Master Dogen's 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COOK' (REPOST)

[Jundo]

Hi,

SOMEONE REQUESTED I REPOST THESE OLD TALKS. SOME MAY HAVE ALREADY FADED INTO IMPERMANENCE AND EMPTINESS ... AND SO IT IS, No matter either way ...

Here is a series of 33 'Sit-a-Long with Jundo' talks based upon Master Dogen's incomparable 'Instructions for the Cook' (Tenzo Kyokun) ...

... which are not just about cooking soup, but about cooking all of life.

(If you cannot find the text, the correct link is here: https://web.archive.org/web/20150315...zo_kyokun.html )

TALK !

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/the-zen-way-of-cooking.html

TALK II

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/frugal-simple.html

TALK III

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/not-a-single-moment-of-carelessness.html

TALK IV

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/overturing-the-rice-bucket.html

TALK V

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/rolling-up-ones-sleeves.html

TALK VI

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/every-precious-thing.html

TALK VII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/accepting-what-is-given.html

TALK VIII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/09/the-mind-and-all-things.html

TALK IX

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/a-shrine-in-a-blade-of-grass.html

TALK X

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/to-dad.html

TALK XI

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/going-back-a-bit-by-special-request-from-fugen.html

TALK XII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/it-helps-to-be-dead.html

TALK XIII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/wild-horses-and-jumping-monkeys.html

TALK XIV

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/turn-around-the-light-to-shine-within.html

TALK XV

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/one-eye-two-eyes-a-six-foot-body-of-a-buddha.html

TALK XVI

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/not-that-side-not-this-side.html

TALK XVII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/three-tenths-four-tenths-one-half-two-halves.html

TALK XVIII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/guishan-or-the-buffalo.html

TALK XIX

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/10/making-merit-making-bows.html

TALK XX

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/self-responsibility.html

TALK XXI

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/if-not-me-who-if-not-now-when.html

TALK XXII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/one-seven-three-five---.html

TALK XXIII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/one-flavor-five-poisons.html

TALK XXIV

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/master-dogen-business-consultant.html

TALK XXV

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/equanimity-gratitude-respect-sincerity-generosity.html

TALK XXVI

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/karma-chameleon.html

TALK XXVII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/11/carving-buddhas.html

TALK XXVIII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/12/people-will-be-people.html

TALK XXIX

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/12/shirking.html

TALK XXX

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/12/service-to-others-as-oneself.html

TALK XXXI

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/12/life-is-our-temple.html

TALK XXXII

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/12/between-heaven-and-hell.html

TALK XXXIII (FINALE)

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with-jundo-and-taigu/archives/2009/12/joyful-mind-motherly-mind-great-mind-and-thank-you-to-beliefnet.html

Oh, and if anyone is looking for some wonderful further readings on "Instructions for the Cook", here are teachings by two of the best "modern cooks" in the Zen World ...

• From The Zen Kitchen To Enlightenment: Refining Your Life by Eihei Dogen; Kosho Uchiyama Roshi (Translator)

and

• Nothing Is Hidden : Essays on Zen Master Dogen's Instructions for the Cook by Shohaku Okumura Roshi (now hard to find!)

ALSO, although not directly about the Tenzo Kyokun, this delicious film and teaching by an actual Tenzo and gifted teacher (and an interesting guy too) .... Edward Espe Brown of Tassajara ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHy-hNklpAk

Gassho, Jundo

[Mp]

This is a wonderful resource Jundo, thank you. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Sekishi]

Wow, thank you for (re)posting these Jundo!

[Daiyo]

Amazing!
Thank you, Jundo!

Gassho,
Walter.

[Khalil Bodhi]

Rev. Jundo,

Thanks for this. Hopefully I will have time to watch them all.

Gassho,

Mike

[Shokai]

_/\_

[Juki]

Awesome. It's a slow day at the office, so I will look at a couple of these.

Gassho,
Juki

[Geika]

What a coincidence, I was about to start diving into the Tenzo Kyokun. Thank you, Jundo. _/|\_

[RichardH]

Thank you

Gassho
Daizan

[jeff_u]

Awesome, thank you!

Gassho,
-Jeff

[Myosha]

Hello,

Link for video (if not public library) -

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0014BQR74/ref=tmm_dvd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=&qid=

Treeleaf Zendo should have an Amazon.com "Share Link" IMHO.


Gassho,
Myosha

[Hans]

Hello Jundo,

thank you for the re-post.

Gassho,

Hans Chudo Mongen

[Joyo]

Thank you, Jundo.

Gassho,
Joyo

[Jundo]

I noticed that some of the links to the Soto Zen Text Project "Tenzo Kyokun" are out of date, so here is the current link:

http://scbs.stanford.edu/sztp3/translations/eihei_shingi/translations/tenzo_kyokun/tenzo_kyokun.html

Gassho, J

[Mp]

I noticed that some of the links to the Soto Zen Text Project "Tenzo Kyokun" are out of date, so here is the current link:

http://scbs.stanford.edu/sztp3/translations/eihei_shingi/translations/tenzo_kyokun/tenzo_kyokun.html

Gassho, J

Thank you the catch Jundo. =)

Gassho
Shingen