Everyday Life Is Our Koan

Dōgen Zenji used koans in his teaching, but his basic wisdom was concerned with the activities of everyday life. He referred to this as our Everyday Koan. How we live our lives, what choices we make, are the expression of our Awakened Mind. Thus, the basic question we each have is: what do we do when we get up from the cushion? How shall we live our lives? What are the actions that rise from the authentic Self? Where do we find the courage to answer the koan of “how” to live?

Teisho: Eidō Frances Carney Roshi
April 2, 2025

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