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For twenty-five hundred years Buddhism has taught that everyone is Buddha—already enlightened, lacking nothing. But still there is the question of how we can experience that truth in our lives. In this book, Dainin Katagiri points to the manifestation of enlightenment right here, right now, in our everyday routine. Genuineness of practice lies in "just living" our lives wholeheartedly. The Zen practice of sitting meditation (zazen) is this not a means to an end but is the activity of enlightenment itself. That is why Katagiri Roshi says, "Don't expect enlightenment—just sit down!"
Based on the author's talks to his American students, Returning to Silence contains the basic teachings of the Buddha, with special emphasis on the meaning of faith and on meditation. It also offers a commentary on "The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance" from Dogen Zenji's Shobogenzo, which speaks in depth about the appropriate actions of those who guide others in the practice of the Buddha Way. Throughout these pages, Katagiri Roshi energetically brings to life the message that "Buddha is your daily life."
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Jennifer Monk
reviewed Returning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life on April 24, 2019 Returning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life
One of the things I always look for when I pick up a Zen book is a book that will give me not only some Buddhist philosophy to read and digest, but also a book that will help me integrate the teachings into my daily life, into the most mundane aspects of my existence. Sitting zazen is a very good practice, but the things learnt on a meditation cushion, or from a book of sutras or from lectures from a teacher, must also translate into one's daily activities. Zen, as Brad Warner puts it, is a philosophy of action, so a practitioner's actions must reflect the teachings. I know that's kind of a tall order, because the precepts are not hard lines, and life is an incredibly fluid and complicated thing. But every once in a while, I strike gold and find a book that seamlessly brings practice and living together, and inspires me in ways that I find directly applicable to my day-to-day.
"Returning to Silence" is such a book. It is deceptively thin, compared to some other books on my Buddhism shelf, but as my grandmother used to say, some of the best medicines come in small jars (sorry if that sounds clunky, I'm translating her weird saying from memory). It is a collection of transcribed lectures by Dainin Katagiri, who was abbot of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Reading these texts, I feel that Katagiri was a humble, down-to-earth sort of Zen teacher, who nevertheless challenged and motivated his students tremendously. His tone is firm, but gentle, and joyful (he has the most wonderful smile on almost every picture of him I've seen)! The short sections the book is divided into can sometimes be pretty dense, and definitely deserve to be re-read and reflected on, but they are also remarkably clear and profound.
It's not really a book for beginners: I would recommend it for people who already practice zazen and who have studied Zen for a while. Less experienced students might find it confusing, but longer term, serious students will find it motivating, inspiring and deeply moving. An excellent book, I can't recommend it enough.
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