Dogen · Theology

Practice Is Realization

Dōgen&rsquo;s doctrine of <em>shushō-ittō</em>: enlightenment is not a prize won after long practice, but is fully present <em>within</em> practice itself. To sit is not a means to become a buddha later; it is the buddha&rsquo;s own realization, enacted now.

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You learned Dōgen&rsquo;s shushō-ittō : practice (shushō) and realization (satori) are not two separate stages, one a means to the other, but a single reality - to practice sincerely is to actualize enlightenment. Explain why he called the opposite view (practice now, enlightenment later) a mistake, and how this disso…

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