Πέμπτη 12 Ιουλίου 2018

The Issue at Hand (Genjokoan)

The term genjokoan seems to appear first in ninth-century China and is often used in Japanese Soto Zen to refer to present being as the topic of meditation or the issue of Zen. Gen means ‘manifestation’ or ‘present’, jo means ‘become’. Genjo means actuality- being as is, at hand, or accomplished, as of an accomplished fact. Koan is a common Zen word which is often left untranslated...
 
  
(Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen)

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