Dogen · Theology

Dropping Off Body and Mind

Dōgen&rsquo;s phrase <em>shinjin datsuraku</em> - &lsquo;body and mind dropped away&rsquo; - the words from his awakening under Rujing, and what it means for the whole grasping self, the very division of body from mind, to fall off like a shed skin.

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You learned shinjin datsuraku , &lsquo;body and mind dropped off&rsquo; - the phrase from Dōgen&rsquo;s awakening under Rujing, which points to the falling-away of the grasping self and the body-mind dualism, and even the &lsquo;dropping off of the dropping off&rsquo; so that no self clutches the attainment. Explain w…

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