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I recently purchased the SZTP translation of Shōbōgenzō. It is a wonderful resource for those who have the means. Many pages have more footnotes than original text, and there is a wealth of supplemental information.

My only frustration is that if you are looking for a specific fascicle, the only full listing of fascicles is within Volume VIII (there are two actually: Appendix 4 "Index of Chapter Titles," p. 281 and Appendix 3 "Honzan Edition Chapters in This Translation," p. 278). I…

I tend to shy away from things that feel too deeply rooted in "philosophy" or the traditional dialectic. Not because I don't like philosophy or think it unimportant, I'm just .. leery of it in terms of the cessation of Dukkha. 😅

And ontological discussions DOUBLY so!

In a recent discussion with brother Kokuu about philosophy and Uji (which we are reading right now along with John Fraser and some other Dharma friends), Kokuu observed:

It is important to apply what Dogen is saying to practice but for me Uji does just that - what time looks like in practice, and how…