"The Blue Lotus in the Flame"

In this episode, Reverend Shinshu Roberts offers many helpful insights into unlocking the profound wisdom of Eihei Dōgen, the 13th century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, and how we can apply his ancient teachings on compassion and emptiness in our modern lives.

Reverend Shinshu Roberts is a Dharma Heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, the late abbot of Berkeley Zen Center. She trained for 17 years at the San Francisco Zen Center holding various leadership positions during that time. She holds the appointment of Kokusaifukyoshi (International Teacher) with the Soto Zen School in Japan. She co-founded Ocean Gate Zen Center in Capitola, CA with her spouse Jaku Kinst. Reverend Shinshu is also the author of Being Time: A Practitioner’s Guide to Dogen’s Shobogenzo Uji.

Below are some additional resources to learn more about Dōgen’s life and teachings:

• Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher by Steven Heine

• Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist by Hee-Jin Kim

• Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo by Shohaku Okumura

• Master Dogen's Zazen Meditation Handbook: A Translation of Eihei Dogen's Bendowa: A Discourse on the Practice of Zazen by Eihei Dogen (Author), Shohaku Okumura & Taigen Daniel Leighton (translators)

• Moon in a Dewdrop by Kazuaki Tanahashi (editor)

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