Socalled great mind is, in its spirit, like a great mountain or a. The compilation of the tenzokyokun and its significance. Dogen refers to his stay at kennin ji in the tenzo kyokun, dzz. The three minds in his dogen emphasizes the three minds. He graduated from the faculty of business and commerce, keio university, in 1963.
Impermanence as possibility jikishoan zen buddhist community. Be careful of sand when you wash the rice, be careful of the rice when you throw out the sand. Download pdf 446k download meta ris compatible with endnote, reference manager, procite, refworks bib tex compatible with bibdesk, latex text. Rice eyes enlightenmet in dogens kitchen by tai sheridan is a poetic presentation of dogens essay tenzo kyokun, instructions to the cook, by zen priest and poet tai sheridan. Instructions for the cook tenzo kyokun the matheson trust. Global tea hut archive january 2017 issue contents. Today, takahashi spoke about the famous episode when dogen met a chinese cook on the ship, after arriving in china. Dogens 120053 unexpected encounter is chronicled in the essay tenzo kyokun or instructions for the cook. A poetic version of dogens tenzo kyokun on enlightened living and practice snow falling in moonlight. The zen monastic standards states, if the six flavours 24 are not in harmony and three virtues 25 are lacking, then the tenzo is not truly serving the community. He is the secondgeneration owner of nagaura, a terakatastyle soba buckwheat noodles restaurant in ginza, tokyo. Noodles introduced by zen priests by hiroshi ito, owner of nagaura in ginza hiroshi ito born in mukojima, tokyo in 1938. Rice eyes enlightenment in dogens kitchen tenzo kyokun. It is vegetarian or vegan, and it is based on the dharmic concept of ahimsa nonviolence.
Jeffrey ozawa, one of the founders of tenzo, a multifaceted company that. The tenzo should always be present at the sink when the rice is being soaked and the water measured. I have it in a pdf somewhere, everything is in there, all his interviews. Patanjali yoga sutras in lingo the liberation of spirit in modern. Instructions to the cook which some of you here have read. Roshi joan halifax, abbot, upaya zen center engaging dogens zen is a wonderful collection of essays inquiring into the meaning of dogens teaching and practice in the twentiethfirst century, written by a number of sincere practitionerscholars engaged in an examination of shushogi and fukanzazengi. The opening lines of the tenzo kyokun, or dogens instructions for the cook, go like this. Buddhist cuisine is an asian cuisine that is followed by monks and many believers from areas historically influenced by chinese buddhism. The zen monastic standards3 states, the tenzo functions as the one who makes.
The three minds in his instructions for the tenzo, dogen emphasizes the three minds or attitudes that must be maintained in every practitioner. Ozawa came up with the company name after reading a book recommended by a friend, tenzo kyokun instructions for the cook by eihei dogen, founder of the japanese branch of the soto zen buddhist school in the th century. Dogen had arrived at the song port, but was not granted immediate permission to disembark and instead came face to face with one. Instructions for the cook tenzo kyokun eihei dogen. Instructions for the tenzo white wind zen community. The second and third paragraphs seem to be taken from dogens tenzo kyokun, so some reference should be provided at the bottom of the article. Click here to view the translation pdf by anzan hoshin roshi and yasuda joshu dainen roshi or click here to view the html original at white wind. If you have suggestions for either new content or to updatequery something please contact. Ive interspersed clearys comments throughout this essay. In sangha news, teishin shona innes reflects on the relationship between impermanence and the practice of. Inspired by the thirteenthcentury manual of the same name by dogen, the. Download pdf 553k download meta ris compatible with endnote, reference manager, procite, refworks bib tex compatible with bibdesk, latex text. Tenzo was the title reserved for monks whose chief role was head of the kitchen in buddhist monasteries. Living and working together triratna buddhist community.
Dogens tenzo kyokun gives instruction on how to cook to make the most of ingredients, and fushukuhanpo teaches how to partake with gratefulness and in a mindful way, a handout. Red cedar zen community awakening in everyday life. In a traditional zen monastery, the position of tenzo, or head cook, is held by a monk who is considered to have wayseeking mind, or by senior disciples with an. A poetic version of dogens tenzo kyokun on enlightened living and practice. If the tenzo at jiashan had not thus studied the word vast, he could not have woken up elder fu by laughing at him. His seminal essay, instructions to the cook tenzo kyokun, is an important treatise on living an aware and joyful life while engaged in daily activities. A collection of texts on the practice of monastic life at eiheiji. Nothing says impermanence in the vegetable kingdom quite like a mushroom and james watt, the tenzo for the jikishoan community, reveals its wonders in his student talk. Vegetarianism is common in other dharmic faiths such as hinduism, jainism and sikhism, as well as east asian religions like taoism. On the relationship between tenzo kyokun and the tenzo chapter of the chiji shingi. On the relationship between tenzo kyokun and the tenzo. Welcome to triratna resources information and documents useful for centres, groups and other triratna projects.
This version of the tenzo kyokun is based on the translation by griffith foulk. Rice eyes enlightenmet in dogens kitchen by tai sheridan pdf. Beginning with the passage studied in this podcast, dogen describes the most important point in the attitude of the tenzo. He is reminding us that without presence and heart, a lifetime will evaporate so.
Essays on zen master dogens instructions for the cook tr. The compilation of the tenzo kyokun and its significance. Shambhala sun, and as the editoratlarge of tricycle. The dragons howl, from thomas clearys rational zen, the mind of dogen zenji. In the tenzo kyokun, dogen suggests that you put your awakened mind to work. Watching with clear eyes, ensure that not a single grain is wasted. From ancient times, in communities practicing the buddhas way, there have been six offices established to oversee the affairs of the community. The third part includes instructions for serving, as well as an account of dogens famous encounters with two monks serving as tenzo while he was visiting china. January 2017 issue dogens tenzo kyokun global tea hut archive. A famous zen manual on the symbolism of cooking and the supreme meal. 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. First he reads the original, then myogen reads the english text, after that takahashi explains in japanese. Essays on zen master dogens instructions for the cook by shohaku okumura roshi now hard to find.
Vajradarshini notes for 8 short talks on dogens tenzo kyokun posted on the fwbo centre support website. Dogen zenji 3 t he quote from dogen zenjis tenzo kyokun was. Dogen uses the role of tenzo, or head cook, to demonstrate how. It has many descriptions of how to prepare food properly and. Instructions for the tenzo by eihei dogen zenji translated by anzan hoshin roshi and yasuda joshu dainen roshi published in cooking zen, great matter publications 1996 from ancient times communities of the practice of the way of awake awareness have had six. A rich and invaluable collection reflecting dogens unique wisdom.
This talk continues shohaku okumura roshis commentary on dogen zenjis tenzo kyokun instructions for the zen cook. The most essential or fundamental of these three is magnanimous mind, or great mind, dogen describes it this way in his tenzo kyokun. Tims dharma talks on wednesday evenings in the weeks leading up to the study retreat will be on another text by dogen, bendowa on the practice of the way from april 19th may 17th. Includes the tenzo kyokun instructions to the cook, the chiji shinji regulations for the temple administrators as well as texts on the meals, comportment towards elders and rules for the study hall. This is first in a series of profiles of nikkei entrepreneurs. Rice eyes is a metaphor for the nondual world, the essential buddhist experience of oneness. The next section describes the actual work the tenzo must carry out, as well as the attitude with which it should be undertaken.