomas Wright. OCLC Number: 8928810. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xiv, 122 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes glossary, notes.
Call number
Cook / Dogen
ISBN
9780834801790
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CSS Library Notes
Description:Together in this volume Dogen's classic Instructions for the Zen Cook, and Kosho Uchiyama Roshi translation and commentary elucidating Dogen's text for the benefit of present-day followers of the Way. Taken together, his translation and commentary truly constitute a "cookbook for life," one that sows us how to live with an unbiased mind in the midst of our workaday world.
Table of Contents: Translators introductio / Thomas Wright
Instructions for the Zen cook (Tenzo Kyokun) / Zen master Dogen
How to cook your life ((Jinsei Ryori no Hon) / Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
FY1994 / FY2015 /
Table of Contents: Translators introductio / Thomas Wright
Instructions for the Zen cook (Tenzo Kyokun) / Zen master Dogen
How to cook your life ((Jinsei Ryori no Hon) / Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
FY1994 / FY2015 /
Physical description
xiv, 122 p.; 23 cm
Description
In the thirteenth century, Zen master Dogen--perhaps the most significant of all Japanese philosophers, and the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen sect--wrote a practical manual of Instructions for the Zen Cook . In drawing parallels between preparing meals for the Zen monastery and spiritual training, he reveals far more than simply the rules and manners of the Zen kitchen; he teaches us how to "cook," or refine our lives. In this volume Kosho Uchiyama Roshi undertakes the task of elucidating Dogen's text for the benefit of modern-day readers of Zen. Taken together, his translation and commentary truly constitute a "cookbook for life," one that shows us how to live with an unbiased mind in the midst of our workaday world.
Original language
English
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LibraryThing member laze
I enjoyed not only Dogen's short piece, but Kosho Uchiyama Roshi's various essays about the piece.
It can be hard to summarize zen thought in a concise, understandable way, despite it being a very practical philosophy. Kosho Uchiyama Roshi manages to do so and even Dogen's "Instructions for the Zen
It can be hard to summarize zen thought in a concise, understandable way, despite it being a very practical philosophy. Kosho Uchiyama Roshi manages to do so and even Dogen's "Instructions for the Zen
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Cook" is quite accessible in this translation. Show Less
LibraryThing member jasoncomely
My five star rating isn't an endorsement of all Zen Buddhist beliefs, but Dogen's teachings go far beyond psychology and can truly transform one's sense of reality. Take what can help you and leave the rest behind.