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In his earlier writings Dōgen is adamant that Zen practice and realization is available to anyone, regardless of whether they are monastics or laypeople, male or female, old or young, clever or stupid. He was extremely progressive in his attitude toward women, which in Japan is woefully behind the egalitarian ideals of the West, even today. Yet in his later writings Dōgen seems to have changed his mind and started to believe that only temple-bound monks — male and female, so at least he didn't c
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― Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
― Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
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[W]hen you practise right meditation, you 'cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words and following speech, and learn the backward step that turns your light inwardly to illuminate your self.
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― Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
― Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
