{"title":"Books by Shohaku Okumura","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781645472728","title":"Meeting the Myriad Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to awakening buddha mind for the contemporary Zen practitioner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the words of Eihei Dōgen, the thirteenth-century Buddhist monk who introduced the Sōtō school of Zen to Japan, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.” Centuries later, these enigmatic words from his seminal “Genjōkōan” (\u003ci\u003eActualizing the Fundamental Point\u003c\/i\u003e) are still studied in Zen communities the world over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what did Dōgen really mean when he encouraged studying the self to forget the self? In this clarifying new commentary, esteemed Zen teacher Shinshu Roberts takes readers on a journey to understand Japan’s great Buddhist philosopher. Roberts applies her deep familiarity with Dōgen’s work to illuminate the text as a unified story in which Dōgen reveals the nondual nature of reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to a full translation of Dōgen’s “Genjōkōan,” this book includes the commentary \u003ci\u003eOkikigakishō\u003c\/i\u003e (“Notes of What Was Heard and Extracted”), written by two of Dōgen’s direct students—the first time an English translation of this highly influential work has appeared in print.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302163132789,"sku":"9781645472728","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781645472728_6e4c2c0d-47b6-4855-b373-b00c4193b3ec.jpg?v=1786024250"},{"product_id":"9781614292937","title":"The Mountains and Waters Sutra","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn indispensible map of a classic Zen text.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mountains and waters are the expression of old buddhas.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So begins “Sansuikyo,” or “Mountains and Waters Sutra,” a masterpiece of poetry and insight from Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of the Soto school of Zen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shohaku Okumura—renowned for his translations of and magisterial teachings on Dogen—guides the reader through the rich layers of metaphor and meaning in “Sansuikyo,” which is often thought to be the most beautiful essay in Dogen’s monumental \u003ci\u003eShobogenzo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e His wise and friendly voice shows us the questions Dogen poses and helps us realize what the answers could be. What does it mean for  mountains to walk? How are mountains an expression of Buddha’s truth, and how can we learn to hear the deep teachings of river waters? Throughout this luminous volume, we learn how we can live in harmony with nature in respect and gratitude—and awaken to our true nature.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303982412149,"sku":"9781614292937","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781614292937_d8e37781-eb4e-45c8-a032-7d301c5964d0.jpg?v=1786023388"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-shohaku-okumura.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}