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<\/a><\/p>\nAbove is Yugeji practitioner Shodo and dog Bodhi. Which is the original face? What is intimate knowing?<\/span><\/p>\n More on that in a moment. First an observsation. In studying the Genjokoan again, what\u2019s striking me now is how D-z really isn\u2019t presenting an argument. Instead of Nagarjuna\u2019s logic (not A, not B, not both, not neither) or Diamond Sutra logic (A is not A therefore A is A) what we have here is a series of declarative sentences expressing the enlightened mind \u2013 from Dogen\u2019s perspective, of course.<\/p>\n Dogen takes the stance of the<\/span> authority stating how it really is. We can then take what\u2019s offered as the object of belief OR we can take up the work of verifying it (or rejecting it) for ourselves. Same material, very different processes.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s move to intimate knowing and the next sentence, a very straightforward practice instruction that defines enlightenment. Here\u2019s my bare-bones translation:<\/p>\n See forms with the whole body-mind, hear sounds with the whole body-mind \u2013 intimate knowing!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We usually think of seeing with the eyes and hearing with the ears. Instead, Dogen defines the freeing-from-suffering gnosis of the Buddhas as the whole body-mind\u2019s intimate knowing, simultaneously encouraging us to see and hear (taste, touch, smell, and think) with the whole body-mind.<\/p>\n The key then becomes this \u201cwhole body-mind\u201d \u2013 what is it? Does it begin when we\u2019re born and end when we die? Does it start at the tip of our toes and end at the top of our head?<\/p>\n An idea of the whole body-mind won\u2019t do<\/span><\/span>. Intuiting whole body-mind intimately is what is necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n How can we do that? See. Hear.<\/p>\n Capping phrases<\/span><\/span> \u201cMind and objects \u2013 self and the realm outside \u2013 are crushed all at once.\u201d Points for reflection and comment <\/span><\/span>(practice period participants, please post here, and others are welcome to comment too): Above is Yugeji practitioner Shodo and dog Bodhi. Which is the original face? What is intimate knowing? More on that in a moment. First an observsation. In studying the Genjokoan again, what\u2019s striking me now is how D-z really isn\u2019t presenting an argument. Instead of Nagarjuna\u2019s logic (not A, not B, not both, not neither) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u201cOnly when the eyes are blinded and the ears are clogged up does true enlightenment occur.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013 Both of the above from Bokusan\u2019s commentary on this sentence.<\/p>\n
\u2013 How does kneading the Genjokoan line into the belly of your practice body, impact how you see, hear, taste, touch, smell, and think?
\u2013 Find a capping phrase to express your process working with the above instruction.<\/span><\/p>\n