Kosho Uchiyama Roshi Book order

The book presents an interpretation of the Buddha's final teachings on the eight qualities of a great person, as articulated by thirteenth-century Zen master Eihei Dogen. Renowned Japanese Zen teacher Kosho Uchiyama Roshi offers a profound commentary, exploring the significance of these qualities in the context of Zen practice and personal development. Uchiyama's insights aim to guide readers in embodying these virtues, making this work a valuable resource for those seeking deeper understanding in their spiritual journey.

This modern-day commentary on Dogen’s Instructions for a Zen Cook reveals how everyday activities—like cooking—can be incorporated into our spiritual practiceIn the thirteenth century, Zen master Dogen—perhaps the most significant of all Japanese philosophers, and the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen sect—wrote a practical manual of Instructions for the Zen Cook . In drawing parallels between preparing meals for the Zen monastery and spiritual training, he reveals far more than simply the rules and manners of the Zen kitchen; he teaches us how to "cook," or refine our lives.In this volume Kosho Uchiyama Roshi undertakes the task of elucidating Dogen's text for the benefit of modern-day readers of Zen. Taken together, his translation and commentary truly constitute a "cookbook for life," one that shows us how to live with an unbiased mind in the midst of our workaday world.